Slideshow: PDX Pop Now! 2011
Caroline "Cubby" Berk of Portland’s all-girl electro-pop band, Lovers, brought emotional, synth-heavy jams to the indoor stage.
Photography by McKenna Johnson
Minders frontman Martyn Leaper demonstrated his vocal power pop prowess.
Photography by McKenna Johnson
The shimmering shoe-gaze inspired pop of BLOUSE constructs a soundtrack of sultry vocals and rippling textures that would be right at home with a vacant, emotionally devoid Bret Easton Ellis novel.
Photography by McKenna Johnson
Native Malian Ibrahim Kelly, front man of the energetic genre-crossing band Dusu Mali, had the crowd writhing and dancing to the fusion of cross-cultural sounds.
Photography by McKenna Johnson
Justin Leon Johnson, one half of Portland electro-dance duo Purple & Green, gave a relentlessly effervescent performance including eye catching dance moves and captivating beats.
Photography by McKenna Johnson
Photography by McKenna Johnson
Portland singer/songwriter Kelly Schaefer delivering emotion filled hollers . Her performance also featured the only shovel used as an instrument at PDX Pop Now.
Photography by McKenna Johnson
Ian Anderson during his last show as Guidance Counselor.
Photography by McKenna Johnson
Before moving to San Francisco to focus on his new project, Feelings, Ian Anderson gave a farewell performance as Guidance Counselor on Sunday night.
Photography by McKenna Johnson
As Lovers had just finished their set on Friday, a girl in a floral print romper and a boy with a Jedi rat-tail and jorts strode by holding hands. A woman whose pants might best be described as “mom jeans” commented to her friend: “It’s just interesting to see what the kids are wearing these days.” Like the many fleeting fashion trends it hosted, the 8th annual PDX Pop Now came and went. The all-ages crowd (estimated to be mostly under the age of 24, and re...
