Sweater Funk (Via) Dig a Pony–DJ The Beatles, 5 pm; Sex Life DJs, Sweater Funk, 9 pmAlberta Street Pub–Robin Jackson Band, Annalisa Tornfelt, 9 pm, $12 Alhambra Theatre–Festicide: Vice Device, XDS, Slow Screams, Draft Dodgers, DJ Maxamillion, DJ H.R. Goth ‘n’ Stuff, 9 pm, $5Bunk Bar–MusicfestNW: Bobby Bare Jr., Matt Brown, 9 pm, $12 Doug […]
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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It’s Dirk VanderHart’s Worst. Night. Ever!
Welcome back to the Blogtown series we like to call “Worst. Night. Ever.” Every Wednesday when we’re discussing our event picks for the week, someone suggests an event that’s the equivalent of throwing acid in our eyes—but we also realize a more enlightened person might love it! Hence, these “risky” events are often unfairly pushed […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day!
This blog entry titled We Were on Date #3 might be the sweetest dating story to ever appear on the I, Anonymous Blog: We arrive at the stop and she’s facing me and smiling when suddenly a huge delivery truck pulls up to the Starbucks. That roaring engine idling would provide the perfect cover. I […]
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Tonight in Music
Ark Life (Via) Doug Fir–Quiet Life, Ark Life, Lost Cities, 9 pm, $10-12 Bunk Bar–PALS Fest: The Lower 48, Tango Alpha Tango, Autonomics, 9:30 pm, free Gold Dust Meridian–Whiskey Wednesdays: Pete Krebs, Brent Martens, 8 pm Holocene–DoublePlusGood, Gold Casio, Small Skies, 8:30 pm, $6 The Know–Zig Zags, Ex-Cult, Eternal Tapestry, 8 pm Mississippi Studios–Big Sam’s […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day!
Over on the I, Anonymous blog, we have the entry Crack Your Windows about shopping at Ross, in which this question is subtly posed: are you really that stupid????? … oh, and I guess there’s some stuff about a bird being locked in a hot car. But I like to think that screamed question is […]
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Tonight in Music
Broken Bells (Via) Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall–Broken Bells, Cayucas, 8 pm, $51.38, all ages Double Dragon–Banana Stand Secret Show, 8 pm, free Edgefield–Grouplove, Portugal. The Man, Tokyo Police Club, 6 pm, $39-43, all agesLola’s Room–King Ghidora, Wooden Indian Burial Ground, 8 pm, $2, all agesWashington Park–Ural Thomas & the Pain, 6 pm, free, all ages
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Courtney Ferguson’s Worst. Night. Ever!: Great Horror Campout
I spent 12 hours being chased by monsters and all I got was this T-shirt.—Haggard Courtney I went to the Great Horror Campout and it was messy as fuck. By the end of the 12 hours, I was covered from head-to-toe in fake blood and chunky neon-green baby vomit. The smell was unholy. I’d crawled […]
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Tonight in Music
Morning Ritual (Via) Main St. (Between SW Broadway & Park)–Music on Main Street: Morning Ritual, 5 pm, free, all agesBunk Bar–Crocodiles, Tweens, Appendixes, 10 pm, $10 Doug Fir–Jay Farrar, 9 pm, $17-20 Gold Dust Meridian–Whiskey Wednesdays: Pete Krebs, Brent Martens, 8 pm Holocene–Lilacs & Champagne, Hosannas, Philip Grass, 8:30 pm, $8 The Know–Prom Body, Feel […]
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Tonight in Music
Purrbot (Via) Crush–Portland Queer Music Festival: Gaytheist, Night Cadet, 7hirdwav3, John Coons, Purrbot, 6 pm, $8 Doug Fir–Genders, New Madrid, The Ghost Ease, 9 pm, $8-10 Eagles Lodge–In the Cooky Jar: DJ Cooky Parker, 9 pm, $5 Holocene–Gummi, 5 pm, free; Ecstasy: J-Cush, Massacooramaan, DJ Rafael, DJ Portia, 9 pm, $5 Katie O’Brien’s–Die Like Gentlemen, […]
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Pickathon Putt-Putt Golf
Eagle Landing While Pickathon has more than its fair share of entertainments… music, eating, camping (glamping, if you’re fancy), and spa la la-ing… but you can never be too prepared for fun times this weekend. So let’s check out a nearby extracurricular activity in case you grow tired of frolicking at the farm. I’m not […]
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The Eyes Have It
I Origins Sees Your Pun, Raises Ludicrousness
I Origins leaves no pun unturned in its science-to-spirituality tale.
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Poster of the Week
Furturtle has a pretty steady gig doing posters for the annual Pickathon fest, and you can see why, with their complementary aesthetic. Have a recommendation for next week? Email me!