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Musicfest NW 2008

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Musicfest NW: Stumptown’s annual movable feast Austin has its SXSW and ACL Fest; New York has CMJ; Chicago has the Pitchfork Festival while Seattle and Bumbershoot remain hand-in-glove. Even as the music industry suffers through another in a long line of financially declining years, the list of noteworthy regional music events nevertheless goes on and on with nary an end in sight....  read more

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Mirah tours in short spurts

It's only fitting that Northwest chanteuse Mirah, whose voice mews and coos with whimsy usually reserved for those who still believe in unicorns, will tour this fall teensy-weensy bits at a time....  read more

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Musicfest NW 2008 lineup announced

Haven't recovered from Bonnaroo yet? Coachella neither? That's too bad, as it's time to start mentally preparing for Musicfest NW, Portland, Ore.'s enormous...well, music fest....  read more

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MusicFest NW comp. features exclusive Deerhunter

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Musicfest Northwest has one major advantage over Musicfest Colorado, Musicfest Arizona and Musicfest Australia – a rhyming name. And, believe it or not, the party doesn’t stop there. The Portland-based event, which goes down Sept. 6-9, has a magnificently diverse lineup, best highlighted by this year’s official compilation. Have a looksee: MusicFest NW Vol. 2 1. So Post All ‘Em – YACHT 2. None Shall Pass – Aesop Rock 3. Shitty Future – The Bronx 4. Returning To The Fold – The Thermals 5. The Underdog – Spoon 6. 1,000,000 Feet Below – Herman Jolly 7. Westward Ho – Richmond...  read more

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Musicfest NW Line-up Announced

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In its sixth year as a non-profit fundraising event, Musicfest NW recently announced that its upcoming festival line-up—which will be held at various venues on Sept. 7-9 in Portland, OR—is set to include such acts as The Dandy Warhols, Phantom Planet, Stephen Malkmus and The Black Keys. The proceeds of the events are expected to contribute to the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls, as well as The Oregon Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, who will accept the donations to increase funding for music education in high schools. For more information on the festival line-up, tickets, and venues, click...  read more

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