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It's Halloween! It's Halloween! It's Halloween!WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29JAZZ TOBACCO—So the Mercury's ringing endorsement of legal pot convinced you to VOTE YES ON MEASURE 91, but you want to know more....
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Of interstellar films, astronauts, and spacy pop.WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5MUSIC—Aging gracefully may be easier said than done, but by all reports Slowdive—the English shoegazers who first formed in...
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The utopian week of Tegan and Sara and amateur humping.WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12MUSIC—Where my Canadian tomboys at? Oh, look there they are... Tegan and Sara are back in town for the second time this...
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The Dude, John Oliver, JT, and a bunch of rockin' ladies!WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19CHILDRENS' TV—Technically Yo Gabba Gabba! is a children's program with malformed monsters named "Foofa,""Muno," and...
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Thanks for all the turkey.WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26MUSIC—Thanksgiving is always a little less thankful when you've had to pay to see awesome shit the night before. The Mercury and Mississippi Studios...
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Buckle up, 'tis about to be the season.WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3BOOKS—Murderers! Wobblies! Vice Czars! And only one Dottie Do-Good. These are just some of the (real life!) shady characters you'll meet in...
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A few drinks, a few laughs.WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10MUSIC—There are two reasons tonight's show at the Crystal is hella sold out; they are the same two reasons you should find tickets, post haste. (1)...
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The month that keeps on giving.WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17MUSIC—If you want to witness a room overcome with a roof-raising combo of punk, funk, and soul, rest your eyes upon the joy that is Magic Mouth....
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Is it over yet?WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24KEANU—I was going to recommend that you bail on your dumb Xmas Eve crap to go see the Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy The Interview tonight... BUT then North...
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Hello, Baby New Year!WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31MUSIC—Portland's soul maestro, Ural Thomas, rings in 2015 with his hot-ticket backing band, the Pain. That should be enough to ensure that you'll start the...
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A new year, a new allotment of fun.WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7COMEDY—The new stand-up showcase from Curtis Cook, Alex Falcone, Anthony Lopez, and Bri Pruett, Earthquake Hurricane made an extremely promising...
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My, What a Lady Week with Tig Notaro and Patti Smith!WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14COMEDY—She blasted onto the national consciousness with a set about being diagnosed with breast cancer, and had to cancel her...
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Holy shenanigans, Batman! It's My, What a Busy Week!WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21WORDS—Studies show Aesop Rock has the largest vocabulary in hiphop. The Bay Area emcee's lyrics are an intricately pretzeled...
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It's a week of School of Rock, Star Trek, and some football game.WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28MUSIC—It's unclear what "unplugged" means to the Blow. For this "unplugged" show, they claim their instruments...
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In a world... full of fun.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4MUSIC—Tonight you can see two legends of metal in their acoustic guises: Scott Kelly of Neurosis makes chillingly dark folk with his outfit the Road...
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Let's blow the roof off this place.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11MUSIC—You may or may not know Nicholas Gordon personally, but what happened to him—getting mugged and attacked with a hammer, leaving him with...
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Something Busy this way comes.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18MUSIC/FILM—Soul Train was one of the most joyous television shows ever produced, bringing glorious African American music (and dances) into living...
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What fresh week is this?WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25FASHION—The semi-annual Fade to Light fashion show combines new work from some of the city's most interesting apparel designers with the magic of...
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Live long and prosper.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4MUSIC—The stars are brighter in Canada, at least when it comes to great indie pop band Stars. With their lush boy-girl vocals, infectious melodies, and sad-sack...
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Whatcha, whatcha wanna do?WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11MUSIC—One-woman show Natasha Kmeto has been steadily gaining traction in Portland (where she joined the Dropping Gems family) and beyond, as people catch...
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