Aladdin Theater—Cowboy Junkies, The Watson Twins, 8 pm, $35, all ages Alberta Rose Theatre—Victoria Williams, Marvin Etzioni, Lewi Longmire, Mike Wilcox, 8 pm, $12 Doug Fir—Sea Wolf, Sera Cahoone, Patrick Park, 9 pm, $12 Hawthorne Theatre—System & Station, Sunderland, The Ex-Girlfriends Club, One Hour Newport, Blind Lovejoy, 7 pm, $8, all ages Someday Lounge—Acoustic Minds, […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
SHHH!—If a librarian with her own action figure doesn’t strike you as the height of badassery, you might be living in the wrong city. Librarian Nancy Pearl is smart, witty, and… well, she has her own action figure. Tonight she reads from Book Lust to Go, which collects book recommendations for the literate traveler. AHPowell’s […]
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You’re Invited
Tomorrow is my last day at the Mercury, and as such we’ll be having the traditional Mercury Viking Send Off at Club 21 [2035 NE Glisan] (in which my fellows get me drunk and then shoot flaming arrows* at my cab as it leaves to take me home). Sound like fun? Want to join in? […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MELODY DAY—While Dan Snaith handles most of what you hear on the albums, in concert Caribou is a full-on band to be reckoned with. Their mindblowing, dance-trance-rock live show is steadily becoming the stuff of legend—their Portland date back in May was one of the best shows of the year—so don’t miss out. NLw/Emeralds; Wonder […]
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Cute Trivia Alert!
Sassy Magazine trivia quiz! OMG! Yay! Tonight! Juliana Hatfield on my first Sassy ever. Take it away Margaret, creator of the best pub quizzes ever: Do the words Cute Band Alert, flexidisc, and Dear Boy tug a certain heartstring? Have you ever dyed your hair with Kool-Aid? Were you more of a Claire Danes than […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
CORNY NIGHT—Why would you pay $7 to get lost in a cornfield? Trust me: When you head out to Sauvie Island and plunge into the Maize Maze, it feels far more fun and far less stupid than it does when you try to explain it to your friends a day later. Also, you can ride […]
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Tonight in Music
Backspace—The Love Loungers, The Ocean Floor, The Firs of Prey, Yeah Great Fine, 9 pm, all ages Clinton Street Record & Stereo—Grand Opening: Maxx Bass, DJ Eric, Musique Plastique, Rev Shines, Vinyl Ritchie, Patrick D, DJ Flight Risk, 2-10 pm, free Doug Fir—First Aid Kit, Ferraby Lionheart, The Sea of Cortez, 9 pm, $12 Eagles […]
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The Bus Family
It looks like the venerable BarFly bus tour/pub crawls are getting a little competition, albeit for a more clean-cut, young professional crowd of “networkers and entrepreneurs.” Started by event producer/model Jillian Rabe, these spontaneous party-bus rides have been popping up recently on the social networks, with videos of ecstatic 20 and 30-somethings playing in the […]
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Watch the One and Only Governors’ Debate with the Mercury!
This is an epic occasion, everyone: After turning down debate after debate, gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley has agreed to appear on live TV with opponent John Kitzhaber. The first and possibly only debate of the ENTIRE ELECTION is happening tomorrow night. It would be a shame to watch it alone, so the Mercury and youth […]
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Whole Foods Does Good
Whole Foods and I haven’t always seen eye to eye. In fact, I still refuse to shop in their stores when I have a better, locally-owned option. But it’s not their fault, that’s just the kind of locavore jerk (locajerk) I am. With that mild reproach out of the way, I feel much better talking […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
LABEL LOVE—All the coolest labels in town gather for Label Mates, a record fair featuring the likes of Kill Rock Stars, Tender Loving Empire, Marriage Records, and tons more. Browse the catalogs of all your favorite labels while videos play, DJs spin, and Parenthetical Girls play a live set. NLw/tons of DJs; Holocene, 1001 SE […]
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Camp Drunken Lincoln
You know how when you were a kid, the only drunk people at camp were the counselors, or maybe the creepy grounds keeper who smelled like he’d been slurping turpentine while sharpening his machete? Well, Lincoln wants to change all that by creating a boozy bar camp where you get to have all the fun. […]