Musicfest NW 2011
MFNW 2011
by Alan Justin Patterson and Joshua Cooke
Though we left Puddletown this summer in search of drier pastures, our love for Portland, Oregon remains intact. Old hat Alan Justin Patterson and newcomer Joshua Cooke hit the streets to venue hop throughout our former homebase, covering the Musicfest Northwest lineup, featuring bands like The Kills, MSTRKRFT, [...]
Outside Lands 2011, Day Three
Day Three
by Joshua Krage
You gotta have some soul to start off a Sunday, and church this morning was provided by the Screamin’ Eagle of soul himself, Mr. Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band. Charles had a perpetual look on his face like he just couldn’t squeeze enough love out for all of us, but [...]
Outside Lands 2011, Day Two
Day Two
by Joshua Krage
After acquiring gourmet tots from Q Restaurant, started out mellow at the Panhandle stage for smart, synth-infused pop from Ximena Sariñana, who endured almost an hour waiting for soundcheck but still delivered some great tunes. Second on the bill was the Twin Peaks stage for British it-boys The Vaccines, [...]
Outside Lands 2011, Day One
Day One
by Joshua Krage
Sadly missed The Joy Formidable, but caught a kick-ass set from Brooklyn electro-dance rockers Phantogram at the Sutro stage. Next up, approximately 60% of the festival attendees showed up to watch Foster the People, who having recently been covered by Weezer, returned the favor with a blissfully stoned-out version [...]
Festivals: Outside Lands 2011
Outside Lands Festival, 2011
by Joshua Krage
Summertime– it’s festival season, and for any Northwestern U.S. residents (or really committed and globetrotting fans) this year’s Outside Lands Festival provided food, festivities, and (most importantly) a wide array of popular music artists to allow the 100,000+ attendees to cram half a year’s worth of shows into a single [...]