Remember the writer’s strike a few years ago when all the talk show hosts went on each other’s shows because they needed to fill time? Well, summer is kinda like the writer’s strike for local theater. So I’ve agreed to appear on a rival talk show that is probably totally inferior to my talk show […]
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Win Tickets to the FINAL Comics Underground!
Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky Tomorrow’s it, people: After three years and 11 shows, Alison and I are ending our Comics Underground reading series. Tomorrow night’s show is our 12th and final Comics Underground—and we’ve lined up no fewer than six of our favorite Portland creators to end the goddamn thing in […]
Posted inFashion
Fashion in Film #2: Clueless
I’m trotting out the old conflict of interest pony because the poor thing needs to stretch his legs, that’s all! And for this outing we are talking about the second film in the quarterly Fashion in Film series I’ve been curating with my pal Eden Dawn from the Portland Monthly at the Hollywood Theater. Last […]
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Win Tickets to Late Night Action w/Andy Baio, AppCamp for Girls’ Jean MacDonald, and Weinland’s Adam Shearer
The Mercury is proud to sponsor home-grown talk show Late Night Action with Alex Falcone, featuring Merc columnists Falcone and Bri Pruett. It’s a funny, well-balanced show, with music, comedy, and legitimately thoughtful interviews with interesting locals.* This Saturday’s installment of the show is technology themed: It features Andy Baio—we recently wrote about his already-successful […]
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Tonight at Reading Frenzy: The Magazine: The Book Release Party
And now for a very self-serving announcement: Tonight at Reading Frenzy, there’s a group reading from a new Kickstarter-published book called The Magazine: The Book, which is a print collection of a great digital magazine called The Magazine. (Got all that?) The Magazine has a bunch of Portland-based contributors—including me!—and some of us will be […]
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Win Tickets to Late Night Action with Alex Falcone
I’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to Late Night Action, the Mercury-sponsored talk show hosted by comedian/bon vivant Alex Falcone and trusty sidekick Bri Pruett.* This Saturday’s lineup is one of the best so far: •TV writer/producer Bill Oakley was a showrunner for the Simpsons during its mid-’90s heyday, and he currently […]
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Reminder: Fashion in Film Debuts Tomorrow with Troop Beverly Hills!
As if you could possibly let the cinematic event of the weekend escape your memory, here’s your reminder that the Hollywood‘s new Fashion in Film series (curated by moi, along with the Portland Monthly‘s Eden Dawn) debuts tomorrow night with that most crucial of cult-classic influences, 1989’s Troop Beverly Hills! In addition to the film […]
Posted inTheater & Performance
Comics Artists Live-Sketch Zombie in Love
Mike Russell I was a big fan of the Portland Opera’s Comics Night at the Opera program, where they invited local comic book artists to live sketch during a dress rehearsal. It was one of the few social media arts marketing campaigns I’ve ever felt remotely warmly toward—probably because it was born from a sense […]
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Win Tickets to Late Night Action with Alex Falcone!
I’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to the Mercury-sponsored talk show Late Night Action with Alex Falcone, tomorrow night at the Secret Society. The lineup’s great—in addition to host Alex Falcone and his charming sidekick Bri Pruett, there’s:Curtis Cook, currently one of my favorite local comicsCrackerjack sketch team the AcesMusical guest Mont […]
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Fashion in Film: Troop Beverly Hills
Recently, the Hollywood Theatre tapped Eden Dawn—fashion editor for the Portland Monthly and good friend of mine—and I to curate a “Fashion in Film” series… so, we are! The first one is happening on Saturday, March 22, complete with an after-party across the street at Blackwell’s (“roughing it”). For our first film selection, it made […]
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Win Tickets to Tomorrow’s COMICS UNDERGROUND!
JUDGE DREDD: MEGA-CITY TWO Future fashion: Koopa shell shoulder pads! Comics Underground, the comic book reading series that Alison and I put on, is back—it’s happening TOMORROW NIGHT, Thurs March 13, at the Jack London (529 SW 4th), at 8 pm. Portland’s best comics creators show up and perform their work, there’s art and jokes […]
Posted inComedy
I Get The Worst Fan Mail
I get a ton of fan mail from people who love my incredibly popular talk show Late Night Action w/ Alex Falcone, which returns this Saturday at 9pm with city Commissioner Steve Novick, Grimm actor Silas Weir Mitchell, comedian Amy Miller, and intergalactic marching band LoveBomb Go-Go. Some of it is… creepy, but such is […]