The Big Busk 2010 takes place Saturday, July 17th in downtown Portland. What exactly is the Big Busk?

The Big Busk is a new music festival for downtown Portland.

These are the ingredients:

* a deep and diverse pool of creative and talented musicians
* a beautiful, human-friendly downtown that consistently ranks among the most walkable in the nation
* a really crappy economy

The idea is, for an entire afternoon, to saturate downtown with music. All kinds of music. Up and down Broadway, the transit mall, the park blocks to the esplanade.

There is no stage, but every corner is a stage. There is no audience, but everyone is the audience. There is no admission fee, but we trust attendees tip generously.

So it’s kind of an experiment. It’s also kind of an art project and a tongue-in-cheek celebration of creative defiance. Good music for tough times.

Visit the Big Busk website for information on locations, times, and the over two dozen bands and performers that plan to take part. And drop by the Big Busk page on Kickstarter to donate money towards tipping the performers!

Related posts:

1. July 17-19: Beer, Woodstock Parade, the Big Busk, and a Sunday Parkway
2. March 5, 6: Barleywine and Big Beer Tastival
3. May 7-9: Big Lebowski, St. Johns Bizarre, Train Day, a Prom, and Your Mom
4. July 10: Mississippi Street Fair 2010
5. May 7: The Cort and Fatboy Midnight Movie presents The Big Lebowski