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French Fries
Takeaway from Goodfoot Lounge
Portland, Oregon
Photo by capnleela

As you might have seen, we have been polling Twitter and Facebook for months on suggestions of where to eat, drink and go out. You can see all those here: Portland Bars, Food, Drinks & More

This week, we asked a question that Don Ortega suggested: Where are the best french fries in Portland? Potato Champion continues to have many fans. Kenny & Zuke's, Bonfire Lounge & Jade Tea House (Sellwood) also get multiple votes.

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  PdxPipeline: Good Question–>RT @dondondon: Happy National French Fries Day!! (via @rockamura) Who has the best fries in downtown PDX? #pdxeats

Authentic Belgian answer from Facebook:

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  Mario Schmit at 8:51pm July 13

  The concept of Potato Champ comes very close to the original “baraque a frites” or “friet kot” in Belgium, country of origin and still best place for french fries. :-)

Many, many answers from twitter after the break... Read the rest of this entry »

Pampelmoose was the first writing member of the Pipeline Posse other than myself. It was a good time as he is one of the best writers on the music industry. He classed this joint up in 2007 and I am sure this new FREE music series at Mississippi Studios will be very well done.

From Pampelmoose: Pampelmoose and Future Sounds Bring The Rumble to Portland – Free Live Show

From Future Sound:
Who's doing something for free these days and making it a party? Come out and join us!

Future Sounds is excited to be teaming up with some of our favorite people in Portland, from Dave Allen and PAMPELMOOSE.

You don't want to miss the feel-good energizing music of three awesome bands; THE BLAKES, THE MINT CHICKS, and GREENLADIES.

So, come out this Saturday night and get ready to dance the night away with these three show stopping bands!

THE BLAKES
THE MINT CHICKS
GREENLADIES

FREE ADMISSION

THE BLAKES (http://www.myspace.com/theblakes)
The BLAKES have a downright undeniable catchiness, with comparisons Read the rest of this entry »

July is the gift that keeps on giving in Portland with all these events. Saturday will be no exception. First, there is Sand in the City & the Portland International Beer Fest…and now, the Big Busk with possibly 25 music acts in downtown Portland throughout the day. I received an email some weeks back about this and asked the founder what was this all about.

His response:

There's no pretension to it. I got the idea one night, posted an ad on Craigslist the next, and then it became a thing. The people that were into it were really into it, for various reasons of course but mostly for the reasons that make this festival different from others — being decentralized (no stage, no audience) and invasive (every corner is a stage, everyone is the audience), publicized (media mentions and other promotions) but insiderey (you could “wander into it” just by being downtown), and so on.

Yeah, it's an experiment. Busk and bust are different by Read the rest of this entry »

Marjorie Skinner over at the Portland Mercury covered Singlelicious earlier this month.

From “Meet, Mingle, and Sweat“:

You might remember Studio X, the super-cool, under-the-radar gym owned by Tim Irwin, which I wrote up when they offered a free fitness program for un- or under-employed Portlanders (who reportedly found great success, I might add). They're at it again, but this time they're helping out a different kind of need via workouts: dates. Continue article on Mercury here.

I received the following press release yesterday evening and it begins tonight. Perhaps you will see Pipeliners sitting on the park benches of Bonfire when you come and go. You are welcome to have a beer with us if you are feeling too healthy. :)

From Press Release:

Singlelicious PDX and Studio X Offer Singlelicious Get Fit! to Portland Singles

The group exercise program inspires singles to meet, mingle and sweat.

Portland, Ore. — Charming, witty and gorgeous singles are invited to join Singlelicious PDX (www.singleliciouspdx.com) and Studio X (www.studioxfitness.com) for Singlelicious Get Fit!, a group exercise program that focuses on a combination of aerobic conditioning, strength training, yoga and Pilates exercises. Singlelicious Get Fit! will be held on Wednesdays beginning July 15 from 7 — 8 p.m., and the classes will continue on an ongoing basis. Participants can pay a drop in rate of $15 per class or select a Read the rest of this entry »

Dave Chappelle
Pioneer Square
Portland, Oregon
Video by KtinaPDX

KtinaPDX has actual sound, which was not easy. There are four videos here. And thus probably ends our Dave Chappelle-Mania on the Pipeline. Good run. Good times.

3 more videos after the break… Read the rest of this entry »

(Win tickets to the Decemberists show! Details at end of post).

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

Posted by Meagan Kate

In their fifth album release, Portland grown ensemble, The Decemberists, are breaking modern ground by doing something very basic: telling a story.

The Hazards of Love (released in May) describes the life of a woman named Margaret and all she encounters. From her one true love; to a shape shifter; to a forest queen.  Like any good story, it has protagonists and heroes. And like any good story, its excitement perches you on the edge of your seat.

Frontman Colin Meloy devised the concept for the album after, according to a press release, he found a copy of Anne Brigg's 1966 EP titled The Hazards of Love. The lack of a title track on the EP peaked Meloy's interest, and he soon began composing one of his own. The idea, however, grew into an entire album following the story line and seventeen beautifully crafted tracks who weave together in the most natural way.  The rest Read the rest of this entry »

Dave Chappelle
Pioneer Square
Portland, Oregon
July 14/15 2009
Photo by riotgrrrl6161

Update (all posts on Chappelle-Mania)

• Video With Sound: Dave Chappelle In Portland (Pioneer Square)
• Dave Chappelle in Pioneer Square: Daily Stank Image Bank
• Video: Dave Chappelle in Portland, Oregon | Pioneer Square
• Rumor: Dave Chappelle Surprise Midnight Party in Pioneer Square

More "Daily Stank Image Bank" photos here
If you would like your picture to appear in the "Daily Stank Image Bank", add it to the Pdx Pipeline Flickr Group.

Crowd photos after the break…. Read the rest of this entry »

It is a bit dark. I wish I had better video skills, but this is about as close as you could get to Chappelle. This is as he was leaving Pioneer Square.

Luckily, he came through..so there ya go. Unfortunately, he had a speaker so small that no one could really hear him.  Apparently the power needed for sound is cut off at the Square at midnight.

I never heard what he said, but hopefully someone out there has video and pics and can tell us. Email us @ pdxpipeline@gmail with it.

Videos: place them in our Vimeo Portland video group here.

Pictures: Place them in our Portland picture flickr group here.

Related: Rumor: Dave Chappelle Surprise Midnight Party in Pioneer Square

Better Chappelle video and why so many people came after the break… Read the rest of this entry »