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Author: Jay Horton
Eight Comedy Showcases Worth Checking Out in 2023
Sloan’s Tavern Is Remembered Fondly by Former Regulars and Employees Following Its Closure
Although the best-known feature of Sloan’s Tavern is the semi truck cab jutting out of the front exterior wall, it’s easy enough for even veteran patrons to remember that the beloved watering hole only ever came about as an afterthought.
Jsun Atoms Breaks Down the Origins of His New Psychedelic Supergroup
Psych-rock shaman and starry-eyed shoegazer, Jsun Atoms never had much time for a solo album.
Netflix’s “Blockbuster” Never Collects Late Feels
Within the first few minutes of Netflix’s new original series Blockbuster—which is inspired by the eponymous video rental empire—store manager Timmy (Randall Park) takes a fateful call from corporate HQ.
Concert Review: Corey Feldman at Bossa Nova Ballroom
Corey Feldman basically grew up in Oregon, the ageless child star told adoring crowds at Bossa Nova Friday, Nov. 11.
Pared Down and Looking Backwards, Local Synth-Pop Duo Camp Crush Heads Toward the Stars
Tall and blonde and beautiful, goofily engaging others while still very much in love, Camp Crush carry just enough of their sustained romantic fulfillment to their concerts that we’re glad the long-married couple ended up choosing ‘80s electropop as t…
The Oregon Jewish Museum Showcases Harley Gaber’s “Die Plage” Series, Chronicling German History From the Weimar Republic to World War II
Any gallery should be thrilled by the chance to arrange the first proper showcase of a legendary masterpiece long thought lost—and thereby reawaken interest in unfairly forgotten visionary Harley Gaber.
The Chapel Theatre’s “Plate O’Shrimp” Recasts “Repo Man” as “Punk as Fuck” Musical Theatre
After cutting his teeth on daft, hit-laden, nightclub-packing parodies from local impresarios Jeffery Wonderful (Hot Gun) and Steve Coker (Vampire Werewolf Cheerleaders from Outer Space) over the past decade, Dug Martel began casting about for a jukeb…
At Hey Love’s New Halloween Tiki Pop-Up Black Lagoon, Spirits Go Bump in the Dark
Late one recent Monday evening, passersby glancing inside Hey Love—the flora-enveloped tastemaker lounge occupying the ground floor of boutique hotel Jupiter Next—wouldn’t have been particularly surprised by the scene.