Smallwares: Order up a dish of divine from Johanna Ware. by Chris Onstad LET US SAY the word "fusion" once, and then tuck all of its wide-eyed alchemy, look-what-I-did, and ambitiously placed peanuts connotations squarely away. Chef Johanna Ware's beau... »
In which we hit it and quit it. Blue Like Jazz As a Reed College graduate, it's incredibly difficult to watch Blue Like Jazz without focusing on the school's portrayal. After all, as the backdrop for 19-year-old protagonist Donald Miller's (Marshall Al... »
Highlights in music the week of February 16-22. THURSDAY 2/16 SONGS FOR JOEL: BRITT DANIEL, ISAAC BROCK, CORIN TUCKER, SAM COOMES, REBECCA GATES, DREW GROW, LAURA VEIRS, KELLI SCHAEFER, DJ HWY 7, JANET WEISS (Valentine's, 232 SW Ankeny) Yes, you know m... »
Portland band Wow & Flutter know how to get people to listen to their EP: They attached their new record to a bottle of beer from Alameda Brewing—meaning you had to buy the beer to get the music. And you were gonna buy that beer anyway! Marketing geniu... »
Wow and Flutter are no dummies. With a storied career in the rearview and an exceedingly noisier one ahead, they understand that to engage listenership beyond the time-tested annals of pressing records, lasering compact discs, leaking downloads, tourin... »
Perennial Portland rock trio Wow & Flutter know a thing or two about craft beer. Living in the land of small brews, the band took it upon themselves to get into the mix with a brand new EP/Imperial Ale called "Double Deuce." It goes like this, buy a 22... »
In which we hit it and quit it. B-Movie Bingo A screening of 1988's Gary Busey non-classic Bulletproof, with special-made bingo cards so you can spot the B-movie clichés. This is the film in which Gary Busey calls people "butthorn." Hollywood Theatre. ... »
In which we hit it and quit it. The Adventures of Tintin If you're familiar with Hergé's Tintin books, you already know they're filled with adventure, crazy syntax, and hilarious broad comedy. And while Steven Spielberg unsurprisingly packs The Adventu... »
In which we hit it and quit it. 50/50 50/50 tells the story of Adam (played perfectly by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a seemingly healthy 27-year-old who gets diagnosed with cancer. On his team: a sucky girlfriend (Bryce Dallas Howard), an overbearing mom (A... »
In which we hit it and quit it. JAPANESE CURRENTSA series of Japanese films at the Northwest Film Center's Whistell Auditorium. Other films this week include The Chef of South Polar and Sketches of Kaitan City. Series runs through Sunday, December 18. ... »
In which we hit it and quit it. Arthur Christmas See review this issue. Various Theatres. Battleship Potemkin Sergei Eisenstein pretty much invented cinematic language in his 1925 silent film about rebellion on a Russian cruiser, but don't mistake watc... »
KONDABOLU ONE—Come see the Brooklyn hiphop trio Das Racist get down with obscure references and catchy rhymes at Branx tonight. Known for crowd-surfing their own shows and freestyle rapping, the goofy group will undoubtedly show you a good time. AZw/Da... »
All the old Busys on the tombs do the sand dance, don't you know. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 SOUNDTRACKERS—Kaleo La Belle's new documentary Beyond This Place details his troubled history with his hippie acidhead father, and for tonight's two special screenin... »
