4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (398+ words) Willamette Week Shows of the Week: Haute & Freddy Ride the Clown Wave to Portland Also: Mount Eerie plays Rev Hall, and Beyoncé collaborator DJ Lag plays Barn Radio. Phil Elverum, born 1978, is one of the most purely talented singer-songwriters of…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (134+ words) It’s not polite to talk about at parties, but it’s no secret that Portland’s arts scene can feel unapproachable. This year, our annual Fall Arts Guide is devoted to this kind of accessibility. In Portland, the best of these new…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (849+ words) The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s annual Time-Based Art festival gives new credence to that old Leonardo da Vinci quote, the one about how “art is never finished, only abandoned.” The annual festival is famously and beautifully strange. It debuts…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (317+ words) Portland has a new funniest person in town, at least according to Helium Comedy Club. Ian Yearsley, 25, took the trophy at Helium’s annual Portland’s Funniest Person competition on Aug. 30. He won the title and a $3,500 grand prize, taking out almost…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (279+ words) Oh, Mary, why are you doing this to us? Broadway’s Oh, Mary! just announced its first-ever national tour. But Cole Escola’s smash hit play is completely skipping the playwright’s home state. The 17-city Oh, Mary! tour launches Sept. 19 in Hartford,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (275+ words) Last October, Portland received a visit from the Japanese travel show Somewhere Street. The title of the ensuing hourlong episode roughly translates to “Portland: A Verdant City of Weirdos.” The only problem is, it’s almost impossible to find online. Each…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (226+ words) To that end, he began posting toothy musical parodies online a few years ago. “I’d remake the Eric Clapton song as ‘Veneers in Heaven,’” he says, “or turn Old Dominion’s ‘One Man Band’ into ‘One Man Plan,’ about dropping insurance,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (322+ words) Willamette Week Shows of the Week: Andy Stott Creates Landscapes of Shuffling Dread Andy Stott, DJ Stingray and Carlos Niño take the stage this week in Portland. Andy Stott’s albums are landscapes of shuffling dread. Starting out in the…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (161+ words) Willamette Week is funded by you, our readers. Help us keep fearless local reporting free for everyone. Give today to our Spring Member Drive — every dollar counts. “This was very much a labor of love, especially on the director’s part,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (942+ words) If you heard there’s a new movie in which Bruce Campbell wrestles with a presence from beyond the grave, the logical follow-up might be: “How many chain saws are in it?” But the B-movie icon of the Evil Dead films…...