Headout IMAGE: 3000 Eyes EntertainmentCharlie Murphy has been busy in the six years since he told stories on Chappelle’s Show of his ’80s-era rabble-rousing with Rick James. After TV and movie app ...   More

Music Well, Nine Inch Nails is still around, and I have to say that I'm surprised that Trent Reznor has managed to stay relevant. Let me explain: Though it isn't news to those who pay attention to this sort of thing, Nine Inch Nails was huge in the early to mid-nineties, bloated as the millennium turne...   More

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It's an odd feeling, entering and being politely ushered into the posh Winningstad Theater with Nas' Illmatic playing low over the speakers. Despite the venue or volume, that seminal record was appropriate chamber music for the perf...   More

Music Wyclef Jean's first Portland appearance last night was nothing short of amazing, despite, actually, being pretty short.

Flags from the Caribbean and the Americas hung all around the balcony, successfully evoking Wyclef's internationalist fervor—coupled with the ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories A clean, smoke-free bar with great signature drinks (all $7), including the North Williams: Rebel Yell bourbon with ginger ale (opt for the spicy ginger beer—$2 extra, but it’s worth it). This bar hasn’t forgotten about the other end of the drinking-patron spectrum, either; the usu   More

Music [SYNTH POP] The rock-star dream has changed. Reality has set in. “Making it” will likely never happen, and—as we’ve been shown by VH1—once you get there, it may not be all that great. Nevertheless, kids are still starting bands, and Portland has become o...   More

Music Stories [SYNTH POP] The rock-star dream has changed. Reality has set in. “Making it” will likely never happen, and—as we’ve been shown by VH1—once you get there, it may not be al ...   More

Music Though they may be from Corvallis (the land of those damned Beavers), the fellas in Norman seem to have good hearts. The band has a warm, folky pop sound that really works. Here on "Finding Jefferson," the standout track from their self-titled debut, a spunky drum machine keeps time while the band plays sunny guitar...   More

Music Man, winter is rough. The cold, the wet, the gloom. If your house is somewhat warm or dry, you can enjoy a winter day. If it isn't—as many houses aren't—you're miserable inside because it's cold and damp, and the only respite from the tyranny of winter is that it's not raining inside. Post-rock seems to ...   More

Music The latest big thing in video games (other than Super Mario Galaxy) is Rock Band—a crazy mix of Karaoke Revolution and Guitar Hero where you get to play real songs and "Simon Says" your way through them on guitar, bass, drums or on the microphone.

The game was developed by Harmonix, the team that made the three wildly popular Guitar Hero games, so If you've seen Guitar Hero pl...   More