FILM—Director John Hillcoat has yet to do wrong—he killed with Nick Cave collaborations The Proposition and Lawless—so it seems like a good bet to follow him to the streets of Atlanta for a gritty heist flick that’s high on great actors (Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson) and low on clear-cut morality. Triple 9 looks […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
BOOKS—Tonight, Portland novelist and purveyor of spare, marvelously fucked-up prose Monica Drake reads from her very first collection of short stories, The Folly of Loving Life, published by local press Future Tense, because we really do live in a city with a surplus of excellent writing and worthy alternatives to the big-house Goliaths of publishing. […]
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It’s Happening This Weekend!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 MUSIC—Tonight’s event celebrates Black History Month, particularly black American music history, with performances by hip-hop luminaries Mic Crenshaw, Cool Nutz, and DJ OG One. The night will also feature Portland’s own trailblazing emcee Theory Hazit, whose album Fall of the Light Bearer was a highlight of last year’s local releases. CIARA DOLANRosewood […]
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Your Last Chance to Catch the Films of the Portland International Film Fest
THE INVITATION “You’re invited… into my beard.” This is it, folks: the last two days of the 39th annual Portland International Film Festival. Here’s how you should consider spending your last opportunities: Dheephan (France), screens Fri Feb 26, 5:45 pm at NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium The gritty struggle of refugees trying to make their […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
Chest Crawl by Guantanamo BaywatchMUSIC—One thing about watching a surf rock show that nobody ever talks about: You want to imbibe as much frozen margarita as possible—enough to usher forth a bleak ice age of brain freeze, but still stay chill to the max. So when local beachy slackers Guantanamo Baywatch and party rockers Mean […]
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Run Away with Carly Rae Jepsen
A Conversation with the Canadian Pop Star
A conversation with the Canadian pop star.
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Eliminating Disconnect with Vince Staples
It’s Vince Staples’ Portland, We’re Just Living In It
It’s Vince Staples’ Portland, we’re just living in it.
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The Best Stuff to Do for the Week of Feb 24-March 1 2016
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It’s Happening Tonight!
FASHION SHOW—The semiannual Fade to Light fashion show is a multimedia sartorial extravaganza. It mixes video production with brand-new looks from some of Portland’s most well-respected designers. It’s also hella fun. Check out new lines from Ms. Wood, Altar, Laurs Kemp, and more, with an always great soundtrack by DJ Gregarious. Revel in the prettiness. […]
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Good Morning, News: Blazers Win Six, Sanders Calls Out Trump, and Hillbillies Cost Us $3.3 Million
GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Know just what you lookin’ at, a certified young G. All you know is I be out here ballin’ like a freak. LET’S GO TO PRESS. Well, the Malheur Wildlife Refuge is finally back in the hands of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, now that the FBI has finished processing the […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
FILM—In the 1980 grindhouse flick Night of the Juggler, a very young James Brolin plays an ex-cop who’s searching for his kidnapped daughter in a gritty New York City. It’s a smorgasbord of car chases, knife fights, and prostitutes with some great footage of New York at its sleaziest in this 35mm screening. SHELBY R. […]
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The Bachelor Episode 8 – Hometown Zeroes
Courtesy of @bachelorABC Put the knife down Lauren. You might find this hard to believe, but drinking wine and watching The Bachelor are synonymous. And last night I figured out why: Because wine makes you drunk and being drunk makes The Bachelor pretty fun to watch. What I’m saying is I’ve gone eight weeks recapping […]