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MusicfestNW Will Not Happen in 2018

For the first time in 18 years, MusicfestNW—one of the city’s biggest music festivals, which is owned and produced by Willamette Week—is not going to happen.

The Year in Portland Music, Ranked

The good, the bad and the weird of 2017, in 19 lists.

To Our Readers: A Letter From WW’s Editor and Publisher About Our Work

Readers care—and their expectations both challenge and hearten us.

PHOTOS: Relive the Heat, the Beer and the Awesome Music of MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst

In case you missed it, or if your memory gets fuzzy around the time you were forced to turn your wizard staff into a cross, don’t worry, we were there—and we had cameras.

What’s Your Favorite Portland Suburb?

Our favorite looks this week.

Five Songs Guaranteed To Start a Pit at MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst

If you don’t pour PBR over your head and push the nearest stranger, what are you even doing here?

MusicfestNW Presents Project Pabst Is Bringing 18 Bands, Lots of Beer and One Giant Unicorn to Waterfront Park

Every year, the city’s premier music festival comes around right when we need it most, allowing us to refocus on the things that make us the happiest—namely, music and beer.

Seven Cool Things About MusicfestNW Presents Project Pabst That Aren’t Music

There will be beer—but also games, free haircuts and one giant unicorn.

White Reaper Is the World’s Greatest American Band, or So They Say

They’ve conquered basements and all-ages clubs. Next up—stadiums, and your heart.

RVIVR Is the Northwest Punk Scene’s Best-Kept Secret, but Maybe Not for Much Longer

The Olympia, Wash., quartet’s remarkably consistent output constitutes an ongoing celebration of life.

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