30 I JUStQUt SEPTEMBER ?1, ZOO 7
Umversalist Church in Roseburg followed by
a potluck social, then travels to Eugene Unitarian
Universalist Church for a Eugene/Springfield
Q Center benefit. (11 am. 2165 NW Watters St.
4:30 pm, 477 E 40th Ave.)
Direct from Broadway's Tony-nominated revival of
The Threepenny Opera at legendary Studio 54,
Portland native Edie performs at Darcelle XV. This
dancin' dragster will high-kick her way through an
all-singing hour of all-out fun, mixing standards
with original numbers, all with her signature 1960s
mod go-go feel. (7 pm. 208 NW Third Ave. $10.)
Superstar Divas host All-Star Talent Contest 2
at C.C. Slaughters followed by a CD release
party for Melissa Etheridge's The Awakening.
(8 pm. 219 NW Davis St.)
MON • OCT. 1 ’ -
Explore the city by bike during Men’s Cycling
Rideabout presented by Q-LAND. (6:30-8 pm.
RSVP to 503-223-8822 or www.lovetribe.org/
menspirit.)
Imperial Teen performs Sept. 22 at Lola's Room.
Win special prizes during Q Center Bingo with
Poison Watersl (7-9 pm. 69 SE Taylor St. $5
includes bingo card.)
The Bisexual Community Forum hosts a casual
discussion group every first Monday at 3 Friends
Coffeehouse. (7:30 pm. 201 SE 12th Ave.
503-285-4848)
TUE • OCT. 2
Q Center presents Late Awakenings, a group for
women who came out later in life, every first
Tuesday. (7 pm. 69 SE Taylor St.)
. WED • OCT. 3
Giriyman performs at Mississippi Studios. (7pm.
3939 N Mississippi Ave. $16 at the door, $15 in
advance from 503-288-3895.)
THU • OCT. 4
Learn how to improve business performance
through sustainability during the Green Biz 101
Imperial Teen Grows Up
Gay-owned Rita Deco unveils gay artist William Spencer's Collage—Reflections on
the Past Oct. 2.
conference hosted by Causeit at the Jupiter
Hotel. (6 pm. 800 E Burnside St. $20 from
www.causeit.org.)
Casey's presents the hetero-friendly electro/hip-
hop/rock/dance/action/disko/atomik night How
Rude featuring DJs Danny Damage, Olek, III
Camino, Bdrm Eyes and guests. (8 pm. 610 NW
Couch St.)
Holocene presents A Night of 1,000
Madonnas, a DIY tribute to our lady of
pop music featuring covers by The
Online Romance, Sexton Blake, Tara Jane O'Neil,
Gay Deceivers, The World Court and CJ and the
Dolls along with a DJ set by Do 'n' Dudes. Come
dressed as your favorite Madonna-related
character! (9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $5.)
FRI • OCT. 5
Hundreds of gay and lesbian titles are among the
estimated 100,000 items offered during the 34th
annual Friends of the Multnomah County
Library Used Book Sale through Oct. 8 in the
former Wild Oats building. Proceeds benefit
library programs and materials. (3016 SE Division
St. www.friends-library.org.)
hip-hop and everything in between. Pink drink
specials all night long! (10 pm. 1905 NE Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd. $3.)
SAT • OCT. 6
Siren Nation hosts Saturday Morning Bartoons
at Crush. Come enjoy the cartoons of your youth
while indulging in fabulous cocktails and tasty
brunch treats! (10 am-1 pm. 1400 SE Morrison
St. $5 donation.)
VIP Events of Seattle presents an intimate
gathering of hot men between 18 and 45 looking
for a safe, drug-free, intimate social in a town
house suite of a prominent downtown Portland
hotel. (8pm. $50 donation from 206-403-3362 or
passevents@hotmail. com.)
C.C. Slaughters presents Party Monster author
James St. James, electro queer Logan Lynn
and DJ Mouse. (8 pm. 219 NW Davis St.)
After three years of igniting our nightlife with glitz
and gore, Portland's drag punk troupe is check
ing into glamour rehab. Learn the "truth behind
the lashes" during the horrifically gorgeous party
Sissyboy Goes Away at Holocene. Come early
to see a sneak preview of a Sissyboy documen
tary! (9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $5.)
Out Dancing's intermediate fox trot class starts
tonight and continues every Friday in October at
Ankeny Street Studio. Beginning foxy class
follows. (6:15-7:15 pm fox trot [$32 for month],
7:15-8:15 pm foxy ($24 for month). Southeast
Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street. 503-236-5129.
www. outdancing, info.)
Urban cowboys and girls are in abundance dur
ing DJ Crystal's country western dance at the
Portland Metro Club (PPAA). (9pm-1 am. 618 SE
Alder St. $5.)
Melao de Cana performs at Mississippi Pizza
Pub. (9 pm. 3552 N Mississippi Ave.)
Get lucky during the Fox 8 Hounds' Monthly
Charity Bingo. (3:30 pm. 217 SW Second Ave.)
DJ Girlfriends launches Pink, a monthly
queer dance party at Dunes offering an
eclectic array of music from disco to
Logan Lynn performs during the Homegrown
Music Festival at Wonder Ballroom. (9:30 pm.
128 NE Russell St.)
SUN • OCT. 7
Let the party begin! Imperial Teen is back with its first album in more
than five years, The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band.
As indicated by the title, singer/guitarists Will Schwartz and Roddy
Bottum, bassist Jone Stebbings and drummer Lynn Perko have kept
themselves busy since we last heard from them, but they haven’t lost their
trademark infectious hooks, impeccable pop sensibilities, sly style, know
ing sass, raw spontaneity and chemistry.
Merge Records calls
Hair —which was record
ed over three weeks at
Kingsize Studios with
longtime collaborators
Steve McDonald (Redd
Kross)
and
Anna
Waronker (That Dog)—
“a career-defining album
for sure. On first listen
you can just feel how
much fun these guys and
gals are having making
music together. From the
upbeat shimmy of ‘Shim Sham’ and ‘Sweet Potato’ to the more reflective
cool of ‘Room with a View’ and ‘What You Do,’ from the full-on romp of
‘Everything’ and ‘One Two’ to the seductive vamp of‘Fallen Idol,’ every song
seems pitch-perfect. You can sense that this is a band that is comfortable in'
its own skin.”
Pitchfork writes: “Power-poppers Imperial Teen vie with Sonic Youth
for the title of ‘most ironic band name.’ Barreling toward middle age,
they’ve managed to keep the teenaged enthusiasm that defines their
music intact. But it hasn’t been easy for them. The Hair the TV the Baby
& the Band is a meta-album that downplays the pansexual exuberance
with which Imperial Teen are most closely associated. Instead, it focuses
on growing old with grace, and the difficulties of continuing to rock out
against the depredations of age.”