Deathlist’s Fun scours for sharps of hope.
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Deathlist’s Fun Processes Loss
The Portland Band’s New Album Scours for Shards of Hope
CK Dolan
Formerly a senior editor and the music editor at the Mercury, CK Dolan writes about music, movies, TV, the death industry, and pickles.
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Photos: Haley Heynderickx at Mississippi Studios, Thurs March 1
Haley Heynderickx Katie Summer Vikesh Kapoor Katie Summer Last Thursday, Portland singer/songwriter Haley Heynderickx celebrated the release of her debut LP I Need to Start a Garden at Mississippi Studios with her Mama Bird Recording Co. label mate Vikesh Kapoor. Here are photos of the sold-out show, courtesy of Katie Summer. (Also be sure to […]
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In the Fade Review: Diane Kruger Anchors a Gripping, Relevant Drama
In the Fade, German director Fatih Akin’s new drama about tragedy, xenophobia, and weaponized grief, is split into three parts. First is “Family,” focusing on Katja (Diane Kruger), her Turkish immigrant husband Nuri (Numan Acar), and their adorable son Rocco (Rafael Santana). They live in a sleek, comfortable home and operate their own business in […]
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Live Review: Alex Cameron at the Doug Fir, Thurs March 1
For the love of god, STOP throwing hot dogs at Alex Cameron NATALIE BEHRING Something sinister is afoot in Portland, and it involves tubular meat products. It all started at Pickathon last summer, when a man decided to pelt a raw, bun-less hot dog at Alex Cameron during his Galaxy Barn set. When the Mercury […]
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Here Are 31 Songs to Get You Through March
Feast your ears on the Mercury‘s March playlist, a selection of songs from Portland artists releasing new albums and touring acts passing through town this month. March is going to be a busy one for concerts, between New Zealand pop-star Lorde (with Run the Jewels opening, swoon), Russian protest group/art collective Pussy Riot (on their […]
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Alex Cameron Documents Belligerent Bar Fights, Catfishing, and Bloody-Knuckled Escapes
CHRIS RHODES Though he’s retired the wrinkled latex skin he used to wear onstage and abandoned the failed lounge singer persona of his 2016 debut, Jumping the Shark, Alex Cameron hasn’t lost his mysterious sleaze. Joined as always by his trusty business partner/alto saxophonist Roy Molloy, last year the Australian crooner dropped his sophomore album […]
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Black Pussy’s Name Costs Them Another Gig, but Next Week’s Paris Theatre Show Is Still On
Black Pussy, the band of self-described “rock ‘n’ roll pot-smoking, fun-loving longhairs.” Made in China Records Earlier this week, Black Pussy announced the cancellation of yet another concert, this one at Seattle’s Funhouse that was originally scheduled for Saturday, March 17. The all-white, all-male rock band’s next show is Friday, March 9 at Portland’s Paris […]
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UPDATED: Taake’s Portland Show Canceled After Accusations of Islamophobia and Neo-Nazism
stig pallesen / Propulsion Music UPDATE (2/28): This morning, Taake posted a statement to their Facebook page announcing the cancellation of their entire US tour, citing “the illegal activities of Antifa and its supporters who applied pressure on venues and promoters to cancel shows.” In the statement, the band reiterates that they aren’t Nazis, expresses […]
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On I Need to Start a Garden, Haley Heynderickx Surrenders to the Unknown
HALEY HEYNDERICKX Hero to bees everywhere. ALESSANDRA LEIMER This week Portland singer/songwriter Haley Heynderickx is finally releasing her long-awaited debut LP, I Need to Start a Garden, via Mama Bird Recording Co. Heynderickx seems excited, but also a little shocked by the buzz its singles have already generated at national outlets like NPR, Pitchfork, and […]
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Haley Heynderickx Releases Her Long-Awaited Debut
On I Need to Start a Garden, the Portland Singer/Songwriter Surrenders to the Unknown
Haley Heynderickx releases her long-awaited debut LP, I Need to Start a Garden.
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Alex Cameron’s New Record Is a Trojan Horse
Forced Witness Documents Belligerent Bar Fights, Catfishing, and Bloody-Knuckled Escapes
With Forced Witness, Alex Cameron documents belligerent bar fights, catfishing, and bloody-knuckled escapes.
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Perhaps You Should Consider Skipping Primal Rage: Bigfoot Reborn
Unfortunately, this review of Primal Rage: Bigfoot Reborn must begin with a content warning: This seemingly innocuous monster movie contains a bigfoot-human rape scene. I’m sorry that you now have to consider that such a thing exists in the world. Without this completely unnecessary scene (as well as the film’s painfully caricatured portrayals of Native […]