The 2000s were a contentious decade for horror. A lot of people would say that it was pretty bad for the genre, citing films such as the Saw sequels or…
The Blessed Union of Drag and Musicianship
While singing a rousing rendition of “Man, I Feel Like a Woman” to a backing track, Saint Syndrome sat behind the Roland FA-08 keyboard—featuring 88 weighted keys, among other electronic…
Events Calendar April 2–8
Tuesday, April 2 Art “Every Measure of Zero” Upfor Gallery Tue–Sat: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. and by appointment, through April 27 Free Ronny Quevado’s first solo exhibition found its inspiration from…
Garbage Day
I’ve written about the wild world that was Hong Kong’s cinematic golden age before with my article on The Boxer’s Omen, but there’s just too much great stuff in there…
Events Calendar March 26–April 1
Tuesday, March 26 Art “Take Me to a Place I’ve Never Been Before” Multnomah Arts Center Mon–Fri: 9 a.m.–9:30 p.m., Sat & Sun: 9 a.m.–5 p.m., through April 2 Free…
Events Calendar March 19–25
Tuesday, March 19 Art Barbara Krueger Blue Sky Gallery Tue–Sun: Noon–5 p.m. through March 31 Free All you Supreme lovers out there can now see where the inspiration for the…
50 years to a Millennium
It was a rainy afternoon in 1969 when Music Millennium first opened its doors. Music Millennium celebrated its half-century at 3 p.m. on March 15—exactly 50 years after the store…
Garbage Day
About halfway through Kuei Chih-Hung’s 1983 fever dream The Boxer’s Omen, an evil wizard eats a bunch of animal guts, pukes them up, eats the gut-puke again then spits it…
Life Coming to Fruition
Portland Center Stage’s production of Tiny Beautiful Things, Nia Vardalos’ adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s book of the same name, opened March 1. The book, published a few months after the…
Events Calendar March 12–18
Tuesday, March 12 Art “Immerse” Stephanie Chefas Project Tue–Fri: Noon–6 p.m. through March 22 Free Yellena James uses multiple layers of resin to create grandiose pieces that channel “chimerical landscapes.”…
‘House of Price’ mini-festival reminds viewers true meaning of horror
Horror’s originators, as actors and directors, captured the core of conceptual fear in a simplistic, yet entirely unorthodox manner for the era. One of those pioneers was Vincent Price, the…