Oregonian file photo by David Greenwald, 2016

By EDER CAMPUZANO

The Oregonian/OregonLive

Sasquatch is kaput. What the Festival is sitting out 2018. Ditto MusicFest NW.

Music festival-goers can be forgiven for feeling a bit blue these days -- it seems every major summer celebration is going through hard times. But even as some of the most well-known fests are at least taking the next year off, smaller, local events are absolutely thriving.

So don't mourn the death or delay of the heavy hitters.

Instead, check out these summer music festivals in Oregon and Washington, as well as the outdoor concerts you can still snag tickets to:

--Eder Campuzano

@edercampuzano

503.221.4344

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Waterfront Blues Festival

One of the biggest events in Portland is celebrating its 31st year on the waterfront with performances by George Thorogood, The Revivalists, The Mavericks and Beth Hart. The first day's festivities will wrap up with a fireworks display over the Willamette River.

Ticket sales benefit the Oregon Food Bank, although the nonprofit has

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Wednesday-Sunday, July 4-8, Tom McCall Waterfront Park. All ages. Tickets: $40-$1,250 for four-day pass ($30-$300 early bird special).

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Pendleton Whisky Music Fest

The festivities begin the evening before this one-day festival in eastern Oregon with a kick-off party featuring a performance by Precious Byrd and DJ Sovern-T on Main Street. Blake Shelton and Pitbull headline the festival schedule proper.

4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14, Round-Up Stadium, Pendleton. All ages. Tickets: sold out, try resellers. pendletonwhiskymusicfest.com

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Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

The Jazz Society of Oregon hasn't yet announced the lineup for its free outdoor summer festival. But those last four words should be all you need to leave the ol' calendar open for a day or two in late July.

Friday, July 20-July 22, Cathedral Park. All ages. Tickets: Free. jazzoregon.com/cpjazz

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PDX Pop Now!

Portland's free summer music festival is celebrating its 15th year this July, with Blackwater Holylight, Bryson Cone, Conditioner Disco Group, Dan Dan and more playing over its two-day duration.

Saturday-Sunday, July 21-22, AudioCinema. All ages. Tickets: free.

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Country Crossings Music Festival

Headliners for Jackson County's second annual country music festival include Eric Church, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson and Cole Swindell.

Thursday-Sunday, July 26-29, Central Point. All ages. Weekend tickets: $180-$240.

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Pickathon

Can you believe it's been 20 years already? The 2018 lineup for this scrappy, storied outdoor fest includes Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, Shakey Graves and more. Portland's own Hayley Heynderickx also makes an appearance.

Friday-Sunday, Aug. 3-5, Pendarvis Farm. All ages. Tickets: $125-$150 for single-day, $320 for the weekend.

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Vanport Jazz Festival

This year's event will feature Najee, Norman Brown, Jonathan Butler and more to commemorate the historic settlement's contributions to the local jazz scene.

10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, Portland Meadows. All ages. Tickets: $75-$175.

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Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival

Alabama, Lady Antebellum and Eric Church headline this year as Bi-Mart hosts its annual weekend rock show in Brownsville.

Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 16-19, Brownsville. All ages. Tickets: $100 for one-day pass, $180 for the weekend.

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Walnut City Music Festival

McMinnville's homegrown music festival, now in its sixth year, has found its footing recently, bringing the Stone Foxes, The Helio Sequence and Kuinka to Oregon wine country in 2018 in addition to performances by Manitoba Road Crew, Bootleg Jam, Sarah Parson of the Lower 48 and plenty more.

Friday-Saturday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, McMinnville. All ages. Tickets: $30 for early-bird weekend pass.

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Bumbershoot

Seattle's flagship music and arts festival boasts performances from SZA, Portland's Portugal. The Man, Blondie, Cold War Kids, Fleet Foxes and dozens of others. The horror-centric Last Podcast on the Left will also be there for a live show and former Portland stand-up comic Shane Torres is slated to perform.

Friday-Sunday, Aug. 31- Sept. 2, Seattle Center. All ages. Tickets: $220 and up for three-day passes.

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What about those outdoor concerts, you say?

Glad you asked.

Here are the concerts listed for Edgefield and the Oregon Zoo that haven't sold out as of July 1:

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Father John Misty

Josh Tillman is on the road promoting his latest effort as Father John Misty, this year's "God's Favorite Customer."

6: 30 p.m. Saturday, July 21, Edgefield. All ages. Tickets: $40. edgefieldconcerts.com

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Sheryl Crow

The nine-time Grammy winner is making a couple of stops in Oregon over the summer, first lighting up Troutdale before she heads east toward Bend.

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, Edgefield. All ages. Tickets: $63-$110. edgefieldconcerts.com

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The Psychedelic Furs

It's the flashback to end all flashbacks. The band that gave us the anthem for the John Hughes classic, "Pretty in Pink," will play but a stone's throw away from lions, tigers and penguins.

7 p.m. Friday, July 27, Oregon Zoo. All ages. Tickets: $35-$95. zooconcerts.com

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The Taj Mahal and Keb' 'Mo Band

The blues rockers released a collaborative album last year, named after the title of their official fusion project: "TajMo."

7 p.m. Saturday, July 28, Oregon Zoo. Tickets: $39.50-99.50, sale starts Feb. 16. zooconcerts.com

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Foreigner

The Jukebox Heroes themselves are hitting the road and they're bringing Whitesnake and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening along for the ride.

7 p.m. Saturday, July 28, Sunlight Supply Amphitheater, Ridgefield, Washington. All ages. Tickets: $29.50-$995. sunlightsupplyamphitheater.com