THURSDAY, SEPT 21
MUSIC–Tonight, Meow Meow throws down one of the best NXNW showcases of
all time. Start with the solo beauty of Jenny Toomey and Franklin Bruno, and end
with the mindfucking Tristeza and Gogogo Airheart. Click your heels, close
your eyes, and gnaw on some all-ages Red Vines. JS
Meow Meow, 527 SE Pine, 230-2111, 8 pm, wristband or $16
FRIDAY, SEPT 22
3-D PORNO–Looking for some eye-poppin’ porn? Then don’t miss the hilarity
of the 1977 skin-flick HARD CANDY filmed in glorious 3-D! Starring
the super-endowed “Johnny Wadd” Holmes and the aptly named Lollipop girls, Hard
Candy is like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory…with blowjobs!
WSH
Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st, 223-4515, Midnight show, Adults only, $6
MUSIC—Jets to Brazil gathers up high-brow lyrics, a good deal
of punk’s remaining spunk, remnants of some of the West Coast’s best emo bands,
and about enough brainpower to fuel a mid-size city. PB
Pine Street Theater, 215 SE 9th Ave, 232-7861, 8:30 pm, $10 advance
SATURDAY, SEPT 23
PUPPETS–Did Punch & Judy freak you out as a kid? Let Dewey Mahood
and genius, unsung artist Conor McCann tempt your dark and naughty soul with their
macabre puppet show and illustrated book The Unspeakable Cog. Live bass
by Jude Webre! JS Reading Frenzy, 921 Oak, 274-1449, 7 pm, free
MUSIC–Portland’s loveliest independent film collective–the Charm
Bracelet–will frolic with some of Portland’s equally lovely and sincere bands–The
Prids, Beds, Holy Sons, DJ Anthony V., and 31 Knots, making for a
lovely, lovely night of kick-ass music. KD
Medicine Hat, 1834 NE Alberta St, 778-7700, 8:30-5 am, $6
SUNDAY, SEPT 24
BLOCK PARTY–Adios, corporate clowns. The odd collection of small store-owners
around Oak Street–a couple of restaurants, a few record stores, the city’s hippest
book store–say goodbye to their only corporate neighbor (we won’t even bother
to tell you the name!) with a block party. Fortune tellers, a roller-skating
rabbit and, at Billy Galaxy, Atari games all day. PB
1st Annual Oak Street Block Party, triangle block of 10th and Oak, noon-6 pm
FUCK BY FUCKOFF–It’s time to say “good riddance!” to another mind-numbing
NXNW, and what better way than with Barfly’s Fuck By Fuckoff featuring
Seantos Y Arachna, The Real Pills, Wasabi, The Stan McMahon Band, The Nearly
Deads, The Holy Sons, and Lodestar! Not only will there be free food, but you
can also witness (and perhaps WIN) one of the first annual Barfly Awards! WSH
Ash Street Saloon, 225 SW Ash, 226-0430, 8 pm, $2
MONDAY, SEPT 25
RADIO–Whether it’s the guy who thinks ducks are purposefully trying to
kill us for inventing airplanes, or the family who wants to pay Jerry Lewis $500,000
to take his silly telethon on the airwaves, Phil Brown has scoured the
earth to find the country’s biggest kooks and crackpot theories. Minutiae has
never been so entertaining (or hilarious). JS
Phil Brown Show, 620 AM, Weekdays, 4 pm
TUESDAY, SEPT 26
READING–Independently published out of Portland, Meat Won’t Pay My
Light Bill by Kurt Eisenlohr is a sweet novel about a heart-broken, drunken,
working-class man searching for meaning. Hey, you’re not alone! KD
Powells’ on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 7:30 pm, Free
TELEVISION–Drop everything and put that ass on the couch, ’cause tonight
is the season premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Miss B is
in trouble deep when she comes face to fang with the grandpappy of all vampires,
Dracula. Naturally, this updated version of Drac is sexy as all get-out, and
has a taste for blood and booty! WSH
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The WB, 8 pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 27
THEATER–For those looking for a darkly-comic romance,complete with creepy
characters and a murderous undertone (set in Ireland of all places), don’t miss
the extremely well-acted The Beauty Queen of Leenane now playing at the
ART. WSH
Artists Repertory Theatre, 1516 SW Alder, 241-1278, 7 pm, $13.50