BOOKS—Acclaimed author Amy Bloom’s long-awaited new novel, Lucky Us, is set in the 1940s and features two ambitious young sisters struggling to find themselves amid scandal and heartbreak. (Plus: lesbian orgies!) AHPowell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 7:30 pm, FREE FILM—With Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel veers away from their Avengers-themed movies—instead offering up […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—Echo & the Bunnymen have split up and reconfigured with various quantities of Bunnymen over the years, but Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant are holding steady as a two-man band with their latest, Meteorites. The two have produced four full-lengths in the 21st century, but I still think they know better than to skip over […]
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Pickathon Hack: The Hammock Tent
Festivals are memorable affairs, and while I really appreciate all of the experiences I have had at Pickathon, especially the one that just passed (for most of us working stiffs at least, though I know there are still people sleeping it off on the grounds of Pendarvis Farm as I type this), these things are […]
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Tonight in Music
Purrbot (Via) Crush–Portland Queer Music Festival: Gaytheist, Night Cadet, 7hirdwav3, John Coons, Purrbot, 6 pm, $8 Doug Fir–Genders, New Madrid, The Ghost Ease, 9 pm, $8-10 Eagles Lodge–In the Cooky Jar: DJ Cooky Parker, 9 pm, $5 Holocene–Gummi, 5 pm, free; Ecstasy: J-Cush, Massacooramaan, DJ Rafael, DJ Portia, 9 pm, $5 Katie O’Brien’s–Die Like Gentlemen, […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—The Portland Queer Music Festival is back, and bringing it hard with tonight’s slam-bang lineup of ass-wagglin’ gay groups, including the punk/pop stylings of Gaythiest, as well as Seattle’s Night Cadet, Neka & Kahlo, and even more to come! But! If you like what you see here, don’t miss three extra days of musical queer […]
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Pickathon: Keep It Clean
I don’t go to many music festivals, because most of the Coachellas and SXSWs of the world sound like a fucking nightmare—corporate shlock, obscene prices, crowds of drunk chodes, etc. Pickathon is pretty much the only game for me (the Doe Bay fest is nice too, but good luck getting in there… I managed to […]
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Tonight: Adrienne Antonson at MoCC
If you like alpacas, clothing, art, bugs, felting, and… uh, environmental responsibility, You should take advantage of the current residency Adrienne Antonson is currently absorbing herself with over at the Museum of Contemporary Craft. I spoke to her for my column this week, and learned a few things I really, really like about her: 1) […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
NERDS—For tonight’s #NerdNightOut, Portland’s charming geek sisters the Doubleclicks will play songs from their latest album, Dimetrodon, and share the stage with hilarious comedian Bri Pruett. If that’s not enough, they’ll also be accompanied by the folkpop of Sarah Donner. I mean, all of them won’t perform at once, but it’ll still be pretty good. […]
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MUSIC—There’s never a bad time to see the Woolen Men, who sling catchy rock tunes like they’re fast-food hamburgers: quick, hot, tasty, and consumed with a minimum of fuss. So grab a napkin and dig in, as they’re joined by San Fran flower-power psychers Cool Ghouls, and Dogheart, the new band from former members of […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—The well-heeled Dig a Pony deserves to have a happy birthday. Three years ago, they really livened up the corner of SE Grand and Morrison with their beautiful bar. Celebrate with ’em, because they’re inviting Blouse, Guantanamo Baywatch, and some secret guests to soundtrack the evening, alongside DJs Pretty Ugly and El Dorado. And it’s […]
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What Are You Doing this Weekend?
Wm. Steven Humphrey: “Apparently, because you guys are DICKS of the highest order, on Saturday I will be forced to attend the FaerieWorlds Festival (“A gathering of the tribes” and “mythic music festival.” UNGHHHH!!) in Eugene (UNGGGHHH!!) I’m not exactly sure what I did to any of you to deserve this… but as god as […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—Tonight at the Oregon Zoo, Charles Bradley will scream and stew and love and sing—sing in such a way that maybe he’s crying, but it’s beautiful and not concerning. The newly venerable soul virtuoso, rediscovered after a hell of an existence, will seem to wring himself out onstage, and in doing so wring elation out […]