Tag Archives: MFNW

Live Video: Dinosaur Jr. at MFNW

By Ian Robinson | Published: October 8, 2012

Dinosaur Jr.‘s J. Mascis is known primarily for two things: being an alt-rock legend who helped characterize and develop an entire culture of music and being notoriously laconic and lethargic. In a nutshell, he’s a slacker guitar god. As such, it was no real surprise that the band showed up for an afternoon set atRead more...

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Live at MFNW, Day 3: Redd Kross

By Ian Robinson | Published: September 9, 2012

Redd Kross (yes, the Redd Kross) joined us live at the Doug Fir Lounge for the final performance of our broadcast from this year’s MFNW. The punk veterans’ visit may seem untimely, but this year, Jeff and Steve McDonald drop their first album in 15 years. With Researching the Blues, Redd Kross acts their age,Read more...

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Live at MFNW, Day 3: The Hives

By Ian Robinson | Published: September 9, 2012

Everybody has a favorite song from Tyrannosaurus Hives, the more than excellent 2004 record by The Hives (mine is “No Pun Intended”). Some might even say their favorite Hives tune goes back to 2000′s Veni Vidi Vicious. Others cite their favorites from 2007′s danceable The Black and White Album. Whatever the case may be, it’sRead more...

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Live from MFNW, Day 2: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

By Ian Robinson | Published: September 7, 2012

Since their inception in 2007, New York indie-pop band The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have been bringing back everything beautiful from the 80s with their My Bloody Valentine-esque balance of melancholy fuzz and nostalgia accompanied with absolutely gorgeous lyrics. With their 2011 release Belong, the band let British producers Alan Moulder and Flood,Read more...

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Live from MFNW, Day 2: Menomena

By KEXP | Published: September 7, 2012

Indie-rock veterans Menomena (pronounced like the Sesame Street song) kicked off our second day of live broadcasts from the Doug Fir Lounge at this year’s MFNW. The Portland band originated as Justin Harris, Danny Seim, and Brent Knopf, although Knopf recently left the group to work on his Ramona Falls project. Over the last decadeRead more...

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MusicfestNW begins!

By Ian Robinson | Published: September 6, 2012

Barely a day after the end of Seattle’s Bumbershoot it’s time to head south to the wonderful city of Portland, OR for their own annual Musicfest Northwest. Beginning yesterday evening with performances from Passion Pit, Against Me, and The Hot Snakes, the festival, which takes place across the entire city, features over 170 bands acrossRead more...

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Festival Preview: Musicfest NW

By Ryan Bort | Published: September 9, 2010

The summer music festival season is so ripe in the Northwest that by this point it’s become ridiculous how much good music is coming through the area on a week to week basis. In the past few months we’ve had the Capitol Hill Block Party, Pickathon, the No Depression Festival, the Doe Bay Music Festival,Read more...

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Live Video of the Week: Blind Pilot

By Jim Beckmann | Published: January 14, 2009

We’ve got a few more videos from our broadcast this past fall at Doug Fir Lounge during Musicfest NW. One of the highlights, of which there were many, was the energetic and effervescent performance by Portland’s own Blind Pilot. The group detoured midway through their second tour (by bicycle!) to return to home for theRead more...

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