MUSIC—Ecotrust kicks off a series of four free summer sundown concerts tonight with an “all-ages dance party” from the popular Portland Cello Project. The PCP’s similar “extreme” dance parties are known to sell out quickly (shows on Friday and Saturday at Doug Fir are already full), so here’s your chance to skip the scalper’s punishing […]
Alison Hallett
Alison Hallett served nobly as the Mercury's arts editor from 2008-2014. Her proud legacy lives on.
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This Weekend’s Comedy Pick: David Huntsberger
I’m a big fan of comedian David Huntsberger. Here are the notes on his set I took at Bridgetown a couple years ago: Which, really, covers all the bases for me. His album Explosion Land is solid, too—he’s a super-smart comic with a curious, skeptical sensibility. And also really good at riding horses? (His recent […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—When he’s not making album covers and designing T-shirts, Dutch-born LA-based Nick Van Hofwegen—AKA Young & Sick—makes brightly colored, falsetto-strewn electro R&B that’ll get any party started. His slow jams are tender, but make sure you have your dancing shoes on for songs like “Glass.” NLw/Bent Denim, Exroyale; Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 9 pm, […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Faint Praise
Tammy: At Least It’s Better Than Grown Ups 2?
Tammy: At least it’s better than Grown Ups 2?
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It’s Happening Tonight!
COMEDY—”PowerPoint” and “comedy” are very, very rarely uttered in the same sentence—but leave it to Comedy Is OK to combine the two. Tonight, some of Portland’s best performers (Bri Pruett! Mike Merrill! Shane Torres!) will give spontaneous PowerPoint presentations based on randomly assigned material. Will it be hilarious, a trainwreck, or a hilarious trainwreck? One […]
Posted inHistory
Attn Local History Buffs: Tonight at PICA, A Pictorial History of Oregon: Glass Lantern Slides from the Oregon Historical Society
There’s a great-sounding program scheduled tonight at PICA, as part of Oregon Historical Society archivist Matthew Cowan’s Resouce Room residency there: A Pictorial History of Oregon is a “history of the great state of Oregon told through images that span from James Cook’s early 1778 coastal forays to the construction of the St. Johns Bridge […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
EAR CANDY—Every month, your pals at the Mercury and Mississippi Studios team up to bring you the best in local music—for free! Tonight’s jam-packed, animal-themed bill includes Just Lions releasing their fine new EP, plus Animal Eyes and Bear & Moose round out the night with energetic, danceable rock tunes that’ll make your ears happy […]
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What Are You Doing this Weekend?
Marjorie Skinner: “I will be wearing the ugliest shoes of all fucking time this weekend while putting my reputation into grave peril by attending a meeting with someone I’ve never met regarding an upcoming fashion-related event (on which they have asked me to consult!); attending a birthday party for a style-conscious gay man; and attending […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
STORYTELLING—In just six years, the Back Fence PDX storytelling series has morphed into a juggernaut, inviting writers, musicians, and storytellers from Portland and beyond to share their funny, heartbreaking, and true stories. Tonight’s their first show in their new digs at the Hollywood Theatre, with a lineup boasting Moon Zappa, Daniel H. Wilson, and more. […]
Posted inArtsy
Justin Hocking Steps Down as Executive Director of IPRC
Big changes over at the Independent Publishing Resource Center: Justin Hocking just sent out a press release announcing that after eight years at the helm of the IPRC, he’s stepping down as executive director to focus on teaching and writing. (He just published a well-received memoir, which we excerpted in the Mercury.) In a not-terrifically-surprising […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
CATS—You haven’t fucking lived until you’ve seen Samantha Martin’s Acro-Cats—”purr-forming purr-sonalities” (Asti, Buggles, Fiji, Oz, and my favorite, Pudge) that do amazing tricks… and are accompanied by the all-cat rock band the Rock Cats, who play real instruments. It is probably the best thing you will ever see. I don’t even like most cats but […]
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Submit Your Arts Event to the Fall Issue of Agenda by July 30
I know, it’s barely summer, but we’re already gearing up for the fall issue of Agenda, the Mercury‘s new arts and performance magazine. The first issue hit the stands in March, and issue number two’s gonna be bigger and—dare we say?—better, with more articles, more calendar listings, and more profiles of local artists, writers, performers, […]