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Who is Tonight's Mystery Guest at the Doug Fir?Who is Tonight's Mystery Guest...
Hey gumshoes, riddle me this: Opening tonight's Clientele show at the Doug Fir is the mysterious acronym TCTB. We're not gonna tell you what those letters stand for exactly—since we have a guess but...
View ArticleThe Prids - “Break” Video
The Prids are attempting to film a video for every single song on Chronosynclastic (two down, eight to go) and unlike their first video, there is nary a swinging dick or bouncing boob in this clip....
View ArticleGood Morning, News!
Oregonian sports columnist John "Waitasecond...the Beavers are LEAVING?? When did that happen??" Canzano got into an argument on the radio with Mayor Sam Adams about something he should've spoken up...
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28:26 of Menomena28:26 of Menomena
Pitchfork If you have ever watched six different Menomena videos in a half dozen open browser windows while simultaneously playing their three LPs on your iTunes, CD player, and turntable at the exact...
View ArticleSony Debuts "Kung-Fu LIVE" (or "This Again? Really?")
PAX was this past weekend and per usual it saw the big three console companies shilling their latest and greatest to a few thousand people excited to simply be in the same auditorium as Wil Wheaton...
View ArticleTonight In Music: Panda Bear, STLS, Mark Kozelek and More
PANDA BEAR, DEVONWHO (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) Kicking off a forthcoming crazy week of music, Animal Collective's Noah Lennox—you probably know him as Panda Bear—graces PDX tonight with his...
View ArticleMorpheus Explains the Matrix to the Dude
In this fantastic mashup of The Matrix and The Big Lebowski, Morpheus has a rather difficult time explaining the intricacies of the Matrix to the Dude. Sure, but why can't he answer one simple...
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New EP from The Tallest Man on EarthNew EP from The Tallest Man on Earth
Oh, good. Good, good, good. Beautiful new music from the (moderately-statured) Swede infamous for bringing grown men—well, the Merc music staff, however you want to define them—to their knees. I...
View Article"God Hates the Koran for Being a Fag Day!"
May this be the last (hilarious) word on all this shit. Thank you, Towleroad. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Name This Band: Underwear and Bananas EditionName This Band: Underwear and...
We are in total awe of how great you commenters have been with these weekly Name This Band posts. But are you ready for this band? I hope not. If this picture wasn't enough, here is a MP3 of the band...
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Name This Band: Underwear and Bananas Edition
This band needs a new name. Head on over to Blogtown and help 'em out. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleWinning The War On The War On Drugs
A newspaper in West Virginia—The Charleston Gazette—editorializes in favor of legalizing marijuana. It reads like a NORML press release: Soon, State Police helicopters will swoop over West Virginia...
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The Sustainable Fashion Show at ESTC 2010The Sustainable Fashion Show at ESTC...
As rumors continue to circulate about the supposedly upcoming Merge event scheduled vaguely for sometime this fall, date and time TBA, participants and events TBA, the PR contact has left unanswered...
View ArticleScience Discovers World's Best Dance Moves
Like most straight men, you look like an idiot when you dance. (Note that I did not include myself in the previous statement.) However, help is finally here! Scientists used computer graphic...
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Episode Nine of the Mercury Music Hour
Episode number nine of the Mercury Music Hour is on air, RIGHT NOW! Music from the Cribs, Portugal. the Man, Akron/Family, STLS, and plenty more. Stream the show online at 947.fm or listen live on 910...
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Rufus Wainwright on Think Out LoudRufus Wainwright on Think Out Loud
Think Out Loud threw a little love at the TBA festival this morning, dedicating their program to an interview with Rufus Wainwright—right over here, if you missed it. We've got our own interview with...
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James Beard Foundation to Acknowledge Beard's BirthplaceJames Beard...
If you've been reading Blogtown for a while then you are familiar with my love of James Beard, and my dogged argument that his legacy belongs to Portland and not some schmancy-pants get-up in NYC. But...
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The REAL Stuff White People LikeThe REAL Stuff White People Like
If you’re tired of fake racial stereotypes, here’s your chance for some REAL ones! ...Taken from the very accurate gender/racial population representation at OK Cupid (it's a free dating site). Of...
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Sam Adams Won't Say It, So We Will: John Canzano is Kind of a DickSam Adams...
Even at this morning's city council meeting, Mayor Sam Adams couldn't escape the idiocy of sportswriter John Canzano and his ill-timed rantings about the departure of the Portland Beavers. Citizen...
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Tonight in MusicTonight in Music
Aladdin Theater—Mark Kozelek, Tiny Vipers, 8 pm, $15-17, all ages Backspace—House Fire Benefit: Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat dan Singa, Ohioan, Death Songs, Zoe Boekbinder, 8 pm, $6, all ages...
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