Cameron Deuel – I used a 5-saxmoji (saxophone emoji) grading scale to rate each Bumbershoot act I saw over the weekend, mostly because people don’t utilize that one enough. While many acts were vying for the prestigious five saxmoji score, only a handful got close, and some even surpassed it! Here are the highest rated acts from each stage.
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Frida Ray – July 9 at the Crocodile started a bit earlier than I prefer, with doors at 8 p.m. and Seattle new-wavers Jupe Jupe on stage at a very prompt 9 p.m. I was barely to the bar when this band of wonderful bald rockers, led by My Young (who boasts the only full pate) filled the room with his silky, nostalgic voice. I drank my beer as quickly as if it were Kool-Aid and settled in for their set.
Dan Lurie – We arrived at Pickathon with high hopes of seeing some amazing musicians and quite possibly finding Sasquatch. The much-loved festival takes place at Pendarvis Farm in the woods of Happy Valley, Oregon. It’s basically Endor, but with fewer Ewoks and more members of Yo La Tengo.
Cameron Deuel – They say puberty starts between 12 and 16 for boys and between 10 and 14 for girls, but they never tell you about Puberty 2.
