Portland blues and gospel singer LaRhonda Steele, backed by guitarist Adrian Martin and his sextet, will perform their annual “I Put a Spell On You” tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter Nina ...

Judith and I went to Italy for the first time almost 30 years ago. She’s Italian American, and she’d always dreamed of seeing the country that shaped her childhood. My only connection to Italy was ...

The history of pop music is a history of shy, introverted artist types finding larger-than-life ways to express what they might not be able to say in everyday conversation. Alana Rich’s initial outlet ...

Osees operate at such a prolific pace you’d think even their hardcore fans would develop fatigue. Yet John Dwyer’s rotating band of miscreants continues to attract new followers, and their synthy new ...

“Prescient” isn’t a strong enough word for what Perfect Blue (1997) predicts about the head-spinning toxicity of online fandom. From today’s vantage, Satoshi Kon’s debut anime appears almost ...

There is no shortage of good pizza in this city. You’ve got paper-thin Neapolitan pies with bubbling, soft crusts, deep dish cornmeal-based comfort, and late-night gooey, delightful slices. But the ...

Sad news, y’all. This Friday will be the last Comedy in the Park of the summer…tragic, we know. But don’t worry, we’ll have the last laugh. To close out the season, the folks over at Kickstand are ...

Filmmaker Edward Pack Davee III spent a good portion of his childhood on the move. His father, Douglas, was in the Coast Guard at the time, with deployments taking the family to Cape May, N.J.; ...

There are lots of things you can do with a life problem: solve it, suppress it, discuss it with a close friend over a glass of wine, go to therapy. Another option is, write it on a small notecard, ...

Clove lives in Portland with her two young children and her supportive, kind husband. Their physical needs are met: great little house, healthy food, just enough to somehow pay for preschool. But ...

This Labor Day, thousands of grocery workers are striking. Portland-area employees of Fred Meyer walked out Aug. 28 to ...

The new OBVC survey is of all Portland residents, not just likely voters. But both surveys show a correlation between how ...