Music Fest North West pics finaly up

Finaly found some time to upload some highlights from the Music Fest North West in Portland. We had a real blast there last september. Check 'm out here. Plus a little bonus; Mudhoney at the Dante in Portland.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ The Doug Fir, Portland - september 2009

 

The Bad Brains @ The Roseland, Portland - september 2009

 

We're back!

Jetlagged... headache... post-trip hangover! Landed in Brussels yesterday, But our three week trip to the North West of the USA was really a blast! We had such a great time in Portland, allthough we missed our friends Bob & Tina, who were on a cruise to Alaska... 
We had VIP-tickets (plus photopass) to the Music Fest NW festival, so maybe it sounds a bit bias, but we've never visited a city with such great micro breweries and dito pubs, recordstores and clubs! And seeing the Zero's, Bad Brains, Mudhoney, Sunny Day Real Estate and lot's of other bands in small clubs over the town... you can't imagine the atmosphere in these packed places....

But let's start from the beginning, we flew in to Seattle, stayed a couple of days, drove down to Portland to cover and photograph the Music Fest NW and then went down the Oregon coast. Hey been to Big Sur? Forget it! Of all the coastal trips we did over the years, only the Italian Amalfi Coast can beat it, but that one is only a one day drive... 

After we left the Oregon coast we headed down through te red woods of California. If your looking for a thrilling ride, just do the Avenue of the Giants and try not to hit a tree that was here before Jesus was born, or Mohammed, or buddha...

After that we visited San Francisco for the second time this year, but this time we were in for something completely different: The Folsom Street Fair! Damn, what a party!

So, after that we needed some real vacation... Death Valley (FUCK THE PINK JEEP TOURS... tbc...) and for some last days of good food and shopping to Las Vegas....

The complete travellog is up for everyone (see the link on the right travel list), sorry Dutch only, but lot's of pics... and google translation or babelfish do a funny try to translate in your language!

Music Fest North West

Had some fun shooting the Music Fest North West in Portland; four days of new and old, fresh and retro music. Above is Monotonix heating up the crowd for the old masters of hard core: The Bad Brains, in the Roseland Theatre:
 

After that we ran to Dante's, a steaming music café for the reunion show of the Zero's. Man, they rocked like they were back in CBGB's in 1976! But the big bang of the evening was Mudhoney, who really blew the roof of the place!

Of course we saw lots of other bands, to many to mention. We even managed to get out of the city and visited some beautiful canyons, waterfalls and more...