DOT DASH—The original art punks, UK’s legendary Wire, have a string of vital recordings stretching from 1977’s indispensable Pink Flag to this year’s sharply intelligent Red Barked Tree. Seeing the massively influential band in the flesh is not to be missed. NLDante’s, 1 SW 3rd, 9 pm, $20-25 ELVIS—Accomplished local performers Holcombe Waller, Leah Yorkston, […]
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SMOOTH SOUL—In a week packed with great soul music, don’t miss out on the classic styles of Raphael Saadiq. You may remember his new jack swing from the ’80s pop giants Tony! Toni! Toné!, but now Saadiq’s style is a pure throwback to smooth-as-silk old school R&B. WSHw/Quadron; Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, 8 pm, […]
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Portland Pinbrawl 2011 Announced
Ground Kontrol The latest iteration of Ground Kontrol’s now annual pinball hoedown kumite tournament has just been announced, and we’ve got all the details. What: Portland Pinbrawl 2011When: SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! (Specifically April 17. Doors open at 10AM, and “spectators are encouraged to arrive at 4:00PM to watch the final matches.”)Who: Pinbrawl 2011 is a […]
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Crystal Ballroom—Soul’d Out: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, MarchFourth Marching Band, 8 pm, $25-40 Holocene—The Visitor, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Indignant Senility, 8:30 pm, $7 Scandals—32nd Anniversary: Old Flames, 8 pm, free The Secret Society—Caleb Klauder Band, Johanna Divine, The Stumptown Aces, 9 pm, $12 Slabtown—Sugar Sugar Sugar, The Bugs, The Fast Takers, The Pathogens, 9 pm, $6 […]
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Tickets for The Mercury‘s Open Season Fashion Show Are On Sale Now!
This one is definitely gonna sell out so you better hop over here to get your tickets for this year’s Open Season Mercury fashion show, featuring an—if I do say so—rather badass lineup: Reif with Coco Cárdenas, Isaac Hers, Bridge & Burn, Dawn Sharp, Heather Treadway, Ms. Wood, RUKI, Joshua Buck, Midge, Sara Bergman, Boet, […]
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Win Tickets to Sold Out Michael Pollan Lecture!
That guy! You know Michael Pollan. He wrote that really famous book that set the course of food politics discussions for the past five years and made Americans all realize that we’re made of corn. And he’s coming to Portland for a big food and environmentalism conference at University of Portland next weekend called Food […]
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Backspace—Pixelometry: DJ Biosonik, 6 pm, free Fez—House of Sound Fundraiser: Thee Headliners, The Needful Longings, WH Walker, DJ Hwy 7, DJ Instant Onion, 7:30 pm, $5 Holocene—Guidance Counselor, Ghost Animal, Blast Majesty, MSG, 8:30 pm, $5 Valentine’s—Ruthann Friedman, The Ocean Floor, Fort King, 9 pm Mississippi Studios—Danielson, Old Light, 1939 Ensemble, 9 pm, $12 1939 […]
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Portland’s “Gay Cheers” Celebrates 32 Years
Though the strip of queer establishments known as the pink triangle/Vaseline alley has largely been dispersed, there are a few noble holdouts, not least of which is Scandals, which has been around in various forms since way back in 1979, earning itself the nickname of “Portland’s Gay Cheers.” Tomorrow night, they’re pulling all the stops […]
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E.M.P.I.R.E.—One of the sharpest, funniest writers working today, Matt Fraction (The Invincible Iron Man, Casanova, The Mighty Thor, Fear Itself) makes jaw-droppingly cool books that pop with smarts and spectacle. Tonight, he’ll sign comics and patiently answer your annoying questions about whether Thor or Iron Man would win in a fight. Plus: free beer! EHThings […]
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50—Come watch the coolest old man ever give a rousing, frenetic spoken-word performance. It’s Henry Rollins, and let’s face facts, he’s getting up there. Celebrating his 50th, the legend is still in demand with the sagging black-bars-tattooed crowd. This show’s mega sold out, but give it your best shot—it’ll be worth it! CFAlberta Rose Theatre, […]
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Aladdin Theater—Dave Alvin, Chris Smither, Peter Case, Rick Shea, Laurie Lewis, Nin Gerber, 8 pm, $25, all ages Doug Fir—The Dodos, Reading Rainbow, 9 pm, $15 Holocene—The Rumble: Hosannas, Hello Electric, Vanaprasta, 8:30 pm, free Valentine’s—Ghost to Falco, Dead Bird Flower, Virgin Blood, 9 pm Ella Street Social Club—Like a Villain, Fort King, Ruthann Friedman, […]
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BALLS IN HOLES—Imagine if instead of creating death rays or moon-slicing laser beams, a mad scientist turned his sights to mini golf and constructed the world’s most insane mini golf course in a Burnside warehouse. Ball cannons! Chopping things! He’d christen it Smash Putt, add a bar, and open for just six weeks. Oh wait, […]