Best New Band 2008
Portland music insiders take our local scene to the chopping block—and come out with 10 new faves.
April 30th, 2008
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April 23rd, 2008
Say Amen, Somebody | African-American ministers struggle to make their voices heard in America’s whitest city.0 comments
April 16th, 2008
Green With Envy | Seven things Portland should do if we’re serious about being green.0 comments
April 9th, 2008
Kvetch Fest | 27 things we hate about the city we love.0 comments
April 2nd, 2008
Bitter Pill | A Portland doc flips on big pharma and reveals its “dirty little secret.”0 comments
March 26th, 2008
Gunfight at the OR Corral | A crusader who fought the Mob or a long-established Oregonian? Inside the shootout to become the next attorney general.0 comments
March 19th, 2008
Lean Cuisine | Has Portland lost its insatiable appetite for its restaurant scene?0 comments
March 12th, 2008
Barack In The Day | Long before Obama ran for president, he was a state senator in Illinois. Here’s what he did.0 comments
March 5th, 2008
The Adventures of Zetaman | Portland’s superhero bunks in the ’burbs and drives a minivan—when he’s not keeping our streets safe.0 comments
February 27th, 2008
Drug of Choice | Internet addiction: the seedy underbelly of the information superhighway.0 comments
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[May 7th, 2008]
Spitfire pseudo-preachers, sexy-spastic frontwomen, ghosts and dream weavers—they’re all here in Willamette Week’s fifth annual Best New Bands issue. But first things first: Just so we’re clear, WW does not pick the winner, or even the top 10. Neither do most of you. That task is left to a very unscientific pool of local music industry peeps (read more about the Best New Band voting process in "The Downside of Up"). Each year, WW polls everyone from club bookers and radio DJs to label heads, show promoters and area music critics in an effort to see who’s tickled their sonic fancies over the past year—in other words, who Portland’s professional music community (this year 129 voters strong) feels is our town’s “Best New Band.” This time around, a whopping 297 artists were sent back to us, 10 of whom you’re about to get way more acquainted with. Don’t think of it as a meeting of music snob minds. Think of it as a fan club!
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Special thanks to Michael Mannheimer for vote-counting, spreadsheet-compiling, pizza-eating and beer-drinking assistance.
