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Technically, you can get your Musicfest Northwest (MFNW) on starting tonight -- there will be a few gigs going on around town down in Portland to warm up the masses -- but our imaginary coverage will officially begin tomorrow and we can't hardly wait...

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Bipolar ImagesHealthBy the time I found the Center Square Stage (it s really close to the EMP, fact fans), LA quartet HEALTH were halfway through their set, but I caught enough of it to suss that they would be one of the day s most exciting shows. Th...

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J.McFerranThe hermit crabs on the south end of Guam have the deal down. Toward Cetti and Umatac Bay, claws go unclenched crawling through secluded days on seldom touched, unspoiled beaches, or ranches as they say. Few are the humans there. Air breath...

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In this week's Bumbershoot Guide, I run down the sad, slow decline of lovable nerd rockers Weezer:The problem with Pinkerton was that it sort of flopped at the time. Critical reception was cool or at least mixed, and commercially it failed to perfo...

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Visqueen photo: Ben Haley / Bunnygrunt photo: JoshBomb September marks the biggest festival season in the Pacific Northwest. In a move to test our endurance, the biggest of the mammoth festivals take place within days of each other: Bumbershoot from...

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When we talk about Bumbershoot, it's usually about the big music shows we've seen, or the new bands we've discovered. The festival has always had an arresting line-up of literary readings, comedy, multi-media events, even live theatre to offer too, a...

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Following Sunday night's last-minute cancellation, Vampire Weekend have rescheduled for a two night stand at the Paramount on September 22nd and 23rd. Let's cut to the press release:VAMPIRE WEEKENDSpecial Guest: The Head & The HeartSeptember 22 & 23,...

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Apparently there are some technical problems with some of the shows, but you can take a crack anyway.UPDATE: We have been informed that everything is now working properly. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...

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Remember that one time? You know. Before we knew about The Head and the Heart and all their full-frontal amazingness?Right. Us neither.If you've yet to experience the sorta-indie-roots-ish, not-quite-americana vibe that these kittens have been puttin...

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a rare Popfest sight - an empty 40 Watt, by Rich Guiterrez I've said it before and I'll say it again, Athens Popfest is always the best week of the year for indie pop nerds, and this year was no exception. Think five days straight of raging shows, s...

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