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February 24, 2011

Bull Moose Top 10

Top 10 for Portland Feb. 14-20 1. Mumford & Sons, “Sigh No More” 2. Bright Eyes, “People’s Key” 3. Decemberists, “King is Dead” 3. P.J. Harvey, “Let England Shake” 5 Iron & Wine, “Kiss Each Other Clean” 6. Drive-By Truckers, “Go-Go Boots” 7. Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs, “God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t […]
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February 24, 2011

Music and Nightlife: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill

• HOT TICKET At the State, get your Celtic punk on FLOGGING MOLLY is an Irish-American, Celtic punk band whose last three albums hit the Billboard Top 40. If that’s not enough to pique your interest, nothing is. Moneybrother and The Drowning Men open. WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland HOW […]
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February 24, 2011

DVD Releases: Classic Duvall, Showtime gems among this week’s top picks

NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY “DUE DATE,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. Loosey-goosey retooling of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” reteams “Hangover” director Todd Phillips and star Galifianakis, adding straight man Downey to the mix as an expectant father forced to hitch a comically disastrous ride with guess who in order to attend the […]
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February 24, 2011

Indie Film: Gilbert and Sullivan biopic sweet treat for local film fans

Portland has a lot going for it if you’re a film fan. Apart from the usual offerings at the chain theaters, we’ve got Space Gallery, the Movies at the Museum, Geno’s, the Apohadion and the State Theatre, all committed to bringing us the most offbeat and often downright eccentric independent cinema around. And of course […]
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February 24, 2011

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Concerts and shows currently on sale

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February 24, 2011

Guitar legend Dave Mason rocking for new cause: vets

Dave Mason is best known for being a founding member of the legendary rock-jazz band Traffic, crafting the 1977 solo hit “We Just Disagree” and providing session work on some of the most iconic rock anthems of all time, including “Street Fighting Man” by The Rolling Stones and “All Along the Watchtower” by The Jimi […]
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February 24, 2011

Movie Review: Host of characters fill ‘Biutiful’ with gritty, depressing reality

Ugliness earns the label “art” in “Biutiful,” a film so gritty, grungy and depressing as to stand alone in a cinema built around beauty. Lovely but downbeat in the extreme, this seemingly personal project from Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (“Amores Perros,” “21 Grams,” “Babel”) is the biggest movie downer since “Never Let Me Go,” and less […]
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February 24, 2011

Music and Nightlife listings

• CONCERTS TODAY Dan Bern with Common Rotation, acoustic, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Nicole Atkins and The Black Sea, pop/soul, with Cotton Jones and Jacob Augustine, 21-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $10 in advance; $12 day of show; $20 VIP seated. www.portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m. The Irish Descendants, Irish folk, Unity […]
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February 24, 2011

At the Movies

OPENING FRIDAY “DRIVE ANGRY 3D” (1:44) (R) Stars Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard and William Fichtner. Directed by Patrick Lussier. A felon breaks out of hell for one last chance at redemption: to prevent the cult who murdered his daughter from sacrificing her baby in three days’ time. He’s aided by a young waitress and her ex-boyfriend’s […]
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February 24, 2011

Local musicians who deserve a listen

Since 2008, it's become part of our winter routine to present 10 bands or musicians worth paying attention to in the year ahead.<br ><br >Those that make the list share something in common: They all have that special spark that makes them stand out from the rest; that makes people recognize that, no matter whether they hit the big time or not, there is something about them that deserves attention.

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