Portland's Musicfest NW Lineup Announced

Sept. 3-6 w/TV On The Radio, Vampire Weekend, Mogwai, Menomena and more.

By Jamie Gadette

Good news for anyone counting down the days to South by Southwest (that's eight months, to be approximately exact)—Willamette Week's Musicfest NW lineup is up and boy does it look good. This year's festival, to be held at various venues around the Portland, OR metropolitan area September 3-6, features a mix of homegrown favorites and nationally renowned acts including TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, The Murder City Devils, Mogwai, Del the Funky Homosapien, Xavier Rudd, The Cool Kids, The Helio Sequence, Menomena, Death Vessel, The Builders and The Butchers, Starfucker, Deerhunter and many more.  Wristbands good for the entire four-day event are a cool $50—cheaper than a tank of SUV gas! Shows are first-come, first-served. Visit MusicFestNW.com for complete details.

Following the most successful MFNW to date—2007 organizers really pulled out all of the stops with appearances by Wolf Parade, Spoon, Rilo Kiley, Aesop Rock, Viva Voce—the 2008 festival arrives with great expectations for a bigger, better, faster, stronger showcase of diverse talent. If you can't afford a wristband and/or misplaced your neon Ray-Bans, tune in to Seattle's KEXP radio, broadcasting live from the Doug Fir Lounge September 4-6, with live performances by featured artists.

2008 MFNW CONFIRMED LINE-UP

TV on the Radio

Vampire Weekend

The Murder City Devils

Mogwai

M Ward

Del the Funky Homosapien

Xavier Rudd

The Helio Sequence

Menomena

Polvo

Nada Surf

The Builders and The Butchers

Trans Am

Old 97's

The Cool Kids

The Night Marchers

The Whigs 

Seaweed

Steel Pole Bath Tub

Deerhunter  

Centro-Matic

Crooked Fingers

Bobby Bare Jr.

Death Vessel

Blitzen Trapper

Dan Deacon

John Vanderslice

Jedi Mind Tricks

Monotonix

Old Time Relijun

Mirah

Matt and Kim

Fucked Up

Poison Idea

Witchcraft

Supernova

The Joggers

Forro in the Dark

Rupa and The April Fishes

These Arms Are Snakes

U.S.E.

Walter Meego

Port O?Brien

Oxford Collapse

Nebula

Totimoshi

Shaky Hands

Calvin Johnson

Pseudosix

Starfucker

Akimbo

Danava

Colour Revolt

Bodies of Water

Throw Me From The Statue

Past Lives

The Devin Phillips Band

School of Seven Bells

Space Cookie

The Muslims

Silver Summit

Blue Giant

Pierced Arrows

The Blakes

Micah Blue Smaldone

Pwrfl Power

And many other bands.....

[Pictured: Menomena, by Alicia J. Rose]