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The Oregon Ducks haven't been to the Rose Bowl in 15 years, so this a pretty big deal. They won't let Blount talk to the press, but if he could, I'm sure this is what he'd say:

I knocked that fool out and we're going to knock out Ohio State too.

The game starts at 2PM Pacific/5PM Eastern (which is absurdly early for New Years hangovers). So where should you watch this game in Portland?

Pipeline SE Pick: Tanker Bar, 4825 SE Hawthorne

If you are in the Barmuda Triangle, there really isn't a better place to watch the game than Tanker. They have great taps, several nice televisions giving a view pretty much everywhere in the bar. They open at noon and will have breakfast until 4 and happy hour until 8PM. Read the rest of this entry »

Leigh sent out his weekly email of Portland weekend events earlier today. It is reproduced below with some additions by Pipeline. You can get the email and your chance to win hookups for shows and deals by emailing leighfeldman3 @ gmail and asking to join

There are many listings so we have put events in red (or blue = linked!) that we think will be good, well attended, or should be interesting.

Reminder: We give out free tickets every week to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join it if you like free stuff.

Related From Pipeline: List of Portland New Years Parties & Events

From Leigh Feldman:
Things I'm currently jocking…

Free ish… We have 2 tix to the Brandon Roy NYE Party at Agency, Murder City Devils & Jello Biafra NYE show at Roseland, to the Rafael Vigilantics & Mic Crenshaw NYE Party at East and 2 tix to the TIME2 NYE Event at 24ten! Wanna win any of them? Forward this email to a friend, have them write us asking to join the group and we'll enter you both in a drawing to win! (These are from Leigh, not Pipeline. Email him to join his list & win: leighfeldman3 @ gmail)

Free music ish… This Suite 301 mix from EJ Luera. I listened to this in my car and the tracks that I liked my friends hated and the stuff they liked I didn't feel at all. Guess there is a little something for everyone, which is what I am hoping this list is for the coming year. http://www.mediafire.com/?hmztmujty5i

More Awesome ish… Feeling overwhelmed and thinking you might not go out tonight? Watch other people celebrate the New Year – http://newyears.earthcam.com/ts/

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

PS — Be responsible! Don't drink and drive. Wear protection. Watch your drinks. There is a reason most of my friends are September babies.

Portland Thursday Events, December 31

• From Pipeline: 30+ Portland New Years Eve Events & Parties 2009/2010
• Brandon Roy Rip City NYE @ Agency ($35 — comfortable but upscale. Tickets at door but no guarantee those are going to last aka get there early aka we're about to get bizzy aka NYE 2010 WOOT WOOT AIR HORRRRN!!!!!!)
• TIME 2 w/ Flying Lotus, March Fourth, Bluetech, Eskmo, Tyler Tastemaker, Noah D, Danny Corn and so much more @ 24ten ($35 — wear what you want bc at the end people probably won't be wearing anything. Hands down my vote for what will be the wildest NYE party if you are into late-night/all night ragers. Not your typical NYE event)
• From Pipeline: Portland's Most Famous New Years Party: The Champagne Ball
• Alice In Wonderland Party w/ March Fourth & DJ Nature @ The Nines ($75 — dressy dressy. Mixed crowd in age, definitely a party, definitely lots of decorations)
• Platinum Pied Pipers, Lifesavas, Fix DJ's @ Someday Lounge ($25 — casual attire. An amazing lineup of live band hip hop. Good vibes, GREAT music, perfect setting and sounds for the New Year)
• Murder City Devils w/ Jello Biafra @ Roseland ($30 — wear what you want. This will be a rocktastic time!)
• Drop the Bomb Mobile Groove Bomb Party w/ Solovox, Manoj, Global Ruckus @ Crown Room ($20 — wear a costume like outfit. This crew knows how to party like it's Burning Man in Old Town Chinatown. This will be fun)
• From Pipeline: NYE 2010 Bubbly Bash at Eastburn: Free Champagne
• Gilt Club NYE w/ DJ Izm @ Gilt Club (FREE — comfortable but upscale. Food, music, great atmosphere, impress your date)
• Ground Kontrol NYE w/ Copy & DJ BJ @ Ground Kontrol ($15 — casual attire. Free video games all night long)
• NYE 102,010 w/ Beyonda, Linger & Quiet, Reporter Guidance Counselor @ Holocene ($15 — hipster attire required. This will be hot and sweaty and fantastic. All types of dance music dj's and dance music bands. You'll probably walk out having lost 8 lbs in water weight)
• New Years Nation w/ DJ P & DJ Nature @ PAM ($75 — dressy dressy. Two ridiculous dj's, a mixed crowd in age for sure, lots of people, lots of dancing)
• Boy Eats Drum Machine @ Radio Room (FREE — causal attire. Live band entertainment, cheap beer, cheap champagne)
• Club Crooks NYE w/ Ben Tactic, Easter Egg, Izm & DJ Criminal @ Tiger Bar ($5 — casual attire. An awesome alternative to the glitz and the glam and high prices. Good music, tons of dancing, drink specials galore)
• Chervona & Dingo Dizmal @ Alberta St. Public House ($10 — wear black and red. A Balkan brass NYE event with a steampunk clown)
• 2010 Champagne Gala w/ Starchile & DJ Juggernaut @ Report ($25 — comfortable but upscale. Solid music, dancing crowd, good mixture of people)
• Dan Reed, Oracle, Joe Nasty, Mechants Of @ Whiskey Bar ($12 — casual attire. Interesting mixture of music and vibes for sure. Should be a fun place to ring in the New Year)

Friday, Saturday & Sunday after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

Related: 30+ Portland New Years Eve Events & Parties 2009/2010

From our partners at DoubleTee

New Year's Eve Party!
Roseland Theater
Portland, Oregon
9:00pm, 21+
Buy Tickets here

A preacher's mouth and a rock ‘n' roll heart — sometimes that's all it takes to make you move. The Murder City Devils never fail to stir these emotions in their audience; for the fans that need to feel it again, and for the fans that never have, the Devils are celebrating New Year's Eve in Portland  to deliver their powerful brand of sonic assault.

What makes the Devils rise above is that they understand rock ‘n' roll is about much more than a simple formula — it's a lifestyle you naturally know or don't. The music, the lyrics, the look, and the vibe all have to be in sync. You either have it or you don't, and the Devils have a combination so few other bands in the genre possess — a gripping sound, a distinct message, a touch of the mysterious, and the know-how to give the fans exactly what they want.

Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine: In the twenty or so years since his brainchild Dead Kennedys officially disbanded, Jello Biafra has Read the rest of this entry »

New Year's Eve is almost here and this is probably the largest list of parties and events in Portland.
If we've missed anything, comment below.

Are you on the twitter?
You can follow Portland New Years tweets @pdxnewyears and use the #pdxnye tag.

Also: Ride TriMet free on New Years Eve 2009

2009 Portland New Years Events

• Pipeline Pick: Portland's Most Famous New Years Party: The Champagne Ball
• Pipeline Pick: ROSELAND: The Murder City Devils, Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine
• Pipeline Pick: New Years In Portland With The Trail Blazers | The Agency
• Pipeline Pick: North Portland New Years With March Fourth + Much More | 2410 Mississippi
• Take a Portland New Years Barfly Bus
• Portland New Years @ Ground Kontrol W/ Roxy Epoxy (The Epoxies) | Free Gaming
• NYE 2010 Bubbly Bash at Eastburn: Free Champagne
• Gilt Club: DJ IZM from 9-1
• NE Portland New Years @ Alberta Street Pub | Champagne & Caviar @ Midnight
• OMSI: Stars Planetarium Show @ 12:30 PM
• New Years Nation party @ Kridel Grand Ballroom in Portland Art Museum | DJ P and DJ Nature
• The Woods: DJ Anjali and the Incredible Kid
• WEINLAND, The New Year's Super Group & The Dimes @ Mission Theater + Lots of Guests
• Aladdin Theater: Railroad Earth ($60, Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 8:00 PM)
• 5th annual ADIOS 2009 New Year's Eve Salsa Party Celebration @ Mambo Lounge
• Wonder Ballroom: New Years Eve 80s Video Dance Attack
• Someday Lounge: Old Town Portland New Years With Lifesavas & Platinum Pied Pipers
• Free Portland New Years @ Doug Fir + Quasi Plays The Who
• SE Portland New Years With Goodfoot Allstars & Sick Bay DJs
• Report Lounge: 2010 Champagne Gala w/ DJ Juggernaut & StarChile
• Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall: Pink Martini featuring members of the Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra | 7pm & 10pm
• Crown Room: DROP THE BOMB – The Mobile Groove Bomb's New Year's Eve Celebration
• Crystal Ballroom: “THE MASTERS OF FUNK”: Sugarfoot's Ohio Players, Barkays, Slave, — Dazz Band, Liv Warfield, Linda Hornbuckle
• New Years Evil @ Bossanova Ballroom
• Langano Lounge: Soft Paws & Oregon Wolf Society (a DJ collective) | Free
• HOLOCENE NYE YEAR 102,010 featuring DJ Beyonda, Linger & Quiet, Reporter, Guidance Counselor, DJ New Moon Poncho
• Portland New Years Eve Gala at the River Place Marina | Catered by Portland City Grille
• Edgefield: The Quick & Easy Boys (Power Station) · Honky-tonk funk; Sonny Hess Trio (Winery, 8 p.m.) · Blues; The Breakfast Club (BLakcberry Hall) · '80s tunes (Overnight package-holders only)
• Fez Ballroom – SHUT UP AND DANCE and SHADOWPLAY present: New Years Eve 2010: ASSIMILATION
• SO GLAM New Years Eve Soiree @ Velvet Lounge with DJ Kevin Lee
• 2010: A Space Odyssey @ 1625 Showroom | Hip-hop/House/80's/Mainstream beats on zero-gravity dance floor
• Tiffany Center – Crystal Ballroom: Earthstone Entertainment 1st Annual New Years Eve Charity Formal supporting Women and Children Victims of Domestic Violence
• New Years Eve 2010 at Urban Studio hosted by Liquid Productions | Music by DJ Jenkins & Jupiter Williams
• Kennedy School: Freak Mountain Ramblers (Gym) · Rock, bluegrass, country; Dr. Theopolis (Theater) · Funk rock · $35 (Free for overnight package-holders)

The addition of the “New Year's Super Group”  could make this one of the most interesting Portland NYE events this year.

Related: Portland New Years Parties, Events, Information and Pictures

From Facebook info:

WEINLAND
and The New Year's Super Group (see below)
with The Dimes

This is the New Years Eve Party for people who want to dance, grind, and rock all in one place. The show for people with a rock n' roll sensibility and the deep and impulsive need to dance on the biggest party night of the year.

The Dimes open with their high energy folk-pop tunes at 9pm. Can the over 400 people who lined up for their recent CD release party be wrong?!

WEINLAND lays aside the ballads and unleashes the beast at 10pm. Okay, we may play a ballad in the middle.. just so you know its us.. but in general we're coming to this with the energy that ended many of our recent tour shows with full blown sing alongs and stage rushing dancer kids.

Then, to close the show…

The New Year's Super Group:
Playing fast paced pump your fist and dance songs that span the last four decades of rock and pop.

We've been taking requests and have many, sure to get you moving, super hits in the bag! The early leaks: Eye of The Tiger by Survivor, Don't Stop Me Now by Queen, and Pump it Up by Elvis Costello. Soon to be announced.. the pop contingent.. do I smell MJ? JT? dare I mention Phil Collins??

We've got guests galore digging through their favorite jams and signing up to sing and play. The early committers:

Adam Selzer (Norfolk and Western, M. Ward)
Cory Gray (Car Crash Lander)
Chris Robley (The Fear of Heights, The Sort Ofs)
Tahoe Jackson (The one and only)
Brian Perez (Musee Mechanique, Baby Ketten)
The Members of Flauta (an honest to goodness Flute Ensemble)
and many more to be announced… super secret goodness!

Horns! Strings! Flutes! everything you need to rock the party!

Complete with dancing girls shaking it in unison and holding down the sultry backups.. this is not a show to miss.

The last Massive of the year is Saturday night & they're bringing The FUNK to the PDX. If you are visiting Portland for the holidays and wondering where will be a guaranteed party–this is it.

Related From Pipeline:

• Win Portland Tickets: Roseland, Goodfoot Lounge, Dantes, 2410, Berbatis, etc
• Portland Weekend Events
• List of Portland New Years Parties & Events

From Press Release:

Last Saturday — Dec. 26th – Massive 14: I Can Has Funk

Dec. 26th 2009. 9pm. $3. 21+ – The Crown Room (205 NW 4th Ave)
Original Members of Parliament Funkadelic
DJ's Dr. Adam & Evil One

What is Massive? – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVDVTWXNbEk

LifeisaParty & Capital Brand Present… MASSIVE 14
What can we say about this one? It's the day after Xmas, so hopefully Santa and his elves brought you something besides a lump of coal. It's right before New Years so you should be in the mood to get out and get down. It's the last Massive of 2009 and we are gonna go out with a bang. Oh, and we have Original Members of Parliament Funkadelic.

Parliament Funkadelic: Where do you begin when describing the members of the bands that have backed George Clinton? The Crown Room is beyond excited to have Original Members of Parliament Funkadelic playing the final Massive of 2009. Members of Original P have also played with Cameo, The Supremes, The Temptations Review, The Platters, The Flamingos, Kool & the Gang, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell. Without question or doubt, they will be bringing the funk to Massive 14: I Can Has Funk.

Evil One: This former Portland resident and multi-faceted mix master has spun parties all over the United States, having shared the stage with legendary DJs such as DJ AM, Mix Master Mike, DJ Swamp, Prince Paul and more. He works with a range of Read the rest of this entry »

If you are a Quasi fan, can pass up a New Years Eve show with them at the Doug Fir? You can. Did I mention they will be playing The Who?! There ya go…The Shaky Hands, Inside Voices are also on the bill. Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm. $13 advance, $15 day of show

Also –FIR BALL 2010! – DJ SAFI spinning rad rock & party music all night long in the FREE heated patio tent!

Related: List of Portland New Years Parties & Events

Leigh sent out his weekly email of Portland weekend events earlier today. It is reproduced below with some additions by Pipeline. You can get the email and your chance to win hookups for shows and deals by emailing leighfeldman3 @ gmail and asking to join

There are many listings so we have put events in red (or blue = linked!) that we think will be good, well attended, or should be interesting.

Reminder: We give out free tickets every week to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join it if you like free stuff.

Related From Pipeline:

• Portland Weekend Tickets: Roseland, Goodfoot Lounge, Dantes, 2410, Berbatis
• List of Portland New Years Parties & Events

From Leigh Feldman:
Things I'm currently jocking…

Free ish… We have a VIP booth for Massive this Saturday and tix to the Brandon Roy NYE Party, Murder City Devils & Jello Biafra NYE show and to the TIME2 NYE Event! Wanna win any of them? Forward this email to a friend, have them write us asking to join the group and we'll enter you both in a drawing to win!

Free music ish… http://www.mediafire.com/?ziozwwvqomj This LunchBox Mix from DJ Gregg Nyce. He's killing it for me right now — classic hip hop, reggae, dancehall, club and everything in-between. Hearing mixes like this make me excited for the New Year!

Awesome Ish… New Year's Eve is approaching quickly. Get a full rundown of events here.

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

Portland Thursday Events,  December 24

• Michael Jackson Xmas @ Mt. Tabor Theater (king of pop classics)
• Krushgroove Throwback Thursdays @ Bar XV (old school hip hop, funk and throwback jams)
• I Hate Your Job w/ DJ KG @ Tube (soul/r&b and rock)
• Psychedelic Sock Hop w/ DJ AM Gold @ The Tanker (Psych, Rockabilly, Surf, Early Soul and R&B and Fuzzed-out Garage)
• X-otica Go Go @ Dante's (bass, bboys and booty)
• Savoir Faire Burlesque & Vaudeville Performance @ Hawthorne Theater (barroom fare)

Friday, Saturday & Sunday after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

FIRST, You have to be a member of our Facebook group to win. I will check the names against the group. Join here before entering if you are not a member. Don't worry, we only send out one message a week about portland events and free tickets. 

Looking for something to do for New Years?

List of Portland New Years Parties & Events

Free Tickets and info after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

If you are looking for Portland hip hop this New Years eve, Someday Lounge has you covered. If not, but still want to hang in Old Town, you can go around the corner for free gaming at Ground Kontrol.

Related from PDX Pipeline:

• List of Portland New Years Parties & Events
• Portland New Years @ Ground Kontrol W/ Roxy Epoxy (The Epoxies) | Free Gaming

Platinum Pied Pipers
Lifesavas
Dundiggy
Rev. Shines
DJ Kez

Platinum Pied Pipers
Platinum Pied Pipers, of Detroit/Brooklyn, are masterminds at making seamless, genre-bending, edgy and danceable tunes. Straddling the lines of funk, soul, techno, hip-hop, and doo-wop oldies, Platinum Pied Pipers are making quite a name for themselves on the tour circuit. This New Year's Eve show will be their first spent in Portland and if this town's music scene is known for anything, it's an appreciation for musicians pulling from all corners of the musical landscape to make something…worthwhile.
More Info: myspace.com/platinumpiedpipers

Lifesavas
Vursatyl and Jumbo, the duo that make up Portland's favorite hip-hop act, Lifesavas, is ready to ring in 2010 in style. Reigning as Portland's hip-hop darlings, Lifesavas have garnered national attention at the top of the CMJ singles chart and tours with the likes of Blackalicious and collaboration with KRS-ONE.

DJ Shines joins the crew on this effort. Keeping their concepts fresh can only elevate Lifesavas to a new level in the hip-hop game and who better to spend the end of the 00's with? Read the rest of this entry »