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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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2018 Compilation
2018 Compilation Artwork: Jodie Beechem BUY IT NOW! Disc One Megan Diana - Nightride The Dumpies - Kenneth Lay Is Still Alive Denim Dreams - Bamboo Bryson the Alien &…
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Testimonials
Schools Outreach Testimonials When PDX Pop Now! comes to a school, the energy of the day is incredible. Our volunteers are passionate about bringing music to students and the kids…
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Press
2013 Press “Still run entirely by volunteers, PDX Pop nevertheless has grown from the ecstatic chaos of its inaugural weekend into a potent and polished nonprofit. Besides offering one of…
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2016 Festival Graphic Artist
2016 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design Glenn Allen Henrickson Glenn Allen Henrickson is a Portland-based artist and illustrator from McMinnville, Oregon. He is ever curious and enjoys delving…
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2015 Festival Graphic Artist
2016 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design Ryan Bubnis Creating the artwork for the 2015 festival season is local artist and educator Ryan Bubnis. Bubnis’ work has been described…
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2014 Festival Graphic Artist
2014 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design James Mitchell James Douglas Mitchell is an illustrator / designer living in Portland, Oregon since 2006. He likes skateboarding, playing music with…
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2013 Festival Graphic Artist
2014 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design Mark Warren Jacques Mark Warren Jacques lives within a web of art makers, musicians, skateboarders, and backyard revolutionaries. This close-knit community thrives…
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2012 Festival Graphic Artist
2014 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design Cole Gerst Cole is an award winning art director, graphic designer, illustrator & painter. After stints as the art director for two…
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2018 Festival Graphic Artist : Jodie Beechem
2018 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design Jodi Beecham Jodie is an amazing illustrator and designer living in Portland, OR. She is constantly inspired by scientific illustrations, tattoo flash,…
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OPEN POSITIONS: Development Director | Grants Coordinator | Web Coordinator
OPEN POSITIONS Development Director | Grants Coordinator | Web CoordinatorPDX Pop Now! is currently accepting resumes and letters of interest for the 2017-2018 season. Those candidates who are selected will have…
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2011 Festival Graphic Artist
2011 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design Santiago Uceda Santiago Uceda does illustration, art direction, motion graphics, makes tasty sandwiches, stays up late, listens, observes, questions, changes diapers, gives…
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2010 Festival Graphic Artist
2010 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design Carson Ellis Carson Ellis was born in Vancouver. B.C. in 1975. She was raised in suburban New York and college educated at…
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2009 Festival Graphic Artist
2009 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design Dylan McConnell Dylan McConnell doesn’t generally like talking about himself, his work, or any of that garbage. In fact he doesn’t want…
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2008 Festival Graphic Artist
2008 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design EMEK Emek has been referred to as “The Thinking Man’s Poster Artist”. Coming from a unique family of 5 artists, Emek has…
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2017 Compilation
2017 Compilation Attend the compilation release party July 9th, at Holocene to pick up your advance copy! Artwork Manu Berelli Disc One Rare Treat (Myke Bogan, Last, Artful Dodgr, Neil…
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2016 Compilation
2016 Compilation Artwork: Glenn Allen Henrickson BUY IT NOW! Disc One New Move - When Did We Stop Ezra Bell - I Am Not Ashamed Of You Laura Palmer's DEATH…
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2015 Compilation
2015 Compilation Artwork: Ryan Bubnis BUY IT NOW! Disc One Trial - The Tamed West Picture of You - White Glove Stopping to Start - LEO It Came to Me…
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2014 Compilation
2014 Compilation Artwork: James Mitchell BUY IT NOW! Disc One Blouse - No Shelter Aan - Daylight tigerface - Leaving (For a While) Modern Kin - Abandon Marriage + Cancer…
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2013 Compilation
2013 Compilation Artwork: Mark Warren Jacques BUY IT NOW! Disc One Cherry - Chromatics Golden Twin - Wild Ones Pretty Ghosts - Sama Dams Mystery Life - Aan You Know…
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2012 Compilation
2012 Compilation Artwork: Cord Gerst BUY IT NOW! Disc 1 Watch The Show - M. Ward It's Real - Wild Ones Super Blues - Archers Soul Damage - Sex Life…
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2011 Compilation
2011 Compilation Artwork: Santiago Uceda Disc 1 Forbidden Friends – Tiny Hands the Shivas – Gun In My Pocket** Cool Nutz – Monster Up O Bruxo – De Colores Grouper…
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2010 Compilation
Artwork: Carson Ellis BUY IT NOW! Disc 1 Tope & Epp ft. Illmaculate - The Basics AgesandAges - No Nostalgia** Nucular Aminals - Oooh Kill Ooooh Deelay Ceelay - Tange…
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2009 Compilation
Artwork: Dylan McConnell BUY IT NOW! Disc 1 The Mint Chicks — Hot on Your Heels At Dusk — For A Reason aed & Quiet Countries — Moving Day M.…
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2008 Compilation
Artwork: Emek BUY IT NOW! Disc 1 Au — Are Animals Blue Cranes — S.T.I.L.L. Meth Teeth — Unemployment Forever The Joggers — Golden Wage A Weather — Spiders, Snakes…
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2007 Compilation
Artwork: Dan Stiles BUY IT NOW! Disc 1 Swim Swam Swum — Without Your French Lips and Ribs — Battle in Nagoya Modernstate — SSMF Menomena — Wet and Rusting…
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