h2. 2010 Press 3/9/2010 <a href="http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2010/03/09/farewell-cary-clarke/">Portland Mercury: Farewell, Cary Clarke</a> 3/9/2010 <a href="http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2010/03/09/pdx-pop-now-founder-cary-clarke-is-portlands-new-arts-culture-policy-coordinator/"/>Willamette Week: PDX Pop Now! Founder Cary Clarke is Portland’s New Arts & Culture Policy Coordinator</a> 2/25/2010 <a href="http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2010/02/24/pdx-pop-now-announces-fundraiser-and-gets-a-pretty-new-logo/">Portland Mercury: PDX Pop Now! Announces Fundraiser and Gets a Pretty New Logo</a> 2/24/2010 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2010/02/there_is_something_familiar_ab.html/">Oregonlive: There IS something familiar about the new PDX Pop Now! logo</a> 2/24/2010 <a href="http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2010/02/24/pdx-pop-now-2010-details-fundraiser-announced/">Willamette Week: PDX Pop Now! 2010 Details, Fundraiser Announced</a> 2/22/2010 <a href="http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2010/02/22/pdx-pop-now-and-burgerville">Portland Mercury: PDX Pop Now! and Burgerville</a> 1/28/2010 <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/my-what-a-busy-week/Content?oid=2124574">Portland Mercury: My What a Busy Week - Sing Song</a> 1/8/2010 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2010/01/the_week_that_was_elvis_sallie.html">OregonLive.com: The week that was: PDX Pop Now Submissions</a> 1/5/2010 <a href="http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2010/01/05/all-the-news-fit-to-blog">Portland Mercury: PDX Pop Now Submissions</a> h2. 2009 Press 11/11/2009 <a href="http://popwreckoning.com/2009/11/02/britt-daniel-pdx-pop-now-benefit-mississippi-studios-portland-or/">Popwreckoning: Britt Daniel @ PDX Pop Now Benefit</a> 10/19/2009 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2009/10/oct_23-29_music_movies_more.html">OregonLive.com: PDX Pop Now! fundraiser</a> 10/29/2009 <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/a-conversation-with-britt-daniel/Content?oid=1783396">Portland Mercury: A Conversation with Britt Daniel</a> 7/29/2009 <a href=http://opbmusic.org/blog/entries/563-Photo-Review-PDX-Pop-Now-09-Day-3>OPBMusic</a> 7/28/2009 <a href=http://opbmusic.org/blog/entries/561-Festival-Review-PDX-Pop-Now-09-Swells-In-The-Heat>OPBMusic</a> 7/28/2009 <a href=http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/07/28/more-pdx-pop-now-photos-videos-and-words/>Local Cut</a> 7/28/2009 <a href=http://pdxpipeline.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/review-pictures-pdx-pop-now-2009/>PDX Pipeline</a> 7/26/2009 <a href=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2009/07/day_2_pdx_pop_now_a_quintessen.html>OregonLive.com</a> 7/25/2009 <a href=http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2009/07/25/pdx-pop-now-day-one> End Hits</a> 7/25/2009 <a href=http://opbmusic.org/blog/entries/558-Photo-Review-PDX-Pop-Now-09-Day-1>OPBMusic.org</a> 7/25/2009 <a href=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2009/07/day_1_pdx_pop_now_the_heat_and.html>OregonLive.com</a> 7/24/2009 <a href="http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/find-an-event/#/info:15518/expand:6/filters:*/">Portland Monthly</a> 7/23/2009 <a href="http://thefmly.com/tag/pdx-pop-now/">thefmly.com</a> 7/23/2009 <a href="http://www.thecultureofme.com/culture/2009/07/live-pdx-pop-now-happening-this-weekend.html">The Culture of Me</a> 7/23/2009<a href="http://www.pampelmoose.com/2009/07/pampelmoose-picks-for-the-week-of-july-24th"> Pampelmoose</a> 7/23/2009 <a href="http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/07/23/these-are-the-days-2009-pdx-pop-now-preview/">Local Cut-These Are the Days Blog</a> 7/23/2009 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2009/07/pdx_pop_now.html">OregonLive.com</a> 7/23/2009 <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/forever-pop/Content?oid=1518330"> Portland Mercury</a> 7/22/2009 <a href="http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/07/22/preview-pdx-pop-now-festival-2009-july-24-26th/"> KEXP 90.3 Blog</a> 7/22/2009 <a href="http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3537/12828/">Willamette Week</a> 7/21/2009 <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/35956-festivals-in-brief-monolith-pdx-pop-now-hardly-strictly-bluegrass-riot-fest/">Pitchfork.com</a> 7/20/2009 <a href="http://pdxpipeline.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/2009-pdx-pop-now-fest-info-schedule-july-24-26-rotture/">PDX Pipeline</a> 7/18/2009 <a href="http://opbmusic.org/blog/entries/552-Review-PDX-Pop-Now-at-Portland-s-City-Hall"> OPBMusic.org</a> 7/16/2009 <a href="http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2009/07/16/pdx-pop-now-visits-sams-lawn"> End Hits </a> 7/14/2009 <a href="http://pdxpipeline.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/pdx-pop-now-city-hall-yacht-point-juncture-wa-y-la-bamba-july-16/"> PDX Pipeline</a> 7/14/2009 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2009/07/local_bands_play_for_free_at_c.html"> Oregonlive.com</a> 7/13/2009 <a href="http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/07/13/mark-yer-calendars-pdx-pop-now-releases-2009-schedule/">Local Cut</a> 7/2009 <a href="http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/category/concerts/articles/music-0709/"/>Portland Monthly</a> 6/1/2009 <a href="http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/06/01/these-are-the-days-pdx-pop-now-palatial-crest/"/>Local Cut</a> 5/28/2009 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2009/05/summer_guide_top_picks.html"/>The Oregonian</a> 5/21/2009 <a href="http://www.basementofourbrain.com/2009/05/pdx-pop-now-unveils-track-listing-for.html/">Basement Of Our Brain</a> 5/21/2009 <a href="http://blogs.wweek.com/music/2009/05/21/pdx-pop-now-compilation-details/">Willamette Week</a> 5/21/2009 <a href="http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2009/05/21/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ppn-2009/">Portland Mercury</a> 4/30/2009 <a href="http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2009/05/01/make-it-pop-april-30-2009#more/">Portland Mercury</a> 4/29/2009 <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Event?oid=1323659/">Portland Mercury</a> 4/22/2009 <a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/35135-the-shins-mercer-blitzen-trappers-marquis-play-solo-for-charity/">Pitchforkmedia</a> 4/20/2009 <a href="http://www.basementofourbrain.com/2009/04/today-we-received-some-great-news-from.html/">Basement Of Our Brain</a> 4/20/2009 <a href="http://www.endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2009/04/20/theres-always-room-for-make-it-pop/">Portland Mercury</a> 4/20/2009 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2009/04/20/pdx-pop-now-adds-james-mercer-to-benefit-show/">Willamette Week</a> h2. 2008 Press 7/11/2008 <a href="http://www.portlandoctopus.com/pdx-pop-now-2008/">Portland Octopus</a> 7/11/2008 <a href="http://www.indiemusicportland.com/2008/07/11/pdx-pop-now-announces-lineup-for-portlands-free-indie-music-festival/">Indie Music Portland</a> 7/11/2008 <a href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/popmusic/2008/07/pdx_pop_now_announces_full_lin.html">Oregon Live Blog/Pampelmoose</a> 7/13/2008 <a href="http://www.seattlesoundmag.com/2008/07/1463/">Seattle Sound</a> 7/14/2008 <a href="http://www.adequacy.net/news.php?newsDate=2008-07-14#PDX%20Pop%20Now!%202008%20Festival%20Lineup%20Announced">Delusions of Adequacy</a> 7/15/2008 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/07/pdx_pop_now_set_times.html">Oregon Live</a> 7/15/2008 <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Blog?blog=808763&oid=842529l">Portland Mercury</a> 7/15/2008 <a href="http://www.blurt-online.com/news/view/410/">Blurt</a> 7/16/2008 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/07/pdx_pop_now_set_times.html">CMJ</a> 7/18/2008 <a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/07/18/want-more-portland-music-youre-in-luck/">MTV News</a> 7/25/2008 <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/07/portland-has-a-music-scene-and-pdx-pop-now-is-its.html">Paste Magazine</a> 9/11/2008 <a href="http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/gyrobase/Blog?blog=808763&oid=838976#more">Portland Mercury Festival Announcement</a> h2. 2008 Videos 8/5/2008 <a href="http://spin.com/articles/exclusive-video-panther-pdx-pop-now"> Panther - Spin.com</a> 8/12/2008 <a href="http://www.blurt-online.com/video/view/100/">Dykeritz - Blurt</a> 8/12/2008 <a href="http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/portland/Blog?blog=808763&oid=868594/">White Fang, A Weather and Tu Fawning - Mercury Music Blog</a> h2. 2007 Press 08/06/2007 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/118635632557580.xml&coll=7">Oregonian Festival Review</a> 08/06/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/08/06/pdx-pop-now-report-day-three/">Local Cut: PDX Pop Now! Day 3</a> 08/05/2007 <a href="http://www.opb.org/programs/music/blog/?p=27">OPB</a> 08/05/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/08/05/pdx-pop-now-report-day-two/">Local Cut: PDX Pop Now! Day 2</a> 08/04/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/08/04/pdx-pop-now-report-day-one/">Local Cut: PDX Pop Now! Day 1</a> 08/03/2007 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/music/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/118558594187500.xml&coll=7">Oregonian Feature</a> 08/03/2007 <a href="http://portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=118608187387406700">Portland Tribune Feature</a> 08/02/2007 <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=381425&category=34029">Portland Mercury Festival Feature</a> 08/01/2007 <a href="http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3338/9334/">Willamette Week Festival Preview</a> 08/01/2007 <a href="http://media.www.dailyvanguard.com/media/storage/paper941/news/2007/08/01/ArtsAndCulture/Pdx-Pop.Festpop-2928670.shtml">Daily Vanguard</a> 07/27/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/07/27/lc-podcasts-these-are-the-days-july-27-2007/">LC Podcast: These Are the Days: PDX Pop Now! edition</a> 07/27/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/07/27/pdx-pop-now-at-city-hall-wednesday-july-25/">Local Cut on City Hall Show Pt. 2</a> 07/16/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/07/16/pdx-pop-now-announces-second-annual-city-hall-kickoff-show/">Local Cut on City Hall Show Pt. 1</a> 07/15/2007 <a href="http://www.wellroundedradio.net/episodes/2007/07/pdxpopnow.html#more">Well Rounded Radio Interview</a> 07/09/2007 <a href="http://audiversity.com/2007/07/various-artists-pdx-pop-now-2007.html">Audiversity</a> 07/03/2007 <a href="http://freshsides.com/2007/07/03/side-of-the-day-mirah-spectratone-international/">Fresh Sides</a> 06/27/2007 <a href="http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/node/5709>Three Imaginary Girls</a> 06/26/2007 <a href="http://www.soundonthesound.com/?p=1305">Sound on the Sound</a> 06/21/2007 <a href="http://depts.washington.edu/kexp/blog/?p=2378">KEXP </a> (scroll down) 06/21/2007 <a href="http://www.northwestnoise.com/articles/pdx-pop-now-2007-cd">Northwest Noise</a> 06/20/2007 <a href="http://www.treblezine.com/index_2.cgi?mode=news&newsdate=20070620">Treble Zine</a> 06/20/2007 <a href="http://www.newnownext.com/2007/06/pdx_pop_now_for.html">NewNowNext (LOGO TV Blog)</a> 06/19/2007 <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/43690-unreleased-colin-meloy-mirah-on-pdx-pop-now-comp">Pitchfork</a> 06/19/2007 <a href="http://sideonetrackone.com/archive/2007/june/061907.htm">Side One: Track One</a> 06/19/2007 <a href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/popmusic/2007/06/pdx_pop_now_lineup.html">Pop Music (Oregonian) on Initial Festival Lineup</a> 06/19/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/06/19/partial-pdx-pop-now-lineup-and-my-wishlist/">Local Cut on Initial Festival Lineup</a> 06/19/2007 <a href="http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/2007/06/pdx_pop_now_announce_lineup.php">Portland Mercury Blogtown on Initial Festival Lineup</a> 06/18/2007 <a href="http://iguessimfloating.blogspot.com/2007/06/shaky-hands-soul-rarity.html">I Guess I'm Floating</a> 06/16/2007 <a href="http://songsillinoismp3.blogspot.com/2007/06/shaky-hands-have-got-soul-pdx-pop-now.html">songs: illinois</a> 06/08/2007 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/stories/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1180994132111370.xml&coll=7">Oregonian Album Review</a> 06/08/2007 <a href="http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=118125095570967800">Portland Tribune on CD Release</a> (scroll down) 06/07/2007 <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/BusyWeek?issue=339346">Portland Mercury on CD Release</a> (scroll down) 05/24/2007 <a href="http://mog.com/kellywatchthestars/blog_post/77403">KellyWatchTheStars</a> 05/23/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/05/23/pdx-pop-now-reveals-2007-tracklist-announces-release-show/">Local Cut on Comp Tracklisting</a> 05/09/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/05/09/pdx-pop-now-at-parkrose-middle-school/" target="new">Local Cut Parkrose Show Review</a> 05/05/2007 <a href="http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/2007/05/pdx_pop_does_it_for_the_kids.php" target="new">Portland Mercury Blogtown on Parkrose</a> 05/02/2007 <a href="http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=35547340" target="new">CMJ on Parkrose Middle School</a> 04/26/2007 <a href="http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/04/26/pdx-pop-now-sends-shaky-hands-yacht-alela-and-soul-p-back-to-school/" target="new">Local Cut on Parkrose Middle School</a> h2. Community Coverage As is hardly surprsing, the public does a better job of documenting the PDX Pop Now! festivals than we could ever do. That being the case, we hope you enjoy the podcasts, photos, videos and bloggage that other people have made available to any and all. Thanks for making things with us! <a href="http://youtube.com/group/pdxpopnow" target="new">Videos on YouTube</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/99388513@N00/" target="new">Photos on Flickr</a> <a href="http://www.tablesturned.com" target="new">Podcasts courtesy of Tables Turned</a> <a href="http://www.urbanhonking.com/blog/pdx_pop_now" target="new">Blog coverage on Urban Honking</a> h2. 2006 Festival Press 07/31/06 "Oregonian Review":http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1154303731214290.xml&coll=7 07/31/06 "Willamette Week Local Cut Review":http://localcut.wweek.com/?p=440 07/28/06 "Portland Tribune Feature":http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=115405236494422400 07/27/06 "Portland Mercury Feature":http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=45552&category=22153 07/26/06 "Tiny Mix Tapes Story":http://www.tinymixtapes.com/2006_07_01_archivenews.htm (scroll down) 07/24/06 "Villains Always Blink":http://thetrainingground.blogspot.com/2006/07/pdx-pop-now-fest.html 07/21/06 "WW Local Cut on City Hall Concert":http://localcut.wweek.com/?p=402 07/20/06 "WW Local Cut on Festival Schedule":http://localcut.wweek.com/?p=395 07/17/06 "WW Local Cut on Lineup":http://localcut.wweek.com/?p=369 07/13/06 "Fluxblog":http://www.fluxblog.org/2006_07_13_newflux_archive.html 07/06/06 "CMJ Story":http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=17547232 07/05/06 "Pitchfork Story":http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/37219/Malkmus_Thermals_Menomena_on_Portland_Comp 06/30/06 "Stereogum":http://www.stereogum.com/archives/002807.html 06/30/06 "Gorilla vs. Bear":http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2006/06/pop-now.html 06/30/06 "Largehearted Boy":http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2006/06/daily_downloads_879.html 05/09/06 "Portland Mercury Interview":http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2006/05/pdx_pop_now_interview.php h2. 2005 Festival Press 08/15/05 "Tiny Mix Tapes Recap":http://tinymixtapes.com/2005_08_01_archivenews.htm#112409670002130840 (scroll down) 08/12/05 "Oregonian Recap":http://www.oregonlive.com/AandE/pluggedin/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1123668339170531.xml&coll=7 08/10/05 "Willamette Week Recap":http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6592 08/05/05 "Oregonian Mention":http://www.oregonlive.com/music/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1123149438235070.xml&coll=7 (scroll down) 08/04/05 "Portland Mercury Feature and Band-by-Band Guide":http://www.portlandmercury.com/2005-08-04/feature.html 08/03/05 "Oregonian Feature":http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/1123063029114990.xml&coll=7 and "Picks":http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1123063238114990.xml&coll=7 08/03/05 Willamette Week "2004 Recap":http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6579 and "2005 Preview":http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6581 07/28/05 "Tiny Mix Tapes":http://www.tinymixtapes.com/2005_07_01_archivenews.htm#112253634943150494 06/23/05 "Portland Mercury":http://www.portlandmercury.com/2005-06-23/music5.html 05/06/05 "Pitchfork":http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-06/08.shtml#pdx 03/17/05 "Portland Mercury":http://www.portlandmercury.com/2005-03-17/oncemore.html h2. CD Press *CORTNEY HARDING*, "Portland Tribune":http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=31054 Several recent compilations have attempted to showcase the local music scene. While none of them fully encompasses all the styles of Portland music, the second PDX Pop compilation does a great job demonstrating that the city has a vibrant pop scene. With two CDs and 41 songs, there is something for every taste. The first CD kicks off with Sleater-Kinney’s aptly titled “Rollercoaster,” and demonstrates that the band is on top of the world for a reason. Mirah slows things down a few tracks later with a home-recorded version of “While We Have the Sun,” while Nice Nice speeds things up with “Uh-Oh.” Other CD-1 highlights include Glass Candy’s sexy, spastic dance track “Lovin Machine,” the glitchy “Just Expect” by Copy and Talkdemonic’s beautiful “Mountaintops in Caves.” The CD closes with “Chemical Reaction,” by the Spooky Dance Band, and reminds us again what great talents were lost in a bike accident in 2003. The second CD features more big name acts, among them the Decemberists, the Gossip and M Ward. While all provide stellar tracks, it’s the farm-league contenders who’ll really blow listeners away. The Snuggle Ups bounce around the room, while the Cajun Gems sit on the porch and twang. Die Monitr Batss create chaos. Norfolk and Western soothe. This compilation is by no means a definitive guide to Portland music, but it’s a good starting place for curious listeners. Give it a spin and find a new favorite band — many of which will perform at the PDX Pop Now! Festival this weekend. *KIP BERMAN*, "Portland Mercury":http://www.portlandmercury.com/2005-07-21/cd_revue.html Compilations are, by their very nature, uneven affairs - meant more to showcase a variety of artists than offer a cohesive listen. That said, PDX Pop Now!'s sophomore offering is just as much a success as last year's debut. Sure, hiphop and Klezmer are equally represented (one track a piece), and yes (surprise!), there's an overabundance of whiny dudes with four tracks in their bedroom. But hey--that's Portland. The good folks who put out this comp and organize the PDX Pop Now! festival have their hearts and ears in the right place. Listening to the standout contributions from such diverse artists as Dolorean, The Gossip, Glass Candy (Miami Pop Now!?), Point Line Plane, Viva Voce, The Snuggle Ups, M. Ward, Wet Confetti, and The Helio Sequence remind me what a fantastically creative and vibrant music scene we are lucky enough to have in our own backyard. *MARK BAUMGARTEN*, "Willamette Week":http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6535 Served on two discs, this collection offers a snapshot of a music scene that's about more than just "pop," that percussive palindrome that points to music meant to be consumed en masse. The compilation leaves out much of Portland's music community: mostly, the musicians working within the boundaries of genres like country, jazz, gospel, old time, metal and, save one song, hip-hop. Instead, the collection focuses on the city's forward-looking musicians, artists who are interested in reforming the templates of popular music, using new and old tools to create something fiercely original. These are many of the artists who are creating the framework for a scene that is uniquely Portland in both its geography and its form. But what is that form? Well, it includes women, as the PDX Pop Now! compilation features a dozen female-fronted bands, from the angry (the Gossip, Sleater-Kinney) to the kind (Mirah) to the undeniably rad (the Blow, LKN). It also has an isolationist streak, as nearly half the acts included here opt to work the one- or two-person-band route while making music that reinvents the sound palette (Nice Nice, Talkdemonic, Y.A.C.H.T.) or reimagines tradition (Dolorean, Alan Singley, Jessica Jones). And I have no idea what that means for the scene, except that it sounds great and, jokes aside, sounds like Portland-a sweeping geographical generalization that I'm willing to claim. 2008-12-15T21:18:43Z 5 press 2010-03-10T07:31:43Z