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Formerly a senior editor and the music editor at the Mercury, CK Dolan writes about music, movies, TV, the death industry, and pickles.
She’s still got the moves! Showtime This Sunday is the two-part finale of Twin Peaks: The Return, and there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Knowing David Lynch, many of these will likely remain unanswered, but hopefully he’ll detangle at least a few of these mysteries: • Is Audrey Horne in a mental health […]
Portland singer/songwriter Shelley Short’s new record, Pacific City, has an unlikely beginning. In the opening track, “Death,” Short’s driving along the Oregon Coast on a stormy night, wondering what might await her were she to accidentally steer off a cliff. It’s a gorgeous song (one of my favorites this year), reflecting the coast’s rough beauty […]
If Wednesday Addams were a millennial, she’d be played by Aubrey Plaza. Just look at Parks and Recreation, where Plaza played the sullen intern April Ludgate, or Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, where she played Julie Powers, barista from hell. With starring roles as the villain of Legion and one of the depraved nuns of […]
Shelley Short’s Pacific City teeters at the edge of life, the earth, and certainty.
The Roseland Theater Nick Olmstead UPDATE, Friday at 5:45 pm: Following Mira Death Glitterhound’s report of the transphobia she experienced at last night’s One OK Rock show, the Roseland Theater released a statement announcing the termination of the employees involved, as well as the end of the gendered security checkpoint at the venue’s entrance. Read […]
It’s almost time for MusicfestNW Presents: Project Pabst, our city’s best PBR-fueled music festival! This year’s lineup is as stacked as they come: the one and only Iggy Pop headlines Saturday’s festivities, along with internet provocateur Father John Misty (check out our fanfiction about his 2015 album I Love You, Honeybear), powerhouse singer Lizzo (whose […]
She’s just living her #bestlife.
Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock, Stackstock’s Namesake jurgita.photography / Getty Images Coming to Cannon Beach Saturday, September 23: The first annual Stackstock, a one-day music festival that’ll bring together the coast’s rugged beauty and some of Oregon’s best music. If you’re looking for weekend roadtrip ideas, this seems pretty tough to beat. The lineup includes Colin […]
Veronica Rose Follow the Mercury music team on Twitter (@PMercMusic) and Instagram (@portlandmercury) for Pickathon coverage and more helpful tips. Pickathon kicks off tonight at Pendarvis Farm, and the forecast is sweltering—according to my weather app, Happy Valley’s predicted to hit 103 degrees at 5pm. My top priority this year is maintaining an acceptable body […]
VERONICA ROSE When the first Pickathon took place in 1999, few likely guessed it’d still be going strong nearly 20 years later. Much has changed about the festival since those early days, and it’s still changing. But when we meet at Pickathon’s new headquarters in Northeast Portland, co-founder Zale Schoenborn insists it “will fundamentally change […]
A-Wa A-WA I can only conjure one word for the music of A-Wa: badass. Watch the music video for the Israeli popstars’ breakout single “Habib Halbi”—the title track of their 2016 debut—and try to disagree. Sisters Tair, Liron, and Tagel Haim bring infectious hip-hop beats and EDM drops to traditional folk songs, which are usually […]
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