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Crystal Ballroom

Splendor on a Gloomy Monday

Portland is such a beautiful city during the sunny summer months, but the transition into the darkness of winter is not a pretty one. My Monday morning Twitter stream was full of tweets about heavy rains and self-diagnosis of various diseases. It was as if I could actually hear bottles of Zoloft being [...]

More Holy Than Righteous

by Cosmic Charlie

I went to a concert Wednesday night. It featured music and video projection and was a nostalgia trip for many, while providing an introduction to fans that weren’t even born when the music was written and first performed.
At first glance, one might suspect that Weird Al was filming a video for ‘White and Nerdy‘. The [...]

10.16.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

See How We Are?

by Cosmic Charlie

Some things just don’t sound right. One doesn’t usually associate 50-year olds and punk rock. (One could break a hip.) But if the crowd at the Crystal Ballroom last night was any indication, we’re not ready to cough up cobwebs and fart dust just yet.

LA punks X came to town last night. [...]

04.10.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Four Portland Kid Bands Hold Benefit Concert

by Motor Jeffries

Mark your calendars for April 10th at the Crystal Ballroom. Four Portland kid bands (10-17 years old) will rock out to raise money for charity. The kids were inspired to put together a benefit show after they saw the movie Slumdog Millionaire.
They are great musicians, and it’s refreshing to see the next generation take up [...]

04.07.2009 See the rest →

DJtv’s Weekend Roundup: Bargain Hunter is as Bargain Hunter Does

by djtv

Did you read Dieselboi’s post about Estate Sales? If you didn’t, you should. Myself, I can’t wait until the most beautiful day in June when all the garbage exchanges houses at the Laurelhurst Garage Sale (they haven’t announced their 2009 date yet), but until then, I’ll have to live with this weekend’s Bargain Hunting 101 [...]

01.30.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

DJtv’s Weekend Roundup: Of Roller Derby and Farrah Fawcett-Majors

by djtv

Besides pretending to be Wonder Woman as a kid, my other idols were Charlie’s Angels. I could never decide which one was my favorite. I mean, Jill (Farrah Fawcett-Majors) was the pretty one, Sabrina (Kate Jackson) was the smart one, and Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) seemed to be a mixture of both with a sensible streak. [...]

01.22.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

Mad Cow Season

by Cosmic Charlie

The work week is winding down, and I am grateful. It’s been one of those weeks, where it seems like full moon behavior even though that’s still a week away. Must be the onset of fall.
A friend sent me this link a while back, knowing I’d appreciate the behavior. While the behavior is typical year-round [...]

10.09.2008 See the rest → 2 comments