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Pickaton + PDX Pop Now! Lineup ChangesPickaton + PDX Pop Now! Lineup Changes
Both Pickaton and PDX Pop Now! have made minor adjustments to their upcoming lineups. First off, the legendary Billy Joe Shaver—who once shot a man in the face and then asked for the bullet back—has...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside, We Are Scientists
SALLIE FORD AND THE SOUND OUTSIDE (Sellwood Riverfront Park, SE Spokane & Oaks Park) OUTSIDE SOUND—Wear your best '50s dress and trilby hat to the park, and dance 'til dusk to Portland's hottest...
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Good Morning, News!Good Morning, News!
Local quadriplegic cartoonist Callahan passed away this weekend at age 59. Hope he gets to roll right up to the front of the line at the pearly gates. American military leaders strongly suspect that...
View ArticleCannabis Café to Reopen on SE 82nd
Soon you will be able to buy a cheap used car and get smoked out by some kindhearted volunteers, all in the same couple blocks of SE 82nd Avenue. The original Cannabis Café opened in November 2009 at...
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Green Noise Appreciates Their Customers So HardGreen Noise Appreciates Their...
You love Green Noise... they love you. And to show just how much they love their customers Green Noise Records is hosting a free, all-ages punk rawk bash tonite at the store. Milwaukee (NOT Milwaukie)...
View ArticleEvangelical Preacher Cheating On His Wife With Another Evangelical Preacher
But it's an opposite cheat—you know, like an "opposite marriage" but adulterous—so it's not as sinful/delicious as it could be. But however they fall, it's always nice to see a snake-oil-peddlin',...
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Seth Aaron to Debut "SolarWorld" Collection at Portland Fashion WeekSeth...
When Seth Aaron returned triumphant from winning the last season of Project Runway, he answered with no hesitation when I asked if he was moving to New York that he had no plans to leave Portland...
View ArticleToday in Adorable Nerdiness: Ryan Reynolds, Green Lantern Oath, Nerdlet.
Sure, somebody got stabbed in the eye at Comic-Con. But you know what cancels out the ickiness of nerd-on-nerd violence? Green Lantern star Ryan Reynolds reciting the Green Lantern oath to an adorable...
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Mad Men Redux: Don Draper UnleashedMad Men Redux: Don Draper Unleashed
"Who is Don Draper?" is the loaded question that began the fourth season of Mad Men. In the middle of an interview, meant to promote his new agency, Don instead extends the reporter his usual mixture...
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On the Revelations From Glee's Comic-Con PanelOn the Revelations From Glee's...
I don't know why Glee is at Comic-Con but they are and co-creator Ryan Murphy is being dropping spoilers like they're hot about season two. I'm at a loss to caption this As I grumbled in my weekly...
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Seth Aaron to Debut "SolarWorld" Collection at Portland Fashion Week
When Seth Aaron returned triumphant from winning the last season of Project Runway, he answered with no hesitation when I asked if he was moving to New York that he had no plans to leave Portland...
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Tron Sneakers: Condemn or Allow?Tron Sneakers: Condemn or Allow?
Unveiled at Comic-Con, these are the Tron: Legacy sneakers that will be produced by Adidas. Sooooo… what do you think? CONDEMN OR ALLOW? (NOTE! The side panels don't actually "glow." Instead they...
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It's Happening Tonight!It's Happening Tonight!
PDX VICE—Portland in the 1950s was full of bent cops and organized crime. Tonight's History Pub, brought to you by the Oregon Historical Society, explores how the city found itself in the stern gaze...
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Blood Bone-Nation: I Got a Right to Sing the BluesBlood Bone-Nation: I Got a...
It's time for our True Blood discussion group everybody! Follow me behind the jump! "Thissss is for Louie, fanger!" *Smack!* [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Off TargetOff Target
Target—which markets itself as hip, urban, and diverse—is pouring money into a PAC that is underwriting the campaign of an anti-gay politician who pals around with anti-gay terrorists. Bradlee Dean,...
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Raising Awareness To Stop Human Trafficking in PortlandRaising Awareness To...
Jeri Williams tells her storyOn Sunday, July 25, Arts for Justice held an event to bring awareness to human trafficking and slavery in Portland.Portland is currently ranked number two in the country...
View ArticleYou Can Legally Unlock Your Phones
Does this mean it's not "jailbreaking" anymore? As mentioned in GMN, new government rules say that it's legal to unlock phones like iPhones (although Apple is still within their rights to void...
View ArticleMississippi Records, Your Front Window is Ours!
Want to vote on the winning poster from our softball bet against Mississippi Records? Of course you do. Head on over to Blogtown to vote. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Mississippi Records, Your Front Window is Ours!Mississippi Records, Your...
Despite a noble effort, the Mississippi Wreckers—the softball team of Mississippi Records—fell to Team Mercury this weekend by a final score of 10-4. That means that we get to collect on our bet. For...
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City Club Takes on Portland's Bridges
Flickr user "parks." The City Club of Portland is a local institution that allows a venue for wealthy and/or important people (and the rest of us, in theory) to commission studies of local trends and...
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