Jump to: Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday Tuesday, May 28 Mope Grooves, Groove Domestic Product, Mr. Wrong The Waves, the latest EP from Portland band Mope Grooves, sounds like a mixtape made by a friend. Maybe that’s because it was recorded on four- and 16-track recorders, with deliberately DIY results: all drums, guitar, and fuzzy […]
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The 35 Best Things to Do in Portland This (Memorial Day!) Weekend: May 24-27 2019
Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Memorial Day Friday, May 24 Discodrama Retro-futurist R&B act Chanti Darling, AKA Chanticleer Trü, is one of the most unmissable performing acts in town, and his debut full-length RNB Vol. 1 is fan-fucking-tastic. But tonight the singer/DJ/producer is spinning a DJ set in the Liquor Store’s basement […]
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The 26 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: May 20-23 2019
Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday Monday, May 20 Mahler’s First Symphony The Oregony Symphony’s 2018/19 Season comes to a close, with conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Hudson Shad vocal quartet leading the way in a performance of Mahler’s First Symphony and Storm Large lending her voice to the proceedings for a […]
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Where to Watch the Portland Trail Blazers in Game Two of the Western Conference Finals!
Okay, so: Game One did not go as hoped. But that’s alright. It’s worth keeping in mind that the Blazers’ opponents are, to put it as plainly as possible, goddamn freaks at putting the ball in the hoop. Granted, it maybe didn’t help that Dame and C.J. also had their collective worst game in the […]
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Cheap, Free, & Fun: The 20 Best Bang For Your Buck Shows, May 17-23 2019
10th Annual Kenton Street Fair The historic Kenton neighborhood in North Portland has a lot going for it (and not just that towering Paul Bunyan statue, which turns 60 this year, btw), and for the 10th anniversary of the Kenton Street Fair, they’re going to be showing everything off. Expect the much-welcome diversity you always […]
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The 32 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: May 17-19 2019
Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday, May 17 Neil Young Neil Young’s got the itch again. The 73-year-old singer/songwriter is in a flurry of activity, with a short string of Pacific Northwest solo acoustic dates—including tonight’s intimate show at the Keller Auditorium (8 pm, Keller Auditorium, $59.50-2500) NED LANNAMANN Filmed by Bike It […]
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Where to Watch the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals!
Didn’t we tell you? Waaaaaaaayyyyyy back in October? Didn’t we say this season was a great season for you to be jumping on the Blazers bandwagon? YES, WE DID. Some of you dilly-dallied on taking our humble advice, but that’s okay. A whole bunch of you only piled into this open tailgate after Dame cashed […]
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The 32 Best Things to Do in Portland This Week: May 13-16 2019
Jump to: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday Monday, May 13 Pop-Up Magazine: Spring Issue What sounds like a really good podcast, looks like a bright, dynamic magazine, and carries the live performance magic of a stage show? That’s right! Pop-Up Magazine is back with their Spring Issue tour. They’ve teased stories like one […]
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The 14 Best Concerts to See in Portland: May 9-22
Neil Young! Jenny Lewis! Stephen Malkmus!
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The 35 Best Movies and Shows to Watch in Portland: May 10-23
★ Amazing Grace Even with Aretha Franklin’s album Amazing Grace firmly established as a classic, the movie is a staggering thing to behold, and is probably the greatest filmed document of American gospel music that has ever been captured. (Now playing, various theaters) NED LANNAMANN ★ Aniara “Hell is other people,” goes the Sartre quote, […]
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The 34 Best Things to Do in Portland This Weekend: May 10-12 2019
Jump to: Friday | Saturday | Sunday Friday, May 10 Shannon Shaw, Máscaras, Plastic Cactus For over a decade, the sinister doo-wop and gale-force garage punk crafted by Oakland-based singer/songwriter Shannon Shaw and her beloved band Shannon and the Clams have fueled sweaty dance parties in dive bars and theaters all across the city. Those […]