AquariusSee review, this issue. Cinema 21. ArrivalIn the bright light of something shiny and new, it’s easy to declare that thing an outlier: To smile and point and proclaim that here, at last, is a thing that makes everything that follows a little bit different. I saw Arrival Monday night, which means it’s undoubtedly just […]
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Matmos Experimental electronic musicians Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt—AKA Matmos—have incorporated everything from the amplified neural activity of crayfish to the snips and slices of plastic surgery into past releases. The duo’s latest album, Ultimate Care II, was constructed entirely out of sounds pulled from a Whirlpool washing machine of the same name, and yes, […]
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Noteworthy Shows for the Week of December 7-13
Noteworthy shows for the week of December 7-13.
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This Week: Jet Li, Christmas Vacation, and Spartacus and Sleeping Beauty in 70mm!
This week: Jet Li, Christmas Vacation, and Spartacus and Sleeping Beauty in 70mm!
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2016’s First Fatal Police Shooting. Reading Frenzy Is Closing.
2016’s first fatal police shooting. Reading Frenzy is closing.
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Ear Candy: Ice Queens, The Wild Body The holidays are upon us, so consider Ear Candy—the Mercury’s free monthly music showcase in partnership with Mississippi Studios—our first gift to you. On deck this evening? Rough-and-tumble guitar rockers Ice Queens, whose riffage will ease the early winter bleakness as we slump-shuffle toward 2017. DIRK VANDERHART 9 […]
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Things to Do for December 5-8
Things to Do for December 5-8
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Bitch’n, Sama Dams, Sea Charms, Like a Villain This free matinee show is the capstone event of Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington’s Sound Engineering for Teens program—it’s their class-end final presentation, if you will—but we reap the benefits, as amazing Portland bands like Bitch’n, Sama Dams, Sea Charms, and Like a Villain will […]
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The Exorcist with Linda Blair The Exorcist stays pinned to the top of all-time genre best lists not just for the horror of its subject matter, but the horror of its making. Director William Friedkin basically tortured everyone on set, and that desperation comes through in the performances of all involved, including its young, pea […]
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Things to Do for December 2-4
Things to do for December 2-4
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The Thesis 2 Year Anniversary Since its inception nearly two years ago, the Thesis has dramatically transformed the landscape of Portland music. Every month the hip-hop concert series delivers lineups showcasing promising up-and-coming local artists alongside seasoned veterans—a feat that seamlessly weaves together the transforming city’s past and present. To celebrate its second birthday, this […]
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How to Eat, Drink, and be Merry for the Month of December
How to eat, drink, and be merry for the month of December