IN THIS ISSUE
JULY/AUGUST
2014
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12 THE PORTLAND
PLAYLIST CURTIS
SALGADO + BLUE SKIES
FOR BLACK HEARTS
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30
FEATURES
NORTHWEST 22
SUMMER FESTIVALS
AND CONCERTS
FROM SUMMER SERIES
TO THREE-DAY AFFAIRS, A
GUIDE TO THE SEASON’S BEST
OUTDOOR MUSIC HAPPENINGS
16 NEW IN #PDXMUSIC
LOST IN THE ROSE CITY:
SNOWBLIND TRAVELER BRINGS
MACABRE TALES TO NEW TOWN
BY CHRIS YOUNG
18 EX-PDX JAY COLLINS: WEST
MEETS EAST
MUSIC MATTERS 30
THE STATE OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN
PORTLAND AND THE LOCAL NONPROFITS
THAT ARE INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY
20 SIDE PROJECTS WILLY VLAUTIN:
WEAVING DARK NARRATIVES IN NOVELS
AND SONGS
BY ANDREA JANDA
32 TECH AMPLIFYING HEADPHONE EXCELLENCE IN PDX
34 HISTORY ON THE WATERFRONT: HOW A SMALL
ONE-DAY FEST TURNED MUSIC INTO A BENEFIT TO
FEED THE HUNGRY
36
22
INSIDE GARY HOUSTON’S VOODOO CATBOX
THE PORTLAND-BASED ARTIST AND MUSIC JUNKIE’S SCRATCHBOARD STYLE IS UNINTENTIONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VISUAL AESTHETIC OF OREGON’S LARGEST MUSIC
FESTIVAL BY CHRIS YOUNG // PAGE 24
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