Ooooh, I smell it—and it smells like the dank hangar at Oaks Park and sweaty derby socks—it’s another action-packed roller derby weekend. For starters, tonight it’s the Rose City Rollers’ all-star farm team, the Axles of Annihilation, vs. the Shakers of Utah’s Salt City Derby Girls. I think those Utah gals might want to prepare […]
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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Tonight in Music
Al’s Den—Nate Lacy, 7 pm, free Ash Street Saloon—Hairspray Blues, Thundering Asteroids, Mega Dynasty 5, Pitchfork Motorway, 9:30 pm, $5 Crystal Ballroom—The Ventures, 8 pm, $25-50, all ages Doug Fir—Peter Bjorn & John, Bachelorette, 9 pm, $20 Hollywood Theatre—Sound & Vision Hollywood Theatre Benefit: Goodnight Billygoat, Eluvium, 7 pm, $10 Mississippi Studios—William Fitzsimmons, Slow Runner, […]
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Looking for Mister Wonderful
Daniel Clowes’ Prickly New Love Story
Daniel Clowes’ prickly new love story.
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David Lynch Coffee: Aces!
This won’t be a shock, but David Lynch’s commercial for his signature coffee is pretty weird. He seems a little caff-ed up. I feel like it explores territory that Todd Haynes didn’t quite cover in Superstar. Now where’s the David Lynch Signature Cherry Pie?
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Tonight in Music
Al’s Den—Nate Lacy, 7 pm, free Mississippi Studios—Cass McCombs, Frank Fairfield, 9 pm, $12 Roseland—Atmosphere, Blueprint, Grieves, Budo, Sab the Artist, DJ Abilities, 8 pm, all ages Holocene—The Donkeys, Social Studies, Yours, 8:30 pm, $10 Valentine’s—Purple N Green, Magic Mouth, Jeau Breedlove, 9 pm Magic Mouth meets the Donkeys
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Tonight in Music
Aladdin Theater—Black Francis, 8 pm, $20, all ages Alberta Rose Theatre—Stephanie Schneiderman, Dirty Martini, 8:30 pm, $15, all ages Al’s Den—Scott McCaughey, 7 pm, free Backspace—Miss Massive Snowflake, Larry Yes, Mouth, 9 pm, $5, all ages Berbati’s Pan—Beach Fossils, Craft Spells, Soft Metals, 9:30 pm, $10-12 Branx—Ladies Night: Reporter, Wampire, Arohan, Linger & Quiet, 8 […]
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Tonight in Music
Al’s Den—Crystal Hotel Opening: Poison Waters, 5:30 pm, free; Scott McCaughey, 7 pm, free; DJ Doug Martsch, 11 pm, freeCrystal Ballroom—Crystal Hotel Opening: M. Ward, Doug Martsch, The Lord’s Own Choir, 9 pm, $25, all ages Dante’s—Eddie & The Hotrods, Prima Donna, The Fast Takersmercury band page, 9 pm, $10-12 Doug Fir—Joe Purdy, Milk Carton […]
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Man vs. Car Wreck
It’s Survival of the Forgetful in Wrecked
It’s survival of the forgetful in Wrecked.
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Trader Vic’s Returns to Portland
Hi tiki enthusiasts (Courtney waves to self and four other people who remember the ’90s),Looks like Trader Vic’s is coming back to Portland. You know Trader Vic’s, the place in Oakland where Vic Bergeron invented the Mai Tai (or was that Don the Beachcomber?) and served all those umbrella-laden scorpion bowls to all those post-WWII […]
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Spotted Dick
Andy Dick sighting in California via TMZ. There was some disorderly arresting, and at least now we know he won’t be terrorizing Portland anymore and my hunt for him can finally end. Mugshot
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Tonight in Music
Alberta Rose Theatre—Live Wire!: David Bazan, Celilo, 7:30 pm, $18-30, all ages Backspace—KPSU Benefit: The Mean Jeans, Guantanamo Baywatch, Starparty, 9 pm, $5, all ages BC’s—Architects & Heroes: Stephen R, Business 80, Chris Alice, Audioelectronic, 9:30 pm, free Doug Fir—Starfucker, Blouse, 9 pm, $5 IPRC—Chili Cook-off: Rabbit Foot, 6 pm, $5, all ages Kenton Club—All-Night […]
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New Harry Potter Trailer
Behold, my muggle friends, it’s the new Harry Potter trailer for Deathly Hallows, Part Deux. Watching this makes me realize how fast I zipped through the last book—I don’t remember Harry giving Voldemort a cliff-diving death hug. I’m going to have to do some rereading before July 15 rolls around. Also, of Harry note: adorable […]