AltWeeklies Wire
In Defense of Keanu Reevesnew
Think about it: Everyone makes fun of you, but everyone has also seen everything you've ever been in.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: humor, Keanu Reeves
Thao's Enjoyable Folk-Popnew
She's mastered the time-tested songwriting trope of pairing a melancholy lyric with an upbeat tune, but it's rarely a deliberate trick.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Weather's 'Cove' Release Seems Ill-Timednew
Granted, weather patterns and meteorologists should not be consulted before an album's release, but A Weather thrives in the gloomiest of conditions.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
An Interview with Portland's Most Beloved Mascot Timber Jimnew
At the opening game against the Puerto Rico Islanders on Thursday, April 17, "Timber Jim" Serrill is retiring.
The Portland Mercury |
Drew Gemmer |
04-10-2008 |
Sports
Christuhfuh Rocks with La Dolce Vitanew
Actor/musician Michael Imperioli explains his life after The Sopranos.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
04-10-2008 |
Music
Tags: La Dolce Vita
Why Portland Wants the Squatchnew
Portland's rivals, the Seattle SuperSonics, are on the cusp of relocating to Oklahoma City in the off-season. This is a golden opportunity for the Trail Blazers to sign/buy/kidnap Seattle's mascot, the enigmatic, charming, and hairy creature known as Squatch.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
04-10-2008 |
Sports
How Many Re-issues Does it Take to Screw an Elvis Costello Fan?new
And what does the listener get by reinvesting in new versions of classic albums every couple of years?
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Elvis Costello, This Year's Model
Assy McGee is the Butt of the Jokenew
Clambake Animation has created one of the more unique characters ever to waddle across a television screen -- a walking, talking pair of heinie cheeks named Assy McGee.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
04-10-2008 |
TV
'Crossing the Waters' Offers a Peek into the Afro-Cuban Religionnew
The book's charismatic protagonist is Santiago Castaneda Vera, a spiritual practitioner who "works" the spirits of the dead and whose sacred oricha is Yemaya, the mother of the waters.
INDY Week |
Sylvia Pfeiffenberger |
04-10-2008 |
Nonfiction
Where Raccoons Darenew
When critters invade inconvenient places, Matt Grady, a/k/a the Wildlife Remover, is the man to call. The Phoenix tags along.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
04-10-2008 |
Culture
Rev. Wright Tarnished Obama's Image as America's Anointed Savoirnew
The Obama campaign and the press may want to put the Reverend Jermemiah Wright back in the bottle, but that's hard to do if you're running as a messiah.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
04-10-2008 |
Commentary
2005 Bordeaux Reds Coming Soonnew
The combination of a very weak dollar with what seems to be an extraordinarily good French vintage, is spelling misery for American wine drinkers and collectors alike.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
04-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Bordeaux
Five Words with Dark Meatnew
Athens musical troupe Dark Meat rival Polyphonic Spree in size and the 13th Floor Elevators in squalling, shambolic approach.
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dark Meat
Signal Southeast Electronic Music Festival Goes Non-Profitnew
Three years is a milestone for any large-scale event, and organizers say they've learned from immense challenges in the first two years. They feel they now know how to manage a festival and what they want this festival to be.
UCSF Is First Hospital in California with a Musician in Residencenew
Gabe Turow, 25, started as a volunteer last year, and has been working for the past month at what he dubs the "coolest job in the world." The position was made possible by a grant from the nonprofit Rock Against Cancer, which is covering Turow's salary at the hospital plus that of seven similar performers around the country.
