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Fake It So Real considers the arts of storytelling and bodyslams

Men in tights
Almost any documentary about a niche hobby or creative outlet (think Every Little Step or Spellbound ) devotes some amount of screen time to the therapeutic value of such unlikely obsessions.
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | February 01, 2012

Short films take over SPACE

On gallery walls
Having screened the first of this series back in June, it's good to see evidence that SPACE Gallery plans to show the whole "Project 35" collection.
By NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | January 04, 2012

Review: Dragonslayer

The perils and virtues of slackerdom shape the arresting Dragonslayer
Josh "Skreech" Sandoval is a slacker. A onetime professional skateboarder both admired for and limited by the "random chaos" of his technique, Sandoval abandoned sponsorships and relative fame in search of greater freedom.
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | January 04, 2012

This season starts retro and then fades to Black

A Modest mid-winter
After a summer and fall that saw local releases at a fever pitch, perhaps it was inevitable we'd see something of a retrenchment for the dark days of winter.
By SAM PFEIFLE | December 28, 2011

The second half of the season brings surprises

Comedy and danger
Those who missed out on LOREM IPSUM's Threepenny Opera this fall should get in line early for its spring production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, at SPACE Gallery (March 22-April 1).
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | December 28, 2011

Memories from a year in art shows

Fine lines
It was a year when the best shows weren't often the most memorable, and the most memorable weren't often the best.
By NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | December 21, 2011

Margin call

Wax Tablet
Since it's one of the Tablet's duties to explore the margins of Portland music culture, we thought we'd forego an official top 10 in favor of some hidden favorites that won't often chart.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | December 21, 2011

Interview: Sam Benjamin brings his history to SPACE Gallery

Sam Benjamin brings his history to SPACE Gallery
Soon after Brown University graduate Sam Benjamin moved to southern California in 1999, he started a website called jewishcheerleaders.com — an online journal about his nascent career in the porn industry.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | November 30, 2011

Friday sees a one-day-only art installation

No longer vacant
This week's Art Walk is replete with holiday shows, bazaars, and craft fairs.
By NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | November 30, 2011

They, and Gideon Bok, are nothing but subjective

Time and perspective
Commonly artists prefer to work away from public scrutiny, shielded from revealing the awkward phases of creation, to emerge with a finished work of art that will last, if not for eternity, at least for quite a while.
By BRITTA KONAU | November 23, 2011

Xander Marro takes over SPACE’s new annex

A wild imagination
From 1995 until its demolition in 2001, Fort Thunder was the core of Providence's artistic identity.
By NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | October 19, 2011

Sunset Hearts' bright laments

The bones of you
There's something we respond to in the juxtaposition, the pairing of sweet and sour, dark humor, vulnerable heroes. And, of course, opposites attract.
By SAM PFEIFLE | September 28, 2011

A little bit country

Wax Tablet
The line-up for the Portland showcase at the CMJ Festival will be: SPOSE , BILLY LIBBY , THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND , SUNSET HEARTS , THE MILKMAN'S UNION , THE TOUGHCATS , and KURT BAKER .
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 21, 2011

Old friends return

Wax Tablet
The sinewy post-punk group HUAK drop Yorba Linda , their first full-length, named for the birthplace of Richard Nixon.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 07, 2011

Revivals + recesses

Wax Tablet
Those who recall the work of PETER DONOVAN — who fronted the punchy, sour-luck rock and roll of ALL THE REAL GIRLS until the band's hiatus in 2009 — would be keen to know this: Donovan himself has spent the summer acting in an independent film (titled LOST ON PURPOSE ) about some guys finding themselves on a dairy farm.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | August 31, 2011

Network foundation

Wax Tablet
Attention bands on the cusp: the PORTLAND MUSIC FOUNDATION is assembling seven local groups to play a Portland Music Showcase at this year's CMJ FESTIVAL in New York.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | August 24, 2011

A local covers album that doesn't focus on the hits

Ambassador Beam
Hopefully, the awesomeness that was Beautiful Locals hasn't slipped from the Portland consciousness yet.
By SAM PFEIFLE | July 20, 2011

Enjoy getting pantsed by Tricky Britches

Fighting the good fight
Most often, I think, whatever "chemistry" is results from a band playing together like their lives depended on it.
By SAM PFEIFLE | July 13, 2011

Review: SPACE's looping video installation

Being, perceived
As SPACE Gallery takes the summer to prepare its Annex — the adjunct gallery in the nearby former frame shop fit for smaller local exhibits and performances — its main room plays host to some very big ideas.
By NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | June 22, 2011

Brzowski will Sleep when he's dead

Too old to die young
What you need to know about Brzowski in a nutshell: Not only does he understand that "myriad" is an adjective, and not a noun requiring a preposition, but he mines the Upanishads for samples.
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 15, 2011

Review: Wretches and Jabberers

Documentary searches for the heart of autism
Imagine having as much inside you — thoughts, feelings, desires, needs — as you really do, but being unable to express them.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 08, 2011

Mod Night at Empire Dine and Dance, June 3

Music seen
Speaking from experience collaborating with him on the decks, the litmus test that best gauges the success of any Ian Paige DJ night is how well Booker T and the MGs' "Green Onions" goes over.
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | June 08, 2011

In the Audience + Milkman's Union + Dirty Dishes at SPACE Gallery, May 29

Music seen
Dinner ran a bit late, and when I finally arrived at SPACE, the Dirty Dishes were on their last song.
By AMANDA PLEAU | June 01, 2011

Feeling bad with Good Kids Sprouting Horns

Animal instincts
We have a natural inclination toward harmony. We look for patterns and symmetry and create narratives out of coincidences.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 25, 2011

Stopping by a stark Genet show

Dramatis personae
When it is Claire's turn to be Madame, she paints her lips and cheeks a garish crimson. She preens, pouts, flounces, demands to be dressed in her white gown with the spangles.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | May 25, 2011

Review: Hedwig and her Angry Inch visit SPACE

Beautiful anger
A captivating, flippant, and shockingly wigged chanteuse will be holding court at SPACE Gallery over the weekend.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | May 18, 2011

Pete Kilpatrick Band comes home; Dennis Bailey's Dylan tribute

Sibilance
Congrats to the PETE KILPATRICK BAND . Their "Coming Home" won a national fan-voting-based contest from insurance provider USAA this past week.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | May 18, 2011

The League ReEmerges

Annual Events
What better way to explain an electoral system (or anything, really) than by using cupcakes?
By DEIRDRE FULTON | May 12, 2011

Review: Mark Marchesi's ''Slack Water'' at the SPACE Gallery

Meandering around Portland’s gritty waterfront
In his exhibition "Slack Water," Mark Marchesi wisely doesn't overindulge. Instead, he uses brilliant, energetic photographs to tell the story of the present-day Portland waterfront.
By NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | April 27, 2011

From porn star to professor: Annie Sprinkle

Revelations
Annie Sprinkle's contemporary lectures are known to be fairly explicit: She has at times pleasured herself on stage, while encouraging those in the audience to do likewise in their seats.
By CARRYE CASTLEMAN-ROSS | April 20, 2011