July 28-30, 2006. Free. All-Ages.
Tons of Portland bands.
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The 2006 compilation continues our tradition of putting together an interesting and excellent collection representing what’s going on in Portland muisc right now. It is (often) available for $7 at record stores around Portland. The funds go to support the festival and the rest of PDX Pop Now!’s activities.

Disc One

  • Blitzen Trapper—On A Dime
  • The Thermals—Product Placement
  • Sweater!—Kill It Now
  • Siren’s Echo—All My
  • Stephen Malkmus—Mets To Infinity
  • The Joggers—We’ve Been Talked Down
  • Toothfairy—Camp Hormones
  • Menomena—Shirt
  • Leviethan—This Town That Town
  • Talkdemonic—Ending The Orange Glow
  • Vursatyl (of Lifesavas)—Mr. Gusto
  • The Planet The—Dreams of Your Co-Workers
  • Tea For Julie—Pollyanna
  • Tara Jane O’Neil—Bluelight Room
  • The Shaky Hands—The Sleepless
  • LKN—Circumstance
  • Paint and Copter—Manzier
  • Horse Feathers—Finch on Saturday
  • Nice Nice—Down, Down, Down Pt. 1

Disc Two

  • Rocketship—Our New Track
  • Blue Skies for Black Hearts—Here Comes the Rain
  • Junior Private Detective—Aftermath
  • The Kingdom—Higher
  • Hello Damascus—Randy
  • Laura Gibson—Hands in Pockets
  • Colin Meloy—Barbara Allen
  • Electric Ill—Nurban Gowns
  • Viva Voce—From the Devil Himself
  • Ms. Su’ad—Sweat the Design
  • The Blow—Babay (Eat a Critter, Feel It’s Wrath)
  • Copy—Closet Face
  • Chevron—Cylvia Poggili
  • Small Sails—Aftershocks + Afterthoughts
  • We Quit—We Looked Around
  • Jackie-O Motherfucker—Hey! Mr. Sky
  • Cool Nuts—More Than Music
  • Swimmers—Hot Pocket
  • Mach Fourth Marching Band—Space Hole

Special thanks to CD Forge for burning the CDs, Stumptown Printers for printing the packaging, Mike King for the amazing artwork, and all the artists for donating thier wonderful music.

Submit Your Music

You can send us your music at any point throughout the year—if you don’t make this year’s cut-off date, we’ll throw your CD in the stack for next year. Postmark all your wares to:

Submissions are now closed for the 2006 compilation CD. Come back next year!

If you have any thoughts, comments or questions please send the comp committee an e-mail.