Features Friday, Sept. 14

Time-Based Art[ARTS] Portland's annual contemporary arts festival continues. Catch up on what you've missed so far with our TBA Diaries, or check out what you can still see at the festival's website.
XOXO Festival[...   More

Features Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ask...   More

Features Friday, Sept. 7
MusicfestNW Friday
[MUSIC] You can probably figure out which MFNW shows you’ll be attending Friday based on what you plan on drinking. Check it out: Pabst = The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at Star Theater. A 40 of Old English = Poison Idea at Dante's. Exploitatively priced white wine = Beirut at Pioneer Square. Craft IPA = Trampled by Turtles at Aladdin Thea...   More

Features Friday, Aug 31
Yeasayer, Daughn Gibson
[MUSIC] Yeasayer’s name suggests a band of positives, of affirmatives, of yeas. The Brooklyn band’s music does nothing to dispute that; its eclectic collection of sounds, instruments, moods, and vibes encapsulates all the experiences of a mind blown wide open. Since 2006, the group has r...   More

Features Friday, Aug 24

Chelsea Peretti[COMEDY] The Parks and Recreation writer, who’s also appeared opposite Louis C.K. on Louie, takes the Helium stage. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 SE 9th Ave. 7:30 pm and 10 pm Friday-Saturday, Aug. 24-25. $15-$25.

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenu...   More

Features Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ask...   More

Features Friday, August 17

Experimental Noise Fest: Daniel Menche, John Wiese, The Rita, Black Air, Blue Sabbath Black Cheer, Kakerlak, Rusalka, Okha, Scard
[MUSIC] Stretched over two evenings, the Pure Harsh Noise Worship Festival brings some of the North American noise/power electronics scene's heaviest hitters to the cozy confines of Ella Street Social Club. And when we say noise, we ...   More

Features Each week our culture scientists rank their 10 favorite things in the universe. The resulting list is infallible. The list is perfect. If you don't agree with the list, you are wrong. Some items may stay atop the list for weeks, others may only make a brief appearance. Some items are Portland-centric, but only because Portland is at the center of the universe. Please do not write to us, ask...   More

Features Friday, Aug 10

The Chicharones, Champagne Champagne, the Knux
[MUSIC] The Chicharones are best experienced live. This isn’t likely to change, barring the release of a high-budget 3-D live show on Blu-ray, because so much of what makes the Chicharones the Chicharones—the dance moves; the frenetic live band; DJ Zone’s pig-mask...   More

Features Friday, Aug 3
SMMR BMMR [MUSIC] As in years past, the fifth installment of SMMR BMMR crams a staggering number of top-notch practitioners of punk, garage and guttersnipe pop into two beer-fueled days and nights at Plan B. Let’s call this “The Year of Dirtnap Records,” which will be represented by Canadian power-pop wonder...   More