Indeed, it's Portland's own version of SNL as the festival fest continues with more than twenty acts taking to various stages throughout the city. The Muddy Boot Organic Fest wraps up its first full day with nighttime sets from Freak Mountain Ramblers and March Fourth Marching Band, while Musicfest Northwest presses forward with a full-on musical orgy of activity, with bills tonight including Okkervil River, The Thermals, The Brunettes, Minus 5, Damien Jurado, Tim Seely, Pseudosix, and still more. Things wrap up with tomorrow night's Wolf Parade-headlined show at the Crystal Ballroom.
Also tonight plenty of new and recent releases to hear from, including the first we've heard from former Delgados member Emma Pollock's upcoming solo effort, Watch the Fireworks. We'll also hear from The Mekons, Steve Earle, Jose Gonzalez, The Brunettes, Tim Finn, and more.
We'd love to hear from you, particularly if you've anything to report back from one of tonight's festival shows. Anyone caught performances that were great, indifferent, or otherwise?
PLAYLIST
MP3: The Brunettes, from Structure & Cosmetics- "Small Town Crew"
MP3: Elvis Perkins, from Ash Wednesday- "All the Night Without Love"
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Indeed, it's Portland's own version of SNL as the festival fest continues with more than twenty acts taking to various stages throughout the city. The Muddy Boot Organic Fest wraps up its first full day with nighttime sets from Freak Mountain Ramblers and March Fourth Marching Band, while Musicfest Northwest presses forward with a full-on musical orgy of activity, with bills tonight including Okkervil River, The Thermals, The Brunettes, Minus 5, Damien Jurado, Tim Seely, Pseudosix, and still more. Things wrap up with tomorrow night's Wolf Parade-headlined show at the Crystal Ballroom.
Also tonight plenty of new and recent releases to hear from, including the first we've heard from former Delgados member Emma Pollock's upcoming solo effort, Watch the Fireworks. We'll also hear from The Mekons, Steve Earle, Jose Gonzalez, The Brunettes, Tim Finn, and more.
We'd love to hear from you, particularly if you've anything to report back from one of tonight's festival shows. Anyone caught performances that were great, indifferent, or otherwise?
PLAYLIST
MP3: The Brunettes, from Structure & Cosmetics- "Small Town Crew"
MP3: Elvis Perkins, from Ash Wednesday- "All the Night Without Love"
