PDX Pop Now: Photos and Album
Seeming to spearhead a new psychedelic movement, the Shivas (true to their name) destroyed at PPN. Overheard in crowd: “That girl is an excellent drummer—or drum_ess_—whatever she wants to be called.”
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Epp of TxE briefly dismounted from the stage and disappeared into his enthusiastic crowd on Friday night. He heckled one hipster, saying, “Shave your mustache; I hate you!” And the crowd went wild.
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This couple staked out a good spot at the PDX Pop outdoor stage at Refuge PDX, and seemed to embody an eclectic mix of lifestyle elements, just like the festival itself: Note birkenstocks with busine
Cloudy October grabbed the audience’s attention with his clever, sometimes twee rhymes on Saturday night.
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An impromptu game of the schoolyard sport “Wall Ball” was a big hit with the kids. Strict only when they needed to be, PPN security volunteers let it slide.
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Radiation City vascillated between minor, swooning songs a la Portishead, and more upbeat doo-wop numbers. They closed with a cover of jazz standard “At Last,” with singer Lizzie Ellison looking the part.
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Since its inaugural release in 2004 brought the likes of the Thermals and the Decemberists into the limelight, PDX Pop Now ‘s annual compilation album has consistently served as a scrupulously curated resource for new Portland music—a compass that, if used correctly, can point you toward an iPod’s worth of new tunes and guide your next year of live show-going...
