Words by Erica Ordway *CLARIFICATION: The original headline has been clarified to describe the new accuser as “someone who say she’s a previous survivor.” The Mercury regrets any implication in the prior headline that the new accuser’s claims have been finally decided by the judicial process as that process has not yet been concluded. A […]
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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.
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Seance Crasher’s Basement Behavior Reaches Back to ’70s Classic Rock and Psychedelia
Patrick Adams KEVIN RAFN has released four EPs as Seance Crasher over the past three years, but where his previous releases centered on subdued synth-pop, his debut full-length, Basement Behavior, reaches back to ’70s classic rock and psychedelia. Rafn co-produced the new record with Riley Geare of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, with nearly every track roughly […]
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Father John Misty’s Tangled Rhetoric
MATTHEW BILLINGTON JOSH TILLMAN is King of the Trolls. After leaving Seattle mountain-monk band Fleet Foxes, Tillman moved to Los Angeles and underwent a grand transformation. In 2012 he released his solo debut, Fear Fun, under the moniker Father John Misty. But Misty isn’t just a name, it’s a character: a suited prophet who seems […]
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Father John Misty Is the King of Trolls
Josh Tillman’s Alter-Ego’s Tangled Rhetoric
Father John Misty espouses some tangled rhetoric.
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Record Review: Seance Crasher, Basement Behavior
KEVIN RAFN has released four EPs as Seance Crasher over the past three years, but where his previous releases centered on subdued synth-pop, his debut full-length, Basement Behavior, reaches back to ’70s classic rock and psychedelia. Rafn co-produced the new record with Riley Geare of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, with nearly every track roughly adhering to […]
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Guy Fieri, PLEASE Eat Food With Me
Why won’t you notice me?!?! I love Guy Fieri. I love his style, I love how much he loves food, and most importantly, I love his shows, especially Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and Guy’s Grocery Games. I think Guy Fieri is cool, and you’re just going to have to deal with it. Given my boundless […]
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Project Pabst vs. Festicide: The Best of Both Festivals
THE COATHANGERS Sat 8/27 Project Pabst Matt Odom TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and right now festival season is chugging its final beer. But before it all ends, we’ve got to get through the inaugural merger of Portland’s long-running MusicfestNW and Project Pabst. If you’re skeptical of a formerly fantastic citywide festival joining forces […]
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Project Pabst vs. Festicide
The Best of Both Festivals
Why choose? Here’s the best of Project Pabst and Festicide.
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A Ghost Helped Write Johanna Warren’s New Track “circlenot astraight”
Gretchen Heinel This morning Consequence of Sound premiered a new track from Johanna Warren, the ominously beautiful piano dirge “circlenot astraight.” It’s the second single off the Portland artist’s forthcoming Gemini I, the first in a pair of twin albums that reflect the Tarot cards “the Lovers” and “the Devil.” Warren told Consequence of Sound […]
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Record Review: Federale, All the Colours of the Dark
RYAN OVERHAUSER & JAY SHAW FEDERALE ISN’T SHY about their influences—it’s pretty obvious that the Portland band longs to make snow angels in the red dirt of legendary spaghetti western director Sergio Leone’s dusty realms. The group’s latest, All the Colours of the Dark, is 11 expansive, operatic desert symphonies that attempt to shadow the […]
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The Panic Room Is Now… The Raven
It’s official. Panic Room is now called “The Raven.” The new sign is up! Still at NE 31st & Sandy. #WickedWednesday pic.twitter.com/tpCA8wtmhH — DJ Wicked (@djwicked) August 19, 2016 The venue formerly known as the Panic Room (and before that the Tonic Lounge) has a new alias: the Raven. The Tonic Lounge exposed its rickety […]
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Kanye West Is Opening a Life of Pablo Pop-Up Shop in Portland This Weekend
via Twitter UPDATE: Remember how we said there’s a Pablo shop coming to Portland? Apparently by Portland Kanye meant Happy Valley—Clackamas Town Center (12000 SE 82nd), to be exact. It opens today and tomorrow at 10 am and closes at 9 pm, then Sunday opens at 11 am and closes at 7 pm. ORIGINAL POST:Last […]