Oregon Music News


MusicfestNW 2010

Doom metal mystics: Q/A with Mike Scheidt of Yob

Oregon’s revered doom metal masters Yob chatted with OMN after their recent MFNW show with Sleep. Find out what it’s like to perform with one of your biggest inspirations.



MFNW 2010: The Smashing Pumpkins at the Wonder on 9/11/10
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Big Freedia live at Sassy’s (NSFW) plus Major Lazer live at the Roseland

The gay rapper Big Freedia is NOT SAFE FOR WORK but she is damn legit at the strip club where she put on a show at Sassy’s Strip Club last Thursday during MFNW after opening for Major Lazer. Brought to you by Into The Woods.


MFNW 2010: Festival Diary — 15 days of festival coverage in a little over a week

Four days, seventeen bands including Cold Cave, Abe Vigoda, Laura Veirs, The Decemberists, Monarques and more during MFNW’s 10th anniversary.


MFNW 2010: The National’s drama at Pioneer Square

The National performs the final set of MFNW 2010 on Sunday evening alongside friends The Walkmen, The Helio Sequence, and Talkdemonic.


MFNW 2010: Sleep’s stoner metal resurgence

Reunited stoner rock band Sleep performed the entire acclaimed album “Holy Mountain” at the Roseland Theater last Saturday, September 11. Yob from Eugene and Scott Kelly of Neurosis rounded out the bill.


MFNW 2010: The National at Pioneer Square on 9/12/10
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MFNW 2010: The Decemberists at Pioneer Square on 9/11/10
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MFNW 2010: Friday night notes with Nice Nice, White Hinterland, Y La Bamba

From Holocene to Someday Lounge, local Portland bands played all over town as part of MFNW.


MFNW 2010: Rough sexuality explored: Major Lazer, Big Freedia, Deelay Ceelay

In the hottest, sweatiest, most sexually charged dance mess of this year’s MFNW, Major Lazer and Big Freedia keep the night going louder and louder with ass everywhere.