Banned: Nov. 4 08
We’re officially voting these words out of office.
Table of Contents: | Headout Picks
November 4th, 2009
The Many Lives Of Holly Ellis | An indie-movie journeywoman revisits her diverse roles.2 comments
October 28th, 2009
Ghouls Out Forever | More fun than a 10-pound bag of Snickers.2 comments
October 21st, 2009
Rack ’Em Up | Portland fights breast cancer, abuse and the Wicked Witch of the West with bare chests.0 comments
October 14th, 2009
Musical Beavers | Fame, at least in Oregon, means nobody has to know exactly who you are.2 comments
October 7th, 2009
Woman, Art Thou Loose? | 12,000 Women of faith can’t go wrong. Or can they?4 comments
September 30th, 2009
Raw Meat | The hilarious and terrifying carnal art of Thermals frontman Hutch Harris.0 comments
September 23rd, 2009
Block Party | Micah Camden wants to feed you.1 comment
September 16th, 2009
Strange Brew | What happens when you ask brewers to make art outta beer?0 comments
September 9th, 2009
Take The Green Line! | The newest MAX route opens up an undiscovered country of attractions.19 comments
September 2nd, 2009
Freeze Frame | Whitey McConnaughy rocks standing still.0 comments
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[November 5th, 2008]
Sick of the words and catch phrases that have clogged up the political discourse this election? So are we. Click on the image for a closer look at the words that belong in the dustbin of history. [HAIR RAISER] MUSTACHES 4 KIDS [CLASSICAL (KIND OF)] FILMUSIK: THE SUPERMAN ORCHESTRA 
^Headout Picks
THURSDAY NOV. 6
[ARTS] SIREN NATION KICKOFF
Fleshtone and DJ Anjali kick off a festival of film, art, crafts and music from ladies who kick ass. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900. 9 pm. Free. All ages. Festival wristband $25. Fest events run through Nov. 9. Visit sirennation.com for a full schedule.
PDX’s monthlong “facial hair marathon,” which raises money for kid-centric nonprofits, is back. Info session at Vendetta, 4306 N Williams Ave., 288-1085. 7:30 pm. Visit portland.mustachesforkids.org for details.
FRIDAY NOV. 7
[MUSIC] CRYSTAL STILTS
This Brooklyn mega-hype band has the garage-pop chops (and hooks) to prove it belongs. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 9 pm. $7. 21+.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a dozen classical-music freaks soundtracking ’40s-era Superman cartoons! Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., 281-4215. 7:30 pm Fridays, Nov. 7 and 14. $10-$14.
SATURDAY NOV. 8
[SCREEN] GREAT SPEECHES FROM A DYING WORLD
Linus Phillips’ account of Seattle’s homeless isn’t just the best movie in this year’s NW Film and Video Festival—it’s the best documentary anywhere this year. Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Ave., 221-1156. 9 pm Saturday, Nov. 8. $5-$8.
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[BOOKS] WORDSTOCK
PDX’s biggest book bash commences! Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., wordstockfestival.com. 10 am-6 pm. $5 per day. All ages. See page 23.
[MUSIC] DUNGEN
Sweden’s best psych-rockers blends ’70s prog; ’60s acid flashbacks; fey, effeminate folk and stoic jazz into one gorgeously trippy milieu. Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. 9 pm. $12.50 advance, $14 day of show. 21+.
SUNDAY NOV. 9
[WORDS/MUSIC] ROBERT BRIGGS
Beatniks inhabited a straitlaced, conservative U.S. Their response? “Fuck it, let’s get wasted and make art.” Poet Bob Briggs was right in the middle of it. Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate Ave., 205-0715. 8 pm. Friday-Sunday, Nov. 7-9. $16-$20. All ages.
MONDAY NOV. 10
[MUSIC] Q-TIP
The world’s smoothest rapper returns after a lengthy absence with a new record and a new wardrobe. Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave., 224-2038. 8 pm. $20. All ages.
RECENT COMMENTS ON “Banned: Nov. 4 08”
You want to ban "Tina Fey" "Russia" and "Wall St." ?
Idiots.
It's "In the Tank," not "In the Can."
really, we're still allowed to say "fundamental difference?" that one's the worst!
Where is Joe in all of this?
