September 12 – 14th @ Midtown Beer Garden
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2025 Additional Programming
Join us as we team up with Portland Songwriter's Guild and Curbside Serenade to curate additional content at the 2025 festival. On Saturday the lineup for these additional shows presented…
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2024 Compilation
PDX Pop Now! Vol. 21 by PDX Pop Now! Artwork: Layout & Design Rebecca Flaum Track Listing: Fever Dream - Heat CHAD - Got Your Number Sun Atoms -…
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2025 Festival Graphic Artist
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…
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Line Up 2025
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…
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The Upkeeps
2:50pm Saturday, September 13th, 2025 Hear Me Out by The Upkeeps Rock Bio in the works! Stay Tuned!
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Swiss Army Wife
6:40pm Saturday, September 13th, 2025 Medium Gnarly by Swiss Army Wife Emo Bio in the works! Stay Tuned!
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Spiderling
3:30pm Saturday, September, 13th, 2024 demo by spiderling Shoegaze Bio in the works! Stay Tuned!
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Femme Cell
8:50pm Saturday, September 13th, 2025 Your Altar by Femme Cell Psych Bio in the works! Stay Tuned!
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The Apricots
6:50pm Sunday, September 14th, 2025 The Apricots EP by The Apricots Indie Described as a “sonic heatwave”, The Apricots are an indie-folk-rock band from Portland, OR that thrives on vocal…
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Laine
3:15pm Sunday, September, 14th, 2025 Division by Laine Hip Hop Bio in the works! Stay Tuned!
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Chamberlain/Gonzalez
12:00pm Saturday, September, 13th, 2025 Gonzolain by Chamberlain / Gonzalez Folk Bio in the Works! Stayed Tuned!
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The Prids
7:45pm Saturday, September 13th, 2025 I Only Care About You and Me by The Prids Rock The Prids’ ageless core of Mistina La Fave and David Frederickson have been part…
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Shadowgraphs
5:05pm Saturday, September 13th, 2025 Shadowgraphs by Shadowgraphs Psych Bio in the works! Stay Tuned!
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Tiff2Icy
1:15pm Saturday, September 13th, 2025 Hip Hop “Tiff2icy” is a Hip-Hop & R&B artist out of Portland, Oregon. Tiffany has always had a desire for her music to inspire creativity…
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Stalwart Young
5:50pm Friday, September 12th, 2025 Baby Could Be Anybody by Stalwart Young Country Bio in the works! Stay Tuned!
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DMN
5:00pm Sunday, September, 14th 2025 PDX Pop Now! Vol. 20 by PDX Pop Now! Electronic DMN (Default Mode Network) creates groove-forward, melody-driven dance music that bridges the gap between 80s…
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Caicedo
6:30pm Friday, September, 12th, 2025 Pasará by Caicedo Latin Psych Caicedo is a musical project that originated in Guadalajara, MX, in 2013, founded by Vicco González. Their eclectic style blends…
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Coo.Era
5:55pm Sunday, September 14th, 2025 A Night at The Atlantis by COO ERA Jazz Coo Era is an 8-piece live hip-hop group based in Portland. Two MCs out front (Tyre…
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Gonzales
5:00pm Friday, September 12th, 2025 Emo Gonzales is an all Brown band hailing from North Portland! Gonzales embodies Nepantla, the nahua term representing in-between-ness, all throughout their ethos. The band…
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Franklin Gothic
1:45pm Sunday, September 14th, 2025 Echoes by Franklin Gothic Indie Franklin Gothic's second full-length album Echoes is the musical project of Portland-based songwriter Jay DiBartolo. Weaving melodic indie pop with…
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Camp Crush
8:55pm Sunday, September 14th, 2025 Up at Night by Camp Crush Electro Pop Camp Crush is a synth-pop duo based in Portland, OR, one that pays homage to both nostalgic…
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The Wild Jumps
7:55pm Sunday, September 14th, 2025 Inner City F-150 by The Wild Jumps Punk The Wild Jumps are a performance-first punk band, we delight in groovy hip-swinging head-bopping punk because for…
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Friends Friends
4:05pm Sunday, September 14th, 2025 Nobody's Sorry by Friends Friends Indie Bringing a Midwest sensibility to the perennial Portland DIY music scene, Mack John, with the help of Nate Anderson,…
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Skipping Red
1:00pm Sunday, September 14th, 2025 Shoegaze Skipping Red is a four piece alternative band. Driven by nostalgic sounds and intense life experiences, they have crafted a story in every song.…
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Jfray
5:50pm Saturday, September 13th, 2025 Hip Hop Jfray, the 11x chart topping singer/songwriter is known for his distinctive angelic vocals & emotional toxicity in his lyrics that resonates with fans…
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Veana Baby
4:15pm Saturday, September, 13th, 2025 Neo Soul Veana Baby is a genre bending artist mixing smooth RnB melodies with trap style beats. Veana has been performing around town for 7+…
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Rango
2:00pm Saturday, September 13th, 2025 loudscarynoises by Rango and Excuse Me Sir Rock Rango is a shoegaze/emo band from Portland. They just play really loud.
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ALIEN BOY
8:30pm Friday, September 12th, 2025 You Wanna Fade? by Alien Boy Rock In nearly a decade, songwriter Sonia Weber’s ability to pen precise lyrics and memorable riffs has become laser-focused.…
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Become a 2025 Festival Vendor!
Be a Vendor at PDX Pop Now! 2025 Calling All Creators, Nonprofits, and Community Makers! Applications are now open to vend at PDX Pop Now! 2025 Festival — Portland’s beloved,…
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Fred Meyer Community Rewards Partnership
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…
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2024-festival-graphic-artist
2022 Festival Graphic Artist Artwork: Layout & Design Rebecca Flaum Rebecca Flaum is a PDX based illustrator and tattoo artist who specializes in emotive fantasy art and illustrative tattoos. When…
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2023 Compilation
PDX Pop Now! Vol. 20 by PDX Pop Now! Artwork: Layout & Design Erin Norris Track Listing: Buddy Wynkoop - Relatable Divers - Achin' On Shy Honey, Nosila, New…
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2024 PDX Pop Now Festival
The 2024 Festival is readily approaching. Below are links to help you find the info you need: To see the schedule: SCHEDULE To see the Lineup for 2024: LINEUP If…
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San Gabriel
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…
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Frenzi
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…
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Isaiah Sims
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…
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Mr Boy
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…
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Queen Rodeo
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…
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God Boat
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…
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New Here
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…
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Sun Atoms
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…
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Growing Pains
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…
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Sheyana
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…
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The Mistons
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…
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Hailey Julaine
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…
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