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PDX Pop Now! 
Official logo for PDX Pop Now!Location(s) Portland, Oregon Years active 2004-present Date(s) Mid-summer Genre Rock, Rap, Punk rock, Folk, Experimental, Indie Website http://www.pdxpopnow.com PDX Pop Now! is both a local annual music festival held in Portland, Oregon, and the non-profit music education organization that organizes and promotes the event. Both the organization and the event are dedicated to "celebrating, promoting, and enhancing Portland’s vital and diverse music community[1]." The festival was first held in 2004, and has occurred every year since that time.
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History
PDX Pop Now! began as a listserv for Portland musicians, fans, and writers interested in discussing the local music scene. The first post was made by Rachel Blumberg[2], former Decemberists drummer, and occasional M. Ward and Bright Eyes tour musician.
In 2004 members of the list worked toward organizing the first PDX Pop Now! music festival, which was held July 9-July 11 at Meow Meow, a music venue on Portland's industrial east side. In support of the large number of underage fans, the organizers made the conscious decision to open the festival up to all ages. To prevent other barriers to attendance, they made a similar dedication to keep festival admission free of charge and to hold it at venues close to public transportation routes. To fund the festival, organizers curated a two-disc local music compilation. Subsequent festivals were held in 2005 and 2006 at Loveland, and in 2007 at AudioCinema. 2005, 2006, and 2007 also brought additional music compilations, for which the organization has received considerable attention from the media [3]. 2006 also brought a live DVD of the show, which sold at local Portland music stores and coffee shops.
Musician Support
A number of notable Portland musical acts have appeared on the PDX Pop Now! compilation or at the festival, including 50 Foot Wave, Alan Singley and Pants Machine, Blitzen Trapper, The Blow, The Decemberists, The Helio Sequence, Hockey (band), Lifesavas, M.Ward, Menomena, Mirah, Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, The Shins, The Shaky Hands, and The Thermals.
References
- ^ PDX Pop Now!
- ^ PDX Pop : Portland IndiePop Mailing List
- ^ See, for example, Pitchfork Media's coverage
External links
Categories:- Music festivals in the United States
- Festivals in Portland, Oregon
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