The interior of Paddlers Coffee, a Portland-themed coffee shop in Tokyo. (Records + wood paneling = Portland, apparently?) Photo by Amelia Ayrelan Iuvino, via Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura just published a new article called “Why Portland-Themed Businesses Are Big in Japan,” which documents the slightly strange phenomenon of Portland branding and esoterica in Japan and […]
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Just Don’t Call It a Bud and Breakfast
Justin Bailie IN A FUTURE COLUMN, we’ll take a closer look at the seemingly schizophrenic rules being issued by city and state agencies that are making it damn near impossible to find anyplace outside your home to consume cannabis. (Spoiler alert: It’s not going to be a feel-good column.) But for now, let’s talk about […]
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Treefort 2016 Photo Gallery!
Charles Bradley at Treefort 2016 Katie Summer Treefort Music Fest is an amazingly diverse, fluid, comfortable, and professional five-day party. For the festival’s fifth year, Boise, Idaho played host to hundreds of artists, a noticeable percentage of which were women. Serious thank you and props to the bookers and organizers for being a cut above […]
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Boise’s Treefort Music Fest: Day 2 Recap
Seen outside the Knitting Factory after Chelsea Wolfe. Yesterday was Day 2 [see our coverage of Day 1 here!] of Boise’s Treefort Music Fest, which feels a lot like Portland’s MusicfestNW used to before it consolidated to two days at the waterfront. A handful of venues host shows concurrently, so there’s a lot of running […]
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Boise’s Treefort Music Fest: Day 1 Recap
All photos by Cameron Crowell. Yesterday I began my backwards Oregon Trail to Boise’s 2016 Treefort Fest by putting my car in reverse when the engine wasn’t even running. Seven hours later in the City of Trees (this is apparently Boise’s nickname, hence Treefort), I caught Great Grandpa at the Linen Factory. Lead singer Alex […]
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This Is Who’s Playing the Sasquatch! Festival This Year
Like a bunch of confused crocuses, Festival Lineup Announcement Season has come early this year, and Washington State’s Sasquatch! Festival is no exception. Last night the annual music fest announced who would be performing for its 15th year. Let’s take a look at the poster (like all worthwhile things, you can click on it to […]
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Canadian Hospitality: Sled Island Music Festival, Part Two
Andrew R Tonry [Read Part 1 of our coverage of Calgary’s Sled Island Festival here.] Before embarking to Sled Island, I asked friends what they knew of Calgary. “It’s called the Texas of Canada,” one said. “It’s in the middle of nowhere and it’s flush with oil money.” While they’re certainly familiar with the comparison, […]
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Welcome to Canada: Calgary’s Sled Island Music Festival
Andrew R Tonry It started as a joke. Sure, I responded to a seemingly run-of-the-mill press email, I’d be happy to cover a music festival in Canada—just take care of hotels and airfare and I’m there. “Haaaaaah,” I added. The response: “We can do that.” And suddenly, a week-and-a-half later I found myself in Calgary, […]
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Treefort 2015 Photo Gallery
Katie Summer Portland’s Bearcubbin’! at Treefort 2015 Katie Summer Boyfrndz from Austin TX Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho, now in its fourth year, is current runner-up for my favorite music fest of the year. (Pickathon forever!) With this year’s Treefort hosting 400-plus bands in five days, I am so glad I had photos to […]
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Boise’s Treefort Music Festival: Our Highlight Reel
Katie Summer Summer Cannibals Katie Summer Sama Dams Last week, the city of Boise played host to over 400 bands spread across 25 stages for the fourth annual Treefort Music Fest (March 25-29). Despite still being March, the City of Trees felt like summertime. Walking around town from venue to venue in a T-shirt and […]