portland thursday 6 37th Annual Portland International Film Festival Opening Night For nearly twenty years, director Hayao Miyazaki has Spirited Away audiences to a Castle in the Sky with the help of Princess Mononoke, and the adorable Ponyo. His latest trippy, manga creation, The Wind Rises, opens Portland’s 37th Annual International Film Festival, along with […]
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seattle sunday 2 The Super Bowl The Seahawks take on the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII (that’s 48 for those not up to snuff on their Roman numerals). Who will win? Who will lose? Who will go nuts on camera and give the world its next viral video? How will cornerback Richard Sherman offend half […]
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Out of Town 1/22 —1/30
seattle friday 24 Krar Collective and Gabriel Teodros The krar is a lyre native to Ethiopia, its psychedelic, tinny-sounding six strings creating a smooth melodic background similar to its sitar cousin. The Krar Collective is a London-based trio with Addis Abada roots which creates what Seattle’s The Stranger describes as a “gorgeous tornado of Ethiopian […]
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Out of Town 1/15 —1/23
seattle friday 17 Damien Jurado Damien Jurado’s music is comparable to the Seattle weather that serves as the backdrop to the artist’s native stomping grounds—depressed and overcast. Simple guitar melodies and harmonic vocals linger like a cloudy ceiling of the city. His quotable lyrics provide a beautiful soundtrack to help limp through the rainy winter. […]
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Out of Town 1/1 – 1/9
portland friday 10 The Builders & The Butchers The only comparable voice to that of Ryan Sollee—singer of the Builders and the Butchers—is the froggy power of Colin Meloy, singer for another Portland mainstay, The Decemberists. The B&B’s 2013 album, Western Medicine, is a chaotic folk whirlwind with deconstructed drum work, cowboy waltzes and bluesy […]
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Out of Town 1/1- 1/9
portland saturday 4 Dead Moon Portland has long been home to garage punk rock, starting with the recordings of “Louie, Louie” by the Kingsmen. Dead Moon is one of the best of these bands, but missed out on any real commercial success. Timing is everything. Popular in Portland during the pre-grunge days, members of legendary […]
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Out of Town 12/18-12/26
portland friday 20 Holiday Sweater Spectacular: Portland Cello Project Blending modern compositions with orchestral instrumentation, The Portland Cello Project’s goal is to test listeners’ adaptability, playing unlikely selections on the classical instrument. This year’s Christmas pageant will feature a range of songs from traditional carols to modern winter-themed tunes (like Fleet Foxes’ “White Winter Hymnal”). […]
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Out of Town 12/11 – 12/19
seattle saturday 14 The Moondoggies and The Maldives Annual Family Christmas Show Washingtonbased alt-country bands The Moondoggies and the Maldives have been friends, collaborators, and are bearded, flannel-wearing staples in the Seattle music scene for half a decade. Both bands are intoxicating, musically and physically—they encourage large helpings of whiskey to wash down their Laurel […]
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Out of Town 12/4 – 12/12
portland wednesday 4-satuday 7 Holiday Ale Festival Just about every microbrewery makes its own version of a winter seasonal. Bringing together the Pacific Northwest’s best cold-weather brews for the 18th year running, the Holiday Ale Festival includes not only the standard gingerbread ales, rich porters and stouts, and other trite winter warmers, but also hosts […]
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Out of Town 11/27 – 12/5
portland friday 29 Pearl Jam and Mudhoney Reuniting grunge mainstays Pearl Jam—still headed by the forever flannel-shirt-wearing Eddie Vedder—and underground punk-grunge group Mudhoney, this tour aims to prove that the genre isn’t dead, it’s just been taking a nap since 199. The two groups represent one of the most chart topping and popular bands of […]