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
This entry was written by , posted on October 18, 2010 at 12:06 pm, filed under Live and tagged Musicfest NW. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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…)
This entry was written by , posted on October 15, 2010 at 3:24 pm, filed under Live and tagged Finn Riggins, Major Lazer, Man Man, Musicfest NW, Okkervil River, PDX, The Cave Singers, The Decemberists, The National. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
Photo by Ryan Dornfeld. More on Flickr
This entry was written by , posted on April 7, 2010 at 4:23 pm, filed under Live and tagged Backyard Tire Fire, The Old Rock House. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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This entry was written by , posted on March 22, 2010 at 1:59 pm, filed under Live and tagged David Bazan, The Old Rock House. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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This entry was written by , posted on March 8, 2010 at 10:47 am, filed under Live and tagged Off Broadway, Those Darlins. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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This entry was written by , posted on March 1, 2010 at 4:50 pm, filed under Live and tagged The Old Rock House, Todd Snider. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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This entry was written by , posted on February 20, 2010 at 3:48 pm, filed under Live and tagged Cicero's, Weatherbox. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.
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This entry was written by , posted on February 8, 2010 at 10:31 am, filed under Live and tagged 2720 Cherokee, Future Rock. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

Photo by Ryan Dornfeld. More on Flickr
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…)
This entry was written by , posted on January 5, 2010 at 11:12 am, filed under Live and tagged Electric Six, The Firebird. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.