- Last year's Bumbershoot was one of the finest.
One Reel, the company that manages the Bumbershoot festival, has let go of its programming director, Chris Porter. He had worked for One Reel and Bumbershoot for 18 years. Porter was popular with his staff and last year put together one of the finest Bumbershoots in recent times, with artists like Negativland, the Dream Syndicate, Wu-Tang Clan, Jonathan Richman, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Chimurenga Renaissance, Mission of Burma, and a fantastic tribute to Big Star's Third/Sister Lovers album. Booking Bumbershoot is a very tough job and a delicate balancing act, from logistical and aesthetic standpoints…
