MUSIC

The Rumors Are True: A New Sleater-Kinney Album Is On The Way

After a decade apart, Portland's iconic rock threesome announces it's reuniting for a new album and tour.

10/20/2014 By Matthew Schonfeld

FILM

Laika and Focus Features to Partner For Three More Movies

Based on the success of Coraline, ParaNorman, and now The Boxtrolls, the local animation studio has inked a deal for three more movies with the first to likely come out in summer 2016.

10/03/2014 By Aaron Scott

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

ARTS NEWS

Portland Art Museum Chief Curator Bruce Guenther to Retire

After 14 year’s of guiding Portland’s largest arts institution, Guenther will retire on October 20.

09/15/2014 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

Hey Portland, Watch Out for These Huge, New Art Projects

The Oregon Community Foundation will give $1.1 million to 14 arts organizations to fund innovative new programming, from new plays at Artists Rep to a musical composed by singer-songwriter Laura Gibson at PHAME to a multidisciplinary concert series at IPR

08/15/2014 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

Shaking the Tree Finds a New Home in a SE Warehouse

On September 15, the SE theater company moves to a new space it plans to make available to other theater companies.

08/12/2014 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

Christmas Comes Early for Yale Union

Breaking: The contemporary art center rents one of the most beautiful arts spaces in town. Now it owns it.

11/26/2013 By Aaron Scott

ARTS & CULTURE

Fall Arts Preview: The New Class

Introducing the city's new wave of acclaimed arts leaders, along with our picks for the season's best shows.

09/03/2013 By Randy Gragg, Jonathan Frochtzwajg, and Claire Gordon Edited by Aaron Scott

OUT AND ABOUT

Consider the Bowl

Forget bowling alone: the MoCC gathers bowls to reveal the beauty of one of the necessities of home life.

08/15/2013 By Kristin Belz

MUSIC

Stream Typhoon's New Album, 'White Lighter'

The album is due out August 20, but you can listen now at NPR.

08/05/2013 By Aaron Scott

DESIRABLES

Japanese Garden Moon & More

The Behind the Shoji art show and sale is a summertime rite of passage.

08/02/2013 By Kristin Belz

ARTS NEWS

Breaking: New Gallery to Open in Pearl

Theo Downes–Le Guin (the son of Ursula K. Le Guin) will open Upfor in September, focusing on digital and new media.

07/25/2013 By Aaron Scott and Jonathan Frochtzwajg

THEATER

PCS’s ‘Somewhere in Time’ Lands on the Front Page of the New York Times

And 'A Night with Janis Joplin,' which premiered at PCS two years ago, will hit Broadway in September.

06/26/2013 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

OBT Announces Its New Artistic Director

Oregon Ballet Theatre selects international dancer and artistic director Kevin Irving to lead its company.

06/07/2013 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

‘Fast Company’ Names Portland’s Creative Laureate to Its 100 Most Creative People List

The business magazine throws a dinner party for Julie Keefe and eight other creative thinkers to talk the future of cities.

05/13/2013 By Aaron Scott

ARTS NEWS

Disjecta Announces the Portland2014 Biennial Curator

Disjecta names its first out-of-town curator for the Portland Biennial: Amanda Hunt. Meet her and the new curator-in-residence on May 18.

05/07/2013 By Aaron Scott

INSIDE THE MAGAZINE

Arts in the May Issue

All the arts and culture-centric stories from Portland Monthly's May issue in one handy place

05/03/2013 By Allison Jones

CONCERTS

Portugal. The Man on Sale Tomorrow

The now hometown psych rockers play a record release show for 'Evil Friends' at the Crystal on July 18. Tickets on Sale May 3 at noon.

05/02/2013 By Aaron Scott

CONCERTS

Rufus Wainwright at the Aladdin On Sale Friday

The debonair singer-songwriter returns to town on Oct 26 for his most intimate show in years.

04/11/2013 By Aaron Scott

BOOKS AND TALKS

2013 Oregon Book Awards Madcap Recap

Storm Large is a literary tourist, Cheryl Strayed is Meryl Streep, Larry Colton is an a-hole, Scott Poole is an absurdist genius, and Portland is the winner in the category of colorful literary characters at last night’s annual awards ceremony.

04/09/2013 By Aaron Scott