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Live Review: Ghost at Hawthorne Theater, 1/31

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Music
It must've been the divine influence of the Dark Lord himself that mysterious Swedish “Satanic” metal band Ghost would play Portland the same night the Hollywood Theater screened a rare 35mm print of Dario Argento's hallucinogenic horror masterpiece Suspiria. Seriously, t...   More
 
Thursday, February 2, 2012 by MATTHEW SINGER

Let’s Get Lost

Lost Lander makes a little magic for the throwaway world.


Music Stories
“Did you do the planetarium yet?” asks Matt Sheehy, the singer-songwriter behind Lost Lander, as he squeezes his lanky frame into my Hyundai Sonata and spots a copy of his new album sitting on   More
 
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Album Review: The Golden Bears

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Album Reviews
[POP OUT OF PLACE] In a strange way, the cover of the Golden Bears’ second album resembles that of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. Hear me out. Like Rumours, the art for Write It Like You Find It feature   More
 
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Cut of the Day: "I Want More Alcohol (It Makes Me Sadder)," And And And (with bonus adorable, unofficial music video!)

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Music
And And And can't stop, won't stop. These guys churn out quality songs at a rate that would make Robert Pollard jealous. Here's yet another one: "I Want More Alcohol (It Makes Me Sadder)," a gloriously shambolic, appropriately beer-sodden shout-along (or should that be cry-along?) from its upcoming Lost EP.
According to the pr...   More
 
Thursday, January 26, 2012 by MATTHEW SINGER

Yes, We Have No Tomatoes

Portland’s indoor gardening shops sell all you need for homegrown medical weed—except advice.


News
Michael Johnson entered the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program two years ago, decades after he quit smoking pot recreationally, to help cope with a debilitating back injury. The 55-year-old reside   More
 
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Primer: Voodoo Glow Skulls


Music Stories
Formed: 1988 in Riverside, Calif. Sounds like: Cheech and Chong’s horn-metal novelty classic “Earache My Eye” sped up until the music almost can’t keep up with itself, overlaid with shout   More
 
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

The Suicide Notes: Friday, Jan. 27

They’re ready for their close-up.


Music Stories
[GIRL-GROUP PUNK] Before the band even truly existed, the Suicide Notes staged a photo shoot. It was the idea of Jessi Garver, one of the group’s three female singers and, other than fellow voca   More
 
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Photo Review: Youth Lagoon with Wild Ones, Radiation City, Pure Bathing Culture and Pegasus Dream at Doug Fir, 1/21

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Music
So this was supposed to be a review of much buzzed-over indie-pop artist Youth Lagoon's first-ever Portland show at the Doug Fir...but then the weather happened. Long story short, the dude was forced to cancel. Never fear, though. In a city like this one, it's pretty easy to round up a few a...   More
 
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 by MATTHEW SINGER

Grimm Recap: Mauz Traps

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Movies & Television
“Grimm” Season 1, Episode 9: “Of Mouse and Man”

Beast of the Week: Mauzhertz, a passive, rodent-esque bottom-feeder of the creature world similar to the rat-like Reinegens from the “Danse Mac...   More
 
Monday, January 23, 2012 by MATTHEW SINGER

Video: "Mustache Man (Wasted)," Cake (filmed in Portland!)

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Music
Hey, remember a couple months ago when we told you that somehow-still-popular Sacramento alterna-funk beatniks Cake were in Portland, looking to cast locals with prominent facial hair and/or a vintage conversion van for a video to accompany its typica...   More
 
Friday, January 20, 2012 by MATTHEW SINGER
 

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