PDX Pop NOW!

Last year, the folks down at PDX Pop NOW! festival headquarters-which is actually someone's living room-put together a smashingly successful free festival that brought together 43 Portland bands that each gave their own interpretation of "pop" (see feature, page 25). This year, with the help of more than 6,490 ballots cast by Portland music fans at pdxpopnow.com, organizers have rendered the word "pop" meaningless and put together a show that is more asymmetrical, weird and unpredictable-in other words, even more like Portland-than the first fest. With these lineups, expect the unexpected, but expect it to be great. And if it isn't, just take a walk and come back for the next band. MARK BAUMGARTEN.

The Second Annual PDX Pop Now Festival takes place at Loveland, 320 SE 2nd Ave., 234-5683. Free. All ages.

Friday Aug 5

Downstairs

6:30-7 pm Quiet Countries

7:10-7:40 pm Man of the Year

7:50-8:20 pm Pete Krebs & The Gossamer Wings

Upstairs

8:35-9:05 pm Sarah Dougher

9:15-9:45 pm Desert City Soundtrack

9:55-10:25 pm Charmparticles

Downstairs

10:25-10:40 pm Chevron

10:40-11:10 pm The Blow

11:20-11:50 pm 31 Knots

Midnight-12:30 am Viva Voce

12:40-1:10 am Surprise Guest

Saturday Aug 6

Upstairs

Noon-12:30 pm General Studies

12:40-1:10 pm The Village Green

1:20-1:50 pm Brokaw

Downstairs

2:05-2:35 pm The Carolines

2:45-3:15 pm Ms. Su'ad

3:25-3:55 pm Invisible

Upstairs

4:10-4:40 pm Tara Jane O'Neil and Four Roses

4:50-5:20 pm Jackie-O Motherfucker

5:30-6 pm Pom Pom Meltdown

Downstairs

6:15-6:45 pm All Girl Summer Fun Band

6:55-7:25 pm Lackthereof

7:35-8:05 pm QuiVaH

Upstairs

8:20-8:50 pm Ainu

9:00-9:30 pm Derby

9:40-10:10 pm The Kingdom

Downstairs

10:25-10:55 pm Nice Nice

11:05-11:35 pm Norfolk & Western

11:45 pm-12:15 am The Snuggle Ups

12:25-12:55 am Surprise Guest

Sunday Aug 7

Upstairs

Noon-12:30 pm Tractor Operator

12:40-1:10 pm Morgan Grace

1:20-1:50 pm Junior Private Detective

Downstairs

2:05-2:35 pm The Dimes

2:45-3:15 pm Science of Yabra

3:25-3:55 pm Portland General Electro

Upstairs

4:10-4:40 pm Alan Singley + Pants Machine

4:50-5:20 pm We Quit

5:30-6 pm The Cancer Fags

Downstairs

6:15-6:45 pm Wow & Flutter

6:55-7:25 pm Wet Confetti

7:35-8:05 pm Cajun Gems

Upstairs

8:20-8:50 pm Hillstomp

9-9:30 pm Manic D & Fogatron

9:40-10:10 pm Strength

Downstairs

10:25-10:55 pm Point Juncture, WA

11:05-11:35 pm Blitzen Trapper

11:45 pm-12:25 am The Planet The

12:25-12:55 am Talkdemonic