Events

COMEDY—Local stand-ups JoAnn Schinderle and Barbara Holm have a podcast about relationships and dating called It’s Not Me, It’s Me. Together with guest Kristine Levine (who’s sooooo great and sooooo wrong), they’re doing it live for your entertainment tonight at Bunk Bar. This is a guaranteed good time with three of the funniest women in […]

Rowdy Love by DENVERMUSIC—Put some shine on your best pair of boots tonight, and go howl at the moon with Denver, the band that made alcohol- and misery-soaked country music fun again. Sorry for all your heartache, boys, but maybe it was worth it for the harmonies. MARJORIE SKINNERw/Ellis Dodi, Evening Bell; The Secret Society, […]

BOOKS—If you’re looking for something fun, clever, and adventurous to read, look no further than John Scalzi, whose blockbuster-friendly sci-fi novels carry surprising emotional heft. Tonight, he reads from his acclaimed latest, The End of All Things—where, among distant stars, Scalzi finds that human (and alien) nature hasn’t changed much at all. ERIK HENRIKSENPowell’s Books […]

COMEDY—Former Portlander and current funny person Mikey Kampmann is coming back to town for a night of comedy with the city’s finest. He’s got a wackadoodle sense of humor that’s off-kilter and weirdo wonderful. Plus you get videos and stand-up from Portland’s Funniest Person Amy Miller, Merc contributor Bri Pruett, Paul Schlesinger, and Jason Traeger. […]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 MUSIC—If you live in this city and you’ve never experienced a Ural Thomas & the Pain show, for chrissakes, don’t tell anyone! It’s far more likely you’ve yet to catch a show in the gorgeous and relatively new Revolution Hall, and there’s no better occasion to give it a whirl, as tonight […]

COMEDY—Whether she’s skewering ladymags by advocating for gaining weight as a great way to look younger, or musing about Bitmojis for divorce, comedian Whitney Cummings is a goddamn delight, and the queen of refreshing candor. Tonight, witness her in all of her feminist-informed hilarity, and watch out for sharp edges. MEGAN BURBANKHelium Comedy Club, 1510 […]

FASHION—James Woods tweaking his narrow, polyester-swaddled ass off might not seem very fashionable, but trust: There’s some serious work going into that powder-blue madness in Martin Scorsese’s 1995 crime epic, Casino, and the Mercury‘s Marjorie Skinner will be on hand to help highlight the fashion bonanza onscreen. BOBBY ROBERTSHollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, 7:30 pm, […]

ROLLER DERBY—The roller derby skaters of the Rose City Rollers are showing off their moves in Portland’s Living Room for a special exhibition scrimmage. Get ready for hard hits, glorious bruises, and roller skates aplenty under the summer sun! Plus the banjo-rific There Is No Mountain will be soundtracking the best lunch of your lives. […]

MUSIC—If American Idol was one of the coalmine canaries for the proliferation of garbage-souled reality TV, then Kelly Brianne Clarkson, winner of season one, is the greatest consolation. “Since U Been Gone” is a perfect pop song, with an infectious hook, a delightful bridge, and tangible catharsis, and tonight, she’ll probably sing it! TRY NOT […]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 MUSIC—Hope you’ve been toughening up those lily livers, because it’s time for the three-day eardrum-banging Smmr Bmmr fest. There are more than 40 bands, including Joel Jerome, Mean Jeans, White Mystery, Guantanamo Baywatch, and a fuck-ton more, all playing garage rock to purge the workweek from your soul. So suck down a […]