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Dr. Dog, Blitzen Trapper to Headline Pickathon

There's no shortage of love for Portland, Ore. these days. Pumping out quality music acts on a regular basis, the hip city has been hailed as an "indie-rock mecca." This year, Pickathon promises to bring to Portland the "Indie-Roots music event of the year."...  read more

Eight Things (Among Many) That I Love About Portland, Ore.

Last week, I was lucky enough to make my first (and, hopefully, not last) trip out to Portland, Ore. for a very, very fun work trip of a somewhat secret-ish nature. In preparation for the adventure, I took a lot of suggestions from friends and colleagues as to what I should do with my free time in what has become somewhat of a mecca of general coolness, and while I couldn't work it all in (next time, Voodoo Doughnut), here are eight things (among many) that I now love about Portland....  read more

Musicfest NW 2008

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

PDX Pop Now! kicks off in Portland today

As MTV proudly pointed out last week, Portland, Oregon has rain, serial killers, and, oh yes, bands! In celebration of this city’s thriving music scene, the fifth annual PDX Pop Now! festival gets underway today at Rotture....  read more

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