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dear good people,
no year-end review here or decade recap, but an opportunity to reset and arrive on your terms, which might include – scheduling around the lunar calendar, automating your canned emails, choosing between cabbage, oysters or the latest food fad, actually making (and keeping) plans, avoiding boring conversations or becoming a paid subscriber to a newspaper.
if none of those appeal, take on 2020 by closing a few of the “50 tabs in our mental browsers.”
thanks for spreading the word about this monthly newsletter. feel free to send me names to add onto the distribution list and please let me know if you have suggestions for upcoming concerts or events. on the other hand, just reply if you would like to unsubscribe.
music share
playlists are intended for a spectrum of surroundings and moods.
good people music share (one playlist that’s updated monthly)
playlists from previous months can still be found in the archives.
notable clicks
considering the times, here are some highlights from the world-wide-web that keep me believing in the qi of the world.
read
whatever it takes to increase mobility (and get cars off the street).
universal fare-free public transit in kc.
or remove financial barriers to art.
“it’s about art and sharing it.”
best of the decade restaurants (near you?)
and how they became david lee roth’s answering service and romantic liaison.
expert ruling: just end your e-mail with ‘best wishes.
“thanks” was so 2019.
for deck makers of all abilities.
“the incredibly happy life of larry david, tv's favorite grouch.”
svp and pti at home in dc.
the housing crisis is one reason for people living on the street.
paris has solutions.
watch
honoring him as winner of the kennedy center mark twain prize.
download
wait, maybe it’s not that good for you.
like a podcast app - but for newsletters.
see book and e-book availability from your local library.
out-and-about-in-pdx
there’s something cool about being informed.
consider interrupting your dry january to ask questions about recycling, packaging and spirits.
january 17 – january 26, function pdx, a pop-up event space in nw portland that showcases innovators, creators, and originators, will celebrate the country’s first “refillable bottle program.”
these thicker, heavier bottles can be washed and refilled up to 25 times, making them the most sustainable package for craft beverages. the bottles are made locally from recycled glass and they have a unique barcode that will identify them as different other glass bottles during processing. once washed and thoroughly inspected, the bottles are re-distributed back to the participating beverage producers. the program was created by oregon beverage suppliers and oregon beverage recycling collective.
five leaders in the program come together for 10 days of bottle releases (in refillable bottles), specialty draft options, and education:
Gigantic Brewing
Buoy Beer Company
Coopers Hall Winery
Double Mountain Brewery
Worthy Brewing
check it out - january 17 - january 26 - 2 pm to close at 919 nw 23rd ave
to learn more about what’s happening in portland, sign up for bridgeliner and “live like you live here.”
notable upcoming PDX shows//events
i’ve highlighted my monthly picks. give them a listen/look and consider buying a ticket to the show/event. maybe we’ll see each other there. and for those not living in portland, keep an eye on these artists since many of them are on tour.
january
13 - Blazers vs. Hornets @ Moda Center
15 - Nada Surf @ Doug Fir Lounge
15 - Hello from the Magic Tavern @ Revolution Hall
15 - Roddy Ricch @ Roseland Theater
15 - Marta Pereira Da Costa @ Jack London Revue
15 - The Current: Exploring Transit in Portland @ Revolution Hall
15-19 - Rose City Classic Dog Show @ Portland Expo Center
16 - Cold War Kids @ Crystal Ballroom
16 - Chance Hayden @ Strum Guitars
16 - Itzhak Perlman plays Beethoven @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
16-17 - DeVotchKa @ Alberta Rose Theatre
17 - The Infamous Stringdusters @ Crystal Ballroom
17 - Jarrod Lawson Trio @ Jack London Revue
17 - Mystery Science Theater 300 Live @ Keller Auditorium
17 - Chadwick Stokes @ Doug Fir Lounge
17 - Friday Forum: 100 Years Since the 19th Amendment in OR @ 907 NW Irving Street
18 - Martha Redbone Trio @ Winningstad Theatre
18 - Thomas Middleditch & Ben Schwartz @ Keller Auditorium
18 - Big Head Todd & The Monsters @ Revolution Hall
18 - Dr. Cornell West @ Oregon Convention Center
18 - EarthGang with Mick Jenkins @ Wonder Ballroom (anyone have an extra ticket?)
18 - NorthxNW Design Theory Workshop @ 52 Limited
18-19 - Ghostbusters in Concert @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
19 - Rex Orange County @ Keller Auditorium
19 - Patrick Watson @ Wonder Ballroom
19 - Kaki King @ Winningstad Theatre
19 - Layperson @ Holocene
19 - King Princess @ Roseland
19 - Ramen + Whiskey Fest @ The Leftbank Annex
20 - Amer Liu @ Wonder Ballroom
20 - Blazers vs. Warriors @ Moda Center
21 - WorldOregon’s International Speaker Series - Samantha Power @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
21 - Cursive @ Revolution Hall
22 - Screenwriting Fundamentals @ NW Film Center (thru Apr 1)
22 - The Green @ Crystal Ballroom
23 - Leif Vollebekk @ Doug Fir Lounge
23 - Blazers vs. Mavericks @ Moda Center
24 - BAYNK @ Doug Fir Lounge
24 - Ozomatli @ Revolution Hall
24 - Thrice @ Roseland Theater
24 - Flamenco Pacifico @ The Old Church Concert Hall
24- Reel Music Festival @ Various Locations (thru Feb 16)
24-25 - PDX Motorcycle Film Festival @ Hollywood Theatre
25 - Chinese New Year Cultural Fair @ Oregon Convention Center
25 - Bart Budwig @ Bunk Bar
25 - Rhett Miller @ Mississippi Studios
25 - Brasilandia @ Stage 13
25-26 - Portland Fine Print Fair @ Portland Art Museum
26 - Michael Kiwanuka @ Roseland Theater
26 - Crystal Ballroom's 106th Birthday Free-For-All @ Crystal Ballroom
26 - A Place Outside the Law: Forgotten Voices From Guantánamo @ Powell’s City of Books
26 - The Used @ Hawthorne Theatre
26 - Blazers vs. Pacers @ Moda Center
27 - Xavier Omar @ Hawthorne Theatre
27 - Wolf Parade @ Crystal Ballroom
27 - National Geographic Live - Pursuit of the Black Panther @ Newmark Theatre
27 - Motion City Soundtrack @ Roseland Theater
28 - Dear Evan Hansen @ Keller Auditorium (thru Feb 8)
28 - Dermot Kennedy @ Moda Center
28 - Eric Nuzum in Conversation With Chuck Klosterman @ Powell’s City of Books
29 - Pleasure Curses @ Bunk Bar
29 - WorldOregon’s Speaker Series - Tim Boyle @ The Old Church Concert Hall
29 - Blazers vs. Rockets @ Moda Center
30 - Mama Mia! @ Winningstad Theater (thru Feb 16)
30 - Fertile Ground Festival @ Various Locations (thru Feb 9)
30 – Live Wire with Timothy Egan + Pure Bathing Culture @ Alberta Rose Theatre
30 - Emily King @ Aladdin Theater
30 - Dr. Andre Perry @ Powell’s City of Books
31 - Mike Gordon @ Crystal Ballroom
31 - Reverend Horton Heat @ Wonder Ballroom
31 - The New Pornographers with Diane Coffee @ Roseland Theater
31 - Paula Poundstone @ Revolution Hall
31 - Cody Ko & Noel Miller: Tiny Meat Gang @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
31 - Portland Seafood @ Wine Festival @ Oregon Convention Center (thru Feb 1)
february
1 - Blazers vs Jazz @ Moda Center
1 - Will Reagan @ Dante’s
1 - BoomBox @ Wonder Ballroom
1 - Down North w/ Wallace Band @ Jack London Revue
1 - Game ON! presented by Oregon Symphony Orchestra @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1 - Junction Ave: A Black Owned Businesss Pop-Up @ Self Enhancement Inc.
4 - Smosh Live @ Revolution Hall
4 - Queensryche @ Crystal Ballroom
4 - Ben Oftewel + Ian Ball of Gomez @ The Old Church Concert Hall
5 - Sinead O’Connor @ Crystal Ballroom
5 - City of the Sun @ Mississippi Studios
5 - Maita @ Doug Fir Louge
5 - Chasity Belt @ Wonder Ballroom
6 - Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn @ Newmark Theatre
6 - Young Dolph @ Roseland Theater
6 - Temples @ Doug Fir Lounge
6 - Free First Thursday @ Portland Art Museum
6 - Blazers vs. Spurs @ Moda Center
6-9 - Portland Winter Lights Festival @ Various Locations
6-29 - En el Tiempo de Las Mariposas @ Milagro Theatre
7 - Dark Star Orchestra @ Roseland Theater
7 - American Authors @ Wonder Ballroom
7-8 - Portland Night Market @ 100 SE Alder Street
8 - The Harlem Globetrotters @ Moda Center
8 - The Marcus King Band @ Crystal Ballroom
8 - Teaching Portland’s Black History through Primary Sources and Art @ Portland Art Museum
9 - Sessa @ Doug Fir Lounge
9 - Blazers vs. Heat @ Moda Center
9 - Music of The Talking Heads for Kids @ Crystal Ballroom
9 - Stone Temple Pilots @ Roseland Theater
11 - Tones and I @ Holocene
11 - Violent Femme @ Crystal Ballroom
12 - Ezra Klein @ Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
12 - The Doors: Break on Thru @ Cinema 21
12 - Organize Your Life! Choose the Right Tools & Get Your Sanity Back @ 11:11 Supply
13 - Illiterate Light @ Mississippi Studios
13 - Sango with Savon @ 45 East
13 - Blake Shelton @ Moda Center
13 - The Motet @ Revolution Hall
13 - Pinegrove @ Wonder Ballroom
13 - Dijon @ Holocene
13 - Eric Hutchison & The Believers @ Star Theater
13 - Illiterate Light @ Mississippi Studios
14 - Iann Dior @ Hawthorne Theatre
14 - Lucky Chops @ Wonder Ballroom
15 - Oregon Brewers Guild: Zwickelmania @ Various Locations
15 - Magic City Hippies @ Wonder Ballroom
15 - PSU Guitar Series: Assad Duo @ The Old Church Concert Hall
15 - Dylan LeBlanc @ Doug Fir Lounge
16 - Dr. Dog and Michael Nau @ Roseland Theater
17 - ZZ Ward @ Revolution Hall
19 - Metronomy @ Wonder Ballroom
19 - Dashboard Confessional @ Crystal Ballroom
19 - Patrick Droney @ The Old Church Concert Hall
19 - WorldOregon’s International Speaker Series - Gen. H.R. McMaster @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
19 - PDX Jazz Festival @ Various Locations (thru Mar 1)
20 - Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn @ Newmark Theatre
20 - Ghost-Note @ Revolution Hall
20 - Lane 8 @ Wonder Ballroom
20 - Donny Benet @ Holocene
20-23 - Portland International Auto Show @ Oregon Convention Center
21 - The Jungle Giants @ Doug Fir Lounge
21 - Destroyer @ Aladdin Theater
21 - Atmosphere @ Roseland Theater
21 - Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe @ Crystal Ballroom
21 - The Movement with Josh Heinrichs and For Peace Band @ Star Theater
21 - Blazers vs. Pelicans @ Moda Center
22 - Sudan Archives @ Doug Fir Lounge
22 - Bone Thugs-n-Harmony @ Roseland Theater
22 - Portland Mardi Gras Ball @ Wonder Ballroom
23 - Blazers vs. Pistons @ Moda Center
23 - Portuguese through Music Workshop @ Favela – Brazilian Cafe
24 - Andy Shauf @ Revolution Hall
24 - We Shall Overcome @ Newmark Theatre
25 - Tove Lo @ Roseland Theater
25 - Devin Phillips with Chris Brown @ Jack London Revue
25 - Vacationer @ Doug Fir Lounge
25 - Beatles vs. Stones @ Newmark Theatre
25 - Portland Mardi Gras Day Parade @ Mississippi Avenue
25 - Blazers vs. Celtics @ Moda Center
26 - Terrace Martin @ Star Theater
26 - Lyle Lovett @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
26 - Siren and the Sea with Blossom @ Mississippi Studios
26 - The Get Ahead @ Doug Fir Lounge
26 - Terrace Martin @ Star Theater
27 - Raphael Saadiq @ Crystal Ballroom
27 - Sarah McLachlan @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
27 - Yacht Rock Revue @ Revolution Hall
27 - Eric Gales + Ron Artis II @ Aladdin Theater
27 - Korn @ Moda Center
27 - Rapsody @ Star Theater
28 - moe. @ Revolution Hall
28 - Umphrey’s McGee @ Crystal Ballroom
28 - KairosPDX Spread the Love @ The Nines
29 - Donavon Frankenreiter @ Aladdin Theater
29 - Echosmith @ Hawthorne Theatre
29 - Thundercat @ Crystal Ballroom
29 - Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead @ Jack London Revue
29 - Joshua Radin & Friends with Ben Kweller & William Fitzsimmons @ Revolution Hall
29 - Monster Trucks @ Moda Center (thru Mar 1)
29 - Bricks Cascade (convention for LEGO builders) @ Oregon Convention Center (thru Mar 1)
march
1 - Kenny Garrett Quartet @ Revolution Hall
1 - Brandon Coleman @ Jack London Revue
1 - Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC @ Providence Park
2 - Tim and Eric: Mandatory Attendance Tour @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
2 - Best Coast @ Wonder Ballroom
2 - The Sea and Cake @ Doug Fir Lounge
2 - Colony House @ Star Theater
3 - WorldOregon’s Future Global Leaders Voices f. Julian Castro @ Newmark Theatre
3-4 - Marchfourth @ Crystal Ballroom
4 - Saint Motel @ Roseland Theater
4 - Pepper @ Wonder Ballroom
4 - Marchfourth @ Crystal Ballroom
4 - WorldOregon’s International Speaker Series - Nadia Murad @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
4 - Blazers vs. Wizards @ Moda Center
5 - Free First Thursday @ Portland Art Museum
5 - Prince Royce @ Moda Center
5 - Matoma @ Roseland Theater
5 - Mountainfilm on Tour @ Revolution Hall
5 - 311 @ Crystal Ballroom
5-22 - Frozen @ Keller Auditorium
6 - DRAMA @ Wonder Ballroom
6 - Marc E. Bassy @ Crystal Ballroom
7 - Asgeir @ Doug Fir Lounge
7 - Blazers vs. Kings @ Moda Center
8 - Timbers vs. Nashville @ Providence Park
10 - Haley Kiyoko @ Crystal Ballroom
10 - PUP @ Roseland Theater
10 - R.LUM.R @ Wonder Ballroom
10 - Blazers vs. Suns @ Moda Center
11 - The Lone Below @ Revolution Hall
12 - The Wood Brothers @ Crystal Ballroom
12 - Palehound @ Doug Fir Lounge
12 - Third Eye Blind @ Roseland Theater
12 - Anders Osborne and Hayes Carll @ Revolution Hall
12 - Blazers vs. Grizzlies @ Moda Center
13 - Grace Potter @ Crystal Ballroom
14 - Lil Mosey @ Roseland Theater
14 - Leslie Odom Jr. @ Hawthorne Theater
15 - Gill Landry @ The Old Church Concert Hall
15 - Shamrock Run - Half Marathon, 15K, 8K, 5K @ Tom McCall Waterfront Park
15 - Blazers vs. Rockets @ Moda Center
16 - Avi Kaplan @ Revolution Hall
17 - Blazers vs. Timberwolves @ Moda Center
18 - Pussy Riot @ Wonder Ballroom
18 - Rebecca Solnit in conversation with Cheryl Strayed @ Revolution Hall
19 - Nas and Oregon Symphony @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
19 - Dan Deacon @ Wonder Ballroom
19 - Blazers vs. Mavericks @ Moda Center
19 - Artist Talk: Michael Lazarus @ Portland Art Museum
20 - Lewis Black @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
20 - Snoh Aalegra @ Roseland Theater
20 - Incognito @ Third Rail Repertory Theatre (thru Apr 11)
20 - Gladie @ Mississippi Studios
20-21 - Drive-By Truckers @ Wonder Ballroom
21 - Galactic f. Anjelika Jelly Joseph @ Crystal Ballroom
21 - Jo Koy @ Moda Center
21 - La Roux @ Roseland Theater
21-29 - Whale Watching Week @ Oregon Coast
22 - The Tesky Brothers @ Wonder Ballroom
22-23 - Bikini Kill @ Crystal Ballroom
23 - flora cash @ Doug Fir Lounge
23-24 - Wilco @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
24 - Xiu Xiu, Emperor X, AJJ @ The Bossanova Ballroom
26 - Vanishing Twin @ Doug Fir Lounge
25 - Sasha Sloan @ Wonder Ballroom
26 - Allie X @ Holocene
27 - Baby Shark Live @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
27 - Joan Osborne and The Weepies @ Revolution Hall
27 - Ripe @ Wonder Ballroom
28 - Allen Stone @ Crystal Ballroom
28 - Adam Green @ Star Theater
28 - The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds @ Revolution Hall
28 - Portland vs. Philadelphia Union @ Providence Park
30 - Holy F*ck @ Lola’s Room