The Lemons (Via) The Know–The Memories, The Lemons, Mope Grooves, 8 pm Bunk Bar–Pure X, M. Geddes Gengras, 9:30 pm, $10-12 Doug Fir–Hey Marseilles, Hip Hatchet, 9 pm, $13-15 Mississippi Studios–Red Bull Sound Select: Blitzen Trapper, Pony Village, Novosti, 9 pm, $3-12
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This Week’s Style Events
It’s one of them hot holiday weeks, with just a slight rumble on the retail front: —Wanderlust Vintage is pressing pause on its Window Dressing series for the month, instead using July’s First Thursday to celebrate their two-year anniversary with a day-long 10% off sale and a raffle for a $50 gift certificate. Wanderlust Vintage, […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
EAR CANDY—Every month, your pals at the Mercury and Mississippi Studios team up to bring you the best in local music—for free! Tonight’s jam-packed, animal-themed bill includes Just Lions releasing their fine new EP, plus Animal Eyes and Bear & Moose round out the night with energetic, danceable rock tunes that’ll make your ears happy […]
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Inside the First Sunday Emporium
The Portland Flea has been steadily expanding in frequency and profile level over the past year, but with yesterday’s debut of the Sunday Emporium—in collaboration with Rejuvenation—there was the feeling that the Flea has taken root in the city at a new level; the buzz reached a new pitch. Vendors are a fascinating mix of […]
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What Are You Doing this Weekend?
Marjorie Skinner: “I will be wearing the ugliest shoes of all fucking time this weekend while putting my reputation into grave peril by attending a meeting with someone I’ve never met regarding an upcoming fashion-related event (on which they have asked me to consult!); attending a birthday party for a style-conscious gay man; and attending […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
STORYTELLING—In just six years, the Back Fence PDX storytelling series has morphed into a juggernaut, inviting writers, musicians, and storytellers from Portland and beyond to share their funny, heartbreaking, and true stories. Tonight’s their first show in their new digs at the Hollywood Theatre, with a lineup boasting Moon Zappa, Daniel H. Wilson, and more. […]
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Tonight in Music
KISS (Via) Sleep Country Amphitheater–KISS, Def Leppard, 7 pm, $40.80-188.90, all ages Bunk Bar–Phantom Ships, Paper Cameras, 10 pm, $5 Cartlandia–The We Shared Milk, The Sweeteners, Noble Firs, 8 pm Club 21–Audios Amigos, Pushy, Full Creature, 9 pm Disjecta–Quiet Music Festival: Marisa Anderson, Mark Eitzel, Neal Morgan, Pulse Emitter, Christine Shields, Jonathan Sielaff, 8 pm, […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
CATS—You haven’t fucking lived until you’ve seen Samantha Martin’s Acro-Cats—”purr-forming purr-sonalities” (Asti, Buggles, Fiji, Oz, and my favorite, Pudge) that do amazing tricks… and are accompanied by the all-cat rock band the Rock Cats, who play real instruments. It is probably the best thing you will ever see. I don’t even like most cats but […]
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Office Products (Via ) Lola’s Room–Mark Hosler, Office Products, Fox Dye, 8 pm, $12, all ages Bunk Bar–Dean Wareham, The Parson Red Heads, 10 pm, $15-17 Doug Fir–The Student Loan, Asher Fulero, 9 pm, $10 Holocene–Laid Out: Gossip Cat, Pocket Rock-it, Misti Miller, 9 pm, $5 Mississippi Studios–The von Trapps, Three for Silver, 8 pm, […]
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Poster of the Week
These neat-o poster by Mercury favorite Martin Ontiveros is our Poster of the Week! What do you think that creature is called? Tragonprey? Trollstrich Harpy? Thor, Master of the Puppy Pat? Send me your recommendations for next week’s pick!
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Tonight in Music
White Reaper (Via) Bunk Bar–Young Widows, White Reaper, 10 pm, $10-12 Aladdin Theater–Rodney Crowell, Will Kimbrough, 8 pm, $25-30 Dig a Pony–Pussy Control: Holla & Oates, 9 pmDoug Fir–Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, 1939 Ensemble, Point Juncture WA, 9 pm, $8-10 Gold Dust Meridian–Whiskey Wednesdays: Pete Krebs, Brent Martens, 8 pm Goodfoot–The Rivera, The Hill Dogs, Moorea […]
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Tacos ‘N’ Tequila: Some More Thoughts on Tequila, Justin Timberlake
Tacos ‘n’ Tequila or Tequila ‘n’ Tacos? The great thing about this TNT event (this Saturday at Mississippi Studios from 11 am to 6 pm!) is that its explosive acronym might stand for Tacos ‘n’ Tequila for the foodies in the crowd, but those who’d rather take Mexican culture with a lime wedge and a […]