Even if you live in a city as queer-friendly as Portland, being a trans person is a political act.
Holly Hazelwood
Holly Hazelwood is many things: A freelance contributor for the Portland Mercury, a senior editor and contributor at Spectrum Culture, co-host of the Enjoy Your Life podcast, and a concert photographer at Show Goose. If you spot her in the wild, she’d love to talk to you about the best concerts you’ve seen lately.
Concert Review: Glare Shine in the Shadow of Shoegaze Giants
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Concert Review: Portland-Raised Hardcore Band Dying Wish Crushed Their Annual Christmas Showcase
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Dying Wish Are Here to Make Your Hardcore Christmas Dreams Come True
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Mountain Goats Songs That Are About Portland, an Exhaustive Non-Exhaustive List
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Concert Review: Primitive Man Howls in the Holiday Season
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Concert Review: Riding the Synth Wave with Olivia Block + Pete Swanson + Seth Nehil
Southeast Morrisonโs Holocene is easily one of the best places in Portland for music that feels like Capital-A โArt.โ Artists like Chicagoโs greatest unsung avant-garde pioneer Olivia Block, former Yellow Swans synth maestro Pete Swanson, and Hopscotch art installation contributor Seth Nehil are perfect for a space like this. Will you get to dance? Maybeโbut […]
How to Conquer Pickathon (And Still Love It in the End)!
To love anything is to be challenged by it. Love shouldnโt hurt you, and at its best, it has the power to push you to your limits in pursuit of growing, changing, and learning something new about yourself. After all, as the late Andrea Gibson once said, โIt hurts to become.โย Depending on what it […]
Pickathon: A Friendly Guide to Portlandโs Greatest Festival
Itโs that time again, Portland: The 25th annual Pickathon music festival is upon us! Chances are, if youโve held court with any of Portlandโs many, many music nerds and concert junkies, youโve likely learned a great many things about Pendarvis Farmโs four-day, genre-agnostic blowout. Trying to describe Pickathon to people who havenโt been is tough, […]
Pickathon 2025: 15 Acts Not To Miss As Chosen By a Festival Vet and a Total N00b
Described by most who attend with an almost holy reverence, Pickathon is an immersive, magical, and otherworldly music festival, tucked back in the woods beyond Happy Valley. Hosted at Pendarvis Farm, the fest’s programming isโyear after yearโsome of the best in Oregon, 2025โs lineup is no exception!ย ย Itโs pretty wild, but I (Nolan Parker, Music […]
