THURSDAY DEC 21 HANUKKAH–Hey, Jews! Happy Hanukkah! (To learn more about the Jewish celebration of Hannukkah, see pg 10. of the paper) WSH In synogogues and homes all over the world, Beginning at sundown, Free MUSIC–Crucify me if you like, but I believe the lush guitar noise of Seattle’s Kinski makes Kevin Shields’ three-chord distortion […]
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THURSDAY DEC 28 DJs–Portland is home to so many DJs, that it’s hard to know which ones to go hear. Know this: Izm, Wicked, Rising Sun, and Uni-T. All local DJs, all kick-ass. Combined, you will hear a good sample of hip hop and house, spun taut and loose, but held with a tight, rhythmic […]
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Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Paintings from gallery artist Jeana Edelman. Through Dec 29 American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 Animals in Architecture, a photographic capturing of creatures carousing inside man-made structures by Michael Mathers. Through Dec 30 Art Home 121 NW 2nd, 721-0270 Recent works by Berdell Moffett-Chaney. […]
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Notta Lotta Modern Love
Amber Gayle writes about her life. Beginning with Evil Twin Sister zine, she has collaborated with her sister, Stacy Wakefield, to create Evil Twin Publications. Moving beyond the Xerox machine, Evil Twin Publications has produced a series of books combining Amber’s stories with Stacy’s photographs and drawings that lie somewhere between the zine world and […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY DEC 14 MUSIC–Haunting violins, laconic backbeats, and yearning, cockeyed lyrics–it must be a quintet from Oklahoma! Perhaps the best thing since oil to be exported from Oklahoma, Starlight Mints bring their contemporary psychedelic jam on the road with their first CD. PB Pine Street Theatre, 215 SE 9th Ave, 224-TIXX, 8:30 pm FONTS–So you […]
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Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Paintings from gallery artist Jeana Edelman. Through Dec 29 American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 Animals in Architecture, a photographic capturing of creatures carousing inside man-made structures by Michael Mathers. Through Dec 30 Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 * Mooprits from Adam […]
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Clean
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Clean Michael Oman-Reagan Nil Contemporary Art, 221-3182 Through Dec 31 Michael Oman-Reagan’s recent exhibit Clean introduces a new element to his usually minimalist tendencies. Surfacing from a thin, pale pool of gesso, white-out, and shellac, traced silhouettes emerge. Within the whitish ground, black marker constructs fragmented portraits. With a bulk of the exhibit, Oman-Reagan makes […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY DEC 7 MUSIC–OK, so everybody knows about them and cerebral indie music is kind of old news in PDX, but who cares! Quasi is still good, Janet Weiss is still one of the coolest fucking musicians in the world, and I don’t care what you say. Dumb music snob. KD Meow Meow, 527 SE […]
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American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 * Animals in Architecture, a photographic capturing of creatures carousing inside man-made structures by Michael Mathers. Through Dec 30 Art Home 121 NW 2nd, 721-0270 Recent watercolor work by Berdell Moffett-Chaney. Opens Dec 7 Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 *Monoprints from Adam Growowsky, recent […]
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Donut Shop II 116 NE Russell, 528-1919 Through Dec 17 Cris Moss has set up his second “Donut Shop” on the newly invigorated NE Russell Street. Upstairs from the Russell Street Theatre, Moss acquired space for the exhibit’s 17-day run. Participants include Moss himself, Jeremy Bittermann, Valerie Collins, Ted Gibson, Cathy McClure, and John Torreano. […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY, NOV 30 METAL–Fuel your hatred of this nasty cold weather with the deathly warm hardcore of Enemymine. The low sounds of their two bass guitars and a splaying drum kit will heat you up like three 7000-watt power plants. Bring a kerchief to wipe the sweat from your brow and the tears from your […]
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NEWSFLASH Are you an art star? Well, here is your chance to prove it. It all starts by submitting four slides for review to the Portland Art Museum. If you have made fantastic work in the last two years and are a resident of either Oregon or Clark County, you are eligible! Don’t delay however: […]