Musical Mashups
A little song and dance never killed anybody’s career.
November 25th, 2009
Thanksgiving 2.0 | Friends, family and a laptop display of smoked-turkey temperature readings.0 comments
November 18th, 2009
Free Radical | Dutch musician and computer takeover theorist Goodiepal could be a genius. Or just making everything up.2 comments
November 11th, 2009
Chariots Of Mire | It’s Man (and Woman and Child) Vs. Mud Puddle at Dirdy Birdy.0 comments
November 4th, 2009
The Many Lives Of Holly Ellis | An indie-movie journeywoman revisits her diverse roles.2 comments
October 28th, 2009
Ghouls Out Forever | More fun than a 10-pound bag of Snickers.2 comments
October 21st, 2009
Rack ’Em Up | Portland fights breast cancer, abuse and the Wicked Witch of the West with bare chests.0 comments
October 14th, 2009
Musical Beavers | Fame, at least in Oregon, means nobody has to know exactly who you are.2 comments
October 7th, 2009
Woman, Art Thou Loose? | 12,000 Women of faith can’t go wrong. Or can they?4 comments
September 30th, 2009
Raw Meat | The hilarious and terrifying carnal art of Thermals frontman Hutch Harris.0 comments
September 23rd, 2009
Block Party | Micah Camden wants to feed you.1 comment
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[February 20th, 2008]
Isn’t it about time for Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera ? These ill-fated ice skaters, whose intertwined legacies will forever live in infamy, are finally getting a musical makeover. The stage show, produced and directed by Triangle Productions artistic guru Don Horn, not only gets lyrical about the (knee-) smashing skating lives of these gals but their beyond-the-rink antics as well. That got us to thinking (a dangerous thing) about what other local luminaries could jump the shark to the musical mainstage.
WEDNESDAY FEB. 20
[WORDS] LI-YOUNG LEE
Hear the poet, don’t just read the poet. Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway. 7:30 pm. General $18, students and seniors $14.
THURSDAY FEB. 21
[SCREEN] SNOW ANGELS
PIFF highlights the latest small-town saga from director David Gordon Green. It’s not The Pineapple Express, but it’ll do till The Pineapple Express gets here. Whitsell Auditorium, Portland Art Museum. 6:30 pm. $6-$9. See screen feature.
[WORDS] NOT QUITE WHAT I WAS PLANNING
SMITH magazine collected six-word bios from authors both famous—Dave Eggers, Stephen Colbert—and obscure. The co-editors read from the anthology and host a PDX “Six-Word Slam.” Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.
FRIDAY FEB. 22
[MUSIC] GOODFOOT 7-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW
The 7-year-old hybrid (part gallery/venue/restaurant, all awesome) kicks off its two-day anniversary celly with rare (and not so rare) cuts from Misters Brown and Wonder. Goodfoot. 9 pm. Cover. 21+. Also Saturday, Feb. 23.
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SUNDAY FEB. 24
[MUSIC] WNTR WRKS: E*ROCK, HOOLIGANSHIP, GAY DECEIVERS, NOLLIFUR, DJ BEYONDA
Hooliganship and 8-bit wonder E*Rock share the stage with short films from Takeshi Murata, Bruce Bickford, Amy Lockhart and others. Holocene. 9 pm. $6. 21+.
[MUSIC] PORTLAND LOUNGE SERIES: NICK JAINA, MICHAEL APINYAKUL, MICHAEL THE BLIND
WW music editor Amy McCullough hosts the 16th edition of the Portland Lounge Series. Expect macabre piano folk (Nick Jaina), soulful acoustic blues (Michael Apinyakul) and frantic folk (Michael the Blind). Towne Lounge. 9:30 pm. Free. 21+. See Here Comes Your Fan.
[SONG] THE CHOIR INVISIBLE
Ever wonder what would happen if you just, well, sang? That’s the plan, anyway—sing for four hours, and see what happens. No experience or ability to read music is required—just listen and respond. Performance Works NorthWest, 4625 SE 67th Ave., 222-2305. 1-5 pm. Free.
TUESDAY FEB. 26
[MUSIC] CASTANETS, DEATH SONGS
Castanets rock death ballads. Aptly named Death Songs opens—the side project of local folk-rock saviors the brothers Delff (the Shaky Hands). Valentine’s. 9 pm. $6. 21+.
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