I’ll read anything under New York Magazine book critic Kathryn Schulz‘s byline—up to and including an essay about her relationship with Twitter, something I would categorically ignore from just about any other writer. Her review of Geoff Dyer’s new book Another Great Day at Sea, about Dyer’s residency aboard the USS George HW Bush, is […]
Alison Hallett
Alison Hallett served nobly as the Mercury's arts editor from 2008-2014. Her proud legacy lives on.
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—There’s much more to ’70s songbird Anne Murray than her anemic hits. Her 1968 debut album What About Me is a expertly crafted country classic—which makes it worthy of this month-long cover show, What About Us: An Anne Murray Tribute. Featuring members of Sallie Ford, Viva Voce, and Point Juncture, WA (and tonight’s guests Emily […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—The string-laden, candy-colored wonderlands of music that violinist/looper Kishi Bashi creates in his intoxicating songs are full of pure, childlike delight. His new album, Lighght (it’s spelled that way on purpose), is a celestial orgy of sparkly, chirpy orchestral pop beamed straight down from the heavens. NLw/Plume Giant; Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell, 8:30 pm, […]
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Sailor Moon Now Available on Hulu
I know, it’s sunny outside… or you COULD stay inside and watch a ’90s anime about a team of teenaged schoolgirl sailor/warriors who battle evil throughout the universe. I’ve watched the first four minutes of the first episode and I don’t remember Sailor Moon having such a hot mom. I also, in retrospect, have no […]
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What Are You Doing this Weekend?
Marjorie Skinner: “My weekend is a series of dangling maybes and half-commitments that mostly involve eating, but I am definitely going to a birthday party at Tiga, whose bar snacks I’ve been missing. Tomorrow I’m going to spend some time in the vegetable patch with a friend who’s actually good at gardening (I’m still pretty […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—If you haven’t noticed, the rise of Compton-based rapper YG has been meteoric. Bouncing onto the scene in 2008, YG’s breakout really got hopping with “Toot It and Boot It” (with LA’s Ty Dolla Sign), and now Def Jam has released his debut album, My Krazy Life—whose lead single “My Nigga” is a bumping and […]
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Win Tickets to Late Night Action w/Andy Baio, AppCamp for Girls’ Jean MacDonald, and Weinland’s Adam Shearer
The Mercury is proud to sponsor home-grown talk show Late Night Action with Alex Falcone, featuring Merc columnists Falcone and Bri Pruett. It’s a funny, well-balanced show, with music, comedy, and legitimately thoughtful interviews with interesting locals.* This Saturday’s installment of the show is technology themed: It features Andy Baio—we recently wrote about his already-successful […]
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Portland Comic Shane Torres to Appear on Last Comic Standing
BEST HEADSHOT EVER Here’s some comedy news that isn’t related to Bridgetown: A week from today, Last Comic Standing returns to NBC after a four-year hiatus, and one of the contestants is… Portland’s very own Shane Torres! If you’ve never seen it, Last Comic Standing is a standup comedy competition that follows the basic American […]
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Final Thoughts on Bridgetown
Pat Moran Janet Varney and Carrie Brownstein at the JV Club podcast taping. I know, it’s so last weekend. But the Bridgetown Comedy fest is one of the biggest events on the local arts calendar, up there with TBA and Wordstock, and after all the show-recapping is over, it’s worth taking a step back to […]
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Heaven Before Hell
Portland Opera’s Cheerful Season Closer
Possibly the only time it’s ever appropriate to dress up as a pirate.
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Personal + Political
QDoc Showcases a Range of Queer Experience
QDoc showcases a range of queer experiences.
