Bladen County Records Showcase at MFNW from bangsandblurry on Vimeo.

RonToms is open as usual for adult beverages but we expect to kick things off at 10PM going through closing time. The first 50 people through the door get an exclusive limited edition Gang of Four Tommie Sunshine remix on 7″ vinyl.

Live performance times:

Boy Eats Drum Machine 10:30
Ume 11:15

TONIGHT!

Dead Confederate at SXSW from TruckerSpeed on Vimeo.

Ume at SXSW 2009 from TruckerSpeed on Vimeo.

Videos by Scott Carver. Check out The Penny Jam and Truckerspeed.

MFNW is great! And we are lucky kids to be able to see such incredible talent in our beloved PDX!

So to all the amazing bands and to all the amazing fans—play it well, have fun!

Check back often to see if your favorite band got snapped!

Be sure to check out special performances by The Fix DJs, M64, May Ling and Yacht!

Free!

If you live in Portland or you are heading here for the MusicFestNW music festival, the good folks at MusicFestNW have ponied up a free wristband [a $60 value!] for the Moose to give away to a lucky winner. The runner up will receive a copy of a limited edition Gang of Four remix 7″ vinyl that includes a Tommie Sunshine remix of At Home [He Feels Like a Tourist] and a Blood Brothers remix of [Love Like] Anthrax, as well as a 7″ Your Friends Will Carry You Home single from Faux Hoax which includes a coupon for extra digital tracks to download.

Here’s how to win - leave a comment in this post responding to the following question:

For the free wristband: Which band would you guess that I would most like to see during MusicFestNW?
For the two vinyl singles: Give me your list of the bands that I should not miss during MusicFestNW.

Here’s the list of bands on the MusicFestNW site.

Remember to include your email address as I will notify the winners by email. [Don't worry, we will never spam you.]

Update: 9/9/09 9:18PM I also have four MusicFestNW CD compilations to give away. I will randomly choose winners from the list of “bands I should see” submissions. Keep this going, I’m liking the guesses and the lists. Thanks for participating.

Here we are 10 days into the month of September already and its evidently clear that September and Portland have a special thing for each other musically speaking. What with TBA festival making every night a hard to miss artistic engagement and with MFNW only days away, is there really anywhere else a passionate music head would like to be?

Tonight continues this fantastic trend with something a little different by way of boogie funk or better yet, the ambassador of boogie funk, Dam Funk! LA’s Damon Riddick is a gifted messenger of the funk—bridging thick snyth-y grooves with a bubbly analog attitude that even fellow soul connoisseurs such as Prince or George Clinton would knowingly approve.

Tonight, The Fixx presents DamFunk at The Someday Lounge—why not give yourself some funk love before that sound of rock really hits the PDX block!?!

Prins Thomas

If it wasn’t for Portland’s finest dance music crusaders—Linger & Quiet—this town would definitely be lacking in the moving our bodies to the beat department. Their eclectic tastes range from house to disco to electro and beyond—and the duo regularly bring in top notch acts that cities like NYC, SF or LA only get to see. Tonight, their “NIGHTCLUBBING” party keeps the music fresh with the appearance of Norwegian disco don Prins Thomas on the decks. Known for his cosmic space-like disco inspired tracks, it’s his late night acid house jams that really make the crowd melt. Portland, this is going to be hot!

Here’s your chance to get a professional band or artist photo for free. Photographer Tim Gunther is opening up his studio on First Thursday for a free photo shoot for up and coming musicians in Portland. You can reach him by email or show up at his studio on Thursday - I guess it’s first come, first served.. Also there should be a shout out to I Walked The Vine too..

Tim Gunther Studio
917 NW 19th Ste. E
Portland, Or 97209
[1/2 block south of Lovejoy]