The Heligoats Bunk Bar—MusicfestNW: Crooked Fingers, Sean Flinn & The Royal We, Kelly Blair Bauman, The Heligoats, 9 pm, $10 Alberta Rose Theatre—Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Denver, 7:30 pm, $15-20, all ages Al’s Den—Mike Coykendall, Bill Patton, Neural Sturgeon, 7 pm, free Crystal Ballroom—MusicfestNW: The Kills, Eleanor Friedberger, Mini Mansions, 8 pm, $20, all ages Dante’s—Jucifer, […]
Courtney Ferguson
Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
Posted inMovies & TV
Is It Just Me, or Does It Look Like These Two Are Out for a Jolly Good Swim Together?
My buddy, my buddy, wherever I go, he goes, my buddy and me like to swim in the sea, my buddy and me, we’re the best friends that could be!
Posted inSports
Roller Derby Weekend: Men’s Derby and PDX vs. Boise
Sharkey, AKA Masonite Burn Portland’s Shreddy Mercury It was the dog days of roller derby this weekend—rabid heat and wilting hair as far as the eye could see. Friday kicked off with the debut bout of the Portland Men’s Roller Derby, who took on Eugene’s Lane County Concussion in the blistering confines of the Hangar. […]
Posted inPuppy
Puppy Prom!
CUTE ALERT! Get thee down to Pioneer Courthouse Square on Wednesday for a bona fide puppy hootenanny. It’s something called the Puppy Prom, where dogs of all ilk will be dressed in their best outfits and most elaborate hairdos! A king and queen of canine will be crowned. It’s all brought to you with some […]
Posted inEvents
Tonight in Music
Cat Party: When I say, “Party,” you say “Purr!” Party! Purr! Party Purr! East End—Chemicals, The Meat Sluts, Cat Party, Ghost Mom, 9 pm, $7 Alberta Rose Theatre—Celilo, Sean Flinn & The Royal We, Carcrashlander, 9 pm, $10-12 Al’s Den—Joshua English, Little Beirut, 8 pm, free Backspace—Brainstorm, Religious Girls, Kotten Dik, Moon Pearl, 9 pm, […]
Posted inBooks
One Copy Editor’s Style Guide to Smut
Nicholson Baker’s new novel is essentially a book of porn (which you can read more about here) called House of Holes… and did I mention that it’s awesome? It’s about a sex amusement park/vacation retreat, full of more proddings than you can shake a peeny wanger at. It’s has the most fun wordplay I’ve seen […]
Posted inBooks
Put a Talking Bird on It
Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis Collaborate on Wildwood
Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’ literary collaboration Wildwood is ever so Portland.
Posted inBooks
Cockablock
Down the Rabbit (and Every Other) Hole with Nicholson Baker’s Newest
Boobfat. Dickknob. Spunkbomb. Weeperhole. Loinstem. Nicholson Baker’s glorious House of Holes.
Posted inMovies & TV
Scary Fairies
Guillermo del Toro Haunts Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
The haunted house of the Guillermo-esque Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.
Posted inSports
Men’s Roller Derby on Friday
Wha?? Men playing roller derby?! Next thing we know they’ll be asking to vote. The ladies of the Rose City Rollers are making way for something beefier at the Hangar this Friday. It’s the first home game for the Portland Men’s Roller Derby (also known as Stumptown Derby), who’ll be taking on Eugene’s Lane County […]
Posted inEvents
It’s Happening Tonight!
BLUEBERRY PIE—Tonight marks the last installment of the outdoor Flicks on the Bricks movie series, featuring the classic, Stephen King-penned Stand by Me. Featuring youthful performances from River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Kiefer Sutherland, and—oh, hey—that guy from Leverage! MSw/Jacob Merlin; Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th, dusk, FREE, all ages WATTAGE—The brilliantly offbeat Reggie Watts […]
Posted inEvents
It’s Happening Tonight!
SABAS!—Welcome home, Arvydas Sabonis. The greatest Blazers big man this side of Bill Walton is returning to Rip City to celebrate his well-deserved induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Despite Odenesque knees and ankles, the Lithuanian star came to Portland at age 31 and gave the Blazers seven years of excellence in the paint. […]