Let It Whip (Via) Holocene–Let it Whip: Maxx Bass, Sex Life DJs, Gwizski, Lamar Leroy, 9 pm, $5Black Book–Modern(-ist): DJ Troubled Youth, Ryan Biornstad, 10 pm, free Foggy Notion–Big Black Cloud, Marriage & Cancer, Polst, 9 pm, $5 Hawthorne Theatre–The Wonder Years, Fireworks, Real Friends, Citizen, Modern Baseball, 6 pm, $17-20, all ages Information Warehouse–Mount […]
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Mercury copy chief and appreciator of the most sophisticated form of comedy: PUNS!
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Poster of the Week
This beauty by Heather McLaughlin is this week’s winner. She will be selling copies at the show at Slabtown. Do you have a recommendation for next week? Chuck it my way.
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Daydream Machine (Via) Doug Fir–Daydream Machine, Future Twin, Souvenir Driver, 9 pm, $8-10 Alberta Street Pub–Ben Darwish, Luz Elena Mendoza, 8 pm, $10 Bunk Bar–The Districts, St. Even, 9 pm, $8-10 Dante’s–John Moreland, Damn Family, Michael Dean Damron, 9 pm, $5 East End–Drunk Dad, He Whose Ox Is Gored, Hungers, Redneck, 9 pm Gold Dust […]
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Good luck getting this leprechaun to mouth kiss you. (Via) Ambridge Event Center–73rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival: Danny O’Hanlon, Cary Novotny, Laurence Nugent, Mikey Beglan & the Co Cavan Ceili Band, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Pipe & Drum Band, 4 pm, $10 Beech St. Parlor–DJ Loreax, 9 pm Habesha–Hornet […]
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The Perfect Name: A Blog Post Years in the Making
I fact check a lot of names in a given week at the Mercury. And well, sometimes there’s a name… well, it’s a name for a time ‘n’ place, it fits right in for a given person’s occupation. Over the years, I’ve collected these names of real-life people and the perfect jobs they hold, and […]
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Goldini Bagwell (Via) Odyssey Event Space–Black History Month Celebration: Mic Crenshaw, Dox Black, Lyahson, Young Shanty, Risky Star, Deena B, My-G, Oso Slick, Mental Case, Bad Habitat, Goldini Bagwell, Blacque Butterfly, Einstein, 9 pmAlberta Rose Theatre–Mason Jennings, Rebecca Pidgeon, 8 pm, $25-35Alberta Street Pub–Pwrhaus, Garett Brennan & Jon Neufeld, Sean Spellman, Widower, 8 pm, $8Alhambra […]
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Feral Pigs (Via) Alhambra Theatre–Queen Chief, Feral Pigs, Coma Serfs, 9 pmAladdin Theater–The Musical Box, 8 pm, $42.50-45Alberta Rose Theatre–Cahalen & Eli, Ruth Moody Band, 8 pm, $12-15Alberta Street Pub–Portland Jazz Festival: Blue Cranes, Trio Subtonic, 8 pmAl’s Den–Snowblind Traveler, 7 pm, free Black Book–Modern(-ist): DJ Troubled Youth, Ryan Biornstad, 10 pm, free Bunk Bar–Together […]
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Poster of the Week
Designed by DJ Aurora, this smart flyer for tomorrow’s podcast panel is a beaut. Per the youzj, feel free to send me poster recommendations for next week.
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Lures (Via) The Know–Hands In, Lures, Fen Wik Ren, 8 pm Aladdin Theater–Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, 8 pm, $22.50-25 Al’s Den–Snowblind Traveler, 7 pm, free Dig a Pony–Pussy Control: Holla & Oates, 9 pm Gold Dust Meridian–Whiskey Wednesdays: Pete Krebs, Brent Martens, 8 pm Habesha–Graves, Pearly Gate Music, Nate Ashley, 9 pm Holocene–Don’t, Divers, No […]
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I Saw the Pixies Last Night
… and now I have a meh in my heart. Click on over to End Hits, where I determine that I should’ve managed my expectations better. Also the BEST music photography you’ve ever seen in your whole long life!
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New Move (Via) Doug Fir–The Breaking, Top Hat, New Move, 9 pm, $6-8 Aladdin Theater–Sun Kil Moon, 8 pm, $20 Black Book–Modern(-ist): DJ Troubled Youth, Ryan Biornstad, 10 pm, free Clyde’s Prime Rib–Albatross, The Morals, 8 pm, free Hawthorne Theatre–Propagandhi, The Flatliners, War on Women, 7 pm, $18-20 Holocene–Let it Whip: Dam Funk, Rev Shines, […]
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Today’s cat picture is brought to you by Pixies’ “Wave of Mutiliation” (Via) Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall–Pixies, Best Coast, 7:30 pm, $39.50-49.50, all ages Dante’s–I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House, Arliss Nancy, 8 pm Dig a Pony–Boom Wow, 9 pm East End–You May Die in the Desert, Grandhorse, Red Forman, 9 pm Gold […]