'''MusicfestNW''' ('''MFNW''') was a multi-venue music festival that took place every fall in Portland, Oregon from 2001 to 2018. In 2014 the format of the festival changed to a two-day waterfront music festival. The festival was organized by the alternative weekly ''Willamette Week''. Its sister festival, TechfestNW (TFNW), ran from 2012 to 2021.
== History == In 1995, the creators of the South by Southwest festival partnered with the ''Willamette Week'' to create the North by Northwest Music Festival. In 2001, ''Willamette Week'' ended their sponsorship of NXNW, and started MusicfestNW in its place.
At its height, MFNW was the third largest indoor music festival in the United States, with more than 150 bands across 18 of Portland's most popular music venues. The main festival stages included the Crystal Ballroom, Roseland Theater and Doug Fir.
In 2009, MFNW was rated by ''Time'' as one of 50 Authentic American Experiences of 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tucker|first=Reed|title=50 Authentic American Experiences in 2009: Oregon|date=July 13, 2009|magazine=Time Magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1909343_1909285_1909303,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717051958/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1909343_1909285_1909303,00.html |url-status=live |archive-date=July 17, 2009 |access-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref> thumb|Danny Brown at MusicfestNW 2015
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== External links == * [http://www.musicfestnw.com MusicfestNW website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170203164057/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/08/28/tech-may-have-found-its-next-sxsw/ CNN Fortune Tech May Have Found Its Next SXSW] * [http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/09/mfnw_day_4_pics.html Brooklyn Vegan MFNW 2011 Day 4] * [http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2011/09/mfnw_four_nights_of_rock_and_h.html Oregon Live MFNW Overview 2011]
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