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Tonight in MusicTonight in Music
Dante's—The Budos Band, The Universal DJ Sect, 9:30 pm, $15-17 Disjecta—Video Musics II: Alexis Gideon, 8 pm, $5, all ages Doug Fir—Garage a Trois, 9 pm, $17-19 Holocene—Strength, Fake Drugs, DJ Copy,...
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Help a Poor Kid Whose Bike Was StolenHelp a Poor Kid Whose Bike Was Stolen
Remember the adorable I Anonymous we got from a North Portland sixth grader last week?North Portland Bike Thief: To the lowdown beep, whole stole my bike, I was in art camp for 1 week which was all my...
View ArticleProject Runway Wrap Up
Hey guys, Marjorie's on vacation so I'm covering Project Runway again. There is no way Gretchen's experience this week could've matched last week's nightmare. When Tim Gunn gives you a tongue-lashing...
View ArticleProject Runway Wrap UpProject Runway Wrap Up
Hey guys, Marjorie's on vacation so I'm covering Project Runway again. There is no way Gretchen's experience this week could've matched last week's nightmare. When Tim Gunn gives you a tongue-lashing...
View ArticleHillary Clinton for President in 2012
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Cat Friday: Hockey Mask EditionCat Friday: Hockey Mask Edition
Hockey goalies wear some pretty intimidating masks. There's the skull-eating demon, the angry shark, and the scariest of them all, the Palin for President. But none of those can bat around a ball of...
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From Old Town: Hung Far Low's Splendid Re-erectionFrom Old Town: Hung Far...
After two years in limbo, including a graveyard for dead signs, the rejuvenated Hung Far Low sign was unwrapped last night in a televised party, and a piece of Chinatown's bawdy past found itself...
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From 82nd Ave: New Chinatown at the Real Hung Far LowFrom 82nd Ave: New...
While crowds and media massed in Old Town for the official unveiling of the resurrected Hung Far Low sign, the actual Hung Far Low restaurant was almost empty. The Cantonese-style Chinese restaurant...
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My Pavement Story (or Why I Will Always Love Mark Ibold)My Pavement Story (or...
The reunited Pavement is at Edgefield tonight and we ran this great piece on the band in our current issue that covers them from the prospective of a longtime fan. But since this is Pavement after...
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It's Happening Tonight!It's Happening Tonight!
GOLD SOUNDZ—Ever since news of the Pavement reunion broke, we've been drooling for a Portland show: It's Stephen Malkmus' hometown, and the reunion rehearsals took place in SE Portland's AudioCinema....
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Pop QuizLynyrd Skynyrd Pop Quiz
Pop quiz! Guess which Lynyrd Skynyrd lyrics are from the Ronnie Van Zant days, and which are from last year's Gods and Guns album. Both sets of lyrics after the jump. The abomination that still calls...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Pop Quiz
Pop quiz! Guess which Lynyrd Skynyrd lyrics are from the Ronnie Van Zant days, and which are from last year's Gods and Guns album. Both sets of lyrics after the jump. The abomination that still calls...
View Article"Rap Against Rape"
For all those still unsure about the morality of rape and/or awesomeness of rap, here's some conclusive evidence from the 1990s. Thank you, Best Week Ever. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Jersey Shore Wrap Up: "Not So Shore"
Oh fuck yeah. I spent last week lying in bed, scrubbing the spray tan off my skin with a Brillo pad, buzzcutting my blowout and drinking O'Douls and tears. I had absolutely given up on Jersey Shore...
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This Week's Mercury Film Section.This Week's Mercury Film Section.
MACHETE Not pictured: Steven Seagal, Don Johnson, Lindsay Lohan. MACHETE Damn, I kind of loved Machete. Meanwhile, Bobby "Fatboy" Roberts kind of loves Danny Trejo. THE AMERICAN I also really dug...
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Nailed It!Nailed It!
With Labor Day Weekend coming up, it's basically the last time to do and wear anything "summery." Bust out your sandals and make your fingers and toes look pretty this weekend. Here's some...
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Download Episode 8 of the Mercury Music Hour
Hey, jerk! Betcha didn't know that 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. And...
View ArticlePortland Police: Hey, Kids, Cool It Now!
After an alarming rise in gang violence this summer—culminating in a stretch that saw nearly two dozen shootings last month—the Portland Police Bureau has announced a "Cool Down Mission" this holiday...
View ArticleHey Guys? The Video for "Oh Yeah" Is Kind of Freaking Me Out.
So it's been a stressful day, and in eager anticipation of tonight's screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, I loaded up the video for Yello's "Oh Yeah," AKA "The Ferris Bueller End Credits Song."...
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Where's the Public Transit Activism in Portland?Where's the Public Transit...
Portland is a city that takes smart transportation seriously. Our light rail system is decades ahead of other west coast cities, our bus system is ridden by downtown business people and low-income...
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