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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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Hear In Portland: Albina Music Trust’s Soul Assembly, Jakki and the Pink Smudge, Keeks’ EP Release

Read all about what’s on the music forecast with Hear In Portland.
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Between repeatedly streaming the viral, politically-minded hit “HGT (Hostile Government Takeover),” and that soul-shattering, mind-altering performance by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande that opened the 2025 Oscars, there are a few local updates you will want to check out. In addition to Project Pabst and Pickathon announcing their summer lineups, it’s worth considering copping tickets […]

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Hear in Portland: The Thesis and Friends of Noise Getting up in PDX

Plus, new music and visuals from Zyah Belle
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We’re only a couple months into 2025, and yet it feels like so much has happened on a national scale. Unlike some people, we believe celebrating diversity is integral to nurturing a thriving arts and music ecosystem. There’s plenty of great things happening in Portland’s music scene that are worth your time and attention, like […]

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Hear in Portland: Dreckig’s EP Release for Eclipse

Plus, a new concert series in a Portland laundry room and Lo Steele spends Valentine’s Day at the Fixin’ To!
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I’m not sure whether to say Happy Black History Month, Happy Valentine’s Day, or Happy Apocalypse, so I guess I’m saying all of the above. The world is cold, dark, and strange—and yet, we still need to find some joy in the madness. No matter what February 2025 has in store, at least we know […]

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Hear in Portland: Mal London’s New Release on “Fresh Finds R&B”

Plus Julimar headlines the Thesis and the Blacker the Berry II celebrates Black creatives.
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Well, it’s been a deeply concerning start to the year as far as current events go. One thing our felonious president can’t restrict or control (or at least hasn’t tried to yet) is the music and art we create and consume. As we look ahead to February, there are at least two unmissable shows to […]

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Hear in Portland: Three Picks for Live New Year’s Eve Shows (That Are Not DJ Shadow)

Nonbinary Girlfriend and Kye Alive co-create a NYE Experience, and Black Belt Eagle Scout feels like a perfect kickoff to 2025.
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Close out 2024 with three NYE live music picks from Hear in Portland
• Kye Alive and Nonbinary Girlfriend co-host 2025 Alive!
• Plus, Black Belt Eagle Scout’s January show feels like a perfect kickoff to 2025

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Hear in Portland: PDX Jazz’s Once-In-A-Lifetime Erykah Badu Concert

Plus, Cool Nutz planned a Christmas-themed hip-hop “Festivale,” and Ural Thomas plays his own 85th birthday party.
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This week’s Hear in Portland touts two local music events to check out this month—in between all of December’s holiday revelry and frantic shopping. We’ve got a birthday show for an 85-year-old local music treasure and a two-day Christmas-themed hip-hop “festivale.” Also, ICYMI, neo soul icon Erykah Badu’s special Portland concert—as part of the 2025 […]

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Hear in Portland: Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme’s Holiday Humor Intensifies

Plus, the Barbaras play an unmissable irreverent post-Thanksgiving country show and Fountaine’s “throw away album” catches flame.
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The political climate and sullen vibe in these streets calls for some escapism and we’re fortunate that in an artsy, music-loving town like Portland, there’s never a dull moment. This week, we’re touting an irreverent post-holiday country show on Friday and a post-holiday evening of drag, music, and comedy at the end of December. If […]

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Hear in Portland: Mal London’s Fourth Album Shows off Pretty Sonics and Flows To Match

Plus, a new show case of local duo and trio collabs, and Justin Timberlake adds a 2025 Portland date to his world tour.
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As the nation reels from all the election-related roar and we figure out how to collectively move forward as a country in this new era, music offers an escape and an opportunity to connect with other like-minded folks in our community. This week, Hear in Portland, check out a new showcase from the folks behind […]

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Eight Vinyl Gift Ideas for the Holidays

Nothing says “you’re cool” like the gift of vinyl.
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[Editor’s note: Read all our holly jolly HOLIDAY GUIDE articles here. Looking for a print copy? Good! You can find it in more than 500 spots across Portland with this handy map!] The holidays are a great time to support your loved one’s passions (read: greatest obsessions) by splurging on vinyl copies of their favorite […]

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Hear in Portland: Rihanna’s New Favorite Song Is by Zyah Belle

Wynne postpones the release of Speak of the Devil, but gives us “Bad Girl,” and a hot Halloween line-up at Hungry Hungry Hip-Hop
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In this edition of Hear in Portland: a hot Halloween line-up at local showcase Hungry Hungry Hip-Hop (costumes encouraged!), Wynne drops a new single and some release news, and Rihanna’s been playing THIS PORTLAND SINGER’s song on repeat! Whose? Let’s get into it! MUST SEE:  Upcoming local event(s) featuring local artist(s).   Hungry Hungry Hip-Hop: […]

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Hear in Portland: Isabeau Waia’u Walker Hits the Hard Stuff of Life on Heavyweight

Seven years of local beatmaker showcase A Beat Happening, and Fountaine flows fast for “Skyrocket (Jump’n).”
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The latest culture buzz out of Portland this month includes some exciting music- and non-music related updates—like the delightful and wholesome news that Portland-based rising R&B star and DJ Zyah Belle and rapper Covi. got engaged! We’re also thrilled to hear the new single from Fountaine, news of an album on the way from Isabeau […]

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