Well, it’s a fact. The St. Johns Bizarre will win Poster of the Week every year, the way they roll. This year’s edition is by Big Friend, and it’s lovely as get-out. Email me with suggestions for next week.
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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Feral Drollery (Via) Slabtown–Erik Anarchy, Fluid Spill, Chronicles of Bad Butch, God Bless America, Feral Drollery, 8 pm, $5, all ages Aladdin Theater–Michael Nesmith, 8 pm, $42.50-45 Alberta Rose Theatre–Benefit for Rock School Kabul: Jerry Joseph, Steve Drizos, Steve James, Pete Krebs, Paul Brainard & the Portland Horns, Fernando, Jeremy Wilson, Saul Conrad, Joaquin Lopez, […]
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Young Fast Scientific (Via) The Know–Levon’s Helmet, Bad Future, Young Fast Scientific, 8 pm Aladdin Theater–Black Prairie, Tiburones, 8 pm, $15 Al’s Den–Hip Hatchet, 7 pm, free Ash Street Saloon–Cool Nutz, 9 pm Crystal Ballroom–Modest Mouse, Survival Knife, 8 pm Eagles Lodge–In the Cooky Jar: DJ Cooky Parker, 9 pm Holocene–Aan, 5 pm, free; Cock […]
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Modest Mouse (Via) Crystal Ballroom–Modest Mouse, Survival Knife, 8 pm Aladdin Theater–Johnny Clegg Band, 8 pm, $30-35 Al’s Den–Hip Hatchet, 7 pm, freeBlack Book–Modern(-ist): DJ Troubled Youth, Ryan Biornstad, 10 pm, free Bunk Bar–The Pharmacy, The Blank Tapes, Coma Serfs, 9:30 pm, $7 Doug Fir–We Are Scientists, PAWS, 9 pm, $15-17 Holocene–Breton, Kid Karate, Teenspot, […]
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I’m a fan of Brenna Sheridan’s work at Last Broadcast Design. Like this pretty li’l number. Have a poster to recommend for next week? Please do!
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El Vez (Via) Dante’s–El Vez, Schitzophonics, Diana Death, 9 pm, $15 Aladdin Theater–Keb Mo, 8 pm, $42-59 Al’s Den–Hip Hatchet, 7 pm, free Doug Fir–White Fang, Mean Jeans, Charts, 9 pm, $10-12 Gold Dust Meridian–Whiskey Wednesdays: Pete Krebs, Brent Martens, 8 pm Holocene–I Break Horses, Rival Consoles, Exotic Club, 8:30 pm, $12 Mississippi Studios–Thee Silver […]
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Poster of the Week
I’m a sucker for an alien getting punched in its slurmhole. And even more of a sucker for possibly winning a pinball machine at the Portland Pinbrawl. Here are details about the amazing-sounding pinball tournament at Ground Kontrol on Sunday. Have a recommendation for next week’s Poster of the Week. You can bet your sweet […]
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The Doubleclicks (Via) Tonic Lounge–Grrrl Front: The Doubleclicks, Busy Scissors, Slutty Hearts, Rap Girl, Piefight!, Amy Bleu, Tessitura, 9 pm, $8 Alberta Abbey–Gabriel Saloman, Valet, Beast, Ethernet, 8 pm, $12-20, all ages Alhambra Theatre–Adventure Galley, Hustle & Drone, Foreign Orange, Fringe Class, 8:30 pm, $7-10; Still Caves, People Under the Sun, 9 pm, $5 Bunk […]
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Polecat (Via) Doug Fir–Polecat, Big E Trio, The Moonshine, 8 pm, $8-12 Alberta Rose Theatre–Simon Townshend, 8 pm, $20-25 Black Book–Modern(-ist): DJ Troubled Youth, Ryan Biornstad, 10 pm, free Branx–Eyehategod, Stoneburner, Sioux, Dead By Dawn, 9 pm, $18Bunk Bar–WL, Tender Age, Appendixes, 9:30 pm, $6 Dig a Pony–Aan, 5 pmHawthorne Theatre–Anvil, Cemetery Lust, Spellcaster, Maniak, […]
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Pussy Control (Via) Dig a Pony–Pussy Control: Holla & Oates, 5 pmAngelo’s–Big Eyes, Autistic Youth, Long Knife, 9 pm, $5 Crystal Ballroom–Jefferson Starship, The Windshield Vipers, 8 pm, $30-60 Doug Fir–Sleeper Agent, Holychild, Pagiins, 7:45 pm, $12 Gold Dust Meridian–Whiskey Wednesdays: Pete Krebs, Brent Martens, 8 pm Holocene–The Resistance, Cataldo, Serge Severe, St. Even, 8 […]
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House of Low Culture (Via) Hawthorne Theatre–Godflesh, Cut Hands, House of Low Culture, La Fin Absolute du Monde, 7:30 pm, $20-25, all ages Alberta Rose Theatre–To Brooklyn and Back: FearNoMusic, 8 pm, $20-35Alberta Street Pub–Timberbound, 9 pm, $10 The Annex–The Great Hiatum, Dream Parade, The Melting, 9 pm Dante’s–Mike Coykendall, Kenny Feinstein, 9 pm, $8 […]
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Wheezie (Via) The Rose–Club Chemtrail: Wheezie, Gang $ign$, Massacooramaan, SPF666, Commune, 10 pm, $5 Alberta Street Pub–Naomi Wachira, Robin Bacior, Stirling Myles, 8 pm, $5 Black Book–Modern(-ist): DJ Troubled Youth, Ryan Biornstad, 10 pm, freeBlackwater Records–Bi-marks, Long Knife, Autistic Youth, 7 pm, $3, all ages Doug Fir–Ural Thomas & the Pain, Shirley Nanette, Ancient Heat, […]