THRU Magazine ArchiveThe flavor of Angela Mattox is really pushing through with the performances I have witnessed so far. It’s a change that I welcome, although it is challenging. And my problem seems to be following the narrative. To my comfort, a fellow I was seated next to during Ten Tiny Dances also shared that issue. I […]
I have been attending the Time-Based Art Festival (T:BA) presented by Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA), every year since 2007, exactly half its entire lifespan. What one begins to notice, year in and out, that you see the same faces, bodies, venues, artists, even drink specials, and such nostalgia develops that you begin to […]
If you’re reading this, you’re either reaching for the last possible thread of Bridgetown or you’re watching life pass you by and need a distraction; perhaps things are more grey than that. I’ll offer an alternative then: Rewards. So anyway, let’s get back to it. First I’ll explain some things quick. Why haven’t I focused […]
No preamble is necessary here; let’s get straight to it. Risk!, at Bagdad Theater was the first show I attended last night because I am attracted to storytelling like it’s the ultimate destination of my entire creative life, and that’s what it was, intimate, personal storytelling from comedians. There are storytellers and there are comics […]
On day one of this great comedy convergence in Bridgetown, Portland, OR, I was driving north from Ashland, OR, after a 4½-month sojourn of the southwest in my ’86 Toyota Tercel. Although I passed by the Mt. Tabor Theater knowing that Me and my wristband for four days of comedy only required stepping inside the […]