SCOOP TREE SOUNDS: A new PDX supergroup? Ylang Ylang—named after a tree prized for its perfume—is the new project from former Panther frontman Charlie Salas-Humara, and he’s joined by drum ...   More

SCOOP RED ROCKS: The Thermals went to China, and all we got was this awesome tour diary: A three-part series of Thermals frontman Hutch Harris’ reports from China runs this week on WW’s LocalCut ...   More

SCOOP BRIDGE UP: Forget the Rose Festival—the PDX Bridge Festival, brainchild of “Tucker Teutsch 3.0,” will debut July 24-Aug. 7 in an effort to “raise awareness of and foster apprec ...   More

SCOOP WINE UP: His nine-year-old wine bar closed in December, but Wine Down owner Stuart Herold is already back in the restaurant game with Wine Down East, a “wasabi bar and bistro” set to open ...   More

SCOOP ARE YOU SITTING DOWN?: Portland’s acoustic music fans should get excited enough to clap politely and respectfully: A 300-seat sit-down venue is opening this summer on Alberta Street. Joe Cawley ...   More

SCOOP FLIPPER PHONE: Jonesing for time-killing distractions in an unfamiliar Portland neighborhood? The Portland Pinball Map—available free at portlandpinballmap.com—is now an iPhone app. Create ...   More

SCOOP TACO TIME: Good news for everybody who isn’t addicted to Twitter. Portland’s tasty Koi Fusion Korean taco truck, which usually alerts hungry fans to its location around town via social med ...   More

SCOOP BURGER WITH A SIDE OF SONG: On Saturday, March 6, large-scale indie-folk ensemble Typhoon plays a free show in a tasty location: the Hawthorne-area Burgerville (1122 SE Hawthorne Blvd.). Even better, ...   More

SCOOP SONOFABITCH IS BACK: Lock up your Young Republican daughters, because raucous Portland roots-punk outfit I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House will reunite next month. The band built a solid reputat ...   More

SCOOP CHARGER? I HARDLY KNOW HER: When Chrysler hired Portland ad agency Wieden+Kennedy to launch a new campaign for the Dodge Charger at the Super Bowl, the bailed-out car company was looking to make a sta ...   More