SCHEDULING YOUR MusicfestNW weekend is enough to overtake any music fan with madness. Archers of Loaf or Charles Bradley? Thee Oh Sees or Blitzen Trapper? OFF! or Ted Leo? Good lord, there is no easy way to do this.
Actually, there is. Toss your schedule in the trash and let us skilled professionals become your own personal music concierge. We have combed the listings, factored in location and venue proximity, and provided you with best damn MusicfestNW schedule possible. You're welcome.
Wednesday, September 7
9:00 pm - Wheedle's Groove (Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan)
10:00 pm - The Kills (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside)
Midnight - Crooked Fingers (Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water)
Thursday, September 8
6:00 pm - The Joy Formidable (Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell)
7:30 pm - Brand New (Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell)
9:00 pm - Suuns (Branx, 320 SE 2nd)
10:30 pm - Archers Of Loaf (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside)
Midnight - Damien Jurado (Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water)
Friday, September 9
5:00 pm - Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
6:00 pm - Marketa Irglova (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
8:00 pm - Drew Grow and the Pastors' Wives (Backspace, 115 NW 5th)
9:00 pm - BOAT (Star Theater, 13 NW 6th)
10:00 pm - Sharon Van Etten (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside)
11:00 pm - The Thermals (Backspace, 115 NW 5th)
Midnight - Givers (Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside)
Saturday, September 10
4:00 pm - Eluvium (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
5:00 pm - Typhoon (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
6:00 pm - The Antlers (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
7:30 pm - Explosions In The Sky (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
9:00 pm - Death Songs (Backspace, 115 NW 5th)
10:00 pm - White Hills (Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash)
11:00 pm - Neurosis (Roseland, 8 NW 6th)
Midnight - Pierced Arrows (Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash)
1:00 am - Big Freedia (Dante's, 1 SW 3rd)
Sunday, September 11
1:00 pm - You Who! w/AgesandAges & Cass McCombs (Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd)
4:00 pm - Bobby Bare Jr. (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
5:00 pm - Morning Teleportation (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
6:00 pm - Cass McCombs Band (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
7:30 pm - Band of Horses (Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th)
Read the rest of the Mercury's Officially Unofficial Guide to MusicfestNW
