Willamette Week - http://www.wweek.com/portland/articles.sec-930-1-.html Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT+7 en hourly 1 Live Not-So-Nude Girls - In the Land of a Thousand strippers, burlesque revivalists have been second-class citizens. Until now. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-10162-live_not_so_nude_girls_in_the_land_of_a_thousand_strippers_burlesque_revivalists_have_been_second_cl.html One Small Dubstep - What is the dance music subgenre dubstep, exactly? Depends on who’s dancing. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17365-one_small_dubstep_what_is_the_dance_music_subgenre_dubstep_exactly_depends_on_who%E2%80%99s_dancing.html I don’t belong here. It’s Friday night, and the sold-out Roseland Theater is crammed full of teenagers. Some of the girls are wearing little more than a bra and a tutu; most of the boys are sh]]> Just A Hobby - Fernando Viciconte tried to quit music. His friends wouldn’t let him. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16873-just_a_hobby_fernando_viciconte_tried_to_quit_music_his_friends_wouldn%E2%80%99t_let_him.html When Fernando Viciconte’s friends found out what he’d been doing during his yearlong sabbatical from music, he could hear the shock and disgust in their voices. “Every time they’d run into m]]> Caught Up in the Net - Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden stands up to an anti-piracy bill he says threatens internet freedom. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17788-caught_up_in_the_net_oregon_sen_ron_wyden_stands_up_to_an_anti_piracy_bill_he_says_threatens_interne.html The Pirate Bay is a popular Sweden-based file-sharing hub that allows users to share music, movies...]]> Dirty Songbirds - On the eve of Peaches’ visit, we revisit filthy sex songs for the ages. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17900-dirty_songbirds_on_the_eve_of_peaches%E2%80%99_visit_we_revisit_filthy_sex_songs_for_the_ages.html There’s a reason sex comes first in the trio of “sex, drugs, and rock and roll.” Doin’ it has always been the primary thematic interest of pop music, from Jerry Lee Lewis’ shakin’ to Tre]]> Marc Maron - A veteran comic turns to podcasting for shock therapy and biting laughs. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16762-marc_maron_a_veteran_comic_turns_to_podcasting_for_shock_therapy_and_biting_laughs.html

 Marc Maron is twice-divorced, a recovering addict, a three-time failure as a liberal radio pundit and a veteran comic who over the past

]]> <i>Midnight In Paris</i> - Woody and Owen’s excellent adventure. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17568-midnight_in_paris_woody_and_owen%E2%80%99s_excellent_adventure.html Sorry to break it to you, New York, but 32 years after he declared you the only city for him in Manhattan, Woody Allen is cheating on you. He’s had trysts in the past, but in Midnight in Paris his ]]> Kenton Station: Naked and Famous - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17639-kenton_station_naked_and_famous_.html Kenton Station (8303 N Denver, kentonstationportland.com) is an unassuming neighborhood bar built inside a piece of Portland history. In 1909, a meat-packing company built the Kenton Hotel at what's]]> Buried Alive - Portland film pioneer Don Gronquist was banned, panned and forgotten. He deserved better. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19550-buried_alive_portland_film_pioneer_don_gronquist_was_banned_panned_and_forgotten_he_deserved_better.html Don Gronquist chose a lovely day to revisit the scene of his crime. Sunlight pours into the Pittock Mansion as he lumbers...]]> Jared Mees & the Grown Children Saturday, May 14 - If life imitates art, Jared Mees’ life must be pretty hectic about now. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17453-jared_mees_the_grown_children_saturday_may_14_if_life_imitates_art_jared_mees%E2%80%99_life_must_be_.html [EXHAUSTING POP] At this point, Jared Mees is just trying to keep his shit together.  For the past three years, his life has been a balancing act of responsibilities. On the one hand, there’]]> In The Cooky Jar Friday, March 4 - There’s more to Scott Magee than indie-folk bands. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17003-in_the_cooky_jar_friday_march_4_there%E2%80%99s_more_to_scott_magee_than_indie_folk_bands.html [SOUL NIGHT] When Scott Magee decided he wanted to host a night spinning classic soul records at the Woods last spring, there were a few things he needed to accomplish. First, learn how to deejay. T]]> Happy Birthday, Bruce! - The top five things Bruce Campbell has fought. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17640-happy_birthday_bruce__the_top_five_things_bruce_campbell_has_fought.html Bruce Campbell is God. Well, a kind of god, anyway. To the average person, he is probably most recognizable from his Old Spice ads (or maybe his current role on USA’s Burn Notice, but to quote Azi]]> Holy Sons Saturday, March 26 - Emil Amos isn’t hiding anymore. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17237-holy_sons_saturday_march_26_emil_amos_isn%E2%80%99t_hiding_anymore.html [THERAPY FOLK] You can be forgiven for never having heard of Emil Amos. If you haven’t, it’s his own fault, frankly. Although he’s been recording under the alias Holy Sons since the mid-’90s]]> Make Love, Not Sense - It’s the David Byrne Dating Game! http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19767-make_love_not_sense_it%E2%80%99s_the_david_byrne_dating_game_.html Will David Byrne ever find a nice girl to settle down with? Ever since Talking Heads broke up in 1991, the restless 60-year-old musician-author-etc. has been playing the field—musically speaki]]> Portland Rock Trivia - Twelve absolutely random things you didn’t know about the Portland music scene. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19623-portland_rock_trivia_twelve_absolutely_random_things_you_didn%E2%80%99t_know_about_the_portland_musi.html 1.MusicfestNW began as the bastard child of SXSW...]]> Keegan Smith: Monday, Oct. 3 - After seven years, Keegan Smith walks away from his band the Fam’s weekly showcase. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18002-keegan_smith_monday_oct_3_after_seven_years_keegan_smith_walks_away_from_his_band_the_fam%E2%80%99s_.html [SOUL POP] Keegan Smith doesn’t lack confidence, that’s for sure. It’s etched all over his face as he winds through the crowd on the floor of the Bossanova Ballroom, a wireless mic in his ha]]> Yes, We Have No Tomatoes - Portland’s indoor gardening shops sell all you need for homegrown medical weed—except advice. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18723-yes_we_have_no_tomatoes_portland%E2%80%99s_indoor_gardening_shops_sell_all_you_need_for_homegrown_me.html 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]]> My Dinners With Assholes - In <i>The Trip</i>, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon argue over Michael Caine impressions—and everything else. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17625-my_dinners_with_assholes_in_the_trip_steve_coogan_and_rob_brydon_argue_over_michael_caine_impression.html Toward the end of The Trip, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, entering the final stretch...]]> Sea Changes - New disc <i>We Are the Tide</i> put Blind Pilot to the test. It passed. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17923-sea_changes_new_disc_we_are_the_tide_put_blind_pilot_to_the_test_it_passed.html If you want an idea of what the last few years have been like for Blind Pilot, a good starting point is to watch the promotional video for this year’s MusicfestNW. In the ad, a group of middle-age]]> Northwest Breakout (Wild 107.5-FM) - Cool Nutz finds an unlikely ally in uniting Northwest hip-hop: Clear Channel. Part four of WW's five-part series on local radio. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-11777-northwest_breakout_%28wild_1075_fm%29_cool_nutz_finds_an_unlikely_ally_in_uniting_northwest_hip_hop_.html Dessa Friday, April 29 - Who says you can’t rap about <i>Love in the Time of Cholera?</i> http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17399-dessa_friday_april_29_who_says_you_can%E2%80%99t_rap_about_love_in_the_time_of_cholera.html [KNOWLEDGE IS QUEEN] As the daughter of parents who played the lute and studied Elizabethan theater, becoming a rapper would seem to be an act of sedition for 29-year-old Margret Wander. But growing]]> <i>Green Lantern</i> - The bore of the ring. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17653-green_lantern_the_bore_of_the_ring.html What’s that line from Macbeth? Something about a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, and computer-generated landscapes and Blake Lively in form-fitting business suits and Ryan Reynolds]]> The Last Horror Picture Show - This is a review of <i>The Cabin In The Woods</i>. Proceed with caution. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19058-the_last_horror_picture_show_this_is_a_review_of_the_cabin_in_the_woods_proceed_with_caution.html How does someone in my position discuss The Cabin in the Woods? It’s a movie whose deliberately veiled marketing campaign insists critics tiptoe...]]> Born Many Ways - Pandrogyny, art porn and the son of Cher at the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17567-born_many_ways_pandrogyny_art_porn_and_the_son_of_cher_at_the_portland_queer_documentary_film_festiv.html Apparently, Lady Gaga doesn’t own the last word on homosexuality in pop culture.
]]> Nick Jaina and His Women - The Portland songwriter steps away from the mic to find his calling. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17875-nick_jaina_and_his_women_the_portland_songwriter_steps_away_from_the_mic_to_find_his_calling.html
A track-by-track breakdown of Nick Jaina's new album, The Beanstalks that Brought Us Here Are Gone.
]]> Present Laughter - How Bridgetown Comedy Festival made Portland funny. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17388-present_laughter_how_bridgetown_comedy_festival_made_portland_funny.html As someone who slept with, and was subsequently electrocuted by, Carrie Brownstein on national television in January, Ian Karmel can attest that the past year has been a big one for Portland comedy]]> Otis Heat Friday, July 8 - Call it car-crash funk, if you must—just don’t call Otis Heat a jam band. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17687-otis_heat_friday_july_8_call_it_car_crash_funk_if_you_must%E2%80%94just_don%E2%80%99t_call_otis_heat.html [POST-FUNK] A lot of bands like to say they came together on accident. In the case of crooked funk trio Otis Heat, the band was brought together by an accident. In 2008, singer-bassist Sean O’Nei]]> Black to the Future - Carolina Chocolate Drops bring old-time music—and race—to the fore. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-17844-black_to_the_future_carolina_chocolate_drops_bring_old_time_music%E2%80%94and_race%E2%80%94to_the_fo.html Growing up in Flagstaff, Ariz., as an African-American kid in love with prewar American folk music, Dom Flemons knew he was a little weird. He didn’t quite know how weird, though, until he went to]]> The Modern Man: Out of Sight - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19383-the_modern_man_out_of_sight_.html “Make me look like George Clooney.” It takes some gall to demand that of a barber, but I figure the stylists at Portland barbershop/bar The Modern Man (5018 NE 22nd Ave., 284-6008, themodernma]]> Break It Down - The Builders and the Butchers return to their lo-fi roots. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-16906-break_it_down_the_builders_and_the_butchers_return_to_their_lo_fi_roots.html What do sailors and Southern gothic folk bands have in common? According to the Builders and the Butchers’ singer-guitarist, Ryan Sollee,]]>