FILM—One of the juiciest horror flicks, Pet Sematary (1989) is also the Halloween pick for the POWMonthly series of fun films directed by women. Helmed by Mary Lambert, Pet Sematary depicts (a) an Indian burial ground, (b) creepy caretaker Fred Gwynne, and (c) murderous zombie tykes. A perfect recipe for HORROR! (Proceeds go to help […]
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It’s Happening This Weekend!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 MUSIC—Talk about giving something a college try: PSU’s Portland State of Mind music festival has an impressive lineup, starting with acoustic performances by David Bazan, Luz Elena Mendoza, and Ezza Rose, moving on to a rowdier venue and louder acts headlined by THEESatisfaction and Beat Connection. A+, kids. MARJORIE SKINNERSmith Memorial Student […]
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Chili Jam 2015 is Bringing Fresh Meat
Chili Jam 2015 is fixin’ to be more fun than a bag of kittens in a tub of puddin’! This year, we’ve got a bunch of Chili Jam virgins, champing at the bit for a chance to take home that sweet, brass belt buckle. YOU BEST GET YO TICKETS, SON. You may recognize Tapalaya’s Anh […]
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THEATER—This is based on Stephen King’s book about a teen misfit with supernatural powers, Carrie, who’s got a crazy religious mom and gets pig’s blood dumped on her at the prom, then goes on a killing rampage. Now, with singing at Stumptown Stages’ Carrie the Musical. SHELBY R. KINGBrunish Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Thurs-Sat 7:30 […]
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MUSIC—Hailing from Western Massachusetts, the all-gal power-pop punk of Potty Mouth is a goddamn breath of fresh air. Matching introspective, witty lyrics with heavy pop hooks, Potty Mouth sounds a bit like Liz Phair’s most upbeat stuff with a dollop of the Buzzcocks thrown in for good measure. Get ready to nod and pogo. WM. […]
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MUSIC—Atlanta-based Deerhunter is in Portland touring their seventh album, Fading Frontier. The new album has been called the band’s “most complex yet accessible work to date.” Frontman Bradford Cox will also be performing with his other band, Atlas Sound, as the opening act. SHELBY R. KINGWonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, 8:30 pm, $20-23, all ages […]
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MUSIC—San Francisco’s Deafheaven have reinvented black metal tropes to wield a shoegaze-metal hybrid that incorporates spacious, expansive, and—dare we say—beautiful sounds, while remaining as claustrophobic and annihilative as the best charred-to-the-bone metal out there. NED LANNAMANNw/Tribulation; Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, 8:30 pm, $16-18 FILM—So far, Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario is the best movie of 2015—by […]
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Win Tickets to Pop-Up Magazine’s Portland Show!
Tomorrow night, the Aladdin Theater hosts Pop-Up Magazine—a pretty phenomenal-sounding show that, after selling out in Los Angeles and San Francisco, will make its first-ever stop in Portland. The idea behind Pop-Up Magazine is great: Each show is “a live magazine, created for a stage, a screen, and a live audience.” With an astounding array […]
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 THEATER—From the team behind the wildly successful Road House: The Play! comes this remount of The Lost Boys—Live! I watched the movie, and wouldn’t have thought it could work onstage. How do you show a vampire disintegrating in a bathtub of holy water? But I saw the play’s last run (also co-starring Merc […]
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Taming the Inner Beast at Wild About Game
If you drop money on one annual food Portland event—and you’re not worried about developing gout—I seriously recommend that you consider Wild About Game. Put on by gourmet meat purveyors Nicky Farms, the all-day industry-heavy event is a meat-a-palooza featuring game meat cook-offs between top-tier Portland and Seattle chefs, wrapped around an amazing array of […]
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COMEDY—John Hodgman, of The Daily Show and The Areas of My Expertise, is bringing his new one-man comedy show, Vacationland, to town. He will discuss such topics as dad mustaches, the poisoning of small animals, and “how the people of various rural towns are probably planning to sacrifice you to their god.” ERIK HENRIKSENHollywood Theatre, […]
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Chili Jamboree 2015 Is Coming!
Well, slap my ass and call me Sally*, it’s that time of year again: Chili Jamboree! This year we’ve got TEN chefs who’ll be running all over hell’s half acre slingin’ their very best bowls of red—all made with locally-sourced meats from our good friends at Nicky USA. And they’re gonna give you a taste […]