A smattering:Doug Fir—Sharon Van Etten, Little Scream, Sonny Pete, 9 pm, $12 Holocene—White Fang, The Mean Jeans, Boom, Therapists, DJ E*Rock, 8:30 pm, $5 The Know—The Prids, Crypt of the Grave, DJ Ken Dirtnap, 8 pm Rotture—Jumping Sharks, Power of County, White Indian, Freddy Trujillo, 9 pm, $5 Tiga—Matthew Yake, 9 pm, free Red & […]
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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Tonight in Music
Backspace—Boy Eats Drum Machine, No-Fi Soul Rebellion, DSR, 9 pm, $5, all ages Branx—The Grouch, Zion I, Blu, Shotgun Wedding Quintet, Tope, Destro, L Pro, Gepetto, Verbz, 8 pm, $16, all ages Doug Fir—Toro y Moi, Braids, Cloud Nothings, 9 pm, $10-12 East End—Sic Alps, Orca Team, The Whines, Guantanamo Baywatch, 9 pm, $8 Ella […]
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Title Nine Sale
Now that I’ve outed myself as a yoga cheapskate (oooh, yoga for good over here), I might as well tell you all my dirty secrets. I’m also a Title Nine clothing cheapskate. So be still my beating credit card, they’re having a huge sale right now at the Oregon Convention Center—just fight your way through […]
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Yoga Boogaloo
I’m a bit of a free yoga connoisseur—you say, “free and/or cheap down dog,” and I’m there. So this March event at Sound Roots School of Music is super tempting, but a few red flags are bursting bright in my control center. Read on, yogis. You have never done yoga like this before! This mixed […]
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Tonight in Music
Doug Fir—What Hearts, Ah Holly Fam’ly, Clampitt Family, 9 pm, $7 Holocene—Andy Combs & The Moth, Scrimshander, Justin Power, 8:30 pm, $5 Rotture—MEN, Lovers, Macromantics, Silver Interior, Mr. Charming, 9 pm, $10-12 Twilight Cafe & Bar—Slutty Hearts, The Grand Atlantic, Evrim, 9:30 pm, $3 Mt. Tabor Theater—Chicharones, Hives Inquiry Squad, Lytics, 9 pm, $7 Hives […]
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Dolemite Tonight
Fuckin’ up motherfuckers is his game. Don’t miss Dolemite tonight at 7:30 pm ($7) at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy) as part of the Grindhouse Film Fest. All 35 millimeters of the best jive talkin’, all-girl army wielding pimp/entertainer/terrible karate practitioner you’re going to see this side of 1975. Need more convincing? Dolemite: totally […]
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Ben Horne’s Twin Peaks Prints on Sale
Maybe no one cares about this but me, but still… pretty pictures! Hot on the heels of a 20th anniversary Twin Peaks mega-art exhibit in Los Angeles (you can still buy merch from the show here, including work by David Lynch), comes a collection of on-set photos shot by Richard Beymer, AKA Ben Horne of […]
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Roller Derby Weekend
Hi there, roller derby fans. I see a passel of wheels, short shorts, and hip checks in your near future, ’cause it’s derby weekend with the Rose City Rollers. Three nights of fast-flying roller skating kick off tonight with a scrimmage between the Break Neck Betties and Tacoma’s Femme Fianna from the Dockyard Derby Dames […]
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Shots with Pee-wee and Andy Samberg (and Chairy)
Because everything’s been coming up Pee-wee lately… what with an incredible interview with Paul Reubens on a special SXSW podcast of Comedy Death Ray and Saturday’s airing of The Pee-wee Herman Show, which is currently on Broadway, let’s watch this funny, ha-ha SNL short. Also, this is a lot like what happened last night at […]
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Tonight in Drunken Music Events
Grab your shillelagh, it’s time to club this night into submission. Aladdin Theater—St. Patrick’s Day Celebration: Kevin Burke, Cal Scott, 7:30 pm, $25-35 Backspace—Club 503 St. Patty’s Day Spring Bling: New Era, Jackie Piper, Sue Love, Get it Squad, Cam Cam, FIO Dance Crew, Mighty, Will Doby, 8 pm, $5, all agesBiddy McGraw’s—St. Patrick’s Day […]
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The Mercury‘s Disgusting Bathroom: #2 in a Series
Steve had a good point earlier: Let’s discuss the sorry state of the Mercury‘s bathroom. Exhibit #2. Why yes, that is a dust-bunny beard! Spotted on the discarded girls-with-guns calendar on our bathroom floor.
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Bumpin’ Grindhouse
Alison just hit this in It’s Happening Tonight, but really you shouldn’t miss it: It’s the epic Trailer War between grindhouse movie stalwart Dan Halsted and mayhem movie maverick Seth Sonstein, where they’ll go head to head in a 35mm trailer battle. They each have 30 minutes to wow the audience with their personal trailer […]