Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images The Monkees’ Peter Tork, born Peter Thorkelson, died this morning at age 77. The announcement came over his Facebook page, which did not state the cause of death, although in 2009 it was reported that Tork was treated for cancer in the form of adenoid cystic carcinoma. As depicted […]
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The Fantastic New Kankyล Ongaku Compilation Explores โ80s Japanese Ambient Music
Jean-Claude Vorgeack In 1980s Japan, during a boom that transformed the global economy, Japanese musicians refined a strain of abstract music that was a direct response to the countryโs increasing urbanization and a means of reconnecting with the nationโs spiritual roots, which were very much tied into nature. The result was a marvelous substrain of […]
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Pickathon Starlight Series, Episode 4: Bedouine
It’s been a busy and exhausting week, so kick off your Friday right with some mellow vibes from last year’s Pickathon. Today’s videoโpart of our ongoing Starlight Series, highlighting the best performances on the Starlight Stage from 2018’s Pickathon festivalโcomes from Bedouine, the alter ego of globally raised, LA-based folksinger Azniv Korkejian. While Bedouine’s 2017 […]
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Downtown Nightclub No Vacancy Lounge Announces Closure Due to Conflict with Property Management Company Melvin Mark
[UPDATE: Melvin Mark clarifies that they have no ownership interest in No Vacancy’s building and instead manage and lease it for a third party. The records on Portland Maps indicate that the property’s owner is Lauren Louise, LLC.] No Vacancy Lounge, the downtown Portland nightclub, stated today that they would close indefinitely, following a final […]
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BridgePort Brewing Is No Longer Making Beer, and Will Close in March
In an announcement this morning, longtime Portland brewery BridgePort Brewing announced it would be closing. They have already stopped brewing beer and will close their pub, located at 1313 NW Marshall, in about a month (March 10, to be exact). The brewery is Portland’s oldest that is still currently operating, having opened in 1984โshortly predating […]
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Michelle Obama’s Portland Appearance Has Been Postponed
This just in: Michelle Obama’s appearance tomorrow at the Moda Center has been postponed. Live Nation just sent the following press release: Live Nation and Crown Publishing announce Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama scheduled for Saturday, February 9 will be postponed to March 19. Acting out of an abundance of caution and concern […]
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Neil Young Will Play Two Oregon Shows in May
[UPDATE 4/4]: The remaining tickets for the May 17 Portland show will go on sale to normal folksโi.e., those who haven’t signed up for Young’s Archives websiteโon Friday, April 5 at 10 am through Portland5, Live Nation, TicketsWest, and old-fashioned telephone at (800) 273-1530. [ORIGINAL POST 2/7]: Although tickets have not yet gone on sale […]
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Burnside Brewing Company Abruptly Closes, and May Not Make Payroll
Burnside Brewing Co. Burnside Brewing Company abruptly hit the dust yesterday, closing operations and laying off all its employees. The brewpub, located at 701 E Burnside, opened in 2010 and was initially noted for the unorthodox ingredients in its beers, such as their Oatmeal Pale Ale and Lime Kรถlsch. Over the years, it became known […]
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Natasha Lyonne’s Russian Doll, Like Its Namesake, Has Many Layers
Netflix Critics are already calling Russian Doll the best show of the year. Itโs only February, so this seems a bit premature, but the Netflix seriesโwhose eight half-hour episodes went up last Fridayโis inarguably destined to be one of the most interesting and worthwhile watches of 2019. Co-created by and starring Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll […]
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pFriem Family Brewers Is About to Get a Whole Lot Bigger
A rendering of pFriem’s upcoming facility in Cascade Locks. pFriem Hood River brewery pFriem Family Brewers announced a major expansion in a press release this morning. The brewery, considered one of the best in Oregon, will be opening a new facility 23 miles west in Cascade Lakes, as well as expanding its existing brewery in […]
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They Shall Not Grow Old Review: Peter Jackson’s Astonishing, Emotional Look at WWI
After a few of those weird one-off Fathom Events screenings that you never hear about in time, Peter Jacksonโs World War I documentary They Shall Not Grow Old is being given a proper theatrical release. Jacksonโwho, in addition to being super into hobbits, is also a big WWI buffโand his team got their hands on […]
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Velvet Buzzsaw Review: A Fun, Flawed Mashup of Humor and Horror
Good art is to die for. Thatโs the idea behind the engagingly outlandish Velvet Buzzsaw, which begins as a fang-toothed satire of the Los Angeles art scene and turns into something else altogether. The humor is wry and dry and enjoyably mean, and while the storyโs more ridiculous elements eventually dominate, Buzzsawโs never less than […]