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Portland (Oregon)

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Is Houston America's Future Bicycling Capitol? Tom McCasland Thinks It Is, and Is Making It So

    Tom McCasland has long believed that Houston is a sleeping giant of a bicycling city, and these days Houston appears to be waking up and stretching its legs. Today Yale Law grad McCasland serves as the interim head of the Harris County Housing Authority, but even before he began his previous positi ... More >>

  • Music

    March 1, 2012

    Toxic Holocaust, The Casualties

    Tom McCasland has long believed that Houston is a sleeping giant of a bicycling city, and these days Houston appears to be waking up and stretching its legs. Today Yale Law grad McCasland serves as the interim head of the Harris County Housing Authority, but even before he began his previous positi ... More >>

  • Music

    January 19, 2012

    All Shook Up

    The Alabama Shakes ride their momentum right into Houston.

  • Culture

    August 25, 2011

    Debris Downer

    Lawndale's current shows bring the detritus.

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Astronaut Suicides: Funny, Tasteless or Both?

    Photos by Neil DeCosta​The end of the space shuttle era affects everyone differently. One group of creatives from Portland, Oregon put together a Web site called Astronaut Suicides, which is pretty much as advertised -- a slide show of an astronaut, faceless behind his spacesuit, reading abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    20 Takes Of "Louie Louie," Motorhead To The Fat Boys

    ​Today is the 48th anniversary of Portland, Ore., garage-rock group the Kingsmen recording their version of Richard Berry's "Louie Louie." The Kingsmen's version would end up being the most enduring and controversial take of the song, unleashing the U.S. government on the group and the song fo ... More >>

  • Music

    March 10, 2011

    Menomena

    ​Today is the 48th anniversary of Portland, Ore., garage-rock group the Kingsmen recording their version of Richard Berry's "Louie Louie." The Kingsmen's version would end up being the most enduring and controversial take of the song, unleashing the U.S. government on the group and the song fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Cowboy Diaries: Bobby Mote -- Ripped Abdominals? No Problem, That's What Pills Are For

    Mandy OaklanderBobby Mote, bareback​True cowboys are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will spotlight one person ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Last Night: Blitzen Trapper At House Of Blues

    Photos by Jason Wolter​Blitzen Trapper House of Blues October 12, 2010 Because Aftermath only found out former KLOL morning DJ Mark Stevens had died a few hours before Blitzen Trapper went onstage at House of Blues Tuesday night, we couldn't help thinking about that while the Portland six-pie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    Girls Rock! Screens For Houston's Own Rocker Girls

    Girls Rock!, the 2008 movie about the students of the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Ore., will screen next Thursday, June 3, at Beaver's Icehouse as part of a fundraiser for the first Girls Rock Camp Houston. The Portland camp, which started in 2005, was the first of its kind in the cou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010

    Pink Martini at Houston Symphony

    Take this groovy group shaken, not stirred

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Aftermath: Horse Feathers And Joe Pug Offer A Brief SXSW Preview At Mango's

    Photos by Craig Hlavaty​ Sunday night at Mango's, we finally got a live taste of a spry and springy Joe Pug and got to mellow the hell out with Portland, Oregon's Horse Feathers (above). It was a decent way to send us off to our SXSW rondezvous with hipsters and faux-smiling carpetbaggers in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Stuck On You: Farmville Fanatic Arrested In String Of Bizarre Summertime Adhesive Attacks

    ​One of the more bizarre Houston-area crimes of the past year has apparently been solved.Back in July, Pasadena police were seeking a man described as an "older teenager" who they believed attacked random women in retail outlets. His assaults took a peculiar form: he would squirt a tube of what w ... More >>

  • News

    December 17, 2009

    An Historic Night in Houston

    Annise Parker wins the runoff to become Houston's next mayor.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    More ParkerMania Continues: An Obama Phone Call, Roller-Skating Drag Queens

    Photo by Daniel Kramer​The media fallout from Annise Parker's mayoral victory continues to roll in.President Barack Obama called to congratulate her (he didn't mention the gay angle), but he called while she was giving an interview to Fox 26. And really, what's more important, Obama or Fox 26? So ... More >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2009

    Blind Luck

    Bicycle enthusiasts Blind Pilot step out of fellow Portlanders the Decemberists' shadow.

  • Music

    October 15, 2009

    MarchFourth Marching Band

    Bicycle enthusiasts Blind Pilot step out of fellow Portlanders the Decemberists' shadow.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Aftermath: The Dandy Warhols at Warehouse Live

    Photos by Craig Hlavaty​ While Afermath doesn't have any hard data on hand to back this up, we're guessing that driving an audience to a show on Labor Day evening is a tough sell. Or at least it seemed to be for the Portland, Ore.-based Dandy Warhols Monday night at Warehouse Live. Despite their ... More >>

  • Music

    September 3, 2009

    The Dandy Warhols

    Photos by Craig Hlavaty​ While Afermath doesn't have any hard data on hand to back this up, we're guessing that driving an audience to a show on Labor Day evening is a tough sell. Or at least it seemed to be for the Portland, Ore.-based Dandy Warhols Monday night at Warehouse Live. Despite their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Magical Mesoamerican Chocolates

    Photo by Robb Walsh​Sagahún Chocolates in Portland, Oregon makes some of the most interesting chocolate confections in the nation. The chocolate barks get their crunch from nuts, pumpkin seeds and crushed, salted corn nuts. They take their scents from edible flowers and lavender. And they co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Friday Night Noise: B L A C K I E and Talk Normal

     B L A C K I E, "Pink and White Ice Cream Trucks": Noise-rap? Sure, why not? Acid-rap, electronic-rap, and rock-rap are all pretty well-established - if not equally, universally respected - so there's no reason MCs shouldn't be dropping magma-hot 16s into distortion vortexes and bottle-rocketin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Friday Night Noise: John Wiese & C. Spencer Yeh, Yellow Swans, Headdress

    John Wiese & C. Spencer Yeh, "Pink Pyramid" Noise dudes do love their collabos, huh? Sometimes, I love 'em, too. Often these meetings-of-the-messed-up-minds produce muddled junk. Laptop-power-electronics-psycho Weise and violinist-electronic-twiddler Yeh have crossed circuit boards more than a ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 14, 2009

    Pork and Beans on a Bun

    Pick up a sack of inexpensive sandwiches at the laid-back Tortas El Angel on Shepherd.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Happy Birthday, "Louie Louie"

    Forty-six years ago today, a group of teenagers gathered in a Portland, Oregon, studio to record a ridiculously simple anthem that would go on to become one of the most influential - and most misunderstood - songs in rock history. The group was the Kingsmen - none of whom was over age 17 - and the ... More >>

  • Music

    January 1, 2009

    Blitzen Trapper: Furr

    Forty-six years ago today, a group of teenagers gathered in a Portland, Oregon, studio to record a ridiculously simple anthem that would go on to become one of the most influential - and most misunderstood - songs in rock history. The group was the Kingsmen - none of whom was over age 17 - and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    Houston's Light Rail Not Good Enough For Baltimore

    Forty-six years ago today, a group of teenagers gathered in a Portland, Oregon, studio to record a ridiculously simple anthem that would go on to become one of the most influential - and most misunderstood - songs in rock history. The group was the Kingsmen - none of whom was over age 17 - and the ... More >>

  • Film

    January 24, 2008

    Untraceable is Massively Dumb

    Following the lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this movie

  • Calendar

    December 20, 2007

    Esque

    Peel Gallery hosts the West Coast glasswork illuminati.

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    Battle of the Dimes: What’s in a Name?

    Peel Gallery hosts the West Coast glasswork illuminati.

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2007

    Solidarity, Baby

    Peel Gallery hosts the West Coast glasswork illuminati.

  • News

    October 18, 2007

    Alt-Weeklies Provide Web Links to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Home Address

    Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

  • Home Entertainment

    October 11, 2007

    You Kill Me, Evan Almighty, American Silent Horror Collection and Mala Noche: The Criterion Collection

    Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2007

    Open Letter to Messrs. Van Halen, E., and Roth., D.L.

    Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2007

    We're Not Sure About Cathy Mincberg, But You Definitely Have a Problem Writing Original Headlines

    Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

  • Music

    May 31, 2007

    Lifesavas

    Lifesavas performs Sunday, June 3, at the Proletariat, 903 Richmond, 713-523-1199. Strange Fruit Project and DJ Marc Sense also perform.

  • Music

    May 10, 2007

    Stars of Track and Field

    Stars of Track and Field perform Saturday, May 12, at the Engine Room, 1515 Pease, 713-654-7846. Joseph Arthur also performs.

  • News

    May 10, 2007

    Mail Call

    Trash Talk

  • Culture

    March 1, 2007

    Loving and Teasing That Silly Gabacho

    Trash Talk

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2006

    Make the Cut: We Have a Winner!

    Trash Talk

  • Calendar

    July 20, 2006

    King Crimson's Heir

    Trash Talk

  • News

    January 27, 2005

    Letters

    Trash Talk

  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    The Thermals

    Fuckin A (Sub Pop)

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    The Mark

    A reporter gets branded for cash (again)

  • Music

    November 16, 2000

    The Dandy Warhols / Teen Idols

    Enjoy the ride

  • Dining

    September 9, 1999

    Breeze from the Northwest

    Attention, Gulf Coast seafood fans: You're about to love a chain from Oregon

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    News of the Weird

    Attention, Gulf Coast seafood fans: You're about to love a chain from Oregon

  • Music

    April 30, 1998

    Dream So Real

    Folk-rock space boy Todd Snider awakes to find a career on the upswing

  • Music

    February 23, 1995

    Pond Rising

    Folk-rock space boy Todd Snider awakes to find a career on the upswing

  • Music

    November 24, 1994

    Ray Stevens Lives!!!

    Todd Snider's novelty tunes will tickle your jaded fancy

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