Skip to main contentFashion and rock 'n' roll have always gone together, but in a city like Portland, where every hipster dude in a band rocks the same hoodie, things often get lost in the fleece. Back for its fifth year, Doom Town is an annual show that combines the best of Portland's rock and thread worlds. We asked fashion-show director and Disorder Clothing designer Elizabeth Mollo, show producer Erin Cry and their intern/model Kori Emmerich for a pro take on some clothing dos and don'ts.
WEDNESDAY FEB. 27
[MUSIC] CLASSICAL REVOLUTION PDX
Proving that classical music is still fun, still relevant and—in this case—free.
THURSDAY FEB. 28
[SCREEN] TOM DICILLO
The maverick director of
and
answers questions about why truly independent filmmaking often ends in...well, not oblivion, but often obscurity.
FRIDAY FEB. 29
[SCREEN] THE BAND’S VISIT
Director Eran Kolirin's PIFF opener gets a full run, so that everyone can see the Middle Eastern shenanigans that N.P. Thompson says include "the dramatic high point of any movie this year."
[stage] Meet Your ______!
Super Project Lab revives its popular pseudo-celebrity improv series, this week featuring novelist Marc Acito and city commissioner Sam Adams.
SATURDAY MARCH 1
[gay] MOVIE MADNESS
The Portland Gay Men's Chorus dons top hats to relive cinematic musical moments from films as diverse as
,
and…
.
SUNDAY MARCH 2
[MUSIC] COLIN MELOY
After gosh knows how many Decemberists bills at the Crystal, this solo performance from frontman Meloy ought to be a refreshing change of pace.
MONDAY MARCH 3
[MUSIC] THE GUTTER TWINS
Afghan Whigs fans will probably wish the Gutter Twins' tunes were a bit more Greg Dulli, where Screaming Trees/gothic-blues fans will yearn for more of the duo's other half, Mark Lanegan.
TUESDAY MARCH 4
[MUSIC] TILLY AND THE WALL, CAPGUN COUP, A WEATHER
They veer toward cuteness, but there's way more to Tilly and the Wall than the hot tap-dancers.
Doom Town takes place at the Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th Ave., 221-7262. 7:30 pm Friday, Feb. 29. $10. 21+.
WWeek 2015