The singer/actor/Broadway star’s personal EP Saint Tituss pulls inspiration from musical theatre, R&B, pop, and his journey through depression, homophobia, heartbreak, and self-acceptance.
Jenni Moore
Jenni Moore is a former music editor and hip-hop columnist and current freelancer at The Portland Mercury. She also writes about comedy, cannabis, movies, TV, and her hatred of taxidermy.
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Plant-Based Bae: Six Yummy Vegan Burgers for Date Night
Living in the Pacific Northwest is great if you’re one of the many people moving in a more plant-based direction. Portland is basically vegan mecca, which means we can be picky. At least once a week, plant-based bae (AKA Portland-based hip-hop artist Bryson the Alien) and I crave a burger and then spend a good […]
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Janet Jackson Is Coming to Portland This August. THIS IS NOT A DRILL!
Global pop/R&B icon Janet Jackson, the youngest of the Jackson family, is will play Moda Center on Thursday, August 20 as part of her “Black Diamond World Tour.” According to a recent news release, the outing will feature “new music from her highly anticipated, forthcoming album, Black Diamond, set for release this year. Performing songs […]
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Press Play: Music News for the Week of February 7
Soul’d Out Fest is ceasing operations after a decade. Happy Friday, audiophiles! It is once again time for your weekly dive into locally minded music news. Press play! With more and more music festivals dropping like flies in recent years and drastic changes to the ones that do still exist, I know I can’t be […]
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The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop: New Visuals from Brown Calculus, Myke Bogan, and… Who Is Rockky B?
Sneaker Wave! The latest in Portland hip-hop.
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Seattle’s Parisalexa Is In Full Bloom and Deserves Our Attention
Parisalexa Niko Serpanos The Pacific Northwest isn’t exactly known for being a hotbed for R&B, pop, or hip-hop, but that could change with the career trajectory of artists like Seattle singer/songwriter/producer Parisalexa. It’s typical for Parisalexa (AKA Paris Alexa Williams) to produce herself, create beats live using a loop station, and croon along the surface. […]
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Check Out What’s Streaming (for FREE!) On the Multnomah County Library’s New Library Music Project
Courtesy Library Music Project The Multnomah County Library just got 2020 off to an exciting start, having just launched their new FREE online music streaming service, the Library Music Project. The Library Music Project boasts an almost overwhelming array of genre-spanning music from artists based in the Portland area: Myke Bogan, Korgy & Bass, ePP, […]
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Press Play: ICYMI Music News for January 13-20
Contra Party is Scott McLean and Luis Galdames Courtesy Contra Party What better time to “Press Play” on some ICYMI music news than after a long holiday weekend? As my esteemed colleague Robert Ham pointed out to me last week, “legendary German band Einstürzende Neubauten are playing at the Crystal Ballroom.” The experimental music band […]
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Listen to the Mercury‘s Winter 2020 Playlist: 100+ Songs to Soundtrack Your Hibernation
The obstacles we face in winter—frigid weather paired with that pesky SAD (aka Seasonal Affective Disorder)—no-doubt makes it more difficult to want to leave the house, spend money on transport, venture into a crowded building, where you’ll likely be lured into spending even more money you don’t have on drinks just to catch some live […]
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Interview: Wynne Talks New Album, Rose City Loyalty, and Touring with EarthGang
Wynne in her Northeast Portland recording studio. Jenni Moore Ever since she completed her music degree at the University of Oregon and moved back to Portland a year or so ago, I have been meaning to check out Wynne’s new studio—situated in the bedroom of a ninth-floor condo on the Eastside. The studio, with a […]
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Pickathon Starlight Series, Episode 3: Garrett T. Capps
Garrett T. Capps performing at Pickathon 2019. Killian Mustain Tickets for Pickathon 2020 go on sale tomorrow, and I’ll say what we’re all thinking: Show me the lineup already! While we’ll need to wait until “early February” for the official lineup announcement (according to a recent promotions mailer), the hoards of you who wouldn’t miss […]
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Rap Goddess Wynne Talks New Album, Rose City Loyalty, and Touring with EarthGang
Viral Portland-based rap star Wynne on why she’s pulling a Dame Lillard.