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Almost over... This is your last chance to blaze into the Mercury Charity Auction and start some shit. Who wouldn't want 12 totally bad-ass wigs for only a dollar more than its current high bid of...
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And... Pencils Down! The Mercury Online Charity Auction is OVER!
WOOHOO!! Pencils down, everyone! Another simply smashing Mercury Online Charity Auction has come to a close, and you know who made it super great?YOU. Mercury readers are simply the most awesomest...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Brother Ali, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Tame Impala, and more
THE GROUCH, DJ FRESH, BROTHER ALI, SNUGGLES, ELIGH, LOS RAKAS (Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell) Honest, personal lyrics are not exactly what you expect from hiphop these days, but Brother Ali stands...
View ArticleChristmas Music Countdown: Day 6
This song by Sonny James is based around the hilarious image of Santa Claus flying around without shoes. There is honestly nothing else to it. I'm not even clear why Santa doesn't have his boots...
View ArticleChristmas Music Countdown: Day 6
This song by Sonny James is based around the hilarious image of Santa Claus flying around without shoes. There is honestly nothing else to it. I'm not even clear why Santa doesn't have his boots...
View ArticleTonight in Music: The Dandy Warhols, Badly Drawn Boy, Fabolous, and more
THE DANDY WARHOLS, BLUE GIANT (Crystal Ballroom">Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) See read our article on the Dandy Warhols. BADLY DRAWN BOY, JUSTIN JONES (Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside) I admit that...
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Amtrak to and from Seattle? Shut down until Tuesday! Blame goes to a track-side mudslide north of Vancouver. That's the bad kind of mudslide. Even worse than the ones your sotted grandmother's gonna...
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Indie Lit Roadshow Recap
Pioneer Place on a holiday weekend seems like an unlikely place for a poetry reading and folk music performance. But the Indie Lit Roadshow, centered around a Pop-Up Bookstore featuring small press...
View ArticleTablets Are the Future of Comics
If you had any doubt, Robot 6 points out that three of the top five grossing iPad apps this year are comic-book-related: This reflects not just the quality of the iPad as a comics medium for comics...
View ArticleAnd THIS is How You Kill a Zombie
Every Christmas season there seems to be at least one zombie outbreak—and it's usually right on the busiest shopping weekend of the year, AM I RIGHT? Well, just in case you need any reminders on how...
View ArticleRappers You Forgot About Go to Jail
Remember Ja Rule? The guy who rapped on Ashanti songs? The one who Tyrese Gibbs hated? He tried to be gangster, but no one believed him? You know… Ja Rule. Come on! This was important stuff when I was...
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Transit Activist Group Snags $63,000 Grant to Help Fix TriMet Bus Stops
Harry LauWhen voters nixed the $125 million TriMet levy this past November, the public transit agency erased its plan to fix 300 bus stops around the city. But the group that most vocally pushed for...
View ArticleYogi Bear, R.I.P.
This is making the rounds. It's great. Maybe. Just watch. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleDogs Only Want One Thing for Christmas...
... HUMAN HANDS! (What's that? Oh...) Ahem. I mean, "TO BE ADOPTED!" Of course. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Knack
New store alert: Next time you're in the Multnomah Village neighborhood, stop in and check out Knack, a gallery-like shop specializing exclusively in regional art and craft pieces. Knack's Leigh...
View ArticleA Special Message From Film Editor Erik Henriksen Regarding the Forthcoming...
Film editor Erik Henriksen is on vacation, but that did not stop him from bursting onto my computer screen with the following messages: "JUST SAYING THIS LOOKS FUCKING AWESOME AND YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON...
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Dunderdon, Tanner Goods to Open Stores on W Burnside
It's been confirmed and official—Swedish apparel company Dunderdon (which already keeps an office in Portland) is opening a brick in mortar in the Eagle building on W Burnside and SW 13th, set to open...
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Well, Looks Like That New Mortal Kombat Is Fucked
Sony Computer Entertainment AmericaSadly, he's only the second worst idea in Mortal Kombat 9. Why? Two reasons: guest star Kratos, and retailer-specific fatalities. I won't completely lift all of the...
View ArticleWhite Fang + Boom! = Memories
The dudes from Boom! and White Fang have come together and started a new band. They're called Memories. And now if you see that name around, you'll know. A taste: Somebody's getting a tuner for...
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Portland Local Music Gets its Santa on with APDXMAS
I only have one tiny issue with APDXMAS—the cover art. First of all, Santa is black. I'm totally okay with this—thanks, Obama—but why does the black Santa get the hoopty of magical sleds? Two...
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