Returning to AudioCinema for the sixth consecutive year, the 16th annual edition of Portland’s premier all-ages, free music festival—which features only PDX-based acts—will once again be a yearly snapshot of our scene’s sights and sounds. With a reputation for offering a diversity of genres back to back, each year the two-day fest features an amazing array of up-and-coming talent—some of which go on to national acclaim while others, who may have sounded equally impressive on that July afternoon, fizzle out and return two years down the line in a different band. That’s the beauty of the regenerative musical process on display at PDX Pop Now! Best known for this fest and its annual compilation, the volunteer-run nonprofit also supports music education in schools and access to live performances for fans of all ages. This year's lineup features:
Adebisi
B.R.U.C.E.
Body Shame
Brown Calculus
Coast2c
CobraThief
Cry Babe
Danny Sky
ePP
Federale
Gaytheist
Help
J Prodigy
Mane Of The Cur
Mo Troper
Mope Grooves
NEYBUU
Nick Delffs
Plastic Brains
Plastic Cactus
Pleasure Curses
Raquel Divar
S.E.C.R.E.T.S.
Schaus
SSOLD
Statik
Stevo The Weirdo
Voodoo Dollz
Vueltas
Wes Youssi and The County Champs
