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Leigh just sent out his weekly email of Portland weekend events. It is reproduced below. You can receive the email as well by writing Leigh at twocliche@gmail.com.

There are many listings so we have put events in red that we think will be good, well attended, or should be interesting.

Reminder: Also, we give out free tickets every Thursday to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the shows highlighted below. Join it if you like free stuff.

From Leigh Feldman:
Things I am currently jocking…

1) The Red Dress Party gathers 500+ people dressed all in red dresses to dance and go crazy all night. The Taurus Ball 4 will surely be a spectacle as the people involved go over the top with decorations and the artists performing will without a doubt be going wild. And then there is Jello Wrestling at the Watershed. Not much else needs to be said. These things speak for themselves.

2) DJ Marvel's ‘Models & Bottles' mix djmarvel.podOmatic.com/enclosure/2009-04-24T18_07_30-07_00.mp3 DJ Marvel just happens to be in town for DJ Gigahurtz's birthday bash and on Friday night he'll be rocking it at Hot Mess at Tube. Come see him for free! If you've never been to Hot Mess you have no idea what you are missing.

Life is a party, everyone is just waiting to be invited.
See you all out and about! Leigh Feldman

Sunday, May 3

• Sinferno Cabaret @ Dante's (fire dancing! Ooh!)
• From Pipeline: NW Solar Expo at the Convention Center (link)
• Kingdom of Magic @ East End (rock!)
• Old Believers @ Someday Lounge (indie rock)
• Cinco de Mayo Celebration w/ Grupo Candente @ Waterfront Park (amazing Cuban jazz/soul/funk band)
• Blue Cranes @ Redemeer Lutheran Church (jazz)
• Freak Mountain Ramblers @ LaurelThirst (bluegrass/folk)
• Big Ass Garage Sale @ 2615 N Emerson (a ton of goodies)

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(For more playoff coverage: 2009 NBA Playoff Coverage: Portland Trail Blazers )

Posted by Andy Popp

Win or go home, again.

The Blazers are back in Houston for the 5th time this season, where they're currently winless. Can they finally take one on the Rocket's home court to force a game 7?

We know the teams. We know what's at stake tonight. At this point in in a playoff series, there are no secrets. Everyone's out of surprises. Teams know each others plays. They know how their opposition is scheming against them. Teams win these games by executing.

The Blazers need… Read the rest of this entry »

(More Portland Sports coverage here)

Earlier this morning we asked our Twitter followers where they like to watch the Blazers battle the Rockets in Portland.  If you are still looking for a good place, check below for answers.

Related Twitter Questions/Posts:

• What is the BEST music venue in Portland? | Twitter Answers
  
• What is the best tattoo shop in Portland? | Twitter Answers

20 or so answers after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Kimberly Gehl

(Click here for info on the BEST Portland Restaurants, Bars, Food, Drinks & More)

We cover a lot of music shows on PDX Pipeline and post over 40 Portland music events every Thursday afternoon. We like a lot of venues, but wanted to know what our twitter followers liked, so we posed this question yesterday:

Reminder: Also, we give out free tickets every Thursday to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the venues below like Wonder Ballroom, Holocene, Someday Lounge, Roseland, Berbati's, Hawthorne Theater and more. Join it if you like free stuff.

25 Answers/Replies after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

(For Blazers playoff coverage: 2009 NBA Playoff Coverage: Portland Trail Blazers)

Posted by Andy Popp

A Road Win Away From Round 2?

Just when you thought they were dead, the Blazers might be who we thought they were.

Aside from a few lapses in the 3rd and 4th quarters, the Blazers finally played their game Tuesday. They out rebounded the Rockets, forced turnovers, had four players in double digits, attacked the basket and Blazers not named Brandon Roy got to the freethrow line. It looked like the Blazers had finally shed their playoff nerves and reverted back to playing the basketball that got them a home court advantage.

And the referees let them slug it out. The veteran crew of Dan Crawford, Bill Spooner and Leon Wood decided it would be best of they just let the teams play. In a series that's been plagued by touch fouls and seemingly endless quarters because the Blazers are in the penalty the 10 minute mark, we finally got to see them play playoff basketball.

Over the series, many fans have been vocal about Rudy Fernandez's lack of minutes. Last night we saw him takeover Nicolas Batum's. Fernandez was not only the first player off the bench for Nate McMillan, but started over Batum at the beginning of the 3rd quarter. Fernandez didn't do anything spectacular on the offensive side of the ball (7 points), the real difference he made came defensively with 3 steals and 2 blocks over 35 minutes.

It's unfortunate they didn't regain their confidence earlier, but the Blazers are far from dead.

The focus now shifts to tomorrow's game 6.

*Photo by Seschloss, full set from game here.

Links de jour… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by Stephanie El-Hajj

Stanton Warriors: Bring the Beat Back!

Check out this freaking amazing lineup (seriously, Portland is spoiled): Stanton Warriors (headliners), Jaden, DJ Three, Zita, Nicky Mason & Chase Manhattan, J Renegade, Lets Go Outside, George Holland, DJ Wiggles, and Blue Submarine.

Stanton Warriors, a delicious duo that hails from Britain, and a force seriously into mixing and producing breaks that make you want to dance your pants off. At the last Breakspoll awards, Stanton Warriors were recently voted the #1 breaks DJs in the world and their latest album, Stanton Sessions 3 was voted best Compilation CD of the year.

With their signature sound and the confidence borne from playing for crowds in the thousands, these guys are definitely not new to the game, and …well they're kind of a big deal.  I talked to Jaden, Read the rest of this entry »

By Nathalie Weinstein

If you were thinking of challenging Commissioner Randy Leonard to a karaoke duel, make sure your Mustang Sally is polished and ready. Over Subway sandwiches at city hall, PDX Pipeline caught up with the commissioner, who does a mean rendition of the Wilson Pickett classic. He also has an undying love for local blues great Curtis Salgado, and was once a performer in a Blue Brothers cover band. He gave us his two cents on Major League Soccer, the Rose Quarter and the best food in Portland.

PDX: Is the Timbers name going to be retained?

RL: Apparently Merritt Paulson announced he was keeping the name.  The name will stay and we will be getting major league players.

PDX: So no open auditions for Portland soccer players?

RL: There might be. But they'd have to be of that level. I wouldn't be able to play. I can say that pretty confidently. That would be an example of someone who shouldn't play

PDX: There's been a lot of discussion about the Rose Quarter lately. How do you see that area developing? Read the rest of this entry »

(For Blazers playoff coverage: 2009 NBA Playoff Coverage: Portland Trail Blazers)

Posted by Andy Popp

Elimination Looms

This is what the NBA playoffs are all about.

Tonight, most of the story stays the same: the Blazers must rebound and help out Brandon Roy offensively. They need to be aggressive. Take the ball inside and get to the freethrow line.

The most interesting dynamic involves Nate McMillan and the referees. McMillan spoke publicly about the (shitty) officiating after game 4. Saying that the referees needed to be more consistent; they cant protect Yao Ming (See Greg Oden/Joel Przybilla's lack of minutes) and allow Shane Battier and Ron Artest to mug Brandon Roy.

Talking points:

* Will we see the LaMarcus Aldridge of game 2 or game 4?
* Can Oden play more than 11.5 minutes?
* What kind of game 5 does Roy have in him?
* How will Travis Outlaw react after his solid game 4?
* How will Coach McMillan handle the minutes in an all or nothing elimination game?
* Will Rudy Fernandez see extended minutes?
* Will the refs not suck?
* Will the Blazers come out nervous?
* Can a Blazer not named Brandon Roy get to the freethrow line more than once?

It's an elimination game, look for the refs to back off and let the teams slug this one out.

Enjoy what might be the last Blazer game of the season.

Las Vegas believes the Blazers are 5.5 points better than the rockets…

Some HOOPS Links…. Read the rest of this entry »

Speaking Writing of Lebowski, you won't even need to take off your robe for this one. 10 years! I wonder if it is actually 11 years but they forgot one. BOOM, get this man a mic!*?

From Anna of Oregon NORML
Celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program

Please join Oregon NORML and Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) cardholders for a weekend of celebration and education in honor of the program's ten-year success. On Friday, May 1, 2009 at the State Capitol Gallery in Salem, Oregon from 9:00am to 3:00pm, there will be an educational program open to the public to share information and the achievements of the OMMP. Questions will be answered in person and with an informative Power Point presentation. OMMP patients will be on hand to share their success stories. Refreshments will be served.

This celebration is the precursor to the tenth annual Global Cannabis March in Portland at the Pioneer Courthouse Square on May 2, 2009. This event starts at 10:00am with vendors and music. Read the rest of this entry »