The Rose City Rollers‘ biggest rivals in their annual bid for nationals are the golden beyotches of the Bay Area Derby Dolls—who stopped our all-star team, the Wheels of Justice, last year from moving on up the derby champ chain. Those BAD gals are back this weekend for a closed bout at the Hangar. Sadly, […]
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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How Much Does Blogtown Drink?
This is my first poll (I hope it works). So I’m rolling with Blogtown’s thirst for knowledge about our li’l blog community’s drinking habits. I agree with Tony, those numbers seem low to me. Let’s weigh in. UPDATE: Because of a stupid overlapping option on Poll #2, please treat the current 3-5 option as 3-4 […]
Posted inMovies & TV
The Best Hatemail I’ve Ever Received
DUKE MITCHELL “my dad sang as a profession he was not a movie maker…” I just received this impassioned email regarding my review of Gone With the Pope, a movie I truly enjoyed that recently played at the Hollywood Theatre. In my review, I refer to director/star/singer Duke Mitchell as a “schlocky nightclub entertainer and […]
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Tonight in Music
Crystal Ballroom—Soul’d Out: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, MarchFourth Marching Band, 8 pm, $25-40 Holocene—The Visitor, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Indignant Senility, 8:30 pm, $7 Scandals—32nd Anniversary: Old Flames, 8 pm, free The Secret Society—Caleb Klauder Band, Johanna Divine, The Stumptown Aces, 9 pm, $12 Slabtown—Sugar Sugar Sugar, The Bugs, The Fast Takers, The Pathogens, 9 pm, $6 […]
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What We Were Doing While Our Internet Was Temporarily Down
Filmed live in the Mercury offices on the space station.
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Tonight in Music
Backspace—Pixelometry: DJ Biosonik, 6 pm, free Fez—House of Sound Fundraiser: Thee Headliners, The Needful Longings, WH Walker, DJ Hwy 7, DJ Instant Onion, 7:30 pm, $5 Holocene—Guidance Counselor, Ghost Animal, Blast Majesty, MSG, 8:30 pm, $5 Valentine’s—Ruthann Friedman, The Ocean Floor, Fort King, 9 pm Mississippi Studios—Danielson, Old Light, 1939 Ensemble, 9 pm, $12 1939 […]
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Tonight in Music
Aladdin Theater—Dave Alvin, Chris Smither, Peter Case, Rick Shea, Laurie Lewis, Nin Gerber, 8 pm, $25, all ages Doug Fir—The Dodos, Reading Rainbow, 9 pm, $15 Holocene—The Rumble: Hosannas, Hello Electric, Vanaprasta, 8:30 pm, free Valentine’s—Ghost to Falco, Dead Bird Flower, Virgin Blood, 9 pm Ella Street Social Club—Like a Villain, Fort King, Ruthann Friedman, […]
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Bikini Creature Beach Feature Review
It’s just as fun as the poster would have you believe. And as their press release states, “This show has no redeeming social value WHATSOEVER, so if sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, and little people offend you, this comedy is definitely not for you.” Well, sign me up. Bikini Creature Beach Feature is a charming […]
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Embroidered Book Covers
Holy stitches, these embroidered book covers by Jillian Tamaki are bitchin’. Penguin Classics commissioned them for release in the fall. I know what my niece is getting for Christmas. Jillian Tamaki Jillian Tamaki Wrap-around book cover for Emma More after the jump. h/t to Heather for the link Jillian Tamaki Jillian Tamaki
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Tonight in Music
Crystal Ballroom—Talib Kweli, Fashawn, Animal Farm, T&E, 9 pm, $18-20, all ages Doug Fir—O’Death, Helado Negro, Lee Corey Oswald, 9 pm, $10-12 The Know—STLS, Hungry Ghost, Neal Morgan, DJ Shawn Creeden, 8 pm Mississippi Studios—Franz Nicolay, David Dondero, Barton Carroll, 9 pm, $10 Roseland—Helmet, Saint Vitus, Crowbar, Kylesa, Red Fang, Howl, Atlas Moth, 7 pm, […]
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Fiddle-Dee-WTF
Gone with the Pope Is One Strange Artifact
Gone with the Pope is one strange ’70s grindhouse artifact.
Posted inMovies & TV
Ghosts in the Attic
Insidious Loves Itself Some Poltergeist
Insidious loves itself some Poltergeist.