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SAVILA Courtesy of the artist Sound + Vision is the FREE monthly concert series the Mercury hosts with Banana Stand Media and Mississippi Studios, with eclectic lineups spotlighting some of the city’s best up-and-coming talent. Where else can you gorge yourself with deep-fried pickle chips and find your new favorite band? Nowhere, my friends. The […]

solarseven / Getty Images Chris Funk of the Decemberists just announced his curation of “Funk’s Solar Obscuration Celebration” at the Suttle Lodge and Boathouse in Sisters Saturday August 19 and Sunday August 20—right before the total solar eclipse cloaks eastern Oregon in darkness Monday August 21. The free, all-ages festival features beloved Portland bands like […]

Sweeping Exits performing at the Black Water Bar, Friday June 9 Natalie Behring Few bands put on a show quite like Sweeping Exits, and last Friday’s celebration of the glam-punk group’s new record, Glitter & Blood, was no exception. Black Water Bar was packed like a can of goth sardines for the opening acts, which […]

SUNBATHE Monday 6/12 The Know Courtesy of Maggie Morris Maggie Morris seems to have a love-hate relationship with being alone. Morris is originally from California, but has lived in Portland for the past seven years. Around town she’s known for fronting the popular dream-pop band Genders. Last year they played at Bernie Sanders’ rally in […]

Vampires seem to represent humanity’s fear of what lurks in the shadows—fanged and bloodthirsty, they gaze out from the darkness, searching for prey. For Portland musician Mira Glitterhound, vampires possess the power she craves in her disempowering experiences as a trans woman. With her band Sweeping Exits, Glitterhound positions the creatures as agents of revenge […]

Sweeping Exits’ full-length debut is an exceptionally brilliant concept album.

Portland is still heartsick and reeling from the horrific events that transpired last Friday, when a known white supremacist boarded a MAX train, yelled slurs at two Black teenage girls (one is Muslim and was wearing traditional garb), then brutally stabbed three men who came to their defense: Micah Fletcher, who survived, and Taliesin Namkai […]

THANK YOU, CARLY RAE JEPSEN Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty I’ve never really understood why the indie music sphere considers Carly Rae Jepsen an underrated pop icon. “Call Me Maybe” on an endless loop is my version of hell, and none of the other songs on 2012’s Kiss were quite hot enough to thaw my […]

Matt Wong It’s almost Memorial Day Weekend, and the forecast says temperatures will hover around 90 degrees. Whether you’re cooking up some corndoggies, indulging in libations on a patio, or hiking in beautiful nature, you’ll need some tunes. Luckily, your friends at the Mercury compiled this summertime playlist to soundtrack your fun in the sun. […]