First Thursday PicksFirst Thursday Picks
Tonight's the First Thursday artwalk over on the west side, and rather than bog you down with a mega-list of openings (if you're looking for that, see our visual arts listings, or PDX Pipeline's...
View ArticleVancouverites Will Vote on Light Rail Tax
It's official: Vancouver will vote in November 2011 on a sales tax increase to fund light rail. In a Vancouver commission vote yesterday, the city decided that Vancouver should vote on whether to...
View ArticleSay it aint so: President Wyclef?
NY TIMES:"Wyclef Jean Confirms Plans to Run for Haitian Presidency" Policy roadmap: Eeek. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleGoing Guerrilla for Arts Funding at First ThursdayGoing Guerrilla for Arts...
At 7 o'clock last night I was wandering through the usual First Thursday art scene in the Pearl, poking my head into the stuffy wine-and-cheese galleries, when I noticed a huge crowd gathered in the...
View ArticleThe End of Satyricon: An Interview with the Fabled Club's Co-Owner/Booker,...
By now we assume you have heard that Satyricon is closing. Again. While it's easy to get caught up in the nostalgia, the myth (Kurt and Courtney totally/maybe boned on the floor there!), and...
View ArticleThe End of Satyricon: An Interview with the Fabled Club's Co-Owner/Booker,...
By now we assume you have heard that Satyricon is closing. Again. While it's easy to get caught up in the nostalgia, the myth (Kurt and Courtney totally/maybe boned on the floor there!), and...
View ArticleGood Morning, News!!Good Morning, News!!
Now that Prop 8 has been declared unconstitutional, people celebrate... then grimly realize that this November's election debates will sound a lot like 2008's. Elena Kagan has been confirmed as a...
View ArticleLast Splash 2010Last Splash 2010
Last weekend at a private pool in Southeast Portland, a group of some of young Portland artists converged around a pool for a small presentation of "experimental swimwear design." Some of you may...
View ArticleNew Jackass 3D Trailer (Now in THREE DIMENSIONAL!)
Here's the new trailer for Jackass 3D, which may be the greatest use of 3D since Avatar, and my fave movie of the week Step Up 3D. In fact, it's the 3D-iest! And it looks super funny. Especially the...
View ArticleTonight In Music: Pickathon Day One, Great Idea Fest, Joanna Newsom and More
PICKATHON: DR. DOG, BREATHE OWL BREATHE, MEGAFAUN, WEINLAND, & MORE (Pendarvis Farm, 16581 SE Hagen, Happy Valley) PICK—In our book, this weekend is the height of Portland summer: Pickathon! Over...
View ArticleHoping for a "Squaw"-Free Oregon
The Oregonian has an interesting report today on a long-overdue effort: Erasing "squaw" from the names of Oregon creeks and landmarks. It's crazy that, until recently, 163 places in Oregon were still...
View ArticleFred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein to write Portlandia
Oh, god. I really wish people in Portland would stop doing things that make the rest of the country hate us. But nope! From Deadline: IFC has greenlit “Portlandia,” an original short-based comedy...
View ArticleRequired Viewing: The Daily Show on the Prop 8 Ruling
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View ArticleOregon Sustainability Center: Who's Paying for This?Oregon Sustainability...
Portland City Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to move forward with the Oregon Sustainability Center, a $75 million gleaming tower of eco-innovation that will rise eight eco-stories over...
View ArticleBREAKING: Pioneer Square Guard who Punched Skateboarder was Working Illegally
Yesterday we reported that police responding to a November 2009 fight between private security guards and skateboarders agreed with the security firm not to write up police reports at the time of the...
View ArticleYour Lemonade Sucks! OR How to Run a Successful Lemonade Stand in Portland: A...
There has been much uproar about the Multnomah County Health Department’s attempted shut-down of seven-year-old Julie Murphy’s lemonade stand during Last Thursday, last Thursday [as covered in...
View ArticleWin Tickets to Chromeo!Win Tickets to Chromeo!
Chromeo! Chromeo! Chromeo! We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to the all-ages Chromeo show at the Roseland Theater on Friday, August 13. P-Thugg and Dave 1 will be getting nuts alongside Holy Ghost...
View ArticleWin Tickets to Chromeo!Win Tickets to Chromeo!
Over at End Hits we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Chromeo at the Roseland next Friday. Get on that. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleFriday's Musical ReveriesFriday's Musical Reveries
Aladdin Theater—Joanna Newsom, Robin Pecknold, 8 pm, $23.50-25, all ages Bar Bar—Rocky Votolato, 8 pm Berbati's Pan—Cool Nutz, Mistah F.A.B., Bosko, Mic Crenshaw, Maniac Lok, Double O, Gray Matters,...
View ArticleProject Runway Wrap UpProject Runway Wrap Up
Hey dudes,Marjorie is out of town for the next couple of weeks so you're stuck with me. First I'm going to join Marjorie on the record in saying I wholly support the new 90 minute Project Runway. Now...
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