MFNW, Day One - Gang$ign$ at Roseland Theater

So Bumbershoot is now in the books and over, so it's on to MFNW.  The Portland, Oregon festival began this year with hip-hop night and the dj Gang$ign$ laying down beats to a mostly adolescent audience at the Roseland Theater.  I watched the set from the 21-and-over balcony above the teenage crowd.  Gang$ign$ mixed complex, glitchy electronic beats for a full hour, greeting the audience with his sounds as they entered, and playing right up until rapper Nacho Picasso and his dj took over the stage.