Music Fest NW

  • Music Fest NW 2012 Recap

    Music Fest NW 2012 Recap

    Once again, Portland welcomed the best indie music of the Pacific Northwest and beyond in Music Fest NW, and once again QRO was there, Thursday to Saturday, September 6th to 8th....
  • Music Fest NW 2012 Preview

    Music Fest NW 2012 Preview

    Music Fest NW 2012 Preview

    The Pacific Northwest has been home to alternative music since long before Seattle grunge, and one of the most ‘indie’ cities anywhere in the world is Oregon's Portland.  You may know if from IFC's Portlandia (or, more...

  • Music Fest NW 2011 Recap

    Music Fest NW 2011 Recap

    Portland's version of the music industry festival, Music Fest NW, came to the city, September 7th through 11th, with artists big and small playing venues across Portland.

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  • Music Fest NW 2011 : Day Five

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day Five

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day FiveBand of Horses rode in to close out the final day of Music Fest NW 2011. ...
  • Music Fest NW 2011 : Day Four

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day Four

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day FourDay 4 of Music Fest NW saw post-rock, post-metal, and post-ass. ...
  • Music Fest NW 2011 : Day Three

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day Three

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day ThreeDay 3 of Music Fest NW means Day 1 of Pioneer Square showcases, where you were in the middle of Portland's energetic downtown. ...
  • Music Fest NW 2011 : Day Two

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day Two

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day TwoThe second night of Music Fest NW had every venue in Portland bumping, and a tough decision had to be made out of twenty-something venues and hundreds of different artists - where would the night lead you? ...
  • Music Fest NW 2011 : Day One

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day One

    Music Fest NW 2011 : Day OneDay One of Music Fest NW 2011 featured a great line-up at Crystal Ballroom. ...
  • Music Fest NW 2011 Preview

    Music Fest NW 2011 Preview

    Music Fest NW 2011 Preview

    Alongside the (commercial) rise of indie-rock in the nineteen-nineties, certain cities in America became billed as the new capitals of the alt-world.  Mostly they were college towns, like Providence, Rhode Island (home of the 'indie Ivy', Brown)...