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The OLCC and the Future of -ALL AGES- Shows.

IMPORTANT OLCC INFO!. Support the OLCC’s plans to allow music venues to admit people under 21 by writing an email before Friday, March 7, 2008.. Visit PDX POP NOW! and find everything you need to support this issue and make a difference. pc-pdx's summary: Remember the OLCC letter witting campaign from last fall and the possibility of opening up some of the venues to be able to serve the All Ages music community?. Well it failed with a vote of 3-2 against accepting the amendments that would allow for such a change.

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PC-PDX : Updated and Redesigned!

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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Final Edition of The Newspapers

One year and three days after releasing their debut E.P. and two months after releasing their second, NEWSPAPERS have announced that their last show will be this Saturday at Neverland Ranch on SE 49 and Powell.. I first met Billy Webb on March 10, 2007 at the Pink House in S.E. --- a show I had set up with Narwhal vs.. Narwhal, Hurah Hurah and Eskimo & Sons.. It was the day everybody met everybody.

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Oh Captain, My Free CDs!

We've got it, waiting for your reviews.. If you're interested in writing and posting reviews we'll get you all the free music we can.. Right now we've got a fresh copy of Oh Captain My Captain waiting for you (It's kind of awesome!). Their new album Recklessly Split the Sea comes out on November 11th, you can have a copy now if you'll just do a review.. Any Takers?

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Great Benefit show - your band needed!

A benefit concert scheduled at Liberty Hall, August 30th at 8 pm is without a solid confirmation of a band...change of plans caused previous volunteers to have to change their plans unexpectedly!. We're in need of anyone who would like to drag out their sound equip and lend some time to a worthy benefit for Luke Dorf and Liberty Hall.. Please contact me right away if you're interested in volunteering some time and energy to this fund raiser! - Lollyrae [pc-pdx update] Tiger House + Westfold are playing along with Rob Taxpayer doing an acoustic set. a few more bands are still needed!. A benefit event for the Luke Dorf healing community and Liberty Hall.

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100th photoset posted on the Show-Guide

We've just posted 5 photosets in the last few days.. Two new sets from the weekend and three old sets that aparrently we forgot to post.. With Saturday nights show at Negative Cook st., our Gallery photoset count comes to a grand total of 100 now!. Click the pics and check out the Gallery to view the full photosets. toxic narcotic | bill bondsmen (detroit usa) | defect defect | salted city | ripper @ Negative Cook st. [Sept. 13] Red Dons @ Laughing Horse [Sept. 12th] Taxpayers @ the Ivy House [May 29th] the Red Dons @ The Coop [May 30th] the Revisions BBQ @ The Coop [May 25th]

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KickBall + Sound Judgment Fest Reviews - A Weekend At The Coop.

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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Weekend With the So So Glos

I hope you caught The So So Glos this last weekend because it was -amazing-! I have to say without a doubt, that Saturday's show at The Coop was the most incredable show i've ever seen.. Two of my favorite bands, The Taxpayers and the So So Glos just killed it.. It was great because i've never been worried about The Taxpayers being able to keep up with any of the other bands...somebody needed to give those boys a challenge!. I could definately tell there was a strong fire in Rob Taxpayers eyes to bring it after that incredable SSG set.

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Los Moustachios - Go Fish or Die Trying

Local comedic troupe, Los Moustachios, have posted a video (Go Fish or Die Trying) on "Funny or Die" and you should check it out!. Given two options, you can vote "funny" and instantly be the most popular person in town, or vote "die" and be a friendless dick.. Watch their other videos on the site too!Los Moustachios have been kickin around for a few years and have been rocking your garages, stages, basements, and your computer, working tirelessly to rock your pants off.. Check out one of their live shows sometime, its even unique in Portland.www.losmoustachios.com Check out all Los Moustachios shows on pc-pdx.

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No.Fest Invite to Bands, Artists, music lovers...

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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The So So Glos Postpone Portland for Prague and Poland

One of our favorite bands, The So So Glos, have scored a sweet European tour with ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead.. Sweet deal for them, though that means Portland will have to wait a few more months before the return of these crowd favorites.These guys are pc-pdx crew favorites and are just flatt out hott shit!. Since their first trip to Portland back in November of 2007, these five guys have consistently impressed with their killer shows.. If you've never experienced the magic, do yourself a favor and check them out.

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Homosexual Punk Rock

If you havent heard the 70's/80's post punksthe Homosexuals, you really ought to.. Click the link and check them out so that you dont miss them the next time they (or more specifically Bruno Wizard decides to come to town.

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Bear Feet : Portland's Best New Band

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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Church : Live @ Dekum Manor

Church - IslandLive at Dekum Manor, April 10th 2009.Here's video of Church playing live at Dekum Manor.. There's also footage of James Rabbit (VA) who also played the show available on the menomination blip.tv page.. I have a lot of old video posted and try to put more new stuff up all the time.

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House Shows vs. The Almighty Dollar : Where Do You Stand?

There's been a mighty discussion on the Show-Guide recently regarding house shows and the almighty dollar-dollar-bill-ya'll.. It's been interesting watching this hot topic unfurl.We haven't chimed in too much but rather let this one unfold on it's own and it's still going four days after the first post.. We've gone ahead and pulled out all the Shoutbox commentary and posted it in order in hopes to carry on this topic and to bring in the RSS readers into the conversation.For your annoyance or reading pleasure (it will vary for you post-by-post): 4/24/2009 12:34:48 PMjuvenile: fuck house shows that charge money;we are the brokest city foolz 4/24/2009 12:38:24 PMpc-pdx: Everybody else is broke too, like touring bands that are traveling around the country spending gas money and eating fooods.. You should never be turned away for lack of funds - but please remember that we need to support those touring bands so scrounge all you can! 4/24/2009 1:52:00 PMfuck that: fuck houses that dont give all the money to bands. unless a window gets broke. or its a benefit. your punk dollars go to punk bands to get to the next punk show. ask your mom for a bigger allowance, or start drinking cheaper beer.;fucking lackasses. 4/24/2009 3:04:00 PMNathan Backous: People that do house shows don't charge money because its fun or to make profit, they do it so they can pass the money on to the touring bands that have to fill their tanks with gas (gas stations don't donate it). If you like seeing bands, be prepared to trade some cash for it.

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Bad Times' Best New Bands of 2009

This is my own list and has no connection to the current poll.. I have disqualified bands I know have existed prior to 2008, including some of my favorites such as Here Comes A Big Black Cloud, Popitilopitilus, Mattress, and Magic Johnson, all of whom I guess I’m giving props to right now.1.. Stag BittenHardcore, punk, whatever.. Stag Bitten always brings it.

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PDX Pop Now! CD Release Show and Track Listings Announced

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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The Coop Ducks Out, Come Say Goodbye!

The Coop is dead.. After a 17 month run as The Coop, the space moves on and the shows at 3535 N Lombard will cease.. The future of the house is up in the air but according the the Landlord, the house will go in another direction and will not be again leased for the community space that the Lombard house has been running for the last 2 -1/2 years.. The shows will stop at the 3535, but the house may again see old tennants as John Brainard is back in town to possibly open up a coffee shop or hostel... (?)The last show will probably be the Resistance Fest Northwest day #4 show on Sunday, July 12th.

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Summerfector Defective Revenge of The Big Black Cloud

"Here Comes A Big Black Cloud vows revenge!" yelled cloud guitarist, Danger Dagger after the fifth attempt to crank the generator had failed." The Taxpayers must feel my wrath!" he added.. The two bands were the last on the roster at this years summer version of "Defector Fest",sunday afternoon at Overlook Park in North Portland.. The festival was a three day event celebrating portland punk, metal, hardcore and whatnot.. This show was to be a VS show.

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The Thermals - Live @ Jackpot Records

The Thermals playing "Pillar Of Salt" Live @ Jackpot Records, Portland, Oregon 7.24.2009This video is from our friend Andrew.. The video production is amazing and we're not sure how he did it.. regardless, it's a great vid and Andrew should post more (wink wink). He's got a full channel of good looking videos.. If you're into music more on the indie side of the scene then be sure to Check out his video page menomenation.blip.tv/

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The Wail is not Closing - Want to Run the Music/Artspace?

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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House Show Rules #2: Bringing Common Sense

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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Internet Explorer Users : Edit Pages Fixed

completely unrelated to anything, ever.. This site is a wiki where a good and sizable chunk of the info is posted, edited and maintained by the users.. Apparently for a few months now the Internet Explorer users have been unable to participate since the submit button wouldn't work... whoops.Sorry about that, we don't use IE at all and don't care for it really - this means we can go long periods of time without knowing that important functions and features are broken.. This site is a lot prettier in Firefox, Chrome and Safari but we still want you IE peoples to be able to participate.

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New Facebook Fan Page - Sign up!

FB.init("3746f61c7a4ac549c211bcbe73a5adb6");PC-PDX.com : Portland Show Guide on Facebook Hey Everybody!. We're finally getting grips on the Facebook action with a proper FAN Page.We have a facebook page already with a good number of friends.. If you're one of those people - please friend the new FANable page.Do you guys have any suggestion on what you would like to see from us in the Social realm?. Please feel free to post suggestions.

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Top Ten Things of This Summer...

i think a top ten things of this summer blog is a great idea. i'll start it off. 1. kickball at alberta park 2. rvivr "life moves" 7" 3. deep sleep/psyched to die live @ slouchvegas 4. dear landlord "dream homes" lp 5. ringers "curses"lp 6. shellshag live @ east end 7.the ergs "hindsight is 20/20" 2xlp 8. teenage cool kids @ slouchvegas 9.. FUTURE VIRGINS 7" 10. jordan o jordan live @ dill pickle [pc-pdx] We'll post ours in a few... What's yours?

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[Bootlegs by Scrags!] Dinner and the Maincourse: Live @ Dunes!

If you guys haven't run into Scragz in the past few months - know that this guy carts an awesome handheld recorder and snags some awesome recordings whilst bopping along at the shows.. We've been meaning to build him his own section to bring these awesome recordings to you..but you know... beer and tacos are pretty cool too.. Until then, check out the recordings here.. He's got a rad list of past shows recorded on his Bootlegs by Scrags Bandcamp site.Here's his latest recording: Dinner & the Main Course @ Dunes, playing their second to last show.Dinner & the Main Course by Bootlegs by Scragz

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Don't sleep on Mustaphamond

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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The Ultimate Open Mic List for Oregon and Vancouver

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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The "Super Awesome Contest" Contest, Win an Army Of Darkness dvd, a Useless State Records prize pack and Cereal!

.prize li{padding-bottom:5px;} We're finishing up the year with a count the jellybeans stylee` contest.. The Winner gets STUFF!. Useless State Records Prize Pack!. The Taxpayers Discography + a live DVD! the Atomic Butter Babes Discography!

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All-Ages Movement Project Needs Your Help

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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Doug Fir Spits on Minneapolis and Hosts Bike Races

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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Repost of Dekum Manor Bulletin

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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Bad Times Best New Bands of 2010

This is my annual obligatory response to the Willamette Week’s Best New Bands feature.. These are the best new-to-me bands I’ve seen since last May.. I've tried to exclude bands formed before 2008.. I’m sure you have your own lists, so feel free to post them below!1.

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Final weekend of the old PC-PDX!

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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The New Version Is Here!

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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FAQ / WTF?! : Tags and Band Bios explained

Hi Hi,The Band Bios and Tags are awesome and are a huge step forward in the coolness and usefulness of this site.. They are also, on occasion, the source of some WTF?! confusion:"Why is my show tagged 'dubstep'?. I'm not dubtep or reggae!""The listing for my band shows the wrong bio - what's up?"Let it be known that we don't actually host any of the band bios or tags at this moment in time.. All of the band bios come from user submitted data from Last.Fm.

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FAQ/WTF?! : How to Get Your Band Listed and Post a New Bio

Most of the bands listed correctly will have Bios attached to them but there are a number of bands out there that don't yet have these posted.. If you're looking to get a bio posted for your band, there's a trick to it:All of the Bios come from Last.Fm.The way last.fm works is through a thing called "scrobbling".Scrobbling works by installing a program on your computer that catalogs and tracks what you listen to - all this info goes back to the Last.fm database.. It's really neat and gives you fun facts and stats on your listening habbits.The way a band begins to exist in the system is by somebody listening to it.As far as i know, there's no way to manually enter in a new band to the system : it HAS to be be scrobbled meaning you have to listen to it.Even if your band doesn't have any music recorded, Don't worry - it's not a problem, just get clever:Just throw on an ABBA tune (you know you have it) after renaming the band "ABBA" to whatever your band name is ("Tijuana Poop Smugglers" ?).Listen to the song and make sure it's 'scrobbled'.This will get the band name into the system. - note that it won't show up immediately, it may take a few hours or more.. You will then be able to add and edit the Bio and it will show up on pc-pdx anytime anybody hovers on it or checks out your band page.

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Not So Well Planned: Plan B in the Pearl.

I just came across an interesting blog post that mentions there's a new gallery opening up in the Pearl District.. Right, me neither, BUT - i bring this up because the name of this gallery happens to be "PLAN B".Right, Plan B, it's on everyone's list of favorite punk/metal/thrash bars.. The article on the new Pearl District delight starts "WELL-PLANNED"... nope.. No it wasn't.I can't find any more info on this place except for this one post: http://www.byronbeck.com/home/516-art-matters-plan-b-gallery-opens-in-pearl-district.html, but i'm sure if it's all real - it means that people googling this "plan b" gallery are going to end up at a grimey punk bar.**Terrified yuppies for the win.**ps... don't get me wrong, art shows can be cool too - take this interesting twist for example: Punk Rock + Art Show @ Slabtown

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Apathy towards Flies at C-Rev

Someone at kickball was asking about this show viddy but I don't know who so I'm posting it here.. I only got one song though it is pretty intense.

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Does your band want to be on the first ever Portland Show Guide Mixtape?

Useless State Records is in the process of collecting tracks from Portland DIY bands to issue the first ever Portland Show Guide Mixtape.. The Show Guide is an integral part of our burgeoning do-it-together musical community, one that has helped us as musicians an infinite amount since its inception.. It is one of the few websites across the country that displays and promotes house shows as well as venues, and is unique because the community can post their own shows, blogs, and messages.. All proceeds from this tape will go to support the increasingly expensive-to-run Portland Show Guide.

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FU: The best ALL AGES venue in portland - it's new, it's the Factory Underground

Let's start with the bad : they're north.. Wicked North.Everything else at the Factory Underground is pandas and puppies and fireworks and punk rock rainbows - this place is awesome.. Bands, coffee, cute girls running an art gallery that doesn't suck (really -it doesn't suck!), a half-pipe(?!),I grew up in small towns(s) midwest and if we weren't getting kicked out of wall-mart (the intercom is [*]+[0]+[3] by-the-way), we were sitting at Denny's, chain smoking, drinking coffee and talking about opening up the coolest place in the universe...some sort of punk rock coffee shop with half-pipes and all of our favorite bands.. It's pretty crazy just how closely the Factory Underground resembles everything i ever wanted out of being a trapped in teenager in the boring ass madwest.

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What Are the Three things You Would Change About the Show-Guide?

It's gloomy portland winter time now which means more time doing inside projects.. Project like updating the Show Guide.I know the guide isn't perfect - that there are a few things that should work better, there are a few things that need to be put into place to make membership better.So-What are your top things you want to see.. I'm dead serious the things you guys post are the only way that things change or get built 'round here so ask/post on what you want to see.Please leave a comment with a few updates you would like to see happen.. For example, we just got this in an email and are working on it (what do you think?)"As for the calendar, i was thinking you could add a big (big enough to fit some words) calendar with show info on it so you can get a more visual representation of your music plans for the month. like in each day box it'd have who's playing and where and when and how much, like a monthly planner kind of thing."The show-guide is about community and we want your feedback as a community on what is going to make the guide better for you.

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PC-PDX Goes Mobile!

Happy New Year everybody!I guess we'll kick it off for some exciting news for some of you by passing on that we have an official mobile site! -It's been up for a few weeks now in hopes that we would get some bug reports back. -We haven't heard anything so apparently it's perfect.You can view all the shows by date and check out the band and venue detail pages.. When you're out on the go - check it out and let us know any feedback you've got to share..

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Some Goofpunx Pics!

Okayyyyyy I wish I had more pictures from the Goofpunx Fest to post, but unfortunately others and I were only able to snap a few.. I also had to weed out the garbage photos from the good ones so here is what I came up with.. We have some photos from Red and Black show and some from Marge Madness. http://www.flickr.com/photos/skinnyisthenewblack/sets/72157626394221942 pc-pdx edit-add on:Check out Lee Corey Oswald "These Four Walls" at Marge Madness @ Sea Shanty :

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Our Tech - the past, present and future of pc-pdx

"Anyone know what CMS this site is based off of?"This site is 100% custom freshness!It started in 2007 as a hardcoded mess - i literally updated the show listings by hand every night at midnight to remove the old shows.Jan 1st 2008 saw version #2 where we actually got a database and pc-pdx started becoming a real website, the wiki format that it is today - rather than a static mess.~July 2009 came version #3, the Red + Black version where the site really started to take off.. The site started to become more user friendly - we had some hits and misses with features..(membership like features were a HUGE failure) It started getting really slow and cumbersome towards the end of its run because i learned to code along with this site and it hasn't always been the highest preforming, scalable implementation.July 5th 2010 - this current version breached the septic internet womb and came into fruition.. A lot of cool new features were added but now that it's so many months later, i see a lot of places for improvement.. You guys might have seen the "Ohhh shit!

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Updates! Change Log and notes -> PLEASE REPORT BUGS HERE!

Hi Everybody!. You might have noticed some stability issues lately that have caused the site to go down.. In order to keep the site up - we have basically been forced to push some updates that haven't been 100% tested or proven.. How you can help

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Laura Stevenson and the Cans download : live on UP Underground

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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Hammerlord is sooo metal \,,/

HAHAHAHA,My buddy Jeremiah shared this awesome band called Hammerlord - they're on their second album but it's new to me.. If you aren't aware of these classy gents, they ARE SO DAMN METAL.. The cd (what's a cd?) should come with a mastadon fur loincloth You have to approach it the same way as you would Storm Troopers Of Death - don't take it so damn serious because it's just metal.. Storm the Castle

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PDX Pop Now! Unveils Compilation Track List And Release Show

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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Transient Benefit Shows!

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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Support the Guide - play this benefit show(s?)!

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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Mastodons new full album up on the tubes

I'm pretty excited about this so i'm posting it.. WHURD

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How Punk is Your Vagina?

how punk is your vagina?Not very unless you're rocking these punk/glam tampons AT ALL TIMES.TAMPUNXXXi thought that punk and glam were on totally opposite sides of the spectrum... anti-bullshit vs. drug-fueled decadence but hey.. shows what the fuck i know.. Thanks for setting me straight Tampax!. I promise to be less individualistic/freethinking and a better consumer from now on.Tampunx tampons: check.. Now where are my Minor Threat Nikes?

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TOP-10 SHOWS @ THE KNOW in 2011

On the eve of a new year, I thought it would be fun to get in on the “year-in-review” things that many people/publications/media-outlets do.. PC-PDX has always been a huge supporter of our endeavors at The Know, and what better forum to share this retrospective look at 2011.In chronological order:04.01 - FROM ASHES RISE / NUX VOMICA / TRAUMAThis line-up was so ridiculous that some people on message boards had concluded that our listing was an “April fools” joke...it wasn’t, and the show went down with hundreds of people cramming into our humble venue-area to catch a glimpse of Portland’s finest d-beat crushers. 06.10 - BASEMENT ANIMAL / VILE GASH (OH) / NUKKEHAMMER (OH) / SOCIETY NURSE (WA)Rarely are we able to accommodate a slew of touring-acts that can hold their own with minimal local-support.. But when you’ve got the nastiest sonic-pummeling from crew of Ohioans, and a venerable/touted neighbor from the north, support becomes less of an issue!. Not to mention what would be the final assault from Portland’s very own grind-punks, Basement Animal.06.18 - SLOWMOTIONS (JP) / CRAZY SPIRIT (NY) / ORIGIN OF M (JP) June was the month of unbelievable touring acts playing our stage.

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Refused - finally, a reason to care about coachella

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possible server interruptions + site outages in next few days

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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Gathering of the Goof Punx - The worlds best DIY festival is coming at you!

What's the Gathering of the Goof Punx?. Only the finest DIY Festival in the world, and it's happening right here in Portland, Oregon April 5th-8th.. Forget about the corporate shwill of South by Southwest, Musicfest NW, and all other such bullshit - the Gathering of the Goofpunx is a homemade, not-for-profit fest, celebrating DIY culture and music.. Event organizers have a parade planned, a punk rock spelling bee, the world's biggest game of knockout (you know, that schoolyard basketball game!), and a whole shit ton of amazing DIY bands that have never had their music used in a Gap commercial or Navy advertisement.After paying the venues and giving the touring bands some gas money, all proceeds are going to local charities and non-profits.

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WE'RE FIVE YEARS OLD! -a screenshot retrospective

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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Record Store Day!

This Saturday is the fifth Record Store Day!Get on down and support your local record store or record store supporter.. Make sure that any RSD show is posted and tagged "record-store-day" and be in the list of portland record store day shows

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Fucking' Spotify, you're not helping! (!UPDATED 06.01!)

Jeremiah sent this and i had to share:UPDATE! (2012.06.01)has anybody listened to the gayfluffer song? it's pretty awesome -BRASHLEY"no, that had not occured to us Dude." And yeah, turn out, it's rad as shit: embedded for your pleasure->

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The Shape of Punk to Come has a $50 price tag

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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Portland Show Guide Benefit Mixtape: MUFU III. Gimmie Submission

Hey!. It's time for the third round of Mix It Up, Fuck It Up, our very own local Portland Showguide Benefit mixtape.. In case you don't know already, the Portland Showguide is a D.I.Y undertaking built, funded, and moderated by ONE person!. This amazing online resource is advertisement free, keeping the subtle manipulators out of your subconscious mind and keeping this site non-capitalist oriented.

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Take Five: missing a jazz-great, podcasting with pdx-great Arya Imig

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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SAVE BACKSPACE! throw down for a bad ass ALL-AGES venue.

we jacked the following from http://www.indiegogo.com/savebackspace and suggest that you go there and make a donation or, if you personally can't, tell a friend who can afford to make a donation and save one of portlands last ALL-AGES music venues and all-around baddass space!Backspace is in Trouble.Regardless of the role Backspace plays, and that Backspace would like to continue to give to the people of Portland, we have basically been told by the landlord that if we can't come up with $10,000, by the 1st of January, that we will be thrown out.. This means we would no longer be able to play a pivotal role in being a community space for the people of Portland.. We wouldn't be able to house benefits for local non-profits.. We wouldn't be able to give bands an all-ages venue to play in.

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East End Temporarily Closed Due to Fire

East End is closed for at least this weekend due to the fire that took place at the Osborn Building this morning as reported by KATU.. East End will reopen as soon as possible.. How long will depend on the extent of damage inside the bar and show room.. We will keep people updated about our status through the website at www.eastendportand.com (the design of which by the way was recently updated by our good friends at DBmonkey so this is a great time to check that out!) and via these email list updates.

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