Photo By Bruce Ely / trailblazers.com Last night the Trail Blazers donned and debuted their Earned Edition jerseys against the Golden State Warriors. All 16 teams that made the playoffs in 2018 got a flashy new uniform design to strut in this season. Remember? The Blazers were in the playoffs last season. If you blinked […]
Aris Hunter Wales
Aris Hunter Wales is the Mercury's resident, denim-clad rocker and Blazers beat writer. If he's not clenching a fist while lauding the loud and heavy, he can be found sitting on press row at a Trail Blazers' game wearing a crisp suit with neatly combed hair.
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Blazers Recap: Best Team in the League? Send in the Bench. Blazers Win, 128-122!!
Photo By Bruce Ely / trailblazers.com Remember putting together Tug-o-war teams in elementary school? Once the teams were assembled and everyone took their spot on the rope, it was always considered wise to put the heaviest, strongest, and preferably shortest person on the very end. It was typically a stout jock, or the poor chunky […]
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Blazers Recap: The Blazers Muzzle The Timberwolves, 113-105!
Photo By Bruce Ely / trailblazers.com For the past several years, the NBA has been lopsided as far as talent is concerned. The Western Conference teams are way more stacked with all-stars and leaders than the Eastern Conference. Now that Lebron James has crossed the line and saddled up with the Lakers, it’s even worse. […]
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Blazers Recap: Denver Deals In Dejection, Blazers Lose, 113-112.
Wednesday night’s game against the Orlando Magic was a marquee night for the Trail Blazers. Having already gone over .500 as an NBA head coach this season, Terry Stotts logged his 400th win. He had a little help from Damian Lillard who scored 41 points, and dumped ten three-pointers, setting a new franchise record. It […]
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Headbangers Con Review: The Nerd vs The Cynic
The author: “I’m cool… right?” Photo By Meg Nanna When it comes to all things hard rock and metal, I am an epic nerd…well, at least my wife says so. And like most nerds, I can be an incredible cynic as well. When I first saw an ad for the inaugural Headbangers Con in my […]
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Record Review: Holy Grove, II
Holy Grove’s sophomore album leans into the bluesy side of doom.
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Interview with the Creator of This Weekend’s Headbangers Con—a Convention for Fans of Heavy Metal
There’s a “Con” for everything these days: A weekend of festivities where super fans can immerse themselves in their obsession, peruse related booths and vendors, meet progenitors, attend informative panels, and get a sneak preview of things to come. Now, thanks to Springfield, Oregon resident Chris Rohaley, AKA Chris 51, there’s a convention for metal. […]
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Blazers Recap: Damn. The Lakers Won, 114-110.
Photo By Bruce Ely / trailblazers.com I won’t start this postgame piece bitching about the immense amount of Lakers apparel streaking around the Moda Center last night. It’s a moot point anymore since there’s presumed to be a large amount of California expats residing in the Portland metro area. We can all expect to see […]
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Blazers Recap: Blazers Silence Spurs Jingle-Jangle, 121-108!
Photo By Bruce Ely / trailblazers.com Being a Trail Blazers fan is much like living the film Groundhog Day. From season to season, the storyline doesn’t change much: The Blazers are the perpetual underdogs, discounted by the talking heads claiming they don’t have the elements to be play-off contenders, no major shifts in the line-up […]
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More Ways to Be a Blazer Booster!
For some, Trail Blazers fandom runs deeper than just flying the team colors, slapping a pinwheel on a car, and following them during the regular season. It’s a lifestyle choice. That true love for the Blazers can often burrow its way into other corners of an obsessive fan’s life. Got a passion for craft beer, […]
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Blazer Boosters: Unaffiliated Trail Blazer Believers
For some, Trail Blazers fandom runs deeper than just flying the team colors, slapping a pinwheel on a car, and following them during the regular season. It’s a lifestyle choice. That true love for the Blazers can often burrow its way into other corners of an obsessive fan’s life. Got a passion for craft beer, […]
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Nadine Records Spotlights Portland’s Eclectic Underbelly
Barry Brusseau Jim Han Mandy Morgan’s whole life is immersed in Portland’s music scene: She plays bass with Nasalrod, and for her day job, Morgan works at local vinyl record manufacturer Cascade Record Pressing, overseeing quality control and making sure everything they produce is primed and ready for a good spin. Along with her other […]