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Of Montreal and Health On their records, epic indie poppers Of Montreal create exhilarating, hallucinogenic mixes of soaring, orchestral compositions—upbeat, Beatlesque harmonies; melancholy lyrics; and melodies so catchy you’ll be singing them for weeks on end. Live, they do all that too—only much more loudly, and with frontman Kevin Barnes’ glam theatrics thrown in for good measure. They’re brilliant. EH Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., $15, 8:00 PM Anniversary Party Local35 is five and alive! Come celebrate the store’s anniversary tonight, with an ice-themed bash hosted by party people from the Swedish line (and store favorite) WeSC, danceables by DJ Beyonda, art by Alex Steckly, drinks, Voodoo Doughnuts, and frozen headphone décor. MS Local35, 3556 SE Hawthorne, free, 7:00 PM MK Guth: "Ties Of Protection and Safe Keeping" The Portland Art Museum offers two-for-one admission tonight—a perfect opportunity to check out an installation by MK Guth, a local artist whose “Ties of Protection and Safe Keeping,” a lengthy braid of synthetic hair woven of scraps of fabric on which people across the country were invited to write things that matter to them, was recently shown in the Whitney Biennial. AH Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., $10 for two, 4:00 PM

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Visual Art

Outside the Lines

Fourteen30's second show features convention-busting work from two young artists.
- by John Motley
- Nov 20, 2008
The Things We Value

MK Guth lets down her hair with "Ties of Protection and Safe Keeping."
- by John Motley
- Nov 13, 2008
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Books

Remembering November 22, 1963

Fact and fiction innovatively merge in Adam Braver's account of the Kennedy assassination.
- by Alison Hallett
- Nov 20, 2008
Inspiration for Clueless Kids: The Mark Oliver Everett Interview

Eels frontman Mark Oliver Everett talks about his new book, and reading on the road.
- by Kevin Sampsell
- Nov 20, 2008
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Theater

Making the Scene

The new theater company Portland Playhouse debuts with After Ashley.
- Nov 20, 2008
Lunacy Stageworks' Remarkable Jack and Jill

A brand-new Sellwood company succeeds where so many startup companies fail.
- by Temple Lentz
- Nov 13, 2008
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News

Onward

We protested Prop 8. Now what?
- by Amy J. Ruiz
- Nov 20, 2008

Eastward, Ho!

Democrats swept the East County legislative races for the first time in years. How'd they do it?
- by Amy J. Ruiz
- Nov 20, 2008
Standing Down

Is Sit-Lie Law Fizzling Out?
- by Matt Davis
- Nov 20, 2008
In Other News

Fun-sized news.
- Nov 20, 2008

Music

Of Hearts and Elk

Point Juncture, WA go from Elk Lodge dreams to beautiful indie rock.
- by Ezra Ace Caraeff
- Nov 20, 2008

Improvised Remembrance

The instrumental fusion of Stiffwiff proves that improvisation doesn't need to be a dirty word.
- by Ned Lannamann
- Nov 20, 2008
Girls Can Tell

The trouble-free world of the Vivian Girls.
- by Rob Simonsen
- Nov 20, 2008
Like Life, But Better

The Rosebuds keep it like a secret.
- by Ryan J. Prado
- Nov 20, 2008

Film

Abstinence-Only Vampirism

Twilight makes a far better movie than book.
- by Alison Hallett
- Nov 20, 2008

Nerd Pride

Nerdcore Rising offers a glimpse into the hiphop subgenre of nerdcore. Also, Chewbacca noises!
- by Erik Henriksen
- Nov 20, 2008
Jean-Claude Needs a Hug

Jean-Claude Van Damme's JCVD is... brilliant?
- by Ezra Ace Caraeff
- Nov 20, 2008
Geek Out

Mirror's Edge brings a startling originality to gaming.
- Nov 20, 2008

Food and Drink

Around the World

Bete-Lukas recalls the flavor of the world, but the journey ultimately ends with a feeling of home.
- by Patrick Alan Coleman
- Nov 20, 2008

Food Events
- by Patrick Alan Coleman
- Nov 20, 2008
She Likes Us

Amy Sedaris takes a moment to give Mercury readers some party tips.
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- Nov 13, 2008

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