I’m always on the lookout for an album I can obsess over. Discovering a binge-worthy album gets even better when I find a modern classic from a working band I…
Portland Ballet Joins PSU Orchestra for Thanksgiving Weekend
Hopefully you’re all planning a nice Thanksgiving holiday weekend, whether you’re spending time with your family (biological or otherwise), having Friendsgiving or taking advantage of your extra days off to catch…
Jacques Tati’s ‘Playtime’ at Northwest Film Center
You’ve probably never heard of Jacques Tati. If you have, you’ve already bought your ticket to see Northwest Film Center’s rare(ish) 35mm print of Tati’s late masterpiece, 1967’s Playtime, screening…
Ecstatic Rock: King Gizzard at Crystal Ballroom
As I sat in bed listening to the most recent King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album, Sketches of Brunswick East—a collaboration with Mild High Club released this August, KG’s…
How to make friends with a professor
Pick a class to pay attention in. Obviously you’re supposed to pay attention in all your classes, and you totally should. But let’s be honest: You’re definitely not going to…
Three Oh Sees previews: dancers, stoners, music nerds
Alright, so all y’all inveterate Oh Sees fans, you can skip this little article. You bought your tickets to the newly ‘Thee’-less, freshly Paul Quattrone–d, Orc-touring Oh Sees’ Sept. 25…
All for arts and Arts for All
You haven’t heard about Arts for All, have you? It’s simple: Arts for All is a program sponsored by the Portland-area Regional Arts & Culture Council, started in 2011 to…
Northwest Film Center’s summer of classics
Missed the Constructing Identity series? Northwest Film Center is showing a ton of great movies all summer long. David Lynch: A Retrospective They’re playing every damn David Lynch movie this…
Shut down: PSU Dance program puts on its last show
At 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday and Thursday on Lincoln Hall’s main stage, Portland State’s Dance program will host its last two shows, featuring student dancers and choreographers. The show is…
PSU Orchestra at Farmer’s Market or maybe not
You’re gonna be on campus this Saturday, right? Hanging out in the library, finishing papers, scanning textbooks, cramming for finals, checking out our astounding Dark Horse Comics holdings? Maybe you’ll…
Snowfall shuts down campus during finals
On Thursday, Dec. 8, snowfall and ice forced Portland State to close at 2 p.m. for the day during finals. PSU’s alert system was used to inform students and staff…