Music Blog

Review: PDX Pop Now! at Portland's City Hall

July 18, 2009 at 6:17pm (updated July 25, 2009 at 1:11pm) by Zaph Mann · Guest Commentator

PDX Pop Now! exploded in a preview show in front of Portland's City Hall.

Next week see the 6th annual free all ages PDX Pop Now! festival at Rotture on SE 3rd in Portland, but this past Thursday PDX Pop Now!, in conjunction with the Office of Mayor Sam Adams, presented an outdoor, summertime concert in the tradition of big cities, free and open to the public.

Opening were breaking band Y La Bamba - cited for success in 2008 by critics, they are about to release a long awaited first studio album. Then came an especially fine set from Point Juncture, WA, one of the opbmusic staff pics from last year, followed by the new YACHT - Astoria's own, now famous in the UK/Europe club scene, hooked up with mirror talent Claire Evans. Energy encapsulated and burst forth.

Y La Bamba

Point Juncture, WA

YACHT

See our full photo set here.

The three tiered experience set within and in front of the city hall drew a full crowd of all ages, all citizens and augers well for the upcoming main festival next week.

Tags live review photo review

Comments

Comments are now closed.

Subscribe

Archived Entries: 2010: July, June, May, April, March, February, January; 2009: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January; 2008: December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January; 2007: December, November, October, September, August, July, June

Recent Comments: 07/29: Jason T Ingram commented on Win Pickathon 2010 Tickets!

I want to go to the pick a thon but I don't want to pay for it. I am on di...; 07/29: grasshopper commented on What We Play

How do you decide which Northwest artists to feature? Portland is so dive...; 07/28: pbraun2739 commented on Win Pickathon 2010 Tickets!

The sun, the fun, the mellow, the beer, the forest, the sounds, the thai f...; 07/28: David F. Brooks commented on Win Pickathon 2010 Tickets!

Since I already have a weekend pass I shouldn't be the winner of yet anoth...; 07/28: christine commented on Win Pickathon 2010 Tickets!

Esteemed Pickathon:
To be honest with you, I don't think I can keep up th...; 07/28: Andrew commented on Win Pickathon 2010 Tickets!

Hey OPB, I know everyone else wants those tickets just as much as I do. I ...; 07/28: catherine feeny commented on Sunday Night Thread: The Week Ahead

hey jeremy,

thanks for playing my song!

cheers,
c; 07/27: Elizabeth carroll commented on Win Pickathon 2010 Tickets!

I want to bike to a festival with all my stuff in my tricycle basket. I w...; 07/26: Heidi commented on Win Pickathon 2010 Tickets!

I would love to see T Model Ford play in the heat of the Oregon summer and...; 07/26: Zaph Mann commented on Review: The Unthanks & Ashia Grzesik

Thanks for that input Mr Paris. It seems that The Unthanks left for Irelan...

Recent Blog Entries: 07/25: Sunday Night Thread: The Week Ahead by Jeremy Petersen; 07/24: Your Saturday Night Thread... by Jeremy Petersen; 07/28: Win Pickathon 2010 Tickets! by Jeremy Petersen; 07/23: Review: The Unthanks & Ashia Grzesik by Zaph Mann; 07/23: PDX Pop Takes City Hall Tonight by Jeremy Petersen; 07/23: What We Play by David Christensen; 07/20: Neil Young Tonight by Jeremy Petersen; 07/19: Sunday Night Thread: The Week Ahead by Jeremy Petersen; 07/18: Your Saturday Night Thread... by Jeremy Petersen; 07/17: The Parson Redheads Coming Home by Jeremy Petersen

Pdx-pop-now-tile2010

Make-a-difference

Facebooktile