The PDX Broadsides

The PDX Broadsides are a Portland pop-folk trio known for tight harmonies, sharp lyrics, and performances that can shift from heartfelt to silly without warning. Since forming in 2011, Christian Lipski, Jessica Hebert, and Hollyanna McCollom have written songs inspired by science, stories, history, mental health, relationships, pop culture, breakfast, killer robots, and the everyday absurdities of being a person. Their music blends folk and pop with comedy, theatrical energy, and lyrics that reward close listening but rarely discourage a singalong.

Over the years, the PDX Broadsides have toured throughout the United States and Canada, performing everywhere from cafés, bars, and living rooms to festivals and major conventions. They have appeared as musical guests of honor, toastmasters, and house bands at events

including Dragon Con, Rose City Comic Con, Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival, GameStorm, GAfilk, and OryCon. Along the way, they have shared the stage with artists such as The Doubleclicks, Gangstagrass, Kirby Krackle, Marian Call, and Molly Lewis, and earned four Pegasus Award nominations. Their catalog includes four studio albums and an early self- recorded release, with enough songs still waiting in the wings to fill several more.

Christian Lipski

Christian provides guitar, vocals, drums, and songwriting for the PDX Broadsides, bringing years of experience in bands and a strong pop-rock sensibility to the trio’s sound. Over the course of his career, he has performed at venues including The Viper Room, Spreckels Theatre, and The Cat Club and has recorded four solo albums. Beyond music, Christian spent three years covering Portland’s comics scene as a journalist and served as a judge for the comics industry’s Eisner Awards in 2014. He lives in Northeast Portland with his wife and daughter.

Dr. Jessica F. Hebert, PhD, MCR

Jessica is the keyboardist for the PDX Broadsides and provides powerhouse vocals to the band’s tight harmonies, along with a share of the songwriting. Known to fans as “Dr. Jess,” she is also an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at OHSU, where she studies how kidney health affects pregnancy and the long-term health of parents and children. An award-winning science communicator and experienced emcee, Jessica has hosted Science on Tap events, conventions across the country, and burlesque shows as her alter ego, Dr. Ella Gantly Wasted. She lives with her husband, son, and their dog, Bucky, who famously has two hearts: one in his chest and one where his brain should be. She brings to the stage a

scientist’s curiosity, a performer’s instincts, and a talent for finding the human story in unexpected subjects.

Hollyanna McCollom

Hollyanna is a vocalist, songwriter, and storyteller whose background in writing and editing helps shape the band’s lyrical voice. Her professional career spans marketing, content strategy, journalism, and editing, and she is the author of four editions of the Moon Portland travel guide. She has a background in theater, costume building, and burlesque, bringing a strong visual and theatrical sensibility to the Broadsides’ performances. Whether she is writing about awkward

relationships, her own self-doubt, or something far more peculiar, Hollyanna has a talent for finding the emotional truth inside a funny idea and the funny idea hiding inside an emotional truth.