GRINDHOUSE—Technically, the star of the 1974 blaxploitation classic Truck Turner is Isaac Hayes. But the real reason you watch it is to have your wig blown back by Nichelle Nichols (Uhura from Star Trek) as the meanest madam you’ve ever seen, colder than a polar bear’s toenails and meaner than a rabid dog. BRHollywood Theatre, […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
COMEDY—Funny Over Everything is the best comedy showcase in town, thanks to booking that regularly brings in respected comics who’re right on the cusp of getting huge. Case in point: Jerrod Carmichael headlines tonight’s show. He just recorded an HBO special—directed by Spike Lee, for chrissakes. Catch him now before he blows up. AHHollywood Theatre, […]
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What Are You Doing this Weekend?
Alison Hallett: “Hitting the Risk/Reward festival tonight. That’s about it, leaving the house-wise. Reading Kate Zambreno’s Green Girl, which I can’t decide if I like or not but can’t seem to put down. Also tackling a stack of comics, including former Portlander Sam Alden’s It Never Happened Again, which is by all accounts really great. […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
DANCE—You like your dance nights sweaty, bangin’, and most of all DIRTY. So you owe it to yourself to check out Pulla Muscle—a butt-swangin’ dance party featuring hot ‘n’ nasty rap tracks that cover New Orleans bounce and Miami bass, as well as twerks from LA’s DJ Mustard. And it’s all being spun by the […]
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TNT: Tacos ‘n’ Tequila, the Video!
If you don’t already know it, you should: The Mercury‘s first-ever TNT: Tacos ‘n’ Tequila event is coming up on Saturday, June 28 at Mississippi Studios. What’s it all about? Well, it’s a daylong celebration of two of mankind’s best inventions, is what it is: Enjoy unique tacos from four of Portland’s finest chefs while […]
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This Summer’s Fade to Light Announces Lineup
The semi-annual Fade to Light fashion show is readying for its second summer edition, scheduled for Wednesday, August 20 at the Crystal Ballroom. They’ve announced the lineup in a handy little video: Some of those are returning names: Bad Wolf Clothier was one of the more impressive inclusions during the last Fade to Light, with […]
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Tonight in Music
The Royal Oui (Via) Doug Fir–Lily & Madeleine, The Royal Oui, Shannon Hayden, 9 pm, $10-12 Black Book–Modern(-ist): DJ Troubled Youth, Ryan Biornstad, 10 pm, free Dante’s–Dookie Jam: Tony Ozier & Doo Doo Funk, 9 pm, free East End–Bear & Moose, Mister Tang, Lady Wolf, 9 pm Foggy Notion–Faux Science, The Gypsters, Noise Toys, Fun […]
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SCIENCE—Like a bright torch shining into Portland’s anti-fluoride, anti-vaccine, anti-GMO darkness, NPR’s Science Friday comes to town with a live taping focusing on current science—with charming, whip-smart host Ira Flatow welcoming both local experts and an audience Q&A. Behold! Science Wednesday! EHOMSI, 1945 SE Water, 7 pm, $20-25, all agesMUSIC—With notable exceptions (Crimson, Louis XIV, […]
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Tonight in Music
Big Scary (Via) Doug Fir–Dawn of Midi, Big Scary, 9 pm, $12-14 Branx–The Menzingers, Lemuria, Pup, Cayetana, 6:30 pm, $14, all ages Gold Dust Meridian–Whiskey Wednesdays: Pete Krebs, Brent Martens, 8 pm Habesha–Tonen, Barrows, Tada, 9 pm, $5Hawthorne Theatre–King Buzzo, Steve Turner, 7 pm, $12-15Holocene–Mascaras, Bleach Blonde Dudes, Fog Father, Surfs Drugs, 8:30 pm, free […]
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PDX Skillshare: Free Learning!
I’ve never seriously considered going back to school, precluded as it is by the fear of taking on (more) debt. If it were free? Of course I’d go, and I bet you would too. That seems to be what the organizers of PDX Skillshare are betting on. PDX Skillshare is a day of free education […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—Singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield can do whatever she wants, from heartland country-folk to damaged post-blues confessionals. Her third album, Make My Head Sing, is her most extreme yet, pairing the Ohio native’s blue-moon vocals with crunching, grungy rock. NLw/Israel Nash; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, 9 pm, $12-14BLUME—Judy Blume is a goddamn national treasure, and […]
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TNT Cocktail Pre-Preview Preview
The Mercury’s Tacos ‘n’ Tequila—TNT—event is less than two weeks away, on Saturday, June 28th at Mississippi Studios. If you haven’t noticed, move your lazy little eyeballs like a fraction of an inch and look at an ad for it. Then click it, because you love tacos and tequila and the Mercury. If you need […]