On September 6th, during Portland’s annual MusicFestNW music festival, Nemo will play host to two panel discussions presented by The Recording Academy Pacific NW Chapter, Nemo Design, The Musicians Union Local 99 and Spectre. This event is Free for MusicFestNW attendees and for Recording Academy members.

From 1PM to 4PM on Saturday September 6th there will be two panels. At 1PM ‘Get In The Van! - A Survival Guide to Touring’ a panel on what to do now that gas prices are crimping bands’ touring plans will include:
Wes Howerton, Barsuk Records
Ben London, The Recording Academy
Slim Moon, Shotclock Management
Alicia J. Rose, Doug Fir Booking
Tracie Verlinde, BMI
Tom Windish, Windish Agency

At 2:30PM Get Out! - Building An Audience Online and Off a panel on using the internet wisely to build your fan base offline will include:
Dave Allen, Nemo
Amanda Diaz, YouTube
Kate Jackson, Sub Pop
Kevin Kusatsu, Sony/BMG
Frank Nieto, 230 Publicity
Julianne Shepherd, The Fader
Bekah Zietz, Suicide Squeeze

A reception follows the panels from 4PM - 6PM. For more information please call +1 206.834.1000

Nemo is located at 1875 SE Belmont St, Portland, Or 97214. +1 503.872.9631

Hackensaw Boys in the Galaxy Barn

Last night saw the close of the Pickathon Roots Music Festival that takes place every year just outside Portland at Pendarvis Farm. Here’s a Pickathon 2008 photo page. Feel free to download any of the pictures but please credit me and Pampelmoose. There are instructions on the page. Enjoy! More coming soon along with more video.

Another PDX POP NOW! is ‘in the can’. Once again it came, it saw, it kicked our ass.

I took some behind the scenes pics on Saturday and Sunday. Also, here’s a group of ‘POP’ pics I put together (for you, baby), including the one above of Fist Fite’s Jonnie Monroe. Aw Yeah. She kicks out the PWRFL keyboard jams and still finds time to make CUTE POP PIX.

I’ll spare you my verbage regarding the weekend whirlwind of sweet Portland musical artists, junk foods, and how many people I hassled into posing in front of that wall that said ‘POP’ on it. I don’t have the energy to type, I need to get to work in a half hour, and frankly, I think these peeps have it covered:

There’s a shit-ton of blogging about PDX POP 08′ hap-nin’ on urban honking. Seriously. >>>>WOW<<<<.

The Portland Mercury did a snazzy fest preview.

Also, Localcut’s Michael Mannheimer has detailed reports of days two and one.

ONLY 352 days ’till PDX POP NOW 2009!!!

Post by Jon Ragel