I am one of many bank robbers. I know the cops have a lot of theories about why I do it, but the real reason is that it is so damn expensive to live around here. I am responsible for some people and don’t want to live on the street. I never actually carry a […]
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This Week on TV
Thursday, August 10 8:00 WB POPULAR The gang gets sent off to “sensitivity camp”–and come back bigger assholes than before! 9:00 CBS FAMILY TELEVISION AWARDS A show that awards programs in the undeserving genre of family television, like Touched on the Swimsuit Area by an Angel. Friday, August 11 8:00 TBS ROADHOUSE–Movie (1989) Patrick Swayze […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 MUSIC–Isn’t it sad that one of Portland’s longest-running guitar-pop outfits plays here so rarely? Support the rocket-powered capers of Poolside (formerly Sidecar) in one of their infrequent hometown gigs. JS Meow Meow, 527 SE Pine, 230-2111, 9 pm, $5 FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 THE WU–Ol’ Dirty Bastard perhaps puts it best: “We’re [Wu-Tang] […]
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LIVE MUSIC
THURSDAY 8/10 ASH STREET SALOON-Tibanna, Napkin, Bacchus BERBATI’S PAN-Ponticello, Lowcraft, Noumena, Martyrs & Poets BRASILIA-Alfredo Muro’s Latin Trio BUFFALO GAP-Stephanie Schneiderman’s Acoustic Trio w/ Lyle Ford CAFE LENA-Margaret Slovak CANDLELIGHT CAFE AND BAR-Norman Sylvester DANTE’S-Soul Kitchen EDGEFIELD POWERSTATION-Nicole Campbell * EJ’S–Bastinado, Rong Button, Mood Swings, guests GRAND LODGE-Richard Day Reynolds HOPPERS PUB & GRILLE-Jesse Sampsel […]
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Up & Coming
THURSDAY 8/10 PONTICELLO, LOWCRAFT, NOUMENA, MARTYRS AND POETS (Berbati’s Pan) With every band there is potential, something they do well that could be capitalized on and made into something better. Unless you are really talented and versatile like Ween or, I don’t know, someone else, you should just stick to what works. Like for example […]
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Visual Arts Listings
Blackfish Gallery 420 NW Ninth Ave, 224-2634 From the Mesabi to the Cascades, recent cast iron sculpture from Judith and Daniel Caldwell, Coral Lambert, and Tamsie Ringler. Through Sept 1 Boxcar Bertha’s 1000 NW 17, 248-9231 Imagination of the Streets, a multimedia art exhibit created by the street youth of Portland. Through Aug 31 BoyerArts […]
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Theater Listings
Opening This Week Cabaret Life in pre-World War II Berlin is observed by an aspiring British writer in this musical based on Christopher Isherwood’s novel. BEST OF BROADWAY, AT KELLER CIVIC AUDITORIUM, SW Third and Clay, 241-1407, Thur-Sat, 7:30 pm, Sat 2 pm, ends Aug 20, $15-50 * A BED LAID OF 7000 THREADS Portland’s […]
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Readings Listings
THURSDAY 8/10 Molly Gloss The author will read from her latest, Wild Life. BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC, 708 SW Third Ave, 220-5911, 7 PM, Free * Sherry Asbury and Israel Bayer “The poor will always be among us.” For better or worse, that’s a quote from The Bible and it never quits ringing true. But […]
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Film Shorts
OPENING AUTUMN IN NEW YORK CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED EYES OF TAMMY FAYE L’ATALANTE REPLACEMENTS VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED MOVIES & EVENTS The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Once upon a time, a badly-drawn cartoon dependent upon pained sarcasm was shown on national television. This was clearly a horrible idea, appealing only to the least […]
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DJ Listings
DJ LISTINGS THURSDAY 8/10 1201 CAFE & LOUNGE-Imix/StarBass BALZER’S-R&B, Reggae BAR 71-DJ Cameron BEULAHLAND-DJ #1 & DJ #2 COBALT LOUNGE-Xotica Go Go LOTUS CARDROOM & CAFE-DJ Groove QUEST-DJ Mafia & Madd 1 THE CLUB-DJ George THE ZONE-DJ Double D FRIDAY 8/11 1201 CAFE & LOUNGE-Big M, Venom 3, Chico La Rock, Adam BALZER’S-R&B, Hip-hop BAR […]
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CD Review
CARRIE AKRE Home (Good-ink Records) *** Those who’ve followed Carrie Akre’s career as vocalist in Hammerbox and Goodness, wondering when she’d strike out on her own: your happy day is here. In the past, Akre’s vocals seemed to mold themselves to the style of the instruments around her. OnHome, however, Akre’s voice is pulling the […]
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Mercury Video Picks
Hung over? Remorseful? Never going to drink again? I’ve got your prescription: watch these videos between dry heaves, and you’ll realize a life of alcoholism is truly a life of whimsy! Shakes the Clown (1992)–Bobcat Goldthwait plays Shakes, a drunken, down-in-the-dumps clown who’s framed for murder. What’s more chilling is that he also wrote the […]