Music Clément Haslé wraps up his coverage from a week of Portland shows in Paris. Can you spot all five Voodoo Doughnuts? (Just kidding, there are not five Voodoo Doughnuts to spot...or ARE there?) Here's Clément:DAY 4"Friday night at Keep Portland Weird was curated by Music Festival North West, for an indie rock night including AU, Nurses, the Helio Sequence and the Thermals. AU was on first, ...   More

Music And the Parisian Keep Portland Weird Festival continues! Another update (and slideshow) from Clément Haslé:"Keep Portland Weird is still on in Paris, back at la Gaité Lyrique for Day 3, celebrating “Portland underground scene” with a night curated by Tara Jane O’Neil. Sun Foot played first, talking with the early crowd in a joyful and funny set. The lo-fi trio presented their deconstructed ...   More

Music Clément Haslé with more photos from Paris! Here's what he has to say about day two:Part of night two of Keep Portland Weird took place yesterday at Le Centre Pompidou, one of the most prestigious contemporary art museums in Europe. The show took place in a 400-seat venue located in the basement of the Centre. There is always a lot of action going on the square of the museum, as you can see in the ...   More

Music As you may know by now, music fans and culture geeks in Paris are in the midst of celebrating another great city with a long and romantic history—Portland. Wait, what? Was that a typo? PARIS is celebrating US???Photographer Clément Haslé was there to capture day one of the festival. He had this to say about it.  "Keep Portland Weird Day One at La Gaité Lyrique. Pictures includes ...   More

Arts & Books Paris is holding a Portland festival. The La Gaîté Lyrique digital art and modern music center and the Pompidou Center hold "city" themed festivals (previous festivals have focused on Istanbul and Berlin—y'know, real world cities), and in April 2012 it's "Keep Portland Weird."The festivities will include a presentation from PICA; a lecture from novelist and screenwriter Jon Raymond; and musical ...   More