Happy Hour

Happy Hour of the Week: Trees

Happy hour bounty in the heart of downtown.

05/29/2009 By John Chandler

High Art

A Little More MST3K

Cinematic Titanic makes waves this weekend.

05/27/2009 By John Chandler

Cool Cocktails

Stumble Zone

Upper Hawthorne

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

INTRODUCING…

Davis Street Tavern

The dining options for us hungry downtown cubicle drones often feel skimpy north of W Burnside Street

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Hear This Now

Always Room for Cello

Local ensemble adds grace notes

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Article

Rose City Rock

15 local bands that shook up Stumptown and blew our minds

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Article

Aging Gracefully

The mature flavor of a barrel-aged beer is worth waiting for.

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

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

HIGH SPIRITS

Bottle Bounty

Saraveza Bottle Shop & Pasty Tavern

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

HIGH SPIRITS

Pop the Cork

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

Two-Minute Critic

Strange Brew

Call it what you want, Oregon’s new state drink is a bartender’s burden.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

HIGH SPIRITS

H5O Bistro & Bar

Checkout Time

05/19/2009 By John Chandler

5 MINUTES WITH…

Sarah Vowell

In The Wordy Shipmates (Penguin Books), Vowell revisits the 17th-century Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Company, finding them to be a singular and idiosyncratic bunch.

05/19/2009 By John Chandler