Hold on to your bootstraps fellow rockers, Musicfest NW is going down the third weekend in September - the 16th - 19th. The five day festival is amply stuffed with nearly 200 bands, and at $60 a wristband, the trek up to Portland promises to be well worth it. Such an extensive lineup can be overwhelming, but don’t start stress binge buying LPs yet, save your money for a t-shirt, and have a look at what we recommend.

Wednesday:
Fences
Will Sheff of Okkervil River

Thursday:
The Black Whales
Explosions in the Sky
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Frightened Rabbit
Local Natives
Girl Talk
Passion Pit

Friday:
The Jealous Sound
Mudhoney
Pink Mountaintops
Arctic Monkeys

Saturday:
The Brunettes
Blind Pilot
Autopilot is for Lovers
Portugal. The Man
The Get Up Kids
Trash Talk

Sunday:
Modest Mouse
Love as Laughter

Now, who wants to carpool?

GetWize: Wristbands for Musicfest NW are available online or at the following local venues:

Jackpot Records
203 SW 9th Ave and 3574 SE Hawthorne Blvd

Music Millennium
3158 E Burnside St

Willamette Week
2220 NW Quimby St

Backspace
115 NW 5th Ave

Ace Hotel
1022 SW Stark St