ePP

Saturday | 10:40pm | South Stage Veteran rapper ePP's rhymes are as raw and honest as they are lushly melodic. There's a Place for People Like You [LP] by ePP

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Federale

Sunday | 9:20pm | North Stage Ride off into the sunset with Federale’s cinematic, western-tinged instrumentals & soaring vocal stylings. All The Colours Of The Dark by Federale

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Gaytheist

Sunday | 6:40pm | North Stage Clever, catchy anthems played loud & fast, bouncing back and forth between punk, metal, and thrash. Let's Jam Again Soon by Gaytheist Gaytheist -…

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Help

Saturday | 11:20pm | North Stage Members of And And And, Hustle & Drone and The We Shared Milk get back to their punk roots in this noise punk trio.…

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J Prodigy

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Mane of the Cur

Saturday | 5:20pm | South Stage Heavy prog rock featuring ominous vocals and a healthy touch of doom. Retreat Of The Glaciers by Mane Of The Cur

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Mo Troper

Saturday | 7:20pm | North Stage Catchy powerpop melodies layered with unexpectedly baroque arrangements that are sure to get stuck in your head. Never Dream Of Dying by Mo Troper

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Mope Grooves

Sunday | 5:20pm | North Stage Lo-fi art pop that blends post punk and new wave influences. The Waves by Mope Grooves

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Neybuu

Saturday | 2:40pm | South Stage Tabla-influenced dance music combining vocals, synths, beats and effects into an energetic live mix.

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Plastic Brains

Pretty Bitchin’ - Split w/ Good I’m Glad by Plastic Brains

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Plastic Cactus

Sunday | 8:00pm | North Stage Shadowy surf rock with dreamy western riffs and angelic harmonies. Mystery Boy by Plastic Cactus

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Pleasure Curses

Saturday | 8:00pm | South Stage

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Raquel Divar

Sunday | 8:40pm | South Stage Hard-hitting rhymes that mesh effortlessly with influences ranging from old-school hip hop to dubstep & trap.

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S.E.C.R.E.T.S.

Saturday | 10:00pm | North Stage Surrealist, performance-based experimental pop from Nurses' Aaron Chapman.

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Schaus

Saturday | 9:20pm | South Stage Avante-garde electronic pop with a DIY aesthetic. Quite Okay EP by SCHAUS

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SSOLD

Sunday | 2:40pm | North Stage Intense noise combining some of Portland’s punk veterans (Rabbits, Marriage+Cancer, Honduran, Atriarch). Ssolid Ggold by SSOLD

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Statik

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Stevo The Weirdo

Sunday | 7:20pm | South Stage Laidback flows and soulful vocals deftly layered over smooth beats.

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Voodoo Dollz

Sunday | 3:20pm | South Stage An up-and-coming pop trio that combines R&B, folk, and soul influences with pitch perfect harmonies.

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Vueltas

Sunday | 6:00pm | South Stage Moody deathrock that makes its mark on the postpunk scene with goth anthems sung entirely in Spanish. Cadena by Vueltas

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Wes Youssi and the County Champs

Sunday | 2:00pm | South Stage Wes Youssi takes country back to its roots with a sound that harkens back to the genre's Golden Age while staying fresh and relevant.

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Ural Thomas & The Pain

Sunday | 9:20pm | North Stage It would be easy to lump the music of Ural Thomas and his band, The Pain, in with the soul revival movement of the…

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BlackWater HolyLight

Saturday | 11:20pm | North Stage Let these heavy psych-rock goddesses take you on a sludgy, mystic ride. Named one of Portland’s Best New Bands in Willamette Week’s annual poll…

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Donte Thomas

Sunday | 8:40pm | South Stage Donte Thomas is a man of many talents: emcee, producer, fashion designer and model. Chief among them, though, is as a lyricist. With messages…

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Lenore.

Saturday | 8:00pm | South Stage Since they formed Lenore. in 2015, Rebecca Marie Miller and Joy Pearson have quickly established the band as one of Portland’s most promising new…

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DAN DAN

Sunday | 8:00pm | North Stage Dan Dan are a synth-based psych-dance three-piece with two keyboardists and a drummer and what they deliver is nothing short of amazing. The see-sawing…

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Nick Normal

Sunday | 6:40pm | North Stage There’s a special throwback charm at play on Nick Normal’s 2017 record Variety Show Vol. 1! Steeped in a woozy world of absurdist punk…

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Dead Phone Dummiez

Sunday | 5:20pm | North Stage Representing Vancouver, Washington, five-piece hip-hop phenoms Dead Phone Dummiez are hell-bent on bridging the old school and the new. Entrenched in spooky yesteryear samples…

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Vanity Project

Sunday | 4:00pm | North Stage Vocalist/guitarist Oak Alger has been an important lynchpin in the PDX Pop Now! family since his wee teen years. He returns this year not…

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Nasalrod

Sunday | 7:20pm | South Stage Embodying the progressive, anything-goes punk rock ethos of mid-’80s bands like All, Black Flag and even Living Colour, Portland’s Nasalrod is probably the closest…

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Conditioner Disco Group

Saturday | 9:20pm | South Stage Utilizing a dizzying menagerie of instrumentation, post-punk disco freaks Conditioner Disco Group (née Conditioner) are poised to grab the entire city by its pantaloons…

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Small Skies

Saturday | 10:00pm | North Stage Heavy dollops of ethereal synth and trippy effects litter Small Skies’ aural output. Equal parts cosmic-pop mindbender and electro masterpiece, the crew’s 2017 record…

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Mr. Wrong

Saturday | 8:40pm | North Stage The amount of energy dispersed by Portland punks Mr. Wrong can catch you off guard. Armed with only the basic rock building blocks of…

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Hair Puller

Sunday | 2:40pm | North Stage Recalling the dissonant twist of yesteryear PNW touchstones like Unwound and Melvins, Portland trio Hair Puller up the ante and revel in the pushing…

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Ritual Veil

Sunday | 6:00pm | South Stage Ritual Veil just want you to get down. Their sexbeat meets post-punk sound has a throbbing beat formidable to any other dance genre. Add…

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Petite

Sunday | 2:00pm | South Stage Petite play a UK–influenced brand of street punk that hearkens back to the late ‘70s. Drawing on influences such as pub-rock, punk and glam,…

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Gardener

Saturday | 5:20pm | South Stage Upon their genesis in 2016, Gardener has risen quickly in the PDX scene as a five-piece psych rock specialty with live shows sure to…

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KayelaJ

Saturday | 2:00pm | North KayelaJ has been rapping since high school, cutting her teeth in the studio at Self Enhancement, Inc. before taking time off to earn a college…

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Psychic Rites

Saturday | 4:40pm | North Stage What do you get when Fever Ray and Robert Smith have a darkwave love child? Enter Psychic Rites, an electronic trio weaving together ominous…

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Miss Rayon

Saturday | 2:40pm | South Stage Originally a solo project helmed by songwriter Eric Sabatino (Vexations), Miss Rayon has bloomed into a formidable three-piece post-punk onslaught. Rounded out by bassist…

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Omari Jazz

Saturday | 7:20pm | North Stage Omari Jazz is an electronic artist who creates his own beats and uses an amalgamation of samples to take his listeners on a trip…

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Máscaras

Saturday | 4:00pm | South Stage Without doubt one of the most versatile musical juggernauts currently residing in Portland, Máscaras is the kind of band that can be anything it…

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Sea Moss

Saturday | 3:20pm | North Stage Sea Moss is here and they are ready to challenge your outdated concept of music. This experimental two-piece create Dada-inspired audio landscapes with their…

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Robin Bacior

Sunday | 4:40pm | South Stage Singer-songwriter Robin Bacior’s star is shining bright in 2018. Her latest release, Light It Moved Me, is due out this August. Bacior’s previous work…

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Bryson Cone

Saturday | 6:00pm | North Stage Known for his work as frontman of Fog Father and a member of Reptaliens, Bryson Cone’s solo work blends silky smooth vocals with an…

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Moorea Masa & The Mood

Saturday | 6:40pm | South Stage Moorea Masa & The Mood released their first full-length album this spring, but Masa is no stranger to Portland’s music scene, having sung with…

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Star Club

Sunday | 3:20pm | South Stage Self-proclaimed dance punkers Star Club have a simple goal: they want to make you dance! Their mesh of jangly art-pop and gritty new wave…

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Fountaine

Saturday | 10:40pm | South Stage Fountaine-Since he began recording in 2015, North Portland native Fountaine has established himself as both an accomplished producer and prolific artist, deftly mixing witty…

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