West Coast Report: Musicfest NW, Part 2

Welcome to the photo portion of the West Coast Report.  Here’s some shots from Musicfest NW 2010 in Portland, Oregon.

Saturday

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
@ The Wonder Ballroom

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West Coast Report: Musicfest NW

By: Ryan Dornfeld

It is a brilliant time to be alive and a’rockin.

That’s my slogan. Now here are Oregon’s slogans of the past fifty years;

Pacific Wonderland (’59-’66)
Things Look Different Here (’87-’03)
We Love Dreamers (’03-present)

Makes the place sound like some sort of fairytale, no? Well, to speak fairly, it is like that. The City of Roses is otherwordly, and it gets a bonus magic juice injection every September when the (pulitzer-winning local rag) Willamette Week brings in a handful of international indie-pendent rockers to compliment a local music scene already overflowing with creative talent. (more…)

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Photos: Backyard Tire Fire @ the Old Rock House, 4/2/2010

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Photos: David Bazan @ the Old Rock House, 3/14/2010

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Photos: Those Darlins @ Off Broadway, 3/6/2010

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Photos: Todd Snider @ The Old Rock House, 2/26/2010

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Photos: Weatherbox @ Cicero’s, 2/18/2010

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Future Rock @ 2720 Cherokee, 2/5/10

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Electric Six @ The Firebird, 12/30/09


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Merging and weaving genres of punk, pop, new wave, disco, funk and metal, Electric Six invigorates eager dancers everywhere.  Kill (Oct. 2009) is the newest release from the Detroit based sextet, and their new material strongly resonated in the Firebird while the band destroyed their set in St. Louis.   (more…)

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