Blazers vs. Warriors @ the Rose Garden, December 18, 2010

99% of our best players are injured, rando bloggers are talking smack about our “offensive constipation,” and the coach is gripping the sides of his own face in every google image of him that I can find. In times like these, it’s more important than ever that we show up with some serious hometown pride (already drunk, unless you like $8 Coors Lights).

Live Wire @ Alberta Rose Theater,

Live Wire is ending the year with a crazy awesome holiday show. True to the commitment to variety, tonights show includes performances by Carrie Brownstein (of Sleater Kinney and most recently co-writer and co-star of Portlandia, a comedy short written with Fred Armisten of SNL), Gus Van Sant (director of Good Will Hunting, Drugstore Cowboy, Milk and soon to come Restless), Dan Savage (of Savage Love), Thao Nguyen (of Thao and the Get Down Stay Down) and Obo Addy