Willamette Week

Despite a 3D Glasses Gimmick, Flying Lotus’s Music Was Still the Most Futuristic Part of His Portland Show

The set kicked off with a video of David Lynch performing his “Fire Is Coming” monologue to a group of children wearing dog suits. Then, Flying Lotus walked onstage, dressed in all black with his dreads hiding his face, and played an unrelenting stream of glitchy jibber jabber.

Strum Is a Place to Get Tipsy and Shop For Expensive Guitars

If a guitar is the vehicle for rock music, then beer is the fuel. It’s been that way since the dawn of time, but it wasn’t until Strum (1415 SE Stark St., 971-229-0161) opened on Stark last month that Portland has seen the two elements paired so conspicuously.

Homey Dive Bar Fixin’ To Has Become a Cornerstone of Portland’s Indie Music Scene

Fixin’ To is WW’s No. 3 2018 Bar of the Year.

Seeing Tycho at Edgefield is the Perfect Distraction from the World’s Slow Unraveling

The meticulous pairing of sight and sound remains Tycho’s strongest point of distinction.

Willamette Weekend: 15 Things to Do and See in Portland March 24-26

Get your dance on, sip some cider or rock out with some mopers.

Willamette Weekend: 20 Things to Do and See In Portland March 17-19

There’s plenty to do besides get rowdy on Guinness this weekend!

Things to Do This Week in Portland: May 18 to 24

Portland events for May 18 to 24

White Eagle Saloon

The White Eagle now primarily serves as a venue promoting the suede fringe of adult-contemporary roots pop.

Kelly's Olympian

Video poker at the over-century-old Kelly’s Olympian has replaced the card room, an entrance once housing a shoeshine and a smoke stand now leads to an adjoining music venue, and their turn-of-the-millennium overhaul replaced day-drinking seniors with nightlife tourists ordering craft pints below the new owner’s airborne motorcycle collection.

Things to Do This Week in Portland: May 4 to 10

Portland event picks: May 4 to May 10.

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