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North Portland roundup: Logan Storm arrest, BikePortland's monthly Get Together, graffiti as art, Kenton on YouTube


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:24 p.m.

The latest news, events and Internet finds from North Portland's 11 neighborhoods ...

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Loch Lomond Cover Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain"


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 9:02 p.m.
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Fleetwood Mac Lomond ... Tomorrow, Portland's chamber pop ensemble Loch Lomond release their second full length, Little Me Will Start a Storm on Tender Loving Empire. It's a truly picturesque album, filled with the band's distinctly lush folk melodies and singer Ritchie Young's powerful vocals soaring through a demure watercolor of melody. With their curious collection of noisemakers, from vibraphones and mandolins to the theremin, the group craft a moody and intimately wistful array of music

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Portlandia Recap: Carrie's Friends Edition


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 6:13 p.m.
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Didja catch Friday night's ep of Portlandia ? Huh? Didja? Huh? Didja? Huh? Didja? Huh? (Sorry so annoying, but that Portlandia style of comedy is really growing on me!) Anyway, if the week before last was "really, really, REALLY bad" and last week's was a "three laffer," this week's episode was ... ummm ... just kinda weird. My recap—FILLED WITH DREAMY PORTLAND MUSIC SCENE STARS!!! EEEEEEEEE!!!!!—after the jump ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...

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Oregon Ballet Theatre gets in step with collaborative 'Stravinsky Project'


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 6:13 p.m.

Diverse local choreographers explore abstraction, formality and identity in the three-segment "Stravinsky Project," a world-premiere ballet that uses lesser-known work by the iconic modern composer ...

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Oregon Ballet Theatre announces upcoming retirement of principal dancer Anne Mueller


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.

Completing her 15th season with the company, Mueller is taking a larger role in choreographing and teaching ...

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Do You Know Your Local Art Spaces?


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Published Feb. 19, 2011 at 12:13 a.m.
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The Settlement Emily Counts' "A Battle Lost," nominated by Golden Rule ... So I realize that some of you Blogtown folks aren't super involved in the local gallery scene— and that's totally understandable. You might hate that art stuff. You might love that art stuff, but hate that gallery stuff. You might have that one gallery you occasionally visit during your lunch break. Or you might want to go to more art events, but you just don't know where to start ... If that last hypothetical

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Tonight in Music: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Yo La Tengo, Portland Cello Project at Drew Grow Benefit, and more


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 9:11 p.m.

GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR ... (Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside) After taking most of the last decade off, Montreal post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor have returned at last, playing their majestic, instrumental epics to eager crowds—so eager, in fact, that tonight's show is all sold out. But you'll think of something, because who knows if they'll pass this way again? NED LANNAMANN ... YO LA TENGO, THE URINALS ... (Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell) A year and a half after their latest

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Taste of the Nation Portland


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 9:44 a.m.

5.2.2011 ... Buy your ticket to the hottest food and wine event of 2011 and help fight childhood hunger.Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation® is the nation's premier culinary benefit, featuring top chefs and mixologists -- all of whom are coming together to donate their time, talent and passion to end childhood hunger in America ... Please join us for Taste of the Nation Portland for an evening indulging in samples from over 50 restaurants and 30 beverage vendors, live music, and more!

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Northwest Portland: 3D Center of Art and Photography celebrates seventh anniversary, hunts a bigger home


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Published Feb. 18, 2011 at 1:05 a.m.

While 3-D movies have been the buzz of the box office lately, Portland's 3D Center of Art and Photography proves the art form been around much longer than that ...

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Tonight in Music: Gang of Four, Brainstorm, Jonathan Coulton, and more


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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 9:00 p.m.

GANG OF FOUR, HOLLERADO ... (Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell) Read our article about Gang of Four ... BRAINSTORM, ARCHERS, HAUSU ... (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) A handful of Portland's best bands are playing tonight, and the only thing it'll cost you is the energy it takes to get your lazy bones off the couch. Tonight's free show is headlined by the whirlwind duo of Brainstorm, who blaze through an array of musical genres, usually within a single song. Meanwhile, Archers offer a

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