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Thumbnail for - Slideshow: MusicfestNW Wrap-Up, Captioned by Twitterers
Sep 19, 2012
A recap of Portland's biggest music festival in photos and festival-goers' Tweets.
Thumbnail for - MusicfestNW Picks & Video Buffet
Aug 30, 2012
feast your ears
Overwhelmed by the 165 bands spread out over five days at Musicfest? Here are eight shows not to miss, along with a tasty video smorgasbord.
Thumbnail for - The Path to Indie Rock Glory
Aug 23, 2012
As MusicfestNW takes over the city, behold the 21 steps from garage band to glamour.
Thumbnail for - MusicfestNW Announces Its 2012 Lineup
May 30, 2012
not even summer, and dreaming of fall...
Willamette Week just sent out the lineup for MusicfestNW 2012, and, once again, we see some unbridled potential for epic musical adventuring spread over 5 days, 119 bands, and 3 nights at Pioneer...
Thumbnail for - MFNW Picks: Bar Pilot’s Flyover
Sep 9, 2010
MFNW PIÇKS!
Big Freedia The most visible proponent of “sissy bounce,” a gay and gleefully gender-bent subgenre of hip-hop, Big Freedia, a funk-ringmaster hybrid of Rick James and Boy George, hails from New...
Thumbnail for - MFNW Picks: Town Criers
Sep 9, 2010
MFNW PIÇKS!
David Bazan The voice of this former frontman of Seattle’s Pedro The Lion, holds a permanent place in the Culturephile Memory Bank. During one crowded college show, circa ‘99, the timbre and...
Thumbnail for - MFNW Picks: World-FamousPortland Post-Rockers
Sep 9, 2010
MFNW PIÇKS!
Menomena Militantly unique, ingeniously intricate, and devoted to expanding the parameters of any media they encounter (their debut album packaging famously featured an origami foldout monster),...
Thumbnail for - MFNW Picks: 90’s Icons
Sep 9, 2010
MFNW PIÇKS!
Shonen Knife This all-girl Japanese band made a transcontinental splash in the 90’s with their rockin’ pop sensibilities, their matching outfits, and their unique choice of subject matter: almost...
Thumbnail for - MFNW Picks: Modern? Classic.
Sep 9, 2010
MFNW PIÇKS!
Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside The last time we heard from pipes like Sallie’s, backed by stand-up bass, blues guitar, and a straight-up swing beat, was probably the late 40’s. This is...