Events

TV—Here’s your official reminder that the entire third season of the highly acclaimed House of Cards is now available on Netflix. This season, the inscrutable Frank Underwood (an extremely oily Kevin Spacey) may have achieved his sought-after dream, but now finds his long supportive wife Claire (the terrific Robin Wright) is ready for her moment […]

MUSIC—You might know Daniel Lanois best from his numerous production credits (Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris), but he’s run a parallel career with albums of his own, from the gorgeous, folk-flecked Acadie to the remarkable new Flesh and Machine, which warps his trademark guitar-tronics into cosmic testimonials. NED LANNAMANNw/Rocco DeLuca; Doug Fir, 830 E […]

BANDS ‘N’ BEERS—Here’s a great way to get SUPER HAPPY DRUNK and not feel so BAD about it. It’s called the Malt Ball, and it’s a showcase for some of the city’s BEST local bands (Holy Grove, Blue Skies for Black Hearts, Pinehurst Kids) and some of the state’s BEST craft brewers (Fort George, Hopworks, […]

MUSIC—One of my best musical memories remains seeing Langhorne Slim in the woods at Pickathon back in 2010, a gig so earnest and rollicking that blood ended up splattering a banjo. Tonight, the Slim takes the stage solo for a whole bunch of sharp, earnest country; expect it to be just as intense and just […]

MUSIC—We’ve been missing the dreamy distortion of Genders for the past five months, but they’re finally playing a show, and since they’ve been working on new material with Jackpot!’s Larry Crane and the Helio Sequence’s Brandon Summers, perhaps they’ll grace us with some lovely new tunes. NED LANNAMANNw/Gothic Tropic, Lucy; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 8:30 […]

FASHION—The semi-annual Fade to Light fashion show combines new work from some of the city’s most interesting apparel designers with the magic of moviemaking. Keep your eyes peeled for collections from showstoppers like Michelle Lesniak and WWJJD, plus collaborative short films that will help set each designer’s scene. MARJORIE SKINNERCrystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside, 8 […]

FOOD—Alton Brown’s good-natured food knowledge is a gift to unskilled cooks everywhere, and perhaps the only thing keeping those of us with abysmal veggie-chopping skills from having bloody stumps where our fingers used to be. Tonight’s appearance is a muddling of gently goofy food-related commentary, stand-up, and live music. MEGAN BURBANKArlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 […]

MUSIC—Al’s Den, the dim, many-hued nook below the Crystal Hotel, is as intimate and enjoyable a place to see live music as this city offers. The Den has a wide variety of acts that play its weekly residencies, and it’s got a real treat this week. Eugene’s fantastic, folksy trio the Harmed Brothers are gonna […]

MUSIC—Carrying high the tradition of New York City cool, Kevin Morby’s leather-clad tunes evoke Television, Sonic Youth, and the godheads themselves, the Velvet Underground. Morby’s two solo albums, Harlem River and Still Life, deserve shelf space alongside Ramones, Bookends, and The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan as part of any proper collection of New York classics. NED […]

WOMEN & DRUMS—Tom Tom magazine—the publication dedicated to females of the percussive variety—celebrates its fifth birthday tonight. Look for thunderous performances from the Last Regiment of Syncopated Drummers, HITS (featuring members of Explode into Colors), LKN, and more. It will be, and should be, a loud one. MARJORIE SKINNERBeacon Sound, 3636 N Mississippi, 8 pm, […]

MUSIC—First we got a Dead Moon reunion, now Pierced Arrows is back on the books. Fred and Toody Cole’s howling garage punk is downright inspirational, with Pacific Northwest rock ‘n’ roll history ingrained in every bar. People use the phrase “living legends” far too cavalierly, but Pierced Arrows are the real deal. NED LANNAMANNw/Mean Jeans, […]