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• PDX Pop at school

  PDX Pop Now! descended on J.V. Beach K-8 school in Portland for a day, bringing workshops for music, screenprinting, animation, and looping, as well as a free concert from Radiation City and Wild Ones. I'm pretty sure every adult in attendence said "I wish we had this in my school" at least 10 times. With music and art education in the dire situation that it is - battling constant budget cuts - programs and events like these are essential to keep kids interested and engaged in the arts. For more photos from the day click here.

  

  

• School of Rock

  

  The Portland Chapter of the School of Rock recently put on a hell of a show at the Crystal Ballroom, featuring the students playing a slew of great songs from some of Portland's finest artists. Even better, some members of the "real" bands joined the kids onstage to help them play their own songs. Not that they really needed the help. I have to admit, before the show I expected at best a fun show with kids playing these songs as well as they could and gosh darn it'll be cute. Wrong! They can fucking play, and I grossly underestimated their chops and fearless stage presence. It was a blast, and I look forward to seeing another show in the future. Check out the rest of my photos here.