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Interview with TBA's Gender Terrorist Christeene

Austin performer Paul Soileau talks about his booty-bouncing, trash-rapping, grill-wearing, gender queer alter ego who will shake up the Works tonight at 10:30pm.

09/07/2012 By Aaron Scott

Article

Time-Based Art Festival Preview

TBA celebrates its 10th birthday with a global lineup, some returning stars, a new curator, and a fancy new late night setup at Washington High School. Here are our picks for Week 1.

09/06/2012 By Aaron Scott

ticket giveaway

Win Tickets to Food Guru Mark Bittman

The author and New York Times food visionary is kicking off the new blockbuster foodie fest, Feast, with a talk on Sept. 20. And we've got tickets for you!

09/05/2012 By Aaron Scott

if a war falls on the forest..

Review: Shaking the Tree's Far Away by Caryl Churchill

A biting political dystopia imagines a world where everything is at war, and 'us' versus 'them' has taken on absurd new heights.

09/04/2012 By Aaron Scott

art is about looking at the world differently...

A Tour of PAM's Ellsworth Kelly/Prints Exhibit with Kelly's Partner

Photographer Jack Shear, Kelly's partner since 1970, gives us a tour of the famed abstract artist's print exhibition at the Portland Art Museum—and shares a few stories along the way.

09/04/2012 By Aaron Scott

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Interview with Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein

In preview of the new season, we talk with the show's co-creater and co-star about the reaction Portlandia's garnered across the country, and about what's new in Season 3.

08/31/2012 By Aaron Scott and Eden Dawn

feast your ears

MusicfestNW Picks & Video Buffet

Overwhelmed by the 165 bands playing Musicfest next week? Here are eight shows you shouldn't miss, along with a delicious video smorgasbord.

08/30/2012 By Aaron Scott, Kit Mauldin, and Stephen Person With Riley Stevenson

fall is in the arts

Fall Arts Preview 2012

This fall, we profile six dynamic collaborative partnerships in the arts, and of course share our top picks for the season.

08/29/2012 By Aaron Scott

Climb Ev'ry Mountain

Pink Martini + The Von Trapp Family = The Yam-Hills Are Alive Concert

On September 16, the Portland little orchestra teams up with the great-grandchildren of the Sound of Music to take on a mountain of garbage growing in Oregon's wine country

08/28/2012 By Aaron Scott

Dark Side of the Moms

Exclusive Interview with Menomena About Their Moms

Be the first to hear the the new album, out Sept 18, this Friday at the OMSI Planetarium—with a laser light show!

08/24/2012 By Aaron Scott

Article

Bob Mould Video Filmed in PDX

Former Hüsker Dü singer's new video is filmed in Portland and features several prominent PDXtras.

08/23/2012 By Aaron Scott

Feature

Tilting at Landfills

Fifth-generation farmer Ramsey McPhillips and a motley crew of neighbors wage a quixotic battle to stop North America’s largest garbage company from growing even bigger in the heart of Oregon's wine country.

08/23/2012 By Aaron Scott