Venturing into childhood with the very adult Gilbert Hernandez.
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day!
Hey guys, I found a cool little thing over on the I, Anonymous blog. Apparently this person who wrote “The Word ‘Little’” is tired of every little thing being described as “little” in a condescending, belittling way. It’s funny how the word little gets used [in] a frequent, but really fucking annoying way. Example: “Oh, […]
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Tonight in Music
No Bra (Via) Bunk Bar–Savages, No Bra, 9 pm, $10-12 LaurelThirst Public House–Portland Country Underground, 6 pm; Kung Pao Chickens, 9 pm, free White Eagle–The Weather Machine, The World Radiant, Waver Clamor Bellow, 8:30 pm, free More bra-less music listings over here.
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Cock Block (Via) Groove Suite–Cock Block: Punisher, Miss Vixen, Anna Langley, LaVonne Love, 10 pm, $7-10 Doug Fir–The Lower 48, The Dimes, Alameda, The Local Strangers, 9 pm, $9-10 Eagles Lodge–In the Cooky Jar: DJ Cooky Parker, 9 pm East End–The Protons, Primitive Idols, 42 Ford Prefect, 9 pm Hawthorne Theatre–Soul’d Out: Problem, Iamsu!, Dubble […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day!
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m still interested in staring at dudes who look like this: Tall bike? Check. Standard issue obnoxious tall bike-riding outfit? Check. Blaring music? Check. Dildo strapped to your forehead? Check. Have we all seen it before? Of course. The writer of “Yawn” on the I, Anonymous Blog goes […]
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Ninja Turtle Ninja Tiger (Via) Bunk Bar–Vacationer, Ninja Turtle Ninja Tiger, 9 pm, $10 Aladdin Theater–Colin Hay, 8 pm, $30 Doug Fir–Animal Eyes, Bear & Moose, Paper Brain, 9 pm, $6 East Burn–Columbia River Revival Benefit: De La Warr, 8 pm Hawthorne Theatre–Tyler the Creator, 8 pm, $20-23, all ages Holocene–I’ve Got a Hole in […]
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Blogtown’s Poster of the Week
Furious dead-eyed gorillas, you’re won my vote for Poster of the Week. Send me a line if you know who designed this yellow pretty, or you just want to make a suggestion for next week’s glorious winner. UPDATE: It was designed by Josh Vincent of Lord. Thanks for writing in!
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Dusty Grimm (Via) Ash Street Saloon–Aux 78, Dusty Grimm, Waffle Taco, 9 pm, free East End–Midday Veil, Swahili, Brain FruitJade Lounge–Adam Brock, 7 pm Mississippi Studios–Soul’d Out: Ghostface Killah, Adrian Younge’s Venice Dawn, 9 & 11:30 pm, $25-30 Peter’s Room at the Roseland–Soul’d Out: SpaceGhostPurrp, The Raider Klan, Portside, 8 pm, $12, all ages Star […]
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Dog-Gone It
Pets: Sometimes They Run Away
Sometimes your best furball friend runs away.
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Mad Cow Babe
Thale: A Slight—But Clever!—Norwegian Horror Flick
Thale: a slight—but clever!—Norwegian horror flick.
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Roller Derby Weekend & Recap
Masonite Burn (AKA Sharkey) Wheels of Justice’s last game against Bay Area: 2012 Western Playoffs. There were sad faces in Portland when it was over. The skating just doesn’t stop. Hot off of March’s plethora of roller derby bouts, there are two more nights of hard hits and sweat-soaked fun this weekend. Friday sees the […]
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Nightmare Fortress (Via) Mississippi Studios–Esben & The Witch, Heliotropes, Nightmare Fortress, 9 pm, $12 Aladdin Theater–Billy Bragg, Kim Churchill, 8 pm, $25-28 Doug Fir–Lord Huron, PAPA, 9 pm, $10-12 Hawthorne Theatre–Talib Kweli, Cory Mo, Los Chicharones, DJ Biggz, 7 pm, $22-25, all ages LaurelThirst Public House–Jackstraw, 6 pm, free