Topic: Carrie Brownstein

Video: The First Clip From Season 3 Of Portlandia Is Here!

Break out the shell art and fair trade cacao bars, Portlandia is about to return! More »

Crushable Quotable: Portlandia‘s Carrie Brownstein Is Ok With Making People Uncomfortable

This Friday night the second season of Portlandia will start on IFC. The show stars SNL‘s Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney/Wild Flag musician Carrie Brownstein and, for those of you who haven’t seen it, it’s ridiculously entertaining. We’re talking laugh until you cry type of entertaining. More »

Get Excited, Portlandia is Back

Is it weird that a show parodying everything about a city makes me really want to move there? I want bird-adorned accessories. I want to get in a street fight with a friend over who’s more well read. Portlandia comes back to IFC this Friday, January 6th, but you can watch the entire episode online. More »

Get Excited For Portlandia‘s Return By Watching A New Clip

Right now it’s December 7th, which means there will be Christmas, and then there will be New Year’s and then it will be time for the second season of Portlandia, which premieres on IFC in January. Yeah! More »

CMJ Show Report: Eleanor Friedberger And Wild Flag Ignite The Bowery Ballroom

Last night, I embarked on the first day of what will likely be a very tiring (but hopefully worthwhile!) journey through this year’s CMJ Music Marathon. More »

Music Video: Wild Flag’s ‘Romance Us’

Wild Flag‘s an awesome rock ‘n’ roll supergroup I saw open for Superchunk and Bright Eyes a few months ago. Featuring lady luminaries Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia‘s own), Janet Weiss, Mary Timony and Rebecca Cole, the band was destined to be great and so far they’ve yet to disappoint. More »

Last Night I Accidentally Went To A Bright Eyes Show And, Like, Totally Came Of Age

A few days ago a friend texted to ask if I wanted to see WILD FLAG and Superchunk open for Bright Eyes at Radio City Music Hall. My response was a “hellz yeah” sent rapid-fire, for which I was heartily mocked. I bring this up because it exemplifies that I am a person who uses the tools of teenagers. I’m six years removed from qualifying as a member of their hormonal ranks, but I say “OMG” unironically and I’ll occasionally reach into a pocket for my Chapstick or a Klonopin and pull out a brontosaurus-shaped Silly Band instead; hell, I write a feature called The Daily Bieber for goodness’ sake! I should also mention that when I was an actual teenager I harbored a secret fantasy of meeting, seducing and shotgun-marrying Conor Oberst, aka Bright Eyes. More »

Interview: Carrie Brownstein On ‘Portlandia’ As An Excuse To Goof Around With Friends

Crushable just may boast an office full of the biggest Portlandia fans on the planet. We’re all totally enamored with the hilarious IFC sketch show, often quoting “put a bird on it” when we want to make fun of the yuppy/hipster element that wanders amidst our city (meaning: whenever we want to make fun of ourselves — a subject that’s touched upon in this interview). The season finale of our new favorite show airs tonight (six episodes were not enough!), and we had the opportunity to chat with Carrie Brownstein, one half of the Portlandia team. More »

Video: A Sneak Peek At Portlandia’s Final Episode

We need to put some birds on this, stat! Portlandia, our current most favorite TV obsession, is almost over. It seems like Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein‘s sketch comedy show just entered our lives. And already the finale is almost upon us.

So get ready to be sad. But also, enjoy this sneak preview first: More »

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Watch the first ep of Portlandia on Hulu – Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein‘s new series is available for sneak peeking. “The dream of the 90s is alive in Portland!” (Stereogum)