Just two events this week, and they’re both happening tonight, within a stone’s throw of each other: Bridge & Burn Bridge & Burn is celebrating the launch of their new Spring/Summer 2016 collection “Pacific Latitudes” with a party. B&B elaborates on this new collection by stating, “This new season resonates with an easygoing playfulness. Transitional […]
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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street BandEver since Jon Bon Jovi tragically died of a bad medicine overdose, New Jersey has had one, and only one, poet laureate: Bruce Motherfucking Springsteen. Tonight, the Boss graces Portland for one of his marathon shows, with the legendary E Street Band in tow. Expect nothing less than a […]
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Fantastic Mr. FoxTo celebrate their 10th anniversary, the Academy Theater’s showing fan-favorite films from their past decade of bookings. This week? Wes Anderson’s phenomenal Fantastic Mr. Fox, which just might be his best movie. Anderson’s 2009 Roald Dahl adaptation features gorgeous, hand-wrought stop-motion animation, pitch-perfect voices from George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Bill Murray, and […]
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FRIDAY, MARCH 18 Acid Mothers Temple, Orphan Goggles, Adventurous SleepingThey didn’t form ’til 1995, but Japanese psych-rockers Acid Mothers Temple sound like they’re straight out of the late ’60s, and their experimental psychedelia sounds like Their Satanic Majesties Request-era Rolling Stones. Founding father Kawabata Makoto’s droning soundscapes devolve from intricate, hazy fingerpicking into trance-inducing trip […]
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Catch the sun while you can this weekend, and take in these events while you’re at it: Amelia Amelia will celebrate its third anniversary with a party that will include the usual drinks, snacks, and… pom poms?!?! Yes, pom poms. Apparently they are a thing now and Mister Matthew, contemporary crafter, will host a casual […]
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Candace, Cat Hoch, Draemhouse, TalkativePortland trio Candace describe themselves as witchgaze, and I think that’s a pretty apt description of their lush, dreamy sound. They’re celebrating the release of their new LP, New Future, tonight. If you’ve ever been a fan of the Cocteau Twins or felt yourself melting into a song like sugar into […]
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Introducing Portland Pizza Week, Hereafter Known as the Greatest Week of Your Life
Brace yourself, Portland. Here comes Pizza Week. Proudly presented by the Portland Mercury and Widmer Brothers Brewing, Pizza Week is about to take over our fine city—with Portland’s favorite pizzerias offering special, one-of-a-kind slices for only $2 each! We’ve got Sizzle Pie! We’ve got Roman Candle! We’ve got Hot Lips! We’ve got Atlas and Bella […]
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Like a River: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Jimmy BoyerLocal musician Jimmy Boyer died much too soon. The singer/songwriter passed in January, and tonight friends and fellow musicians are gathering to honor Boyer, who played with countless bands over the years—including the Freak Mountain Ramblers, who’ll play tonight along with Kevin “Bingo” […]
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Natural Changes by Jackson BooneMUSIC—Jackson Boone’s self-described wizard rock is as cosmic and mysterious as the stretch of Oregon Coast he calls home. His most recent release was September’s Natural Changes, nine tracks lush with smoky psych-folk. At tonight’s free Ear Candy showcase, Boone will energize a genre that can feel overly nostalgic and tired […]
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MUSIC—You could not create a more economically minded, stone-cold-tight lineup if you tried. I dare you to think of a better headliner than the sardonic post-punkers of Detroit’s Protomartyr. Throw in some smeared eyeliner tunes from Seattle’s Chastity Belt and the blistering Thermals-filled opener Hurry Up, and this night is a thing of musical beauty. […]
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FRIDAY, MARCH 4 DANCE—What follows is a marriage made in heaven: Portland’s own DJ Cooky Parker—the brilliant turntablist behind In the Cooky Jar—is moving his much-beloved R&B/soul dance night to also beloved steakhouse/cool music venue Clyde’s Prime Rib. DJ Nick Waterhouse and Void will be joining the sweaty, ass-shaking fun. This is a marriage worth celebrating. […]
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FILM—Like a breath of spring air, the Portland Oregon Women’s Film Fest arrives to show us that lady filmmakers kick serious ass. The ninth annual four-day bonanza of films and workshops apexes on Saturday with a Q&A with special guest Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight), plus a double feature of her films Miss You Already and Thirteen. […]