TECH & ART—One of the best events on Portland’s calendar, the perpetually sold-out XOXO Festival is a melding of technology, art, media, booze, and everything else that’s great. This year’s guests include Community‘s Dan Harmon, feminist videogame scholar Anita Sarkeesian, Bandcamp’s Ethan Diamond, and Welcome to Night Vale‘s Joseph Fink. Get excited, and try to […]
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MUSIC—Time has seen fit to take many bands away from us (Nirvana, Morphine, Kris Kross) but thankfully the Breeders are alive and kicking. The Deal sisters’ influence looms large over terrific new acts like PAWS and Courtney Barnett, but they’re still a powerhouse to be reckoned with, so get up close and personal tonight—you little […]
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COMEDY—Your favorite purveyors of truly cracked, disgusting, and surreal sketch comedy are here: Tim and Eric in the fleshy flesh should be an awesome show (great job!) or total disaster, especially with Dr. Steve Brule in tow. The only question: Where to pre-func with shrimp and white wine? MARJORIE SKINNERNewmark Theater, 1111 SW Broadway, 8 […]
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Honey Badgers & Cobras: Women’s Arm Wrestling for Charity at The Warrior Room
Last summer saw the very first Honey Badgers & Cobras, an all-women wrestling match that involves a lot of beer and goofing off as well as some seriously athletic and competitive women throwing down. (I competed and made it to the second round, during which I was robbed but whatever… if you were there you […]
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TBA:14, the Pre-Game
It’s hard to believe, given the endless summer, that it’s almost time to pull your head out of that can of Ranier you’re floating down a river with and put your Art Pants on. But lo, TBA:14 kicks off TOMORROW! If you’ve yet to peruse this year’s offerings, you’re late! Luckily we’ll have our own […]
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MUSIC—Put that zazz back in your ring-a-ding, because Eleni Mandell’s easy-peasy, loose ‘n’ breezy tunes are pure concentrated smile juice. The LA singer/songwriter’s latest album, Let’s Fly a Kite, is a dizzy, daffy ride through pop music’s past and present, with jazz, honky-tonk, and exotic Euro flourishes each contributing colors to the kaleidoscope. NED LANNAMANNw/Rachel […]
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Kicktoberfest!
Contrary to the opinions of some (aka parents of school-aged children), summer is not over! IN FACT, it’s feeling kinda Indian summery this year (hello another weekend in the 90s). That translates to the viability of outdoor activities for weeks (and hopefully weeks upon weeks) to come. To celebrate that slow burn, the Mercury is […]
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MUSIC—We thought we’d lost Sun Angle after one of the three anglers, guitarist Charlie Salas Humara, developed some ear problems that prevented further live shows. Well, all is well again, and Sun Angle is back, with leaping, phosphene-like, dervish psych-rock that’ll lick all your decals off. NED LANNAMANNw/Animal Eyes, Talkative; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, […]
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Mister Tang (Via) The Know–The Suicide Notes, Cumstain, Ladywolf, Mister Tang, 8 pm, $6 Alberta Rose Theatre–Storm Large, Le Bonheur, 7:30 pm, $40-45 Doug Fir–Tobacco, Stargazer Lilies, Oscillator Bug, 9 pm, $15 Lola’s Room–The Exacerbators, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S., 7 pm, $2 Mississippi Studios–Sun Angle, Animal Eyes, Talkative, 9 pm, $8-10
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BIKES/PETS—This town has scads of organized charity rides, but only the Tour de Lab, put on yearly by Lucky Labrador Brewing, is bringing the “pets” heat that earns a vaunted Busy Week nod. Pick a challenging 41-mile course or a timid 18-miler, drink free beer, eat hotdogs, and support nonprofit animal hospital DoveLewis at the […]
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MUSIC—Still no Jarboe, but Michael Gira and Swans are still producing and touring their strange catalog of experimentally mournful ugly/pretty sounds, like those from their most recent, To Be Kind. Gira & Co. are famous for being challenging to audiences, sonically and otherwise, so keep at least one eye open at this show. MARJORIE SKINNERw/Carla […]
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COMEDY—He first surprised the hell out of you as Day-Day in the shouldn’t-have-worked-but-it-did Next Friday, and he’s about to inhabit Richard Pryor’s skin for a biopic from director Lee Daniels. Mike Epps has built a solid career out of defying expectations; unless you expect him to be really fucking funny, in which case, he always […]