Win Portland Tickets ($850): Portland Halloween Parties, Rose City Rollers, Cocktail Week & More

Portland EventsPipeline is once again giving away many Portland music and event tickets this weekend.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff

Related: Our October Events Calendar

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Win Tickets: April Verch @ Alberta Street Pub | First Woman To Win Canada’s Fiddle Championship (October 20)
April explores the Southern mountain traditions known as old-time music on That’s How We Run, but always brings her Northern roots with her. Plucky, straight-backed Canadian tunes fit so snugly beside ancient Appalachian airs that you’d think they’d been neighbors for centuries. When she sings her own songs, you feel sultry Southern air blowing through every wet, bluesy slide. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: Rockbox Dance Party @ Holocene | Electro, Hip Hop, Sweet Beats (October 21, $15)
ROCKBOX is a dance party. Pure and Simple. The triumvirate of DJ KEZ (KBOO, THE FIX), Matt Nelkin (KPSU), and Dundiggy (THE FIX) play a masterfully blended mix of fun, dance oriented Hiphop, R&B, and Old School Electro with a dash of Bmore, Dancehall, 80s, and House thrown in for good measure. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: Portland Parks and Recreation Bridge Walk | Tour Downtown’s Largest Mechanical Structures (October 22, $30+)
On this downtown waterfront walk, you will tour the largest mechanical structures in Oregon. You will begin our walk at the corner of NW 2nd & Everett, on the covered steps of the NW Natural Building. From there,you’ll visit bridge museum, meet a bridge operator, and test for synchronous vertical excitation. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: 8 1/2 DJs: Soul and R&B Edition @ Holocene | Beyondadoubt, Cooky Parker (October 22, $15)
A slew of Holocene’s favorite DJs come together for an all-star dance party! This month’s edition features DJs who specialize in soul & r&b. From classic rare soul (Beyondadoubt, Cooky Parker) to modern r&b jams (New Dadz, Sgt. Forkner), we’ll have everything sexy, sultry, and soulful to welcome you to the dancefloor tonight! To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: Danny Barnes w/ Fruition @ The Goodfoot | Bluegrass, Country, Folk  (October 22, $16)
Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and genre-bending artists of his craft, Barnes’ musical interests are both varied and adventurous, and he incorporates that versatility into a progressive approach to an instrument that is musically polarizing and steeped in tradition. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: Portland Reel Music Film Festival @ NW Film Center | Searching for Elliot Smith (10/21), Instrument (October 21 & 22, $30+)
Assembling material over the last five years, Reyes’ film traces Elliot Smith’s evolution from his Lincoln High School days as a National Merit Scholar, to his early work in the Portland rock band Heatmiser, to critical acclaim and his mysterious death at the age of 34. To win, comment on this post here.

Win VIP Tickets: Rose City Rollers & Portland Men’s Roller Derby Coed Bout + Rosebuds HS Bouts @ The Hangar | Derby Double-Header (October 22, $80)
Pipeline is giving away two pairs of VIP tickets (FREE BEER) to see two half bouts between high school team the Rosebuds and a coed bout with the Rose City Rollers and Portland Men’s Roller Derby at The Hangar. To win, comment on this post here.

Win VIP Tickets: The 4th Annual Moulin Rouge at Bagdad Theater | 35mm Showing, Film’s 10 Year Anniversary  (October 22, $50)
We have V.I.P. tickets for two for the 4th Annual Spectacular Spectacle Moulin Rouge showing at the Bagdad Theater. The “Ooh La La” V.I.P. package includes two tickets, a bottle of sparking wine, chocolate & a commemorative portrait booth photo. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: Portland Cocktail Week  | 4 Days, 51 Events (October 20-23, $240)
Portland Cocktail Week 2011 begins on October 20 and we are giving away a pair of tickets to each of the following events. To win, comment on this post here.

  • October 20: Pair of tickets to the Travel Pernod Ricard event at Wilf’s ($80, Drawing October 20)
  • October 21:  Pair of tickets to the Yacht Rocking with Don Q event ($80, Drawing October 21)
  • October 22: Pair of tickets to Robots Vs. Bartenders at the Jupiter Hotel. ($80, Drawing October 21)

Win Tickets: High Places, Purple & Green @ Holocene | Dance Beats, Electronic, Visual Art (October 23, $20)
Enchanting duo High Places bring their textural electronic psych to Holocene. High Places is poised to release its third long-player Original Colors this fall on Thrill Jockey. The album’s ten tracks are full of driving bass pulses, syncopated dance rhythms, and the binding force of Mary’s mezzo-soprano vocals. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: Portland’s Sexiest Halloween Party: Boogie Nights VIII | Costume Contest, 80s Music, Dancing (October 28, $50 )
Portland’s sexiest Halloween Party, Boogie Nights has a Heaven and Hell theme this year and the event will feature two very distinctly different levels, each with it’s own entertainment, dance floor, bars and atmosphere. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: Soundstage Rhythm Orchestra’s Macabre Ball @ Bossanova Ballroom | Masquerade Ball, 24-Piece Orchestra, Burlesque (October 28, $40)
A Halloween masquerade dance celebration of the ghoulish, strange and weird. Wear your costume, take a spin on the Bossanova’s super dance floor, and dance to the SRO’s signature 24 piece orchestral sound, playing memorable chart-topping hits from the 1920s through 2011. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: Vagabond Opera’s Transylvanian Voodoo Ball @ Star Theater | Chervona, Day of the Dead Altar, Rachel Brice, Tarot Readings, Costumes (October 29, $30)
It’s a dark and stormy night. The cabaret swirls smoke, euphoria, danger. A burlesque beauty sings a swooping, eerie song and suddenly sprouts a full beard. An itinerant tenor and a melancholic balloonist croon to apocalyptic waltzers. The drums ba-da-boom, the cellos duel, the gitarrón’s been drinking. To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend.

Win Tickets: Dia De Los Muertos Celebration @ Pink Rose | Three Course Meal, Tequila Pairings, Costumes (October 29, $100)
Pink Rose’s Dia De Los Muertos celebration includes 3 courses and 3 tequilas. Courses include: salad with a Northwest organic seafood dish (paired w/ 123 Silver), a NW organic meat dish (both meats paired w 123 Reposado) and “chocolate lava cake” for dessert (paired w/ Anejo). Costumes are encouraged and there will be a Latin-inspired DJ. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets: HOWL All Night Portland Halloween Party | Benefit For The City Repair Project (October 29, $50)
Looking for a late night / all-night Portland Halloween party? HOWL has you covered. This epic party has 4 different music areas and will be rocking until 5AM! You won’t want to miss this one- it’s well known for being one of the cities best all night dance parties year after year. To win, comment on this post here.

Win Tickets ($30+): Portland Reel Music Film Festival @ NW Film Center | Searching for Elliot Smith (10/21), Instrument (10/22)

Portland Reel Music Film Festival

The 29th Annual Reel Music Festival has made it to the final weekend and we are giving out tickets to “Waiting For Elliott Smith” and “Instrument”.

Win tickets to the following films:

  • SEARCHING FOR ELLIOTT SMITH (Friday, Oct 21, 7:00 pm | Whitsell Auditorium)
    Assembling material over the last five years, Reyes’ film traces Smith’s evolution from his Lincoln High School days as a National Merit Scholar, to his early work in the Portland rock band Heatmiser, to critical acclaim and his mysterious death at the age of 34.
  • INSTRUMENT (Saturday, Oct 22, 9:00 pm | Whitsell Auditorium)
    A collaboration between this fiercely independent filmmaker and the Washington, D.C. band Fugazi, Instrument is a musical document of the DIY band from 1987 through 1996.
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To win, comment on this post WHCIH FILM you’d like to see and why. Winners drawn on Friday, October 7th for this weekend’s films and Monday, October 10th for next weekend’s films.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff.

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Portland Reel Music Film Festival Press Release and Info: Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets: “A Star Is Born” | Eastern Europe Decemberists Tribute Band | Reel Music Film Festival

The REEL Music Film Festival has been going strong for almost a week now. You can see a video here from KGW’s The Square about with bonus PDX Pipeline slide! We have a pair of tickets for “A Star Is Born”,  at Whitsell Auditorium in the Portland Art Museum. The fim is about a Decemberists Tribute band made in Serbia.

To win, comment on this post why you would like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Friday, October 14.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff.

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From our partners at NWFC:
A STAR IS BORN
Saturday, Oct 15, 9:15 pm |

Whitsell Auditorium | Portland Art Museum
More info/tickets: www.nwfilm.org/screenings

DIRECTOR: VANJA KOVACEVIC
SERBIA, 2010

Adversity fuels creativity, as we all know, but perhaps never more so than when one wants to be a rock musician. Vanja and her best friend are big fans of Portland’s The Decemberists Read the rest of this entry »

Win Tickets ($50+): Portland Reel Music Film Festival @ NW Film Center | October 7 -23

Portland Reel Music Film Festival

The 29th Annual Reel Music Festival kicks off this Friday with 36 films over the next two weeks.. PDX Pipeline is sponsoring a few films as well and we have SEVERAL pairs of tickets to give out.

Win tickets to the following films:

  • THIS IS NOISE POP  (Saturday, Oct 8, 8:45 pm | Whitsell Auditorium)Featuring Sebadoh, Stephen Malkmus, Death Cab for Cutie, The National, The Donnas, Guided by Voices, Creeper Lagoon, Beulah, Bob Mould, The Dismemberment Plan, The Shins, Britt Daniel, Modest Mouse, Granddaddy, and more.
  • MR. MOJO RISIN: THE STORY OF L.A. WOMAN (Monday, Oct 10, 9:15 pm | Mission Theater)marking the 40th anniversary of the death of Jim Morrison
  • FOO FIGHTERS: BACK AND FORTH (Tuesday, Oct 11, 9:30 pm | Mission Theater) - James Moll’s Foo Fighters follows the band from its earliest days—including footage of the Foos’ first tour, a 1995 series of shows with Eddie Vedder’s Hovercraft side project and Mike Watt
  • VINYL: THE ALTERNATE TAKE (Thursday, Oct 12, 9:00 pm | Whitsell Auditorium) - Zweig’s original Vinyl (2000) asked the sometimes embarrassing question, “Why collect stacks of records when you don’t have time to hear them?” Experiencing conflicting emotions over his own vinyl habit, he, in Woody Allen/Andy Rooney-esque fashion, interviewed other disturbed packrats, touring dingy, record-packed apartments

To win, comment below WHCIH FILM you’d like to see and why. Winners drawn on Friday, October 7th for this weekend’s films and Monday, October 10th for next weekend’s films.

Reminder: We give out 100s of $$$ in free tickets every week including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join our email list if you like free stuff.

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Portland Reel Music Film Festival Press Release and Info: Read the rest of this entry »

Tonight: True Stories @ Whitsell Auditorium | Reel Music Film Festival

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Posted by Jeff Guay

True Stories is a surreal sociological musical — or a magical-realist anthropological music video — in which David Byrne floats about a fictional town called Virgil, Texas, wearing a cowboy hat and bolo tie. Byrne, who wrote and directed the film, was artistically ahead of his time with this 1986 cult classic — but hasn't he always been ahead of his time? Here he boldly breaks and expands cinematic convention and stretches the concept of genre to its limits, but to suggest that True Stories is artsy-fartsy indie-film stuff would be like calling

The Talking Heads music ‘esoteric.' In fact, the film is hilarious in a perfectly dead-pan Read the rest of this entry »