Bob Dylan activating the Final Five. Don’t have enough time for a nerdy road trip to Caprica Seattle for Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition? How about taking an intergalactic (mind) trip to the Ella Street Social Club instead for ShanRock‘s BSG quiz!? Hosted by the smart, lovely Margaret (who has phenomenal obsessions—see her Twin Peaks and […]
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HOMECOMING QUEEN—While she got her start in Seattle, Laura Veirs belongs to PDX. In the past year Veirs has delivered both a child and her best recording to date, July Flame. Get ready to swoon like you’ve never swooned before. NDw/Leslie Stevens & the Badgers, Led to Sea; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, […]
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GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS—The Siren Nation fest, the annual showcase of female-generated art, film, craft, and music, kicks off tonight with the launch of a group art show, Sometimes a Great Notion, featuring Northwest contributors like Seann McKeel, Emily Katz, and December Carson. MSw/DJ Anjali; Albina Press, 5012 SE Hawthorne, 7 pm, FREE, all ages DURANTULA—The […]
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GREAT JOB—Fans of Tim & Eric Awesome Show can finally tear themselves away from the internet tonight to see their heroes’ “Chrimbus Spectacular 2010”! Prediction: Fred Meyer will sell out of shrimp today, and the venue will run out of white wine. Better stock up! MSw/Pusswhip Banggang, Neil Hamburger; Roseland, 8 NW 6th, 8 pm, […]
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ADZ IT UP—Injecting squelchy electronics into his baroque pop on The Age of Adz, Sufjan Stevens has made an oddball record that doesnít try to retread past triumphs—and a good thing, too, as Stevens is one of the most adventurous, ambitious performers around, and hearing him track new territory is always exciting. NLArlene Schnitzer Concert […]
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VOTES FOR MONEY!—Big-time technology and media guru Lawrence Lessig (a co-founder of Creative Commons!) tells us why renewing Portlandís voter-owned elections system this November is crucial. Donít miss Lessig at tonightís Voter Owned Elections-themed Brewhaha, co-sponsored by the Bus Project and the Mercury. SMWest Cafe, 1201 SW Jefferson, 8 pm, FREE DANCE OR DIE—Of Montreal’s […]
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SAMPLE SLAYER—Good reasons to see DJ Shadow in concert right now, even though his best-known album came out in 1996: he’s still mixing awesome, creepy, unique music; he has a habit of playing new work live; and his spooky beats make the perfect soundtrack for October’s early nightfall and the creeping sense of Halloween. SMw/DJ […]
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Lawrence Lessig is Pretty Big Deal. And He’ll Be Here Thursday!
Wiki 1. He is a co-founder of Creative Commons, the group that helps everyone share everything from textbooks to cat photos freely online. 2. He founded Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, which is pretty badass. 3. In an episode of of “The West Wing” Christopher Lloyd plays Lawrence Lessig and helps Belarus write a […]
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SURVIVOR SONGS—The sad tale of Roky Erickson has been well documented in film, songs, and even by the man himself, but an even better story is the Texas legend’s wondrous comeback from the brink, his recent career revitalization, and tonight’s show, which offers fans yet another chance to see the man behind the 13th Floor […]
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EAT OUT TO HELP OUT—Wish you could do something about the crippling lack of funding for domestic violence services by, like, you know, eating a pizza? Tonight you can with Dine4DV! More than 30 very generous local restaurants (including Beulahland, Por Qué No, Radio Room, and Dove Vivi) will donate a slice of your check […]
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POW—Portland’s legendary fake wrestling show Portland Organic Wrestling returns for one night to help send off Satyricon in gory, theatrical style. If you missed POW’s outrageous costumed antics the first time around, now’s your chance to pick up a little local history cred, while saying goodbye to one of Portland’s most influential clubs. AHSatyricon, 125 […]
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So Forget Taking Public Transit to See Obama
News from TriMet says walk and bike to Obama, fuckers. Anyway, this just in from the public transit agency: When we are informed by the Secret Service, we will halt all MAX service as the president arrives and departs the Oregon Convention Center. During the event, MAX will not serve the Convention Center stop and […]