From live performances to interactive workshops, WOMAD provided a perfect medium to create awareness of the value of a multicultural society through the universal language of music. From beginning to end, the Northwest was honored this year to have right in its backyard such priceless musical and artistic gems as Brazil's Amizade, the spirit-roving gospel of The Blind Boys of Alabama on Friday, the beautiful harmonies of Lo'Jo, and an acoustic performance from none other than WOMAD co-founder, Peter Gabriel, to name only a few. All-in-all, it was a good weekend.

The Foxymorons play a potent brand of sun-kissed, slightly skewed guitar pop that could serve as the soundtrack to your best summer ever. Maybe it was the year you fell in love, bought your first Pavement album and drove your first car, a rust-colored beater with too many bumper stickers, into the ground. The duo's latest album, Rodeo City, at once calls to mind classic cult acts Big Star, Velvet Underground, Guided by Voices, the Lemonheads, and Pavement. eP's Erik Hage goes cross-country to interview David Dewese and Jerry James, the collective genius behind the Foxymorons.