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MusicfestNW (MFNW) is a multi-venue music festival that takes place every fall in Portland, Oregon.
History
MusicfestNW was founded by Mark Zusman and Richard Meeker in 1995 as a joint venture between Willamette Week, Meeker and Zusman's Portland Pulitzer Prize-winning alternative weekly,[1] and South by Southwest, the Austin, Texas music festival. It was called North by Northwest until 2001, when Willamette Week took over the festival and renamed it MFNW.
MFNW has become the third largest indoor music festival in the United States with more than 150 bands across 18 of Portland's most popular music venues. The main festival stages include the Crystal Ballroom, Roseland Theater and Doug Fir.
In 2009, MFNW was rated by Time as one of 50 Authentic American Experiences of 2009.[2] That year, the festival drew over 15,000 fans with performances by Modest Mouse, Bad Brains, Mayer Hawthorne and Sunny Day Real Estate.
The 2010 took place Sept 18-12 and featured over 200 bands including, Brooklyn-based indie rock band, The National, Portland-natives, The Decemberists and Major Lazer, a collaborative musical project from DJ/Producers Diplo and Switch.
In its 10th year as MusicfestNW, the festival added Pioneer Courthouse Square, MFNW's first outdoor venue. Pioneer Courthouse Square is often referred to as Portland's living room. In addition to adding an outdoor venue MFNW combined Portland's love of food and music with an event featuring The New York Times favorite, Bunk Sandwiches.
References
- ^ pulitzer.org "The 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winners:Investigative Reporting". pulitzer.org. http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2005-Investigative-Reporting pulitzer.org.
- ^ Tucker, Reed (July 13, 2009). "50 Authentic American Experiences in 2009: Oregon". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1909343_1909285_1909303,00.html. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
External links
Categories:- Festivals in Portland, Oregon
- Music festivals in the United States
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