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
September 16th, 2009
Strange Brew | What happens when you ask brewers to make art outta beer?0 comments
September 9th, 2009
Take The Green Line! | The newest MAX route opens up an undiscovered country of attractions.19 comments
September 2nd, 2009
Freeze Frame | Whitey McConnaughy rocks standing still.0 comments
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[August 6th, 2008]
China is here, fellow Portlanders.
The Olympics kick off in Beijing this week, but we’ve got a trio of local medal-worthy events you can root for guilt-free.
^Headout Picks
WEDNESDAY AUG. 6
[SCREEN] PINEAPPLE EXPRESS Indie auteur David Gordon Green is seduced into Planet Apatow for a stoner comedy. Maybe because it’s a stoner comedy, the results are blissful. Area theaters.
[MUSIC] STRATEGY + SOLENOID, CLOUDBURST, MAP-MAP, JETFINGER
The combo of four of the most inspiring voices in our electronic music scene is exciting enough. Plus, it’ll be a surround-sound experience, with a multichannel six-speaker system ready to immerse the audience in rushes of sine waves and fractured beats. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 9 pm. $5. 21+.
[AWESOME] THE FAMOUS MYSTERIOUS ACTOR SHOW
The talk-show parody Famous Mysterious Actor Show features sexually explicit rants, a deranged host costumed in a Mexican wrestling mask and, this month, Boy Eats Drum Machine and local hip-hop duo the Chicharones. Berbati’s Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St., 248-4579. 9 pm. $8. All ages.
FRIDAY AUG. 8
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[SCREEN] MAN ON WIRE
A documentary about Philippe Petit’s highwire conquest of the World Trade Center portrays it as a kind of inverted terrorism whose awesomeness affirms instead of destroys life. Fox Tower, 846 SW Park Ave., 221-3280. $7-$10.
[MUSIC] PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT CD RELEASE
At this rate, Portland should be as famous for cellos as for bikes and brews. This fascinating lineup of eight to 16 cellists covers anything from Bach to Zep, Beethoven to Britney. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 233-1994. 8 pm. $13 advance, $15 day of show. All ages.
SATURDAY AUG. 9
[MUSIC] ZS, EAT SKULL, THE VANISHING KIDS
Brooklyn proglodytes Zs make rock music so complex that they have to read it off sheet music. This is the far-out stuff that skronks like jazz and skips like an old record. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. 9 pm. $7. 21+.
SUNDAY AUG. 10
[PETS] DOVE35
Animal hospital extraordinaire DoveLewis celebrates 35 years of helpin’ PDX’s best friends with a mega “custom art” party in Pioneer Square. Pioneer Courthouse Square, Southwest Broadway and Morrison Street. 4 pm. Free. Visit dove35.com for details.
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