Devorah KleinBraids (Thursday, 10/21, M For Montreal Showcase, Arlene’s Grocery) Hailing from Montreal, Braids played on Thursday night at the M For Montreal showcase at Arlene’s Grocery. They blew me away with their art rock style and use of vocals...
cmj music marathon picks for tuesday, october 19th das racist This hip-hop duo took the internet by force and drilled their single, “Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell,” into thousands (perhaps millions) of heads repeatedly, and deservedly so. Not...
Peter WoodburnIn no time at all, the Decibel Festival in Seattle has apparently become one of the premier all-things-electronic festivals in the nation. Most electronic music isn’t really my bag; year in, year out, I know maybe one or two of the...
Vee Hua 華婷婷My experience at Musicfest NW this year went a little less smoothly than usual. There were decisions that needed to be made, and bands that needed to be missed because they played just slightly out of the means of timely transportation (as generally...
One of the best aspects of Musicfest NW is its intimate club settings. Whereas most music festivals are synonymous with enormous outdoor stages designed to fit tens of thousands of people, Portland sticks to its quirky Portland roots and packs...
Rustee PaceAnvil
Anvil
Aterciopelados
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
The Redwood Plan
The Whigs
Fences
Feral Children
HEALTH
HEALTH
Hole
Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets
THEEsatisfaction
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Koury AngeloMan Man
Man Man
Man Man’s Crowd
Sleep
Sleep
Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees
Man Man
Man Man
Dead Man’s Bones
Dead Man’s Bones
Local Natives
Wavves
Wavves’ crowd
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This year’s Bumbershoot may have been a bit smaller, rainier, and less musically-sophisticated than it usually is, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some amazing performances. Here are some of the best from this year’s...