Human Ottoman (Via) White Eagle–The Weather Machine, Denim Wedding, Human Ottoman, 8:30 pm, free Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall–Fanfare for the Common Man: Oregon Symphony, James Ehnes, 8 pm, $21-95, all ages Doug Fir–The Veils, Holiday Friends, 9 pm, $10-12Eagles Lodge–Yale Union Benefit: David Longstreth, 8 pm, $30, all ages Holocene–World Book Night: Laura Gibson, 7 […]
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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A Hungover Bridgetown Update #2
Dylan Meconis Very droll, roller derby, very d-roll. Getting in on the laughs of Bridgetown, there was a 10 a.m. bout this morning at Oaks Park. Hahahaha, watch Courtney get up super early in all her crapulence and go watch loud things, look as she winces at the thin sunlight. All of Saturday’s laughs were […]
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A Hungover Bridgetown Update
Dylan Meconis I’m not sure how everyone else can crank out drunken and early-morning updates, but here’s what you get from a hungover staffer… This ain’t a shock but the Hollywood District is kinda sleepy. And I love the Hollywood Theatre, LOVE LOVE LOVE, but seeing comedy there is not exactly optimal. As one comedian […]
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Go See Gilbert Hernandez on Sunday!
Don’t sleep on this chance to see amazing comic book creator Gilbert Hernandez! He’s reading from his new all-ages comic book Marble Season (here’s my article about it). Here’s a short Q&A that I didn’t cover in my piece—mostly about the fantastic, epic Palomar stories from Love and Rockets. Reading at Powell’s City of Books, […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day!
Ooof, the people of Portland’s chain restaurants aren’t taking their happy pills lately, as evidenced by the I, Anonymous Blog. (Not to mention what some miserable sack of excrement said to the insanely funny Todd Glass. Behave yourselves out there.) In “Thanks for the White Privilege Reminder Today”: Hey, bro-esque gentleman of the goatee-wearing variety […]
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Tonight in Music
The Moondoggies (Via) Doug Fir–The Moondoggies, Mirah, Shenandoah Davis, 9 pm, $12-15 Aladdin Theater–The Revival Tour: Chuck Ragan, Jenny O, Dave Hause, Tim McIlrath, 8 pm, $20 Club 21–Audios Amigos, Ladies of the Night, Vendettas, 10 pm, free Conga Club–Evelyn Champagne King, DJ George, 9:30 pm, $30 East End–Glass Elevator, Wizard Boots, Tomorrow PeopleHabesha–Mike Coykendall, […]
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Roller Derby Weekend: Betties vs. Heathers, Portland vs. Salt Lake City
This highlights promo from the April 6 Wheels of Justice vs. Bay Area Derby Girls bout pretty much nails why flat-track derby rocks. Hi y’all, there’s another roller derby weekend on the horizon. I’m all sideways with awesome events to attend to this weekend (I’m looking at you Bridgetown Comedy Fest and opening match of […]
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Tonight in Music
Hopeless Jack & The Handsome Devils (Via) Tonic Lounge–Cusses, The Ex-Girlfriends Club, Hopeless Jack & The Handsome Devils, 9:30 pm Ash Street Saloon–Subrosa, Eight Bells, Hail, Ephemeros, 8:30 pm, $10Backspace–Foreign Talks, Red Cloud, 9 pm, $7, all ages Bunk Bar–Angel Olsen, Villages, 9 pm, $10 Corkscrew Wine Bar–Denim Wedding, 8 pm Doug Fir–Tera Melos, This […]
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Blogtown’s Poster of the Week
Oooh, this poster by Diego Banuelos is suh-weet. Check out more of his stuff! Thanks everybody for sending in your Poster of the Week submissions. Keep ’em coming.
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day!
Check out what this mortified person wrote over on the Anonymous Blog in “Oh Shit…”: Thank your for going down on me, as always. Thank you even more for being a complete fucking gentleman and not pointing out that I totally had shit stuck to my asshole. I don’t even know for sure if you […]
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Tonight in Music
Captured! By Robots (Via) Slabtown–Captured! By Robots, The Bloodtypes, 9 pm, $8 Doug Fir–Red Jacket Mine, The My Oh Mys, Lone Madrone, 9 pm, $5 Holocene–The Perfect Cyn, Miss Vixen, DJ Harlo, Psymetrical, 7:30 pm, free Kelly’s Olympian–Talkative, Xua, 9 pm, free Mississippi Studios–Soul’d Out: The Wheeler Brothers, The Lonely Wild, Root Jack, 8 pm, […]
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A Black-and-White World
Venturing into Gilbert Hernandez’s Childhood
Venturing into childhood with the very adult Gilbert Hernandez.