Arts & Culture

PROJECT PABST

Project Pabst Pours Over Zidell Yards

Music lovers and beer guzzlers flocked to Zidell Yards for the debut of this PBR-soaked music fest to hear everybody from Tears For Fears to GZA to Modest Mouse.

09/29/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

DESIGN WEEK 2014

#DWPDX: You Can Tour These Eight Gems of New Portland Architecture

Step inside the bold designs that are changing the face of close-in Portland.

09/29/2014 By Zach Dundas

SPORTS

Match Preview: Timbers at Toronto FC

Already 2-0 in Canada this year, the Timbers head to Toronto to face a team that has not lived up to expectations.

09/26/2014 By Mike Schwartz

FILM

Laika's The Boxtrolls Premieres, And So Does A New Nike Boxtroll Shoe

The Boxtrolls, Laika's highly anticipated 3-D animated film is finally here, and the Oregon-based studio is celebrating with a new Boxtroll-themed Nike sneaker.

09/26/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

DESIGN WEEK 2014

#DWPDX: What Buildings Define Portland?

A Design Week event featuring a city-planning powerhouse and Portlandia's art director looks at how bricks and mortar make a city's identity.

09/26/2014 By Anna Loh

REPORT

How Oregon Ballet Theatre Pivoted from Near Bankruptcy to Full Flight

Two years ago, OBT almost closed its doors forever. Now it's launching an ambitious 25th anniversary season full of surprises (Pink Martini!). What happened?

09/26/2014 By Aaron Scott

FILM

New Elliott Smith Documentary Combines Unreleased Songs With Memories

35 new interviews make Heaven Adores You one of the most personal portraits of the late singer-songwriter yet.

09/26/2014 Photography by Schuyler Keenan

ON THE TOWN

PoMo Picks: October 2014

Kinky Boots, "solid light films," Diavolo's architectural dance company, and more of the month's best bets for things to see and do in Portland

09/26/2014

CULTUREPHILE

How Blue Sky Gallery Became a Northwest Photography Mecca

39 years of luck, pluck, and Tuesday meetings turned Blue Sky into one of the nation’s leading exhibitors of photography. Catch highlights of its history at the Portland Art Museum, Oct 18-Jan 11.

09/26/2014 By Randy Gragg

BOOKS & TALKS

Your "Locals Only" Fall Reading List

Four new releases from Portland authors explore fundamentalism, Hollywood, and a retelling of Romeo and Juliet.

09/25/2014 By Schuyler Keenan

THEATER

From the White House to the Playhouse, One Portland Student's Journey

After performing at the White House with Sarah Jessica Parker, 9-year-old Sinai La’ryn Jones returns home to perform in 'The Piano Lesson' at Portland Playhouse. Sept 24–Nov 2

09/24/2014 By Brooke Sahni

Top Things to Do This Weekend: Sept 25-28

No matter what you need, it's here. You feel like dancing? Project Pabst takes over Zidell Yards. Feel like laughing? Catch Hari Kondabolu's Helium Comedy Club set. Or maybe it's movie night? Watch Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous with Pennie Lane.

09/24/2014 Edited by Aaron Scott By Portland Monthly Staff and Matthew Schonfeld

PROJECT PABST

5 Must-See Bands At Project Pabst

The brand new music fest features a line-up of 42 acts over 3 nights, including Tears for Fears, Modest Mouse, and Violent Femmes. Here's our shortlist of five must-see bands.

09/24/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

TICKET GIVEAWAY + INTERVIEW

What to Expect at the First Ever Project Pabst—Plus, Win Passes

The Milwaukee brewery sends a love letter to PDX: a three-day music fest. We get the lowdown from the organizers and give away weekend passes.

09/23/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

CONCERTS

Going Solo: A Fall Concert Preview

Some of our favorite bands find new life as solo outings—Bob Mould, GZA, Julian Casablancas—that are coming through town this season.

09/23/2014 By Schuyler Keenan

ARTS NEWS

XRAY.fm Radio Expands to 107.1 FM

Portland's upstart radio station starts broadcasting on 107.1 FM on Sept 22, taking over the frequency from KZME and greatly expanding its reach. It also will expand its programming.

09/22/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

SPORTS

Match Preview: Timbers vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

Throw away the records. This game, this single event, is an island, a one-off, a playoff game.

09/19/2014 By Mike Schwartz

TBA:14

Time-Based Art Festival Field Guide: Closing Weekend

Need help navigating the citywide cavalcade of performance? Look no further than our guide for top shows and up-to-date reviews. Sept 11–21

09/19/2014 By Randy Gragg and Aaron Scott

FASHION IN FILM

Like Almost Famous? Come Watch It With the REAL Pennie Lane!

Director's Cut screening! Seventies fashion! An American Idol contestant singing live! A special rock photography short film! This is the event for you.

09/19/2014 By Eden Dawn

ART'S A DRAG

TBA's Critical Mascara Drag Ball Slide Show

TBA's Critical Mascara detonated in an explosion of outrageous outfits, full-body makeup, crowd surfing, fake blood, and glitter.

09/18/2014 By Aaron Scott

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