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From Portland 05/05/09
Gossip permalinkGossip‘s much-hyped Rick Rubin-produced album isn’t available in the States until 6/23. And while many die-hards saw Rubin’s involvement as just another example of mainstream co-opting indie’s best acts, if the first single, “Heavy Cross,” is any indication, they’ve hit this one out of the park. Sweaty, beer-soaked dancing, anyone? |
From Portland 03/25/09
Plazm permalinkPlazm is a working design collective with clients such as Nike and MTV, and it still finds time to produce an incredibly high-quality art and literature magazine. For those really interested, there’s a video on their website of every page they’ve ever published (28 issues over 15 years), as they are turned by the hand of an intern. Here’s hoping someone bought the intern lunch that day. |
From Portland 03/24/09
Joanna Bean permalinkJoanna Bean‘s feather mobiles are beautiful and delicate, yet so simple you look at them and think “Why didn’t I do that?” But alas, you didn’t and Bean did, so just buy one. |
From Portland 02/24/09
Alela Diane permalinkAlela Diane‘s melodic voice is the equivalent of a Xanax and a warm bath: a powerful chill-out. Catch her currently on tour with Portland’s current favorite sons, Blitzen Trapper. |
From Portland 01/14/09
Engrave Your Book permalinkEngrave Your Book‘s new artist series of reusable Moleskine notebook covers includes designs by Amarillo, Cole Gerst, Cin and Jesse Hora and will make your notebook a prized possession even if all you ever get around to writing is a grocery list. (Via Sub-Studio Design.) |
From Portland 12/04/08
Wood Pushers permalinkFor Wood Pushers, a Monsieur T.-curated skateboard art show at Hecklewood, artists such as I Love Dust, Arbito, Ruben Sanchez and Tom Webb were asked to paint blank decks or create separate pieces related to skateboarding. Roll through for the opening on Friday, Dec 4, and afterwards, all of the art will be available on the Hecklewood website as long as the show is up. |
From Portland 09/02/08
Music Fest Northwest permalinkMusic Fest Northwest kicks off on September 3rd, making sure that for four straight days it’ll be hard to hit up a bar without seeing bands like Swim Swam Swum, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Ratatat and more. It’ll cost you (four-day wristbands are $50) but you won’t miss the money after checking out the lineup.
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From Portland 07/31/08
Newly Minted permalinkA little birdie told us: check out Portland transplants The Mint Chicks, playing at a venue near you.
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From Portland 07/22/08
Pick & Choose permalinkA tip from from our Portland bureau: the Doug Fir’s Pickin’ On Sunday event, complete with area musicians, impromptu sets and plenty of frosty mugs.
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From Portland 07/11/08
Tenth & Grant permalinkThe notebook debate is always quietly raging. There are obsessives of the mini and the large, the gridded and the lined, the spiral and the perfect bound. We’re not even going to try to end the debate, we just wanted to offer up some clean and mean mini options from Tenth & Grant. (Via VLU.) |
From Portland 06/18/08
Chloé Richard permalinkWhether you’re an average Joe just hanging out or some dancefloor gods like the dudes from Justice (above), it seems like if you are out in Portland at night you’re probably gonna end up in front of Chloé Richard’s camera. |
From Portland 05/14/08
Tyler Stout permalinkTwo things we like: Flight of the Conchords and Tyler Stout’s rainbow-brite artwork for the their latest CD. Oh yeah, Tyler actually lives in Brush Prairie, WA but that’s really close to Portland so give us a little wiggle room with our geography, ok?
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From Portland 04/02/08
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From Portland 02/14/08
Holly Stalder permalinkInspired by Marie Antoinette and the Edwardian period, designer Holly Stalder keeps busy with her one off clothing line and co-owning Seaplane, the amazing boutique she runs with fellow designer Kate Towers. As a design collective, they sell garments from all over the world and have sort of become a special spot in Portland to find unique clothing and if you’re lucky, one of Holly’s own pieces. |
From Portland 02/04/08
The IPRC permalinkIn their own eloquent words, The Independent Publishing Resource Center “facilitates creative expression and identity by providing individual access to the resources and tools for the creation of independently published media and art. Since 1998 the center has been dedicated to encouraging the growth of a visual and literary publishing community by offering a space to gather and exchange information and ideas, as well as to produce work”. (Via VLU.)
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From Portland 01/28/08
Wooly Mammoth Is Large permalinkWoolly Mammoth Comes to Dinner is a dance troupe that turn the silly into the sublime. (Via Ultra.) |
From Portland 11/06/07
ICE ROD permalinkIce Rod, or, um, “the booty census taker” as he calls himself, is sheer genius. There’s probably a Scribble Jam MC that he’ll remind you of but we’re catching shades of MC Serch, Del, and even Kool Keith in this guys flow. He’s at the Stand Up Comedy store this Sunday so act like you know. |
From YOU 10/20/07
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From Portland 10/18/07
Learning to Love You More permalinkHarrell Fletcher will be at Powell’s on October 28th to talk about Learning to Love You More. The book is a collection of some of the 5,000 submissions to Fletcher and Miranda July’s interactive website, Learning to Love You More, which presents a series of assignments to undertake. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you might as well start at #1 (make a child’s outfit in an adult size) and wear it to the event. |
From YOU 09/29/07
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From Portland 09/12/07
Office permalinkOffice products and art for the modern worker. That’s what you get at Office, a Portland design shop/gallery/event space hybrid. Because really, as long as you’re stuck at a desk all day you might as well be employing a paper clip that’s at the height of both form and function.
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