Music Fest NW 2010 Preview

<div> <a href="features/music_fest_nw_2010_preview/"><img src="http://www.qromag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mfnw10preview.jpg" alt="Music Fest NW 2010 Preview" /></a> </div> <p> It seems like every city is trying to have 'the next SXSW' (<a href="features/sxsw_2010_recap/" target="_blank">QRO recap</a>) -...
Music Fest NW 2010 Preview

Music Fest NW 2010 Preview
It seems like every city is trying to have ‘the next SXSW’ (QRO recap) – an indie music industry festival spread across venues to promote local acts & rope in out-of-town ones, like Austin’s famed one: Cincinnatti’s Midpoint, San Francisco’s Noise Pop, Las Vegas’ immediately preceding Neon Reverb, Toronto’s honestly imitating North-by-Northeast, Brooklyn’s small sophomore Northside (QRO recap), or Los Angeles’ current Sunset Strip (QRO recap) & upcoming new Culture Collide (QRO Festival Guide). But, other than New York’s almost-as-old CMJ (QRO recap), the best out there has to be from ‘the next Austin’ – Portland, Oregon’s Music Fest NW. Like the getting-bigger-every-year Sasquatch! Music Festival (QRO recap) just to the north at the start of the summer, MFNW has been building every year, with a great line-up of Pacific Northwest locals & those from farther afield, to close out the summer of 2010:

 

If you’re one of those out-of-towners, here’s a handy map of the participating venues:

 

View QRO Magazine 2010 MFNW Preview Map in a larger map

 


 

Wednesday, September 8th

Panda Bear
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.
8:45pm-9:30pm – Devonwho
10:00pm-11:30pm – Panda Bear (ATP coverage, album review, photos)

To kick off the festival, Music Fest NW recruited highly-hyped Panda Bear, formerly of even more highly-hyped Animal Collective (QRO album review).

 

Thursday, September 9th

Doug Fir Lounge, 830 East Burnside St.
10:30am-12:00pm – Laura Veirs (album review)
12:30pm-2:00pm – Phantogram (album review, photos)
2:30pm-4:00pm – Ted Leo & The Pharmacists (Siren coverage, photos, photos, photos, photos)
4:30pm-6:00pm – The Cave Singers

Ra Ra RiotSeattle indie radio station KEXP is returning to Music Fest NW as well, with daytime in-studios of festival artists at Doug Fir Lounge on Thursday & Friday (see below). So if you can’t catch ’em at night during the fest, catch ’em during the day on KEXP!

Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russel St.
4:30pm-5:15pm – Washed Out (Pitchfork coverage, album review, photos, photos)
5:30pm-6:15pm – Phantogram (album review, photos)
7:00pm-8:30pm – Ra Ra Riot (spotlight, interview, interview, live revew, live review, live review, live review, live review, live review, Osheaga coverage, SXSW coverage, Siren coverage, album review, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video, video, video)

Music Fest NW gives you three great reasons to skip out of work early on Thursday: up-and-coming chillwave & electronica (respectively) acts Washed Out & Phantogram, and it’s-amazing-that-they’re-so-young-considering-they’ve-been-so-amazing-for-so-long Ra Ra Riot.

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Ash Street Saloon, 252 SW Ash St.

9:00pm-10:45pm – Drunk Ladies
10:00pm-10:45pm – Leaders

11:00pm-11:45pm – Garotas Suecas

11:55pm-1:30am – The Bellrays

Berbati’s Pan, SW 3rd and SW Ankeny
9:00pm-9:45pm – Mbilly
10:00pm-10:45pm – Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside
11:00pm-11:45pm – Frank Turner (photos)
11:55pm-1:30am – Justin Townes Earle

Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Past Lives (photos)
9:00pm-10:00pm – Ted Leo & The Pharmacists (Siren coverage, photos, photos, photos, photos)

10:30pm-12:00am – The Thermals (SXSW coverage, SXSW coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos)

Opening for The Thermals?!? The influential Ted Leo must be spinning in his grave…

The ThermalsDante’s, 1 SW 3rd Ave.
9:00pm-9:45pm – The Thornes
10:00pm-10:45pm – Rabbits
11:00pm-11:45pm – Red Fang
11:55pm-1:30am – Baroness

Doug Fir, 830 East Burnside St.
9:00pm-9:45pm – Joshua Morrison
10:00pm-10:45pm – Damion Suomi & the Minor Prophets
11:00pm-11:45pm – Rocky Votolato (photos)
11:55pm-1:30am – David Bazan

Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St.
9:00pm-9:45pm – ASSS
10:00pm-10:45pm – The Dangerous Boys Club
11:00pm-11:45pm – Reporter
11:55pm-1:30am – Cold Cave

Rocky VotolatoMississippi Studios, 3939 North Mississippi
7:30pm-8:15pm – Henry Wagons
8:30pm-9:15pm – The Alialujah Choir
9:30pm-10:15pm – Mike Coykendall
10:30pm-11:15pm – Mark Olson
11:55pm-1:30am – A.A. Bondy (album review, photos, photos)

Alt-folk singer/songwriters like A.A. Bondy & Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks) take over the mighty Mississip’.

Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Rude Dudes
9:00pm-9:45pm – Deelay Ceelay
10:00pm-10:45pm – Big Freedia
11:00pm-12:30am – Major Lazer (Osheaga coverage, photos)

Meanwhile, Roseland gets a DJ dance party thanks to likes of Major Lazer & Big Freedia

 

Friday, September 10th

 

Doug Fir Lounge, 830 East Burnside St.
10:30am-12:00pm – Blue Giant
12:30pm-2:00pm – Bobby Bare Jr. (MFNW coverage)
2:30pm-4:00pm – The Tallest Man on Earth (Haldern Pop coverage, Pitchfork coverage, photos, photos, photos)
4:30pm-6:00pm – Thee Oh Sees (Siren coverage, photos)

Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russel St.

4:30pm-5:15pm – Male Bonding (album review)
5:30pm-6:15pm – Surfer Blood (Siren coverage, CMJ coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video)
7:00pm-8:15pm – Black Lips (live review, Siren coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos)

Expect the kids to go nuts for the garage-rock of Black Lips, Surfer Blood & Male Bonding.

Surfer Blood
Ash Street Saloon, 252 SW Ash St.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Sara Jackson-Holman
9:00pm-9:45pm – Casey Neill
10:00pm-10:45pm – Austin Lucas
11:00pm-11:45pm – The Slants
11:55pm-12:45am – New York Rifles

Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave.
7:00pm-7:45pm – Candy Claws
8:00pm-8:45pm – Astrology
9:00pm-9:45pm – Wampire
10:00pm-10:45pm – Magic Kids

11:00pm-12:30am – Abe Vigoda (photos, photos)

Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
7:00pm-8:00pm – Mogwai’s Burning (album review, album review)

Mogwai screens their live concert film Burning, shot over three nights at New York’s Music Hall of Williamsburg (QRO venue review).
Okkervil River
Berbati’s Pan, SW 3rd and SW Ankeny
9:00pm-9:45pm – Old Light
10:00pm-10:45pm – Kevin Devine
11:00pm-11:45pm – Black Prairie
11:55pm-1:00am – Richmond Fontaine

Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.
9:00pm-9:45pm – Dan Mangan (album review)
10:00pm-10:45pm – Bobby Bare Jr. (MFNW coverage)
11:00pm-12:30am – Okkervil River (live review, album review, album review, photos, video, video, video, video)

Crystal Ballroom gets some Very Nice alt-country from Dan Mangan to Okkervil River.

Dante’s, 1 SW 3rd Ave.
Man Man9:30pm-10:15pm – Pure Country Gold
10:30pm-11:15pm – Haunted George
11:30pm-1:15am – Thee Oh Sees (Siren coverage, photos)

Doug Fir, 830 East Burnside St.
9:00pm-9:45pm – S. Carey
10:00pm-10:45pm – Mimicking Birds
11:00pm-11:45pm – The Cave Singers
11:55pm-1:30am – The Tallest Man on Earth (Haldern Pop coverage, Pitchfork coverage, photos, photos, photos)

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Guidance Counselor
9:00pm-9:45pm – Let’s Wrestle (SXSW coverage, photos)
10:00pm-10:45pm – Morning Teleportation

11:00pm-12:30am – Man Man (live review, Harvest of Hope coverage, Norman coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video, video)

The Tallest Man on EarthHolocene, 1001 SE Morrison St.
8:30pm-9:15pm – Swim Swam Swum
9:30pm-10:15pm – Nice Nice
10:30pm-11:15pm – White Hinterland (album review)
11:30pm-1:00am – AU (CMJ coverage, photos, photos)

Jimmy Mak’s, 221 NW 10th Ave.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Brownish Black
9:00pm-9:45pm – Fractal Quintet
10:00pm-10:45pm – Phantom Jameson
11:00pm-11:45pm – Barry Hampton & the Triple Grip
11:55pm-12:30am – Devin Phillips

Mississippi Studios, 3939 North Mississippi
9:00pm-9:45pm – People Eating People
10:00pm-10:45pm – Hosannas
11:00pm-11:45pm – The Minus 5

11:55pm-1:30am – Shonen Knife (spotlight, interview, live review, ATP coverage, photos, photos, video)

Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Animal Farm
Shonen Knife9:00pm-9:45pm – Grieves w/ Budo
10:00pm-11:30pm – Wiz Khalifa (photos)

Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave.
9:00pm-9:45pm – Barisone
10:00pm-10:45pm – Ryan Organ
11:00pm-11:45pm – Tyler Tastemaker
11:55pm-1:30am – Lazer Sword

Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Raw Nerves
9:00pm-9:45pm – Broadway Calls
10:00pm-10:45pm – Death By Stereo
11:00pm-12:30am – Trash Talk

Slabtown Community Festival, NW 23rd and Savier St.
6:00pm-6:40pm – Lord’s Own Choir
7:00pm-7:40pm – Pancake Breakfast
8:00pm-8:40pm – Sassparilla

9:00pm-10:00pm – The Shaky Hands (live review, CMJ coverage, CMJ coverage, album review, album review, album review, photos, photos)
Y La Bamba
Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave.
8:30pm-9:15pm – Boy Eats Drum Machine
9:30pm-10:15pm – Finn Riggins
10:30pm-11:15pm – Jared Mees & the Grown Children
11:30pm-12:15am – Y La Bamba (SXSW coverage, photos)

Sandbox Studio, 420 NE 9th Ave.
11:00 PM-3:00 AM – Rev. Shines

Like they have at festivals across the country, Toyota Antics holds a party at Music Fest NW – rsvp here

 

Saturday, September 11th

Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and SW Yamhill
4:00pm-5:00pm – WEINLAND
5:00pm-6:00pm – Blue GiantTitus Andronicus
6:00pm-7:00pm – Laura Veirs (album review)
7:30pm-9:00pm – The Decemberists (album review)

Expect Pioneer Square to be packed for the gotten-huge Decemberists.

Ash Street Saloon, 252 SW Ash St.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Dinner For Wolves
9:00pm-9:45pm – Don’t
10:00pm-10:45pm – Unnatural Helpers
11:00pm-11:45pm – Pierced Arrows
11:55pm-1:30am – The Zeros
1:00am-2:30am – The Dry County Crooks

Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave.
8:00pm-8:45pm – And And And
9:00pm-9:45pm – The Globes
10:00pm-10:45pm – BOAT

11:00pm-12:30am – Titus Andronicus (SXSW coverage, SXSW coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos)

Berbati’s Pan, SW 3rd and SW Ankeny
9:00pm-9:45pm – The Head and The Heart
10:00pm-10:45pm – Dirty Mittens
11:00pm-11:45pm – Suckers (SXSW coverage, ATJ coverage, photos, photos)
11:55pm-1:30am – The Dodos (live review, ACL coverage, Northside coverage, Siren coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)
1:00am-2:30am – The Builders & the Butchers

Art-hype acts from (where else?) Brooklyn in The Dodos & Suckers.

Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water Ave. Suite 140
The Dodos7:00pm-7:45pm – Sean Flinn
8:00pm-8:45pm – The Parson Red Heads
9:00pm-9:45pm – The Glib
10:00pm-10:45pm – AgesAndAges
11:00pm-11:45pm – Anders Parker
11:55pm-1:30am – Monarques

Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside St.
9:00pm-9:45pm – Tu Fawning
10:00pm-11:45pm – Akron/Family (photos)
11:00pm-12:30am – Menomena (live review, SXSW coverage, album review, album review, photos, video)

Dante’s, 1 SW 3rd Ave.
9:00pm-9:45pm – Dirtclodfight
10:00pm-10:45pm – Atomic 61
11:00pm-11:45pm – Tyvek
11:55pm-1:30am – NoMeansNo
12:30am-2:00am – The Gories

Doug Fir, 830 East Burnside St.
9:00pm-9:45pm – Cheap Girls
10:00pm-10:45pm – Jeff the Brotherhood
11:00pm-11:45pm – Free Energy (SXSW coverage, ATJ coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos)
11:55pm-1:30am – Japandroids (Osheaga coverage, CMJ coverage, Siren coverage, photos, photos, photos, photos)

Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Grynch
9:00pm-9:45pm – TxE
10:00pm-10:45pm – Debaser

11:00pm-12:30am – People Under the Stairs
Japandroids
Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St.
9:00pm-9:45pm – The Upsidedown
10:00pm-10:45pm – Dat’r
11:00pm-11:45pm – DJ Beyonda
11:55pm-1:30am – Big Freedia

Jimmy Mak’s, 221 NW 10th Ave.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Mosley Wotta
9:00pm-9:45pm – THEESatisfaction
10:00pm-10:45pm – Cloudy October
11:00pm-11:45pm – Champagne Champagne
11:55pm-1:30am – Shabazz Palaces

Mississippi Studios, 3939 North Mississippi
9:00pm-9:45pm – Barton Carroll
10:00pm-10:45pm – The Mynabirds
11:00pm-11:45pm – Portland Cello Project (MFNW coverage, photos)
11:55pm-1:30am – Crooked Fingers (album review)

Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave.
9:00pm-9:45pm – YOB
10:00pm-10:45pm – Scott Kelly (of Neurosis)
11:00pm-12:30am – Sleep performing Holy Mountain

The ‘band playing their most important album in its entirety’ phenomenon has gotten to the point where it’s bands you’ve never heard of playing albums you’ve never heard of, like Holy Mountain by Sleep.

Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave.
8:00pm-8:45pm – Permanent Wave
9:00pm-9:45pm – Sistafist
10:00pm-10:45pm – Boy Joy
The Smashing Pumpkins11:00pm-11:45pm – Lovers
11:55pm-1:30am – MEN (photos)

Satyricon, 125 NW 6th Ave.
7:00pm-7:45pm – Murderess
8:00pm-8:45pm – Heiress
9:00pm-9:45pm – Ceremony
10:00pm-10:45pm – Toxic Holocaust

11:00pm-12:30am – From Ashes Rise

Slabtown Community Festival, NW 23rd and Savier St.
6:00pm-6:40pm – Richie Young of Loch Lomond
7:00pm-7:40pm – Aan
8:00pm-8:40pm – Karl Blau
9:00pm-10:00pm – Dolorean

Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave.
12:30am-2:00am – Typhoon

Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russel St.
9:00pm-9:45pm – Bad City (SPIN25 coverage, photos)
10:15pm-11:45pm – The Smashing Pumpkins (Sunset Strip coverage, SPIN25 coverage, photos, photos)

Tickets to The Smashing Pumpkins sold out in minutes, so you’re gonna have to show up way early (and last through not only the line but also the awful retro glam-rock of Bad City) to get in – and Billy Corgan will only play a couple from Siamese Dream (plus won’t let anyone shoot from the photo pit…).

 

Sunday, September 12th

Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd St.
1:00pm-3:00pm – You Who: A children’s rock variety show with The Thermals (SXSW coverage, SXSW coverage, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos)
The National
Maybe the children can explain why people love The Thermals.

Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Broadway and SW Yamhill
4:00pm-5:00pm – Talkdemonic
5:00pm-6:00pm – The Helio Sequence (Siren coverage, album review, photos, photos, video)
6:00pm-7:00pm – The Walkmen (live review, live review, Osheaga coverage, SXSW coverage, CMJ coverage, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video, video)
7:30pm-9:00pm – The National (spotlight, interview, live review, Haldern Pop coverage, Osheaga coverage, Sasquatch! coverage, FFF coverage, album review, album review, album review, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, photos, video, video)

Music Fest NW closes out in the awesomest of ways, with performances by bands that basically created the Brooklyn music scene, The National & The Walkmen.
If all of this somehow doesn’t convince you, check out this great commission:

 

For festival website, go here: http://musicfestnw.com/

 

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