The Beauty at the golden hour

The Beauty just rocked the dusk with their super-intense triple-white-man soul. It was fun to see Todd Fadel, former proprietor of the Meow Meow and Portland all-ages elder statesman, play a fest for whose existence he, maybe more than any other individual person, is responsible. In 2004, when PDX Pop Now! was just a gleam in the eye of 14 local music enthusiasts, Todd offered us free access to the Meow Meow (which was the fest's home for the last three years under various names) guaranteeing for the first time that the festival would really happen.

So, thanks, Todd! And thanks to The Beauty!

Right now, people are milling around inside while we wait for Junkface to get setup outside. After he's done, it'll be time to come back inside for the big end-of-night block: The Blow, Braille, Hey Lover, and March Fourth...