This site is not affiliated with WhiskeyFest NW nor the artist Klutch. It is simply the story of how an organization backed by creative individuals and corporate sponsors chose to deface a work-in-progress mural in the heart of Portland's Pearl District.

Please scroll through the entire page for the full story.

A great disrespect has been committed against Klutch as an artist and all those who appreciated the color and energy he was in the process of bringing to this empty Portland parking lot. The disrespect was so intense, it pushed the artist to destroy his own work in response. This is a sad day both for the work and for the Portland art scene as a whole.

My intention for creating this page is simple: I implore all those who feel moved by this act of anti-art to make your voices heard on this issue, especially those whose names are printed on this heinous act as unknowing co-conspirators.

May this attack and event no longer receive your support, performance, or money.

Bands directly listed as co-conspirators on the banner:
  • Robert Randolph & The Family Band
  • Stone Foxes
  • Poor Old Shine
Sponsors directly listed as co-conspirators on the banner:
  • EartH2O
  • Pacific Seafood
  • Legacy
  • Crater Lake Soda
  • Columbia Distributing
  • Hoyt
  • Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants
  • The Portland Mercury
  • The Brew 105.9
  • Blue Blazes