Bladen County Records Showcase at MFNW from bangsandblurry on Vimeo.

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.

When the legendary hung-far-low sign in Chinatown suddenly disappeared, it was as if the neighborhood in which it was in had completely vanished along with it. Enter The Old Town Block Party which started raising money to resurrect the sign and bring this important area back to its true form. Tomorrow is a celebration of all things Portland—music, businesses, people and to revive the coolest sign this side of The Mississippi!

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’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]