Kickstarter.com is featuring a Portland Project right now. Here’s the description, “On July 23rd, 2011 , Hawthorne will have its first annual Local Apparel Design Fashion Show. The Fashion Show is about sustainability through local production. It is no secret that Portland has amazing apparel designers, but it is still an on-going effort to bring …
This one was posted late last night and had only five views thus far. It’s a perfect representation of Portland. Give it a try:
This is way better than the title, and it’s not Oregon-specific:
The Portland Mercury describes Nasalrod in this way: Witnessing a Nasalrod show is like watching the guy at the freak show hammer nails into his nose. It’s a fascinating and perplexing display of talent and pure lunacy. Chairman, the band’s crazy-eyed hyperactive front man, flails around the room with complete disregard for his own personal …
This vid was posted to Youtube in November of 2008, but could just as easily be true today or ten years earlier, in 1998, or in 1988, 1978 or 1968: . Here are some bands mentioned in the above video: . . . .
Portland Saturday Market reopens for spring and summer season on Saturday, March 5, 2011. http://www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com/ Market hours: SATURDAYS 10 – 5pm SUNDAYS 11 – 4:30pm
Foggy Cannon Beach Timelapse from Valorie Unruh on Vimeo.
This is trending big in Portland today:
Yes, the hilarious Carrie Brownstein-Fred Armisen tv comedy, Portlandia, will be back next year. This is very good news. Full story is here.
For perhaps the first time in Grammy Award history, the winner of the Best New Artist Grammy is actually an artist. East Portland’s hot, young and talented jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding surprised everyone by beating out Youtube sensation and all around nice guy, Justin Bieber. Immediately after her victory, outraged Bieber fans hacked Esperanza’s Wikipedia …
This won’t be for everyone, but it’s definitely art. Gotta love the Rickenbacher fuzz bass:
Full story is here: Man dies after wait for ambulance in hospital lot
They love the Beatles and the British Invasion, or at least sound as if they do. Their album, Madeline, will drop on 2/15/2011. Here’s a nifty live clip from the Crystal Ballroom: Here’s a tender love song from Paul, er Derby: . Band Website = Derbyrock.com .