Soul’d Out Productions After announcing last week that Erykah Badu (AKA the “Godmother of Soul”) will headline this year’s Soul’d Out Music Festival, the full lineup was released today and tickets are currently on sale. National acts include the Fugees’ Wyclef Jean, BJ the Chicago Kid (who first played the fest in 2016), Chicago’s Noname, […]
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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UNPOPULAR OPINION: I Like Justin Timberlake. His Halftime Show Was Just Fine
Christopher Polk/Getty Images In contrast to the loads of people taking to the internet to state their displeasure with JT’s Super Bowl halftime show, I was very excited this morning when I woke up to the news that he finally announced the fourth leg of his upcoming “Man of the Woods” tour, which will include […]
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You Can Eat Steven Universe-Inspired VooDoo Doughnuts All Day On February 3
Cartoon Network UPDATE: A new media release provided to the Mercury announced that the Steven Universe/VooDoo Doughnut partnership will instead be taking place on Saturday, February 3. Do you loooove Voodoo Doughnuts? Are you obsessed with the Cartoon Network show Steven Universe, AKA one of the cutest, purest, most original, inclusive, and insightful cartoons on […]
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Sneaker Wave: Upcoming Shows from Maarquii, Tyus and the Thesis
Maarquii Alex Hischer MAARQUIIMaarquii (AKA Marquise Dickerson) is an Arkansas-born, Portland-based dancer/rapper/singer you may have seen dancing in the futuristic funk and disco outfit Chanti Darling. Or, if you were lucky, you saw them slay at last year’s PDX Pop Now! Inspired by Black and femme artists like Missy Elliott, Mykki Blanco, and Erykah Badu, […]
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Sneaker Wave
The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop
Upcoming shows include Maarquii, Tyus, and the Thesis.
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Kendrick Lamar Is Coming to Portland (Well, Kind of)
Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Congratulations, everyone: Things are looking up for 2018! Yesterday the Mercury music team’s inbox was lit on fire with the announcement that Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, SiR, and Lance Skiiwalker are embarking on “TDE: The Championship Tour,” which will stop at Sunlight Supply Amphitheater in Ridgefield, […]
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The Mercury‘s Favorite Movies of 2017: Gaga: Five Foot Two
Lady Gaga’s talents as a singer/songwriter/actress/dancer are undeniable, but Chris Moukarbel’s documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two effectively humanizes Stefani Germanotta, the woman behind the iconic moniker. From her relationships to her family history to her feelings about her body, Gaga nearly bares it all. There’s an emotional phone call with a friend fighting cancer; there’s […]
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Our Favorite Music Videos of 2017
Erik Eagon Ciara’s Top 5:A Mitch, “Days”A Mitch’s track “Days” (from his album Pro Bono) is eerie but beautiful, and that vibe is matched by its music video. Shot by local director Erik Eagon, it finds the Portland rapper stranded on the rugged Oregon Coast, spoofing Cast Away as he wanders around the waterfalls and […]
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Sneaker Wave: The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop
KARMA RIVERA ADOLFOCANTÚ VILLARREAL Okay, Portland. I need to begin this week’s column by berating those of you who haven’t bought tickets to Jay-Z. Seriously: Why are there hundreds of blue dots representing empty arena seats for his show at Moda Center on Thursday, December 14? 4:44 was beyond excellent and his setlist is all […]
