Article

Rose City Rock

15 local bands that shook up Stumptown and blew our minds

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

High Spirits

Voicebox Karaoke Lounge

The recently opened Voicebox Karaoke Lounge brings the Tokyo trend of private “box” karaoke—no audience, no KJ, just you, your pals, and your best rendition of “Hungry Eyes.”

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Tattoos

Kitchen Ink

The only thing local chefs love more than leaving their mark on our food scene is leaving a mark on themselves.

05/19/2009 By Liz Crain

Path to Greatness

Courting The Silver Screen

Can you say "Pollywood"? How Oregon is turning movies into big business in Portland.

05/19/2009 By Anna Hirsh

Now See This

Fine China

Just when January’s relentless gray drizzle threatens to reduce us all to sorrowful puddles, a splash of color and whimsy arrives in the form of the Divine Performing Arts Company.

05/19/2009 By Anna Dukehart

Now See This

Ground Breaking

A year and a half in the making, the Fertile Ground festival gives theater buffs the chance to see twenty new plays.

05/19/2009 By Jenny Davis

WE LIKED IT:

Point Juncture, WA

The second album by this quintet of artsy ragamuffins, _Heart to Elk_ (Mount Fuji Records) is a thoughtfully arranged collection of autumnal indie-rock studded with Sonic Youth guitar savagery.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Hotels

The Nines Becomes an Unlikely Showcase for Portland's Creative Class

Part hotel, part gallery, the Nines is downtown’s newest château.

05/19/2009 By Martha Calhoon

NOW SEE THIS…

Three Locals Leaping

White Bird Dance gives three locals some room to move.

05/19/2009 By Anna Dukehart

WE LIKED IT…

Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, 1867-1957

Local Book Review

05/19/2009 By Lucas Bradley-Kelly

Visual Art

Uncaged

Drawing on her battle with acute ADD, artist Elise Mravunac's palimsests roam wild and free

05/19/2009 By Stacey Wilson

HIGH SPIRITS

Pop the Cork

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

WINTER READING

"Calendar Girl, Arrested. Freed"

Winner of the 2008 Wordstock short fiction contest

05/19/2009 By Kurt Rheinheimer

Article

Speech & Debate

Three geeky teens team up to topple a predatory teacher.

05/19/2009

Article

Natural Cycles

It’s a beautiful day for an outdoor art walk.

05/19/2009

Article

Presidential Parties

Portlanders celebrate Obama’s Tuesday night victory.

05/19/2009

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Arm & Arm

Storm Tharp's portraits are at PDX Contemporary Art.

05/19/2009 By Cameron Blair

Article

Facts N Figurines

We Liked It

05/19/2009 By Lucas Bradley-Kelly

Film

Skin Flick

James Westby uses the seedy backdrop of the adult film industry to craft a love letter to Hollywood. Just don’t call it a porno.

05/19/2009 By Jason Cohen

Author

The Gospel of Paul

By writing the international sensation The Shack, Paul Young became either a heretic or a lifesaver, depending on which Christian you ask.

05/19/2009 By Zach Dundas