Tonight in Music: Shaky Hands, The Growlers, Keep Your Fork There's Pie and More
UPDATE: The Shaky Hands are NOT playing tonight's Rock Out to Walk Out after all. But General Strike, Nate Ashley, !Ay, Claudia!, Michael Ford, the Middle Ages, Over Creston, and DJ Anjali and the...
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Discographies Is Funny! And Alarming.
Although its existence threatens the livelihood of every music writer, the Discographies Twitter feed is pretty damn funny, rendering us music critics useless 140 characters at a time. Who needs...
View ArticleTonight's Musical Jamborees
Alberta Rose Theatre—Peter Case, BettySoo, 8:30 pm, $20 The Artistery—Anne, Housefire, Caribou Canoe, 8 pm, $6, all ages Berbati's Pan—The Growlers, Shannon & The Clams, Little Teeth, And And And,...
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This Week's Mercury Film Section.This Week's Mercury Film Section.
Via. LIFE DURING WARTIME Todd Solondz's mopey shtick continues. Zzzz. MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT The first film in an impressive two-film series. THE LAST EXORCISM Wha-huh? It's actually good? ANIMAL...
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Fall's a Comin'Fall's a Comin'
It's a weird rainy day in August, and whether (weather) I like it or not, fall will be here soon. The good news to this is that I feel most comfortable in fall apparel. The sweaters, the heavy tights,...
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This Week's Mercury Food Section: The Celluloid DinerThis Week's Mercury Food...
Call them what you will—coffee shops, greasy spoons, truck stops—I'll always know them as diners. And I love a diner; especially one as good as City State, the subject of this week's Last Supper....
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Shoe of the DayShoe of the Day
Did you know that Lille Boutique is starting to carry shoes? Be still my beating heart. I love these Chie Miharas: I see holiday parties in these bows' future. [ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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Feds Can Invade Your Driveway And Track Your CarFeds Can Invade Your Driveway...
And now for your latest Big Brother update... Thanks to a ruling by a federal appeals court, it's now legal in nine US States, including Oregon and California, for government agents to sneak into your...
View ArticleThe 48-Hour Film Project in Portland.
Last night at the Hollywood Theatre, the 48-Hour Film Project presented the best selections from this year's competitions. It's been awhile since I attended such an event, and the quality on display...
View ArticleSkate & Create
Creativity, at it's core, requires fire. Like real dangerous burn-your-beard-off FIRE. Skating, just like jazz, is an expression of pure human creativity. Finally someone made a skate video that...
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It's Happening Tonight!It's Happening Tonight!
STRIKING A CHORD—Powell's workers celebrate 10 years of union book slinging with Rock Out to Walk Out, a concert raising some cash for their strike fund (don't worry, they're not quitting the...
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Police Chief, NRA React to Proposed Gun LawsPolice Chief, NRA React to...
Mayor Sam Adams has continued to defend his five-point gun crackdown, on the Twitter and his blog, even as the gun lobby kvetches and civil libertarians watch warily for how strict Adams' proposals...
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It's Episode 7 of the Mercury Music Hour, Just for You
The Mercury Music Hour broadcasts at noon on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every single week on 910 AM, on HD radio at 94.7 Too, and streaming online at 947.fm. But if you missed it, or are terrified...
View ArticleQuick TBA Picks for the Discriminating Performance Goer.
(Better than "TBA for Idiots," no?) I've had a few people ask for recommendations on stuff to see at the Time-Based Art festival, which opens Sept 9—specifically, picks tailored to those who are a...
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Austin Aztex vs. Portland Timbers.Austin Aztex vs. Portland Timbers.
Austin Aztex vs. Portland Timbers.Thursday, August 26th, 2010.PGE Park; 7 p.m. Kickoff; Attendance: 14985; Weather: Partly Cloudy. Austin Aztex 1 - Portland Timbers 1. Scoring Summary: PDX Bright...
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TriMet Bus Driver in Fatal Crash Fired
Photo by the One True BixTriMet this afternoon announced it had dismissed Sandi Day, the driver behind the wheel of a bus that plowed into a group of pedestrians while turning left, killing two and...
View ArticleProject Runway Wrap Up: IT'S AN OUTRAGE!
Firstly, all this "Gretchen's a bitch" nonsense is an overreaction. So last night's episode split the designers into two giant teams, and because she was the only person coming up with ideas, and the...
View ArticleHis Soul Is Still Dancing.
I got my review copy of My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done in the mail today, which I'm insanely excited to see—watch for a review in an upcoming issue of the paper—and which totally spiraled my...
View ArticleBREAKING: TriMet Bus in Fatal Crash With Motorcyclist
A motorcyclist was killed after striking a TriMet bus stopped at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Bryant Street, authorities said this evening. Portland police responded to the Northeast Portland...
View ArticleTelltale Games Delivers This Week's 'What The Crap?' Teaser Trailer
Pop quiz hotshot: What's the connection between Homestar Runner's Strongbad, Team Fortress 2's Heavy, Tycho from Penny Arcade and Max from the Sam And Max series of adventure games? [ Subscribe to the...
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