News Damn if I've ever seen as many people in downtown Portland as there were Sunday afternoon, gathered to see Sen. Barack Obama. Duane Bray, battalion chief of Portland Fire and Rescue, gave an official estimate of 60,000 people inside the event gates at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, with another 15,000 outside watching from various perches. Obama spokesperson Nick Shapiro made sure everyone with ...   More

News Editor's note: Adrian Chen just can't let go. Not only have his trailblazing mockterviews become a much-anticipated clown barrel in the Candidates Gone Wild political rodeo, but after this year's event he took another look at the raw footage of the interviews and realized they provide a window into the very souls of our incoming mayor and city commissioners. Today, we kick off Adrian's weekly "Meet ...   More

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News The Candidates Gone Wild event, presented by WW and the Bus Project, has been wildly successful in letting political figures show their hidden talents to voters. Lately, Adrian Chen has been diving into the raw footage from the last CGW event for our Wednesday "Meet Your City Council" feature and coming up with nuggets like this one: [vimeo 1567111] You can see Adrian's amazing mockterview with ...   More

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News Reminder: Get your tickets now for this (and every) election season's hottest local event, Candidates Gone Wild ! Presented by WW and the Bus Project, it goes down at 8 pm Monday, Oct. 13, at the Roseland (doors at 7 pm). Tickets are a measly $5, available right here at WW headquarters (2220 NW Quimby St.), as well as at Roseland the night of the event. The vivacious magnetic attractor Storm Large ...   More

News And you thought the last Candidates Gone Wild was out of control. Just take a sneak peek at the video below and you'll quickly realize we've probably gone waaaaaaaay too far this time. The most rocking and raucous political event of the season, Candidates Gone Wild , takes place 8 pm Monday, Oct. 13 at the Roseland Theater . Here is just a snippet of what you will see at the event. And ...   More

News The you-know-what hits the fan tonight. Candidates Gone Wild! The most rocking and raucous political event of the season takes place 8 pm TONIGHT Monday, Oct. 13 at the Roseland Theater. Debate. Beer. Films. Storm Large . And candidates doing things candidates should never do (see photo above). The following clip is from Sunday night's rehearsal. And yes that is Sam Adams, Nick Fish and Randy ...   More