RELEASE PARTY—Tin House magazine knows that sometimes you have to look backward to look forward. Tonight, they celebrate the release of a “memory” themed issue with a release party and readings from poet Samiya Bashir, novelist Ginger Strand, and memoirist Justin Hocking, plus music and vintage clothing vendors. AHw/Houndstooth, Lubec; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 8 […]
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MUSIC—Celebrate Cinco de Mayo away from the sports bars with this decidedly hot Latin dance party. The soulful, party-down sound of Minden will be in attendance, along with the gorgeous Mexican folk songs of Edna Vazquez (backed by a live mariachi band!), and the fun cumbia band Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, who are so hot, they’ll […]
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What Are You Doing this Weekend?
Alison Hallett: “I’m doing a lot of local theater-ing. Learn to Be Latina at Miracle, Maple and Vine at Coho. Weekend reading: Super excited to have my hands on Joshua Ferris’ new novel To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, which is about a dentist and has already made me feel guilty about not flossing […]
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FILM—As the world prepares for the umpteenth reiteration, Hollywood Theatre reminds everyone why Godzilla mattered in the first place with a 60th anniversary digital restoration of Ishiro Honda’s original. It’s a frightening example of an entire culture trying to cope with the fact they paid the cost for the world’s nuclear ambitions. BRHollywood Theatre, 4122 […]
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Another Chance to Win A Pair of Series Passes to Open Season!
Tickets for this year’s three-day series of Open Season fashion shows are selling at a nice clip, but here’s a chance to win two passes to all three nights of the shows! Simply send an email to moi by the end of the weekend (let’s say midnight on Sunday) letting me know which Open Season […]
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Tonight in Music
Young Fast Scientific (Via) The Know–Levon’s Helmet, Bad Future, Young Fast Scientific, 8 pm Aladdin Theater–Black Prairie, Tiburones, 8 pm, $15 Al’s Den–Hip Hatchet, 7 pm, free Ash Street Saloon–Cool Nutz, 9 pm Crystal Ballroom–Modest Mouse, Survival Knife, 8 pm Eagles Lodge–In the Cooky Jar: DJ Cooky Parker, 9 pm Holocene–Aan, 5 pm, free; Cock […]
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COMEDY—The Holly Golightly of contemporary stand-up—if Holly Golightly had a really good joke about babies born in toilets—Natasha Leggero delivers razor-sharp social commentary with a brilliantly affected, glammed-out demeanor. AHHelium Comedy Club, 1510 SE 9th, Thurs 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 pm,$20-32MUSIC—Band name aside, Warpaint typically operates in either subtle, striated watercolors or bold […]
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This Week’s Style Events
Get organized, cuz we’ve got a live one this week, with not only sales but important discussions that could affect the future of a burgeoning local industry. And on the arts tip, check out this week’s Sold Out on the “Notions of Beauty” fashion photography exhibit opening tonight and featuring images like this creepy-eyed lass: […]
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Tonight in Music
Modest Mouse (Via) Crystal Ballroom–Modest Mouse, Survival Knife, 8 pm Aladdin Theater–Johnny Clegg Band, 8 pm, $30-35 Al’s Den–Hip Hatchet, 7 pm, freeBlack Book–Modern(-ist): DJ Troubled Youth, Ryan Biornstad, 10 pm, free Bunk Bar–The Pharmacy, The Blank Tapes, Coma Serfs, 9:30 pm, $7 Doug Fir–We Are Scientists, PAWS, 9 pm, $15-17 Holocene–Breton, Kid Karate, Teenspot, […]
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Fashioning Cascadia: The Videos
The Museum of Contemporary Craft‘s “Fashioning Cascadia” exhibit doesn’t open for another week (May 9, to be precise), but if you want to get a jump on some of the content, check out this collection of video interviews with some of the participating designers, like Adam Arnold: Another way to get a jump: Get your […]
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PARTY JAMS—Is your liver too pink and healthy? Toughen up that wussed-out organ with Mean Jeans’ hard-partyin’ jams. Take a shot and move those feet, as tonight is made of hooks and bopping. Party bonus: Headliners White Fang will close out the night with an explosive soundtrack of fun. CFw/Charts; Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside, […]
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Tonight at Reading Frenzy: The Magazine: The Book Release Party
And now for a very self-serving announcement: Tonight at Reading Frenzy, there’s a group reading from a new Kickstarter-published book called The Magazine: The Book, which is a print collection of a great digital magazine called The Magazine. (Got all that?) The Magazine has a bunch of Portland-based contributors—including me!—and some of us will be […]