PHOTOS: Relive the Heat, the Beer and the Awesome Music of MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst

In case you missed it, don't worry, we were there—and we had cameras.

FIDLAR (Thomas Teal)
By Matthew Singer

Man, it was a hot one.

Once again, MusicfestNW presents Project Pabst closed out summer festival season with a scorching weekend of dust, wizard staffs and video of cartoon babies smacking each other with their giant penises. (Thanks a lot for that last one, Die Antwoord.)

Oh, and there was music, too. Beck played the hits. Iggy Pop showed off his granddad-bod. Nas repped Queensbridge under the Morrison Bridge, Lizzo made day-drunk dudes dance like Rihanna, and Die Antwoord…well, they had footage of animated babies with huge dongs. Everyone loved it.

In case you missed it, or if your memory gets fuzzy around the time you were forced to turn your wizard staff into a cross, don't worry, we were there—and we had cameras.

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Matthew Singer

Matthew Singer

A native Southern Californian, former Arts & Culture Editor Matthew Singer ruined Portland by coming here in 2008. He is an advocate for the canonization of the Fishbone and Oingo Boingo discographies, believes pro-wrestling is a serious art form and roots for the Lakers. Fortunately, he left Portland for Tucson, Arizona, in 2021.

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