MUSIC—The Portland Queer Music Festival is back, and bringing it hard with tonight’s slam-bang lineup of ass-wagglin’ gay groups, including the punk/pop stylings of Gaythiest, as well as Seattle’s Night Cadet, Neka & Kahlo, and even more to come! But! If you like what you see here, don’t miss three extra days of musical queer […]
Alison Hallett
Alison Hallett served nobly as the Mercury's arts editor from 2008-2014. Her proud legacy lives on.
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Eating at Pickathon: Reuseable Dishware and Free Water!
Among music festivals, Pickathon is notable for the extremely low impact it leaves on Pendarvis Farm and the surrounding area. As Ned noted in his article about Pickathon this week, that’s in large part “thanks to the reusable cups and dishes that Pickathon has instituted for festivalgoers, eliminating all single-use cups, bottles, and food containers.” […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
NERDS—For tonight’s #NerdNightOut, Portland’s charming geek sisters the Doubleclicks will play songs from their latest album, Dimetrodon, and share the stage with hilarious comedian Bri Pruett. If that’s not enough, they’ll also be accompanied by the folkpop of Sarah Donner. I mean, all of them won’t perform at once, but it’ll still be pretty good. […]
Posted inBooks
Reinventing the Wheel
Exploring American Selfhood and Family in Lucky Us
Amy Bloom’s slender new novel packs a surprising punch.
Posted inComedy
Steven Wilber
Meet Portland’s Funniest Person, 2014 Edition
Meet Portland’s New Funniest Person.
Posted inMovies & TV
Deck the Halls
Joe Swanberg’s Boozy, Druggy Happy Christmas
Joe Swanberg’s boozy, druggy Happy Christmas.
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—There’s never a bad time to see the Woolen Men, who sling catchy rock tunes like they’re fast-food hamburgers: quick, hot, tasty, and consumed with a minimum of fuss. So grab a napkin and dig in, as they’re joined by San Fran flower-power psychers Cool Ghouls, and Dogheart, the new band from former members of […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—The well-heeled Dig a Pony deserves to have a happy birthday. Three years ago, they really livened up the corner of SE Grand and Morrison with their beautiful bar. Celebrate with ’em, because they’re inviting Blouse, Guantanamo Baywatch, and some secret guests to soundtrack the evening, alongside DJs Pretty Ugly and El Dorado. And it’s […]
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What Are You Doing this Weekend?
Wm. Steven Humphrey: “Apparently, because you guys are DICKS of the highest order, on Saturday I will be forced to attend the FaerieWorlds Festival (“A gathering of the tribes” and “mythic music festival.” UNGHHHH!!) in Eugene (UNGGGHHH!!) I’m not exactly sure what I did to any of you to deserve this… but as god as […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—Tonight at the Oregon Zoo, Charles Bradley will scream and stew and love and sing—sing in such a way that maybe he’s crying, but it’s beautiful and not concerning. The newly venerable soul virtuoso, rediscovered after a hell of an existence, will seem to wring himself out onstage, and in doing so wring elation out […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
COMEDY—Todd Glass is known for his crowd work and stinging, off-the-cuff stand-up—so what happens when he writes something down? His new book, The Todd Glass Situation, describes coming out as a 48-year-old comedian; he’s in town both to read at Powell’s and to perform stand-up at Helium all weekend long. AHReading at Powell’s Books at […]
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Emo Philips Is Coming Back to Portland in August!
!!! !!!!!!! The producers of the Bridgetown Comedy Fest have just announced a new series of comedy shows during the year, which is terrific news on its own—and it’s made even terrific-er by the announcement of Emo Philips as the first headliner. I lost my mind over Philips’ performance on Paul Provenza’s Setlist show at […]