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Here is the Lineup for PDX Pop Now 2019

Amid the decline of music festivals, PDX Pop increasingly feels like the one thing we can count on. The free, all ages and all local festival just announced this year’s lineup, and as usual, it’s truly eclectic.

Was It Really Bigfoot in Oregon? FBI Testing Says No. One Sasquatch Expert Is Still Hopeful.

Forty-two years later, the FBI’s reply became public: the hair belonged to a deer.

Check out the Lineup for End of the Rainbow, the New Festival Replacing Sasquatch at the Gorge Amphitheater This Summer

So far, it seems like the festival’s scene will be a very different from Sasquatch’s, which leaned on dad rock heavy hitters at the end of its lifespan. Instead, End of the Rainbow’s lineup is mostly comprised of EDM DJs and viral Soundcloud rappers.

WW’s 10 Most Read Stories of 2018

The most read stories on wweek.com show a year of comeuppances, closures and clobberings.

Oregon Beer Awards Announces Winners in the Fresh Hop Categories

The Willamette Week-sponsored Oregon Beer Awards has announced winners in two fresh hop categories after judging took place last weekend.

Eight Sets You Shouldn’t Miss at the 20th Year of Pickathon

From the beginning, Pickathon has been a festival where the crowds are attentive, the undercard is just as carefully booked as the headliners, and drunken bros haven’t pissed all over the portable toilets by the first day.

The Dialogue: What Readers Had to Say About the End of Sasquatch Music Festival

Last week on wweek.com, we wrote about the announcement that one of the Pacific Northwest’s biggest music festivals—Sasquatch—is ceasing operation. In the past few years, the festival’s attendance has declined significantly, and last year’s headliner, Frank Ocean, canceled weeks before his scheduled performance.

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