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											Jul 29 2008
											
												
												
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										We've done a lot of work and hope you like the updates.. We still have a lot of ideas that we didn't get to put up yet
  - we wanted to get out this version now.. The Photo Gallery has been revamped to better suit the Show-Guide,
  it's up right now but not completely finished yet.. While you can search the photo sets right now, 
  we have plans for all individual photos to be taggable by users, commentable and have photo links like photobucket. 
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											Aug 06 2008
											
												
												
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										The Portland Mercury showers StumpClub with love this week with two articles about the Volunteer collective working on opening a new ALL AGES venue here in Portland.. Read the articles here:
Once More With Feeling. End Hits Blog
Ezra Ace Caraeff highlights the efforts of StumpClub with a brief history on their awesome shows and projects and their plans for the future of Portland's music scene including a new non-profit venue.. StumpClub is hosting a show this Saturday at The Coop [3535 N. 
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											Sep 08 2008
											
												
												
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										The woman makes me swoon -laugh, cry, love, all of it, in all the best ways.. Mirah melts me.. As much as i love her and as much as my life has been based around going to shows, i've never managed to see her.. It's not that i haven’t been trying, believe me, i have. 
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											Oct 07 2008
											
												
												
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										Sound Judgment Festival 2008
Year two of the Sound Judgment Festival is upon us.. This weekend brings 26 bands in two days, hope you're ready.. Check out the line-up and oh, give snaps to Arya Imig because it's his birthday.. DAY 01 :: Friday, October 10 
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												The Coop
											
											Oct 13 2008
											
												
												
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										This last weekend has been an amazing few days at The Coop.. Friday nights show was one of the coolest, and 
somehow smoothest house shows we've ever done.. It was a feature in both the Mercury and the WillieWeek which was a bit worrisome.. The last time that happened we had to repaint the bathroom
because of asshole taggers. 
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											Oct 14 2008
											
												
												
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										East Coast transplants Adam and Stephanie have made a nice niche for art in Portland with Rererato since it's inception in early 2007.. With a last few great shows in just a few weeks, Rererato will be packing up and shutting it's doors for good.. This All-Ages venue has been so much more than just music.. While it's been the anchor in KPSU's Experimental Music Series and key in the Experimental + Noise scene over the last year, they've also hosted everything from puppet shows, art galleries and television shows. 
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												sachiko
											
											Nov 13 2008
											
												
												
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										The King Khan and BBQ Show are a traveling duo, originally from Canada, who used to be in the band the Spaceshits together.. Their show is full of crazy energy-- King Khan uses his own kind charm to rile up the crowd-- on stage at Dantes he reached into his panties and grabbed a handfull of what looked like cauliflower, throwing it into the audience-- awesome!. King Khan's charismatic stage presence combined with their jangling rock and roll guitars and screaming vocals turned the crowd into a sweaty pit of screaming ladies in no time flat. 
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												Cary Clarke
											
											Jan 06 2009
											
												
												
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										The sixth annual PDX Pop Now!. Festival of Portland Music is slated totake place in the summer of 2009.. As always, the festival will be afree, all-ages, multi-day, non-profit celebration featuring nearly 50local bands, emcees, laptop wizards, singer-songwriters, noise-mongers, chamber ensembles, crews, audio experimentalists and as-yet-unnamed varieties of musician.The line-up will be determined by a dedicated committee of musiclovers willing to lend their time, energy, thought and enthusiasm toputting together the most mind-bogglingly exciting and stylisticallydiverse bill of Portland music the world has yet seen.. Interested inbeing one of them?No prior experience in booking or event production is required to bea PPN! booking committee volunteer. 
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											Jan 23 2009
											
												
												
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										[Here's a press release we came across today - we took most of the bullshit corporate advertising crap off the end.. Please comment on your thoughts about this.. We'll leave ours out for now]KUFO ADDS PUNK SHOW TO WEEKEND LINE-UPNew Show Debuts on Sunday February 1 at 7pm    (Portland, Oregon) … Rock 101 KUFO is adding to its musical flavor withthe debut of The Punk Show on Sunday, February 1, 2009, hosted by LisaWood and Sarah Dylan.. The show will air every Sunday from 7-9pm, justprior to the increasingly popular local music show, Viva La Luna, whichairs 9-10pm. 
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												sachiko
											
											Mar 10 2009
											
												
												
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										This show was weird.. It was at the Roseland, where I had heard you couldnt bring in cameras, especially "professional" ones (ie anything that has a detachable lens). So I ended up getting a 'photo pass' from the really nice guys in the band Past Lives, who I had seen before, and were the opening band that night.. This meant that I got to go in this little like 4 ft. section between the crowd and the stage that was roped off, and take pictures, with my 'photo pass'.. Of course, the stage is like 5 ft. tall, and the bands are really far away, and the 'photo pass' only allows you to be in the special roped off VIP section (which I learned later was basically meant for the bouncers to stand in and catch crowd surfers before they reach the stage-- HOWEVER--one really athletic and insane chick managed to jump all the way from the balcony onto the stage and give Spencer Moody a hug, before the bouncers realized what she had done) for 3 songs. 
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												surrealistfish76
											
											Mar 24 2009
											
												
												
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										Dear KBOO members, supporters and No-Fest Enthusiasts,
This is your call to action!. My name is Jennifer Kemp and I’m the volunteer coordinator for No-Fest, St.. John’s one and only free all ages experimental music festival.. This is only the second year of No-Fest, but last year’s festival was a smashing success with artists like Evolutionary Jass Band, White Rainbow and Eternal Tapestry stirring up the crowd. 
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											Apr 12 2009
											
												
												
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										Playing their first public show, these six kids packed the Coop with a horde of friends and pretty much shook the place to the ground.. Bear Feet brings fresh flavor - straight from the 30's.. These teenagers offer a sort of Ragtime Americana Stand-Up Bass, delicious Jug-band jazz that's thick brewed in 80 year old styles.Lovely twin vocals from the lovely Taylor and Elena run reminiscent of all that's good from the Ditty Bops.. With two members coming from the defunct thrash band Tibetan Beef Garden, the male half of the string section shows amazing diversity in their talent. 
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												milesmouthguard
											
											Apr 12 2009
											
												
												
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										Jesse Michaels, Mike Park, Dateless, The Damage Done, Destroy Nate AllenMarch 17th @ GRNSTR House in SeattleWe found out a few days before this amazing show that we had some family from Bolivia flying through Seattle.. Tessa suggested I try to find a show.. The Damage Done were kind enough to let us open last minute.. The GRNSTR House was small and pretty well packed before things got started. 
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											May 21 2009
											
												
												
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										PDX Pop Now! -- Portland's premier DIY music festival, compilation and music advocacy organization - has announced the track listing for this year's compilation and plans for the CD Release Benefit Show.. PDX Pop Now!'s recent sold-out "Make It Pop!" fundraiser saw performances by James Mercer of the Shins, Brandon Summers of the Helio Sequence, Marty Marquis of Blitzen Trapper, Ryan Sollee of The Builders & The Butchers, Loch Lomond and live video DJing by Dantronix and raised $4,000 for PDX Pop Now!. Tyler Kohlhoff has some pictures from the event here and you can download a yousendit file of Jason Quigley shots of the event here.. Feel free to spread around these great pictures from the "Make It Pop!" fundraiser!Portland music fans will be pleased to find out that PDX Pop Now! has announced the track listing for the sixth installment of their much heralded compilation. 
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											Jun 26 2009
											
												
												
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										June 27, 2009 - ALL DAY!!! in St.. John's, North PortlandFREE ADMISSIONST JOHNS BOOKSELLERSEarly Bird Children's Show hosted by Kelly.10-11am: Rookie Rock by Sound Roots.11-Noon: Jelly Jar Productions3-4pm: The Neighborhood DiariesTOWN SQUAREEclectic Main Stage, broadcast live on KBOO 90.7 fm.Noon-1.. Hemispheric Chamber Orchestra plays "In C" by Terry Riley.2-3.. Jamie Potts Catwalk3-3:30. 
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												cowchampion
											
											Jul 02 2009
											
												
												
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										Yes, naked shows!. There are AMAZING shows coming up that are completely naked, nude.. By "naked" I am referring to the fact that these shows DO NOT have a home right now or need to be moved.. They are venueless/houseless, which is a goddamned shame.What shows, you ask? 
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												Arya Imig
											
											Jul 14 2009
											
												
												
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										White Fang moves the crowd @ Sound Judgment festival II
Time it was, and what a time it was, it was A time of innocence, a time of confidences Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph Preserve your memories, they're all that's left you        - Simon and Garfunkel It's the kind of loss that hits you suddenly even if you should have expected it.. It was inevitable, as most loss is, but it is no less heartbreaking. 17 months after The Coop took over for Brainstains, there will no longer be shows at that address that's been repeated so many times over the last few years: 3535 N.. Lombard.. I, for one, will very dearly miss seeing bands in the space that occupied that address. 
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											Aug 22 2009
											
												
												
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										Please be sure to read the second comment for the full update on this story.. The Dead Air Fresheners @ Rererato, 2008.. Photo by codfischIt's been almost a year since our last post about the art and music space on 42nd and Sumner.. The Hare Krishna house turned Rererato turned The Wail is ready for another incarnation. 
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												artforspastics
											
											Aug 26 2009
											
												
												
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										I had intended to post this as a comment following the "House Show Rules #1: No Jerks!" blogpost, but then it sorta became an essay.. Boom Boom Kid @ the Sea Shanty, 2007.. As someone who's thrown a few hundred shows in houses over the last decade and a half, I gotta say that house-show hosts must be aware of the risks of turning their home into a public space, such as cops, assholes, theft, electrical fire, damage to walls and floors, giant messes to clean up, and even violence.. The solution is not so simple as complaining about jerks on a corner of the internet (such as here!) which will go unchecked by likely every such jerk who needs to check their attitude.The solution surely begins with considering what risks are associated with each show before you even confirm it. 
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											Nov 17 2009
											
												
												
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										Awesome uhm....this band kicks ass.Is there anything else to say?First time i saw these guys was 6+ years ago at the now way defunct Meow Meow.. It was probably with Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower or some other cacophonous jazz-punk ensemble . Whomever it was, I remember being really excited about seeing the headliner - but it was one of those shows that i left being way more pumped about the local openers: Mustaphamond.. At the time i recall the band was something like 5 dudes doing Dischord meets Converge math-punk.. It was amazing and blew my mind. 
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												Notorious Kelly
											
											Nov 23 2009
											
												
												
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										You've got a song, a poem, a joke, or something - we wanna HEAR it!A skit, an act, part of a movie or play that you like - we wanna SEE it!No matter what you've got, there's a place on this list to PERFORM it!I promise we will applaud no matter what.. May lead to bigger things: paying gigs,collaborations with other artists - who KNOWS?!?Maybe you're not a performer, but just want to witness some of the most creative,intelligent and beautiful people on the planet.Well, without an audience, it's just rehearsal.. It isn't a show without YOU!Come be a part of it!Open mics and jams come and go regularly, so it's a good idea to call and confirmdetails before attending one for the first time.. Please let me know of any additions/deletions/corrections.Now - COME SHOW US YOUR STUFF!(Open Mic tips at the end)ALL AGES Open Mics in Portland 21+ OPEN MICS ARE BELOW THESE as well as OutsidePortland and Non-weekly listingsMONDAYTwin Paradox coffee house 8609 SE 17th Ave Sellwood (503) 232-8202 sign up 6:45pm Show 7 pm Intimate neighborhood gathering. 
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												Laughing Horse Bookstore
											
											Jan 13 2010
											
												
												
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										Laughing Horse Sleeping Bag Fundraiser Festival! |Four nights of musical entertainment, Thursday Jan 21st through Friday Jan 24th starting each night at 8PM featuring the following: |Al Bradbury |David Rovics |Felecia and the Dinosaur |Grandparents |Grey Anne |The Hand that Bleeds |Hepsi |Leviticus Appleton |Lindsey Walker |Mama Sunshine |Nun Chuksky |Riot Cop |Whale Warrior |With special guests from New Orleans |Count James |Peppermint Pony --Check out the Laughing Horse show schedule.History:In November we had a small fund raiser to buy sleeping bags for the homeless.. We generated $100 and bought three military intermediate grade bags rated to 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit at a discount from Andy & Bax and donated them to the "Red Door" at the Down Town Chapel.. Everyone thought the fund raiser went well so we decided to do it again.. In December we had another fund raiser and generated $200 and bought and donated six of the same sleeping bags. 
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											Feb 26 2010
											
												
												
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										February 26, 2010 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE ALL-AGES MOVEMENT PROJECT FALLS TO 11 th PLACE IN PEPSI REFRESH PROJECT, IN DANGER OF LOSING $50,000 GRANT COMPETITION WITH 3 DAYS OF VOTING REMAINING.. SOS!. Mayday!. Calling all supporters of all-ages music in every town! 
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											Apr 29 2010
											
												
												
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										Okay, maybe not 'spits' but we stuck that in there for Jay Awesome and you other minneapolisotans.. We usually don't post press releases from bars but we love bikes and also being cooler than Minneapolis. —from doug fir: Doing Our Part In Reclaiming "The Most Bike Friendly Community"Portland has been atop of Bicycle Magazine's most bike friendly cities since 1995.. We have always looked down at the competition.. Well, until now. 
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												Bad Times
											
											May 03 2010
											
												
												
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										From: DekumManor (51855205)To: (61763797)Date: 5/3/2010 4:47:59 PMSubject: Seve Sheldon and Aubrey EdwardsIf anyone has the number or address for either of these assholes we at Dekum Manor would really love to get a hold of them.. After tagging both sides of the little market next to our house at my birthday party, they spray-painted FUCK YOU on our front steps.. We are now facing possible eviction from our house and the suspension of all shows because of their vandalism.. Thanks for any help you can offer, friends :-)<3 Dekum Manor 
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											Jul 02 2010
											
												
												
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										hi all,It's been a long time coming... almost an embarrassingly long time.I started talking about it around this time last year.. The earliest date that i can recall where i said we'd launch was to be New Years day, some of you may been able to nail it on a earlier date than that.ALL said and done, here in internet ink,THE NEW VERSION OF THE SHOW-GUIDE WILL LAUNCH OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND!It's looking pretty great, i'm not going to lie - we're very excited to get the new version published and have you guys use it!WHAT'S NEW:Maps and Membership and more!SPEED:The current version in the past few weeks/months has often been slow, sometimes just gone non-responsive (ouch!). The site has been almost completely recoded - it's all 99% fresh to be able to handle to ~15 page views the site is averaging EVERY SECOND.Membership Features!If you happened to have signed up for the current implementation of Membership on pc-pdx, i'm sure you're deeply disappointed.. RURL SORR about that!. Subscribe and Track your Bands/Artists + places:Be alerted, even emailed when your subscriptions have new shows.Save shows to a custom list.Show Tags! -"being able to tag shows by genre would be pretty sweet so people into particular kinds of music could search for shows that way -name"this is the most requested feature of all time and it's finally here. 
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											Jul 06 2010
											
												
												
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										WOW, It's finally happened.. The new site is here: Learn It, Live It, Love It?You can wander about and figure out what's new and what does what.I guess im' just starting this as the pace to post your commentary and concern etc.EVERYTHING is 100% fresh.There are bound to be some bugs and issues.. Please post anything you find here- let me know so i can fix it for you!Also, sound off on the membership features.-need something else in there?. Concerned about privacy and people seeing your saved shows?. Do you like cheese as much as i?I hope everybody diggs on the new site, it's been years in the making. 
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												Bad Times
											
											Nov 11 2010
											
												
												
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										Useless State Records presents: Mix it up, Fuck it up!- a compilation tape of Portland DIY bands.. This tape is a benefit for the Portland Show Guide so come to the Tape Release show at the Failing House on Saturday, November 20th and support this site that supports us all.. If you donate more than $3 at the door, you get a free tape!USRSide A: Mix It Up 1) Early Times - When We Were Young2) Batmen - Permanently Wasted3) Bill Skins Fifth Will Punch You Right in the Face! - Bubbles Turd4) Drats!!! - Art Nouveau5) Carrion Spring - Scumfuck Angels6) Stag Bitten - Look and Listen7) Tiny Knives - Retaining Wall8) Big Black Cloud - Allergic To Love9) Mic Crenshaw - Bounty10) Absent Minds - Sweet Music11) Nun Chuksky - Let Them Eat LycraSide B: Fuck It Up1) Foot Ox - Charlie Brown2) Super Bonheur - Bang!3) Destroy Nate Allen - The Circle Must Be Broken4) Raised By Television - We've Got It All5) Lee Corey Oswald - Heyna, or No?6) A Confederacy of Dunces - Wicked Bad Air7) Drunken Boat - Hell Again8) The Taxpayers - And the Damn Thing Bit Him9) Archers - Door to All Marvels10) Popitilopitilus - Petting Zoo11) JonnyX and the Groadies - Upon a Thrown of Teeth12) DJ Foxdye - Pony Princess East Oatmealpc-pdxupdated 11/17:**Support the guide - buy a tape HERE**  Tapes are available for $2 - $10 sliding scale. +$2 ship. 
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												Ben
											
											May 02 2011
											
												
												
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										So, this is not Ben but rather pc-pdx, the entity.I wanted to share my love of Laura so consider this hijacked.. When she first played the coop on day one of Resistance Fest Northwest she was there as extension of Bomb The Music Industy! (naturally) and i had never heard her own stuff.. She basically kicked ass and owned it, hard.. I couldn't wait to see her again but i've managed to be out of town for both times she's been through in the two years since the Coop days.Here's where Ben comes into the picture because he has a neat radio show where he gets to bring in rad people like Laura, interview them and have them play a studio session.Ben has packaged up a nice zip of the show which we are hosting (mediefire is evil), grab it!download Laura Stevens and The cans live on KDUPVisit Ben and keep tabs on his projects athttp://upunderground.wordpress.com/ 
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											May 17 2011
											
												
												
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										Portland music fans will be pleased to find out that PDX Pop Now! has announced the track listing for the eighth installment of their much heralded compilation.. The 2-disc set is stacked with 41 tracks from some of Portland OR's finest musicians.. O Bruxo, Blue Skies For Black Hearts, Swahili, Lost Lander, along with DJ papi chulo and DJ GIGANTE, have been tapped to perform and provide music between bands at this year's CD Release Benefit which will be held June 2nd at Holocene (1001 SE Morrison St.). The cover is $10 and that will include a copy of the 2011 PDX Pop Now!. Compilation CD. 
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												pc-pdx
											
											Jun 27 2011
											
												
												
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										Yep, it's true!All 19,637 flyers went kaputznik and made a super bye-bye action with no recycle bin love of any kind.I am uber careful and paranoid of these things and still manage to pull an epic maneuver like this about once a year. -Last year whilst working on a client site, i deleted the entire four-year calendar set for *two* site for the Solano County Library.. YEAH BUDDY.Yep, So - where we're at now is that i quickly dropped $43 to get some magic (Slingblade)"Should'nta done that boy" software so as i can try to get back the deleted info off the hard drive. -IT was a half win.. I think we got back most of the files but there seems to be an issue where the files that came back did so with different data or whatever : The file names no longer match the actual show info they should contain so SHIT IS BANANANANAS all over the site right now.I have since found a version of the flyers folder in our old svn repo from about 6-weeks ago when we made some reconfiguration changes.. I, in all my awesomeness, didn't get these two flyer related folders back into svn sync (because we're virtualizing the directories to share the data with other sites, NERD stuff..) and totally blew the gun in the face.It's okay though. 
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											Aug 12 2011
											
												
												
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										In case you missed the post directly below this one, awesome PDX band (but you know that already) Transient got roughed up and needs some community love.. Check out the benefit shows and toss em some scratchon their way to savannah, georgia on tour, transient was in a head on collision when an suv flew over the median and landed on them. krysta had to be airlifted to the hospital and had to have surgery on her wrist plus her hip put back into place. the van has been totaled and they need help with medical and other bills. there will also be a raffle for some seriously awesome prizes.Sunday, 8/14/2011 @ RottureAtriarchWizard RifleDavis HookerSluaghOrder Of The GashChasmaSaturday, 8/27/2011 @ Plan BElitestBasment AnimalSpectral TombsAtrocity ExhibitionHeavy VoodooTransient updates + donations here 
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												pc-pdx
											
											Aug 31 2011
											
												
												
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										We have rad people hosting a benefit show for us and we need your awesome band to play.. It's a bit of a departure for us in that it's a 21+ show and we've never done anything not all-ages.. These people are rad though and approached us with the idea and the Show-Guide is in no position to deny awesome people giving this operation some love.SOIf your band can draw a few people out to a bar on Friday, September 30th - please comment or email and let's hang out!. September is the time where we have to pony up the majority of the ~$1200 it will take to keep us afloat for another year.Thanks to everybody for your support - 21+, mark your calendars!.ALL AGES: somebody throw a house party for us! 
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												danikordani
											
											Sep 11 2011
											
												
												
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										Hey everyone, Useless State Records is proud to present Mix it up, Fuck it Up II!!! This tape, just like the last one, is not only to highlight and capture what is happening right now in our special pocket of DIY Portland, but also to generate funds to pay for this here amazing (and ad free!) website that we all use and love so much.. The release show is as follows:  Big Black Cloud, Honduran, Company, Nasal Rod Failhouse (110 N Failing St) 7pm Free, a $3-5 Donation will get you a tape!. Here is the track list: SIDE A Hooded Hags- Exxon Baby Company- Monday Again Big Black Cloud- Shitty Vibrations Archers- Jackson Danger Death Ray- Rock Against Rock Against Bush Potsie-Sap Honduran- Serial Inebriate Stag Bitten- Dear Banh Mi- Uhaul Hero The Angries- Biff Kottendik- Round and Round Drunk Dad- Bad Friends Couch SIDE B The Reservations- Dogs in the Day Ojos De Vaca- Milk Dj Foxdye- Tapecracker Gay Ghost- Goodevening Grunyen Andrew Link- Take the Burden Blandina- Tangled Waves Iraquasaurus- Frosted Remains Grrrl Friend- By a Thread Jizzwisard- Lifeclock This tape will be available on the USR website (useless-state.com) after the release show.. Be there or be L7! <3 USR 
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											Jan 29 2012
											
												
												
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										we found a new vps host with whom we were able to score a sweet deal and get a bitchin' hardware upgrade that essentially doubles our config stats for HALF THE MOTHERFUCKING PRICE. ...i wrote a bunch more here but i'll refrain from actually publishing my angry rant on thought that the current vps host sees this and decides AGAIN to shut off our service. -i'm sure it was entirely accidental though... just like how the site has gone down several times a week for the last ..LONG TIME NOW. anyway, everybody that is not still reading this - brace for some slow spots and a possible few hours of outage whilst we switch over.THANKS AND BIG LOVE TO YOU! 
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											Apr 08 2012
											
												
												
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										It's not often that you knowingly get to be a part in one of the most amazing and powerful moments of a persons life - and i'm not just talking about the man with the mic.. What we all got to be a part of tonight at The Gathering was obsurd and outstanding.. There were, most certainly, a few people at Backspace tonight who felt (at least the beginning of) a huge weight lifted off them and their lives are all that much better for it.Goofpunx is friends, Goofpunx is family.Goofpunx recognize courage and conviction and turn life into beauty.. I love all you motherfukers!Please continue to support each other and embrace everybody for who they are and all the good inside of them. 
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											Apr 15 2012
											
												
												
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										The Show-Guide at this point, as we've been told by many (thanks!), is the tip top kaleidoscope of cool as far as any diy show listing site goes.. It is an open-to-anybody wiki where you can post and edit any show to keep everybody up to date on the cool shit that happens here in pdx.. Back in 2007 there was not any central place to find and talk about shows or to keep everybody updated on last minute changes : just bands with myspace pages furiously sending out bulletins at 5pm saying that the 8'oclock show had to move houses across town or whatever and that just want awesome.We created the show-guide wiki, as it stands now, over the last five years.. I got nostalgic a few days back and decided to hit Archive.org to go through some of their screenshots of the various site styles through the years. 
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											May 18 2012
											
												
												
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										PDX Pop Now! -- Portland's premier DIY music festival, compilation and music advocacy organization has announced the track listing for this year's compilation and plans for the CD Release Show.. Portland music fans will be pleased to find out that PDX Pop Now! has announced the track listing for the ninth installment of their much heralded compilation.. The 2-disc set is stacked with 41 tracks from some of Portland, OR's finest musicians.. Sun Angle, , Wild Ones, Hollywood Tans, , Rose along with DJ Porsche Cayenne, have been tapped to perform and provide music between bands at this year's CD Release Benefit which will be held June 7th at Holocene. 
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											Jun 22 2012
											
												
												
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										The st johns nofest is a free music and arts festival with over 90 performances this year. the event begins at noon in the historic town square, and continues across multiple venues late into the night. every conceivable and perceivable music genre is represented, as well as installations, micro film fests, and a spoken word/comedy showcase. growing into its 5th year, the SJNF is evolving and expanding. we are commited to staying awesome...and weird!WHEN THE BROKEN BOW PULSE EMITTER RLLRBLL PINEHURST KIDS Dr ID DR.. AMAZON DIRTCLODFIGHT METANOIA THE INCREDIBLE KID MICHAEL STIRLING DOUG THERIAULT RENFIELD BRIZBOMB SIR RICHARD BISHOP LSD&D BLAKE MACKEY MANGLED BOHEMIANS PLANKTON WAT MARISA ANDERSON j.d. helwig SPECIAL OCCASIONISTS JEREMY BURTON BAND JENNIFER ROBIN THE HAND THAT BLEEDS SUPER DUPER FUN GUN THE HARVEY GIRLS ROB WALMART VSOB RAW NERVES DRUDEN THREADBEAR MONGOLOID VILLAGE SOUND ROOTS Ix MOOGWYND PECOS CHILD CHILDREN MUSTAPHAMOND ART SEED MATT MCDOWELL NEVER AGAIN SWAMP BUCK BISON BISON THE CHARLIE DARWINS RYAN A.. MILLER PILLOW HORSE QUAIL {[(gang radio)]} FIASCO THE FOOD LOVE BOMB GO-GO SNOW BUD KLUSTERFUCHEN IRIE IDEA MAX COUNTRYMAN RAYLIOTA THE SILENT NUMBERS BETACRACK PARTY KILLER TEFLON MONSTERSIZEDMONSTER C.E.. SEARLE YARBLES DRUNK DAD SOME ONE & SOME ELSE HIVE THE SEXBOTS OLD DIRTY FACE SUBLIME FREQUENCIES THE INSTIGATORS BOYD ANDERSON THE ARCHITECTS XYPLEXIA MODALIS ONG HIT NO JOKE BANISHING OLD CITY LORD JOHN HENRY MONKEY TRICK CADDOC FLATLAND JOE PAUL WE SICK BOSS 
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											Aug 29 2012
											
												
												
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										One of my favorite bands of all time is playing in town tonight and i feel it is my obligation to boycott.I don't think i could actually bear to see Refused.. The Shape of Punk to Come is one of the best, most solid albums ever released and it never got the justice it deserved with the bands sudden breakup. -That was 15 years ago though.. What if i did actually see this show and it sucked?. I don't know if i could handle that. 
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											Oct 19 2012
											
												
												
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										Been hanging out at SLABTOWN in NW PDX planning a party (10/27 @ Slabtown!) and am really impressed how the new owner, Doug, is making that place SHINE!! It was always a cool space, but hard to get good dynamics due to the low ceilings and concrete everywhere - 'twas WALL OF RACKET - THIS IS ALL CHANGING.. The stage area acoustics have been adjusted, and the stage has been spruced up and looks good (if you will recall, it used to be a shithole). Furthermore, the kitchen and food look great too - in a nod to SATYRICON'S FELLINI/EAT OR DIE there is a decided Greek/Middle Eastern slant (pita bread, hummus, salads etc), and they offer hand-cut fries as well.. Cheap and vegan-friendly.. Here is the kicker: Starting in November, they are preparing to do ALL AGES shows! 
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											Dec 06 2012
											
												
												
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										It was over five years ago that i met the poppa of the Portland scene, Arya Imig.. It was at a show, of course, in the dmug basement that sparked it.. Since  then, i think we've done some cool things together.. One of my favorites is this podcast from the fall of 2007. 
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											Oct 17 2014
											
												
												
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										--via dBMonkey + East End:East End wants to apologize for the silence since the fire.. We have been waiting for circumstances beyond our control to figure out the future.. We still do not have enough information to know when, or even if, we can open again.. We are still waiting on the city to tell the landlord what the Osborn building needs to make it safe for the public. 
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