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Of Montreal and Health On their records, epic indie poppers Of Montreal create exhilarating, hallucinogenic mixes of soaring, orchestral compositions—upbeat, Beatlesque harmonies; melancholy lyrics; and melodies so catchy you’ll be singing them for weeks on end. Live, they do all that too—only much more loudly, and with frontman Kevin Barnes’ glam theatrics thrown in for good measure. They’re brilliant. EH Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., $15, 8:00 PM Anniversary Party Local35 is five and alive! Come celebrate the store’s anniversary tonight, with an ice-themed bash hosted by party people from the Swedish line (and store favorite) WeSC, danceables by DJ Beyonda, art by Alex Steckly, drinks, Voodoo Doughnuts, and frozen headphone décor. MS Local35, 3556 SE Hawthorne, free, 7:00 PM MK Guth: "Ties Of Protection and Safe Keeping" The Portland Art Museum offers two-for-one admission tonight—a perfect opportunity to check out an installation by MK Guth, a local artist whose “Ties of Protection and Safe Keeping,” a lengthy braid of synthetic hair woven of scraps of fabric on which people across the country were invited to write things that matter to them, was recently shown in the Whitney Biennial. AH Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., $10 for two, 4:00 PM

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The instrumental fusion of Stiffwiff proves that improvisation doesn't need to be a dirty word.
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Girls Can Tell

The trouble-free world of the Vivian Girls.
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Twilight makes a far better movie than book.
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- Nov 20, 2008

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- Nov 20, 2008

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Columns

Fourteen30's second show features convention-busting work from two young artists.

MK Guth lets down her hair with "Ties of Protection and Safe Keeping."

Fact and fiction innovatively merge in Adam Braver's account of the Kennedy assassination.

Eels frontman Mark Oliver Everett talks about his new book, and reading on the road.

The new theater company Portland Playhouse debuts with After Ashley.

A brand-new Sellwood company succeeds where so many startup companies fail.

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Democrats swept the East County legislative races for the first time in years. How'd they do it?

The trouble-free world of the Vivian Girls.

Twilight makes a far better movie than book.

We protested Prop 8. Now what?

We protested Prop 8. Now what?

Democrats swept the East County legislative races for the first time in years. How'd they do it?

Is Sit-Lie Law Fizzling Out?

Fun-sized news.

Point Juncture, WA go from Elk Lodge dreams to beautiful indie rock.

The instrumental fusion of Stiffwiff proves that improvisation doesn't need to be a dirty word.

The trouble-free world of the Vivian Girls.

The Rosebuds keep it like a secret.

Twilight makes a far better movie than book.

Nerdcore Rising offers a glimpse into the hiphop subgenre of nerdcore. Also, Chewbacca noises!

Jean-Claude Van Damme's JCVD is... brilliant?

Mirror's Edge brings a startling originality to gaming.

Bete-Lukas recalls the flavor of the world, but the journey ultimately ends with a feeling of home.

Amy Sedaris takes a moment to give Mercury readers some party tips.

We protested Prop 8. Now what?

Author Marjorie Skinner asked a stranger for the opportunity to be tied up and kidnapped. You should always be careful what you wish for...

Leonard Pushes Mayor on Cop Review Report

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Downtown's Private Security Police: Like Regular Cops, But Without the Oversight

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