On Saturday the lineup for these additional shows presented by Portland Songwriter’s Guild and include:

Round 1 – 1:00-2:00 PM
Mitch Whitaker
Alexis Mahler
Arran Fagan

Round 2 – 2:15-3:15
Hailey Holden
Sophie Bird
Nathan Earl

Round 3 – 3:30-4:30
Rose Gerber
Kyle J. Glenn
Lisa Fitzgerald

Round 4 – 4:45-5:45
Elodie Tomlinson
Amie Santavicca
Nicholas James

Round 5 | 6:00-7:00
Jonathan Lott
Maggie Rae
Zachery Gerzon

On Sunday September 14th, Curbside Serenade will have additional musicians performing throughout the day.

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2025 Festival Graphic Artist

Artwork:

Layout & Design

Jackson Ramone

Jackson Ramon brings his bold, hand-drawn style to this year’s 2025 design.

Jackson is a songwriter, illustrator, and all-around creative force who got into graphic design through music using it as a tool to keep everything in-house. A longtime illustrator, he’s been drawing since childhood, and his work spans from show posters to album art, always aiming to make graphics feel fun rather than clinical.

Originally from Bakersfield, Jackson values authenticity and tangible interactions, believing that a strong sense of community is key to success. He’s been a fixture at venues like @mississippistudios and @rontoms_pdx , and recently at @turnturnturnpdx where he takes pride in seeing people dance.

Musically, Jackson’s journey has evolved from rock to country, drawn to storytelling legends like Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and Willie Nelson. His deep, rich voice and love for storytelling shine through in his music, influenced by both classic country and the rock legends he once aspired to be.

And then, there are the dinosaurs. “I always draw dinosaurs,” he says. From setlist scribbles to album art, they’ve been a constant in his work—now taking center stage in this year’s PDX Pop Now! visuals.

• Jackson Ramone
• @stalwart_young

• Alien Boy
• Rango
• Veana Baby
• Jfray
• Skipping Red
• Friends Friends
• The Wild Jumps
• Camp Crush
• Franklin Gothic
• Gonzales
• Coo Era
• Caicedo
• DMN
• scumbag
• Stalwart Young
• Tiff2Icy
• Shadowgraphs
• The Prids
• Chamberlain/Gonzalez
• Laine
• The Apricots
• Femme Cell
• Spiderling
• Swiss Army Wife
• The Upkeeps
• 4OUR

Calling All Creators, Nonprofits, and Community Makers!
Applications are now open to vend at PDX Pop Now! 2025 Festival — Portland’s beloved, free, all-ages, volunteer-run music festival happening September 12-14, 2025! Join us for a weekend of live local music, community energy, and creative collaboration in the heart of downtown Portland.

Festival Hours:

• Friday Sept 12th: 5–10PM
• Saturday Sept 13th: 1–10PM
• Sunday Sept 14th: 1–10PM

Location: Harvey Milk St (between 4th & 5th Ave), next to Midtown Beer Garden + indoor space inside the JK Gill Building.
We’re seeking a variety of vendors including:

• Local artists, makers, and music-lovers
• Interactive booths (face painting, glitter stations, caricatures, poetry writing, etc.)
• Food & drink stands (lemonade, fruit, snacks – must differ from Midtown Beer Garden offerings)
• Mission-driven nonprofits
• Musicians and creatives aligned with our mission

Booth fees are just $25/day or $50 for the full weekend, with a limited number of free spots available for nonprofits and mission-aligned vendors.
All vendor fees go directly toward supporting local artists and keeping PDX Pop Now! free and all-ages.

Apply Now

Already Applied and Want to Request a Scholarship?
If you’re a nonprofit or a mission-aligned vendor and already submitted a vendor application, you can still apply for a scholarship to waive your booth fees.
Apply Now for a Scholarship

Questions? Contact info@pdxpopnow.com

Donating to PDX Pop Now! via the Fred Meyers Rewards Programs is crucial to finance our year round programing

Your donations directly help support & fund:

• Up and Coming LOCAL bands & artists in the PDX community
• Annual Programing in underserved PDX Schools featuring bands like Portugal the Man, Radiations City
• The Yearly Compilation CD of local musicals
• The Yearly Festival supporting the best in local only talent.

Please kindly consider donating your rewards to PDX Pop Now! so we can continue our mission.

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• 4:45pm –
  Sunday, September, 8th, 2024
  

Named after the river where countless summer nights were spent skateboarding, learning guitar and jamming with childhood bands, San Gabriel emerged. It began as a side project behind the counter of an east Austin liquor store.

Today, San Gabriel has settled down in Portland and splits his duties as a writer, singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.

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• 1:00pm –
  Saturday, September 7th, 2024
  

Born from the My Voice Music AMPLIFY: High School Program, FRENZI’s sound is a nostalgic yet innovative blend inspired by 90s grunge and industrial legends like Filter, Nirvana, and modern alt rockers Wednesday. With an energy that fuses punk’s raw edge and melodic sensibility, FRENZI brings a unique flavor to the stage, adding hints of new metal and the catchy, alternative, and sometimes goofy vibe of Weezer. They are currently recording their debut album at My Voice Music.

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• 1:45pm –
  Saturday, September 7th, 2024
  

Emerging from the city of Portland, Oregon, Isaiah Sims is a multifaceted artist, producer, and DJ whose music is a celebration of soulfulness across generations. Drawing inspiration from a diverse palette of styles, Isaiah’s work resonates with both the young and the old, he stands at the crossroads of tradition and innovation, offering listeners a unique journey through his funky, soul-infused soundscape.

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• 2:30pm –
  September 7th, 2024
  

Mr. Boy is a three-piece silly rock band hailing from Portland, Oregon. Our endlessly talented lead guitarist and vocalist is Aaron Clark, the genius behind Mr. Boy. But he couldn’t do it without our beautiful and talented back-up vocalist and bassist, Chloe Roberts, and our drummer, Bri Swilling, who plays hard and loves to find the “pocket.”

Our music ranges from grunge to math-rock, with some surfy and psychedelic undertones. BUT we are most known for having lyrics that’ll make you wonder “are they really talking about Amazon orders?” , time signatures that will make you say “Am I nodding my head right?”, and melodies that make you think “what is happening right now?” The answers to those questions are “yes”, “yes”, and “we don’t know either, but YOU don’t know that.”

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• 3:15pm –
  Saturday, September 7th, 2024
  

Bio Coming Soon!

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• 4:00pm –
  Saturday, September 7th, 2024
  

Queen Rodeo is an indie-rock band from Portland, OR featuring members of Plastic Cactus, Shadowgraphs, and Lowland Painter. They’re currently working on their debut full-length record at Magnetic Impressions.

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• 4:45pm –
  Saturday, September 7th, 2024
  

god boat are two childhood friends from the everglades – south florida, mixing fat rock beats with epic melodies of sorrow, pain and perhaps love. You will feel delight when the dubstep bass drops.

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• 5:30pm –
  Saturday,September 7th, 2024
  

Groovy psych-soul-hard-pop jams

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• 6:30pm –
  Saturday, September 7th, 2024
  

Your favorite local all Queer, mostly Trans pop-punk band! Known for a lyrically dense, high energy sound and engaging live performances, New Here plays songs about discovering queer liberation, leaving Christianity, and Feminine rage.

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• 7:30pm –
  Saturday, September 7th, 2024
  

Portland’s own psychedelic gaze-wave outfit Sun Atoms has released their latest 7″ record, featuring the new wave-inspired single ‘Ceiling Tiles’, which can also be found on PDX Pop Now!’s brand new compilation Vol. 21. Mixed by iconic producer Jagz Kooner (Massive Attack, Primal Scream, Oasis, Garbage), previewing Sun Atoms’ sophomore album which will release in summer 2024. Sun Atoms is bassist Peter Holmström (The Dandy Warhols, Pete International Airport), vocalist Jsun Atoms (The Upsidedown, Daydream Machine), multi-instrumentalist June Kang, Mars de Ponte (LoveBomb Go-Go), L.A. drummer Eric Rubalcava and Boise native Derek Spencer Longoria Gomez (Hi Hazel).

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• 8:30pm –
  Saturday, September 7th, 2024
  

Since 2018, Growing Pains have been writing and performing blue-tinted indie rock, spritzed with emo, power pop, and shoegaze influences. Formed at an after-school music program, the members of Growing Pains communed over a shared love for Joyce Manor and Blink-182. They soon made the rounds through the Portland DIY circuit, playing scene staples such as Blackwater and Fail House.

After releasing their debut album Heaven Spots, the band temporarily relocated to Eugene, where they wrote their next project. Leaving their pop-punk influences at home, the group took influence from the frenzied side of indie rock, choosing to channel the phantasmic soundscapes of My Bloody Valentine and disarranged stimulantics of Broken Social Scene.

This came to fruition in the 2023 EP Thought I Heard Your Car, a 5 song meditation on nostalgia; l’esprit d’escalier in song form. Playwright Antonin Artaud wrote: “I abandon myself to the fever of dreams, in search for new laws.” For Portland-based indie quartet Growing Pains, the dream world is where apathy ends, and euphoria begins.

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• 1:00pm –
  Sunday, September 8th, 2024
  

Sheyana is a young aspiring singer who conveys her mind and feelings through music. Having a love for RnB and old-school soul, along with funky and more experimental sounds, her artistry knows no bounds and is ever expanding. She is a singer from the PDX with a dream to make music for other black girls like her; that don’t fit into boxes, are unapologetically themselves, and love a good harmony.

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• 1:45pm –
  Sunday, September 8th, 2024
  

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• 2:30pm –
  Sunday, September, 8th, 2024
  

The Mistons address complex issues with simple and direct songs. The Mistons got no time for messing, seriously now. It’s go time, high water style time, set yourself free time. What is the sound of sunrise? Brikka Brakka Firecracker!

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• 3:15pm –
  Sunday, September, 8th, 2024
  

Hailey Juliana is the stage name of Hailey Holden, a self taught visual artist and musician born and raised in Portland, OR. She is a former member of the band Horse Pills.

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• 4:00pm –
  Sunday, September, 8th, 2024
  

Public Pleasure weaves shrieking feedback, distorted drones, and buzzsaw guitar hooks into discordant yet approachable pop songs. Provocative vocals float atop the maelstrom, riffing off of pop culture reference points while contemplating queerness and disenchantment at the end of the world.

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• 5:35pm –
  Sunday, September, 8th, 2024
  

A fiery mess of sultry post-punk grooves out of Portland, Oregon, TV Viking’s self-proclaimed “stoner disco” combines the soulful swagger of Roxy Music with driving riffage à la Queens of the Stone Age. The band recently wrapped recording on their as-yet-untitled debut album, slated for early 2025 release.

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• 6:35pm –
  Sunday, September, 8th, 2024
  

‘Palmas Del Sol’ is a band consisting of members Tony Ramirez (Orquestra Pacífico Tropical, Eagle Sun King), Ana Belén (Sandy Pylos, EEEKS), Papi Fimbres (Sávila, Dreckig), Ana Rodriguez (Orquestra Pacífico Tropical, Letras) & Vicco Gonzalez (Caicedo).

Together these five Brown homies are concocting a brand new sound from the diaspora of their homelands, respectfully. Intertwining Cumbia, Salsa, Tropical & Latin Pop, Palmas Del Sol have birthed a sound that is not quite easy to pinpoint, but is familiar in a distant way, like a song that you loved as a child but can only hear in your dreams.

This quintet culls from the depths of their native tierra to add a unique perspective onto these genres that they have all grown up on to bring a brand new interpretation to their music & what that means to them.

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• 7:30pm –
  Sunday, September, 8th, 2024
  

Fans of Jamaican music won’t want to miss The Bandulus’ fusion of ska, reggae, and soul with a touch of rocksteady and R&B influences. Their unique sound is rooted in the classic Jamaican sounds of the 1960’s and 1970’s while infusing it with their own modern twist.

The Bandulus live performances will take you on a sonic journey from Memphis, TN to Kingston, Jamaica. In March of 2024, The Bandulus released their 4th studio album ‘TELL IT LIKE IT IS’ on Badasonic Records and promoted the album by touring across 6 countries, playing 23 shows in 23 days in Europe.

They were a main feature at the 2024 Freedom Sounds Ska festival in Cologne, Germany, the 2024 Rude Cat Festival in Barcelona, Spain and the Rude Mad Festival in Madrid, Spain. Patois for bandit, thief, or scammer, The Bandulus will steal your heart and always keep you smiling.

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• 8:30pm –
  Sunday, September, 8th, 2024
  

Inspired by sci-fi art, cult mentality and deep connections, creating low fidelity chameleon dreamscapes somewhere between abstract expressionism and surrealism both sonically and visually. Reptaliens is a project of exploration in pop culture.

The 2024 PDX Pop Now! Compilation CD will be released August 9th, 2024.
Mad props to all the Portland musicians that participated and the tireless volunteers that poured over all the entries to select the very best of 2024. This truly is a community driven and we could not have done this without you!

Support local music stores and pick up a copy on site.
Support Bandcamp and download a copy online.

Many thanks to the Volunteers, Coordinators, and Directors that put together our 20th amazing year together with the city we love and the music we cherish! Keep doing you PDX!

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The last two years have been particularly difficult for venues, musicians, and the music industry as a whole. As a response, we decided to make some big changes to our festival this year, including initiating our longtime goal of paying participating artists (the festival has long been a 100% volunteer event), and collaborating more closely with music venues in our community.  

What will this look like? In addition to two outdoor, all ages, and free daylong events on August 27 and 28 at Honey Latte and the Kenton Club, the festival will expand to feature multiple daily events throughout the week. We will be offering accessible ticketed events, daily free events, and a select number of after hours 21+ events which will serve as fundraisers to support PDX Pop Now’s ongoing programming. Our aim is to create an opportunity for every band who plays a 21+ show to play a second show for an all ages audience, and from the response we’ve received, Portland musicians are eager to do so. 

The most important component to us is to continue to support Portland music and the expansion of all ages music through our annual festival and compilation. Many of the participating venues are opening their doors early and hosting all ages shows for the very first time. For us, it’s an opportunity to bring some of the best Portland music to a wider audience, and collaborate with the venues that have been integral to supporting Portland music year-round. 

Participating venues include: Honey Latte, Kenton Club, The Fixin’ To, Blackwater, Turn Turn Turn, Zero Wave, Mothership Music, Speck’s Music, and fundraising events at The Firkin, Kelly’s Olympian, and The Jack London Review. 

The complete schedule and lineup will be announced in the upcoming weeks, so in the meantime, clear your schedules for August 22-28 and join us for a weeklong celebration of our Portland music community. 

PDX Pop Now! Festival 2022
August 22-28
Daily All Ages Events + Selected 21+ Fundraising Events
More information at pdxpopnow.org 

OPEN POSITIONS

Before Applying know:

PDX Pop Now! is currently accepting resumes and letters of interest for the 2024-2025 season. Those candidates who are selected will have an amazing opportunity to shadow under the current Board or Coordinator, volunteer for their community, and get hands-on training and mentorship as they guide the organization through the 2024-2025 season.

Please note, all positions are ALL volunteer, as is the festival, which is one of the only all-volunteer run music festivals in the nation!

PDX Pop Now! is currently accepting resumes and letters of interest for the 2017-2018 season. Those candidates who are selected will have an amazing opportunity to shadow under the current Board or Coordinator, volunteer for their community, and get hands-on training and mentorship as they guide the organization through the 2017-2018 season.

Please note, all positions are ALL volunteer, as is the festival, one of the only all-volunteer run music festivals in the nation!