O to the M to the F to the G. We have tickets to giveaway to the star-studded “Hooligans in Wondaland” tour with Bruno Mars, Janelle Monáe, and Mayer Hawthorne & The County. Want them? Of course you do! End Hits is where you need to be.
Ezra Ace Caraeff
Ezra Ace Caraeff is the former Music Editor for the Mercury, and spent nearly a third of his life working at the paper. More importantly, he is the owner of Olive, the Mercury’s unofficial office dog. His writing has appeared in The Fader, The Stranger, The Onion's A.V. Club, ESPN's TrueHoop network, and countless fanzines that are thankfully long out of print. He makes a mean tofu scramble and yes, Ace is really his middle name.
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’70s Night at Mississippi Studios: 10 bands, 10 years, 30 songs, and One Million Moustaches!
On Thursday, June 2, PBR and End Hits are teaming up to present a show like no other: ’70s night at Mississippi Studios. In lieu of your typical ’70s night of forced nostalgia and people awkwardly singing along to Gloria Gaynor hits, this is a special evening of skilled local musicians and special one-off bands, […]
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section
James Blake Another week, another Mercury music section to ignore while you consult the Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon about state budgetary advice. Life is a Chappelle’s Show skit. Is James Blake the man who will bring dubstep to the masses? Or is he basically the Owl City for people in their 30s? Maybe a little of […]
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Win Tickets to See the Portland Cello Project! Hear a Brand New Portland Cello Project Song with Laura Gibson!
Tarina Westlund Over at the End Hits ticket depot, we are giving away a pair of passes to see the Portland Cello Project at the Aladdin this Friday, plus we’re debuting their unreleased collaboration with Laura Gibson. So, yeah. You should probably click this link right now.
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PDX Pop Now! Announce 2011 Compilation
Everything you ever wanted to know about the 2011 PDX Pop Now! Compilation is waiting for you at End Hits. Hurry!
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Want to Know Who is Playing MusicFest NW 2011?
The movers and shakers at MusicFest NW have decided to take their festival announcement away from us spoiled bloggers and make a party of it. The MFNW 2011 lineup will be announced Tuesday, May 31 at the newly remodeled Star Theater (13 NW 6th). In lieu of MFNW booker Trevor Solomon shouting band names into […]
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Win Tickets to Slayer (and Rob Zombie)!
Mark Seliger Attention evildoers of Portland: We want to hear about the worst thing you have ever done. The evilest commenter will win a pair of tickets to see Slayer and Rob Zombie at the Rose Garden on August 5th. Enter here.
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Red Fang – “Wires” (Video)
And here it is. After teasing it once, and then again, Red Fang has finally unleashed this mighty video for “Wires,” the first single from their monstrous new full-length Murder the Mountains. Once again teaming with director Whitey McConnaughy (the man behind their memorable “Prehistoric Dog” clip), this clip finds the band in financial ruin, […]
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We’re Moving. We Have Leftover Alcohol. Let’s Get Drunk!
As you probably already know, the Mercury is being evicted moving downtown to a homeless shelter posh new office space. That means we have to make some big decisions, like what to do with all this extra alcohol we have lying around. What’s that you say? Drink it? Okay, we can do that. Thanks to […]
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section
The Raveonettes Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you puff away on your Justin Bieber inhaler. What? It’s fake? Now what the hell am I going to get Wm.™ Steven Humphrey for International Global Boss Appreciation Day, a national holiday that he just told us about? It falls on every Thursday and […]
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Lord Loves a Rambling Man
Jared Mees Has Something to Say and He’s Gonna Say It Now
Jared Mees has something to say and he’s gonna say it now.
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Win Tickets to Man Man!
Few bands can match the onstage intensity/insanity of Man Man, so that’s why we are giving away a pair of tickets to see the band at their upcoming Wonder Ballroom show. Head on over to End Hits for your chance to win.