MUSIC—Some years deserve to be bid farewell to in a deluge of whiskey and unfiltered cigarettes. Not 2014, though, y’all. This year, we recommend you gussy up and end the damn thing in class with Portland’s favorite bass-plunking jazz songstress, Esperanza Spalding, and the Oregon Symphony. DIRK VANDERHARTArlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Tues […]
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MUSIC—Every Monday, ’round about happy hour time, Portland Country Underground plays some of the best, twangiest, boot-stompingest country music in these parts. So hop along down to the Laurelthirst, sidle up to a tall glass of bourbon, and ease into the rest of your week. NED LANNAMANNLaurelThirst Public House, 2958 NE Glisan, 6 pm, FREE […]
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DANCE PARTY—Every month Dig A Pony hosts Do Right Sunday, a throwback hiphop/R&B dance party to benefit a different charity. This month’s lucky recipient is Music in the Schools, and DJs Deena Bee and Hot Biology will be there to get your body moving and the cash raking in. MARJORIE SKINNERDig a Pony, 736 SE […]
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DANCE PARTY—Wanna put the hell of Christmas with the family far, far behind you? Go get messy at Blow Pony’s holiday blowout dance night, Christ-Mess. There’ll be naughty and nice DJs, lots of eye candy to unwrap, and more gaiety than you ever saw on Christmas proper, with Santa sittings and sexy, sexy dancers! COURTNEY […]
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MUSIC—If you have not yet been smitten by the wildly talented golden vocals of The von Trapps—it means you’re either weirdly unfamiliar with the great-grandchildren of the Captain and Maria von Trapp (yes, from Sound of Music fame), or you’re got something wrong inside your tiny, cold heart. Make that heart grow three sizes today […]
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FILM—It’s a Wonderful Life goes something like this: George Bailey—a small-town bumbler who can’t refuse the bums he calls his “friends”—trusts an incompetent relative with a lot of money, right before Christmas, and then the money winds up lost. Facing ruination, he gets drunk, menaces his family, and hallucinates after a botched suicide attempt. And […]
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KEANU—I was going to recommend that you bail on your dumb Xmas Eve crap to go see the Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy The Interview tonight… BUT then The Interview</i got canceled! (THANKS, NORTH KOREA.) So instead, I remind you that one of 2014’s best and most fun action movies, Keanu Reeves’ John Wick, […]
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VARIETY SHOW—If you like your Christmas campy and full of performative joy, Tony Starlight’s your man. Featuring impressions of Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, and Neil Diamond, It’s a Tony Starlight Christmas unites Christmas carols and comedy in tonight’s Vegas-style holiday variety show. Start rehearsing your holly-jollies now! MEGAN BURBANKThe Tony Starlight Showroom, 1125 SE Madison, […]
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HOLIDAY COMEDY—It’s Gonna Be Okay! is Barbara Holm’s semimonthly comedy showcase, and tonight’s lineup is extra special. With appearances from Hutch Harris, Bri Pruett, Gabe Dinger, JoAnn Schinderle, Jason Andersen, and more; jaunty tunes from noted party animals the Doubleclicks; and the cutest comedy mascot around, it’s going to be way better than okay! MEGAN […]
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MUSIC—Some serious family time is coming up. Gird yourself with the go-go punk of Oakland’s Shannon and the Clams, who put dollops of sticky-lollipop fun on top of the rock ‘n’ roll sounds of yesteryear. And don’t miss Seattle’s fantastic La Luz, who have been known to incite Soul Train-style dance parties with their smart, […]
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MUSIC—When Cool Breeze hit the stage, dancers hit the floor. Portland’s quintessential party band, Malcolm Noble & Co. promise a raucous good time, playing covers of funky hits, pop, and soulful tunes that won’t let your butt sit still. But be warned: They pack the hell out of the Spare Room whenever they play, so […]
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HOLIDAY PARTY—Work in an office, but hate your parties? No office, and wish you had a party? Then don’t miss our annual Portland Holiday Office Party, featuring you dressed in semi-business attire, dancey music from Ancient Heat and DJ Evil One, a makeout cubicle, a Xerox machine for photocopying private parts, and tons of BOOZE! […]