Miss Lopez Media FIRST OF ALL: Happy Black History Month! When Natalie Figueroa—one of the founders and organizers of Portland’s premiere Young Gifted and Brown celebration—moved back to Chicago, a lot of us (me) were concerned about the future of one of our favorite inclusive nightlife options. There aren’t many (if any) other events in […]
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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Ro James Is Ready for Liftoff
He’s (Finally) Taking His Edgy R&B on Tour
Ro James (finally) takes his edgy R&B on tour.
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Live Review: Lizzo’s Coconut Oil Tour
Lizzo (left) and Sophia Eris (right) at Doug Fir Lounge Tojo Andrianarivo LAST NIGHT Lizzo, the gorgeous thick-bodied singer/rapper/flautist, played a sold-out show at the Doug Fir Lounge, and I feel so bad for all of you who missed it. Her all-girl Coconut Oil tour—with two mind-blowing openers, and a couple of “big girl” backup […]
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Solange Is Headlining This Year’s Soul’d Out Music Festival
GIVING US some of the best news we’re likely to hear all week, this morning Portland’s annual Soul’d Out Music Festival announced its 2017 lineup, and—take a deep breath before you read this—Solange is headlining! She’s responsible for creating A Seat at the Table, one of the best, blackest, most emotionally intelligent records of 2016 […]
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Two Talk Show Farewells to Sob to As We Say Goodbye to the Obamas
“Today is the last day that Barack Obama will be our President.” As soon as Ellen said it, I felt my chest tighten as I tried to keep the liquid from spilling from my eyes and onto my keyboard. (I’M NOT READY. THIS ISN’T REAL! FOUR MORE YEARS!) “I want to personally thank him for […]
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The Love Movement: A New Weekly Series for Hip-hop, Jazz and Soul
Amenta Abioto Intisar Abioto TREND ALERT: Portland’s collection of hip-hop and (sometimes) soul-focused monthlies is having a domino effect! First there was the Thesis at Kelly’s Olympian, now there’s Mic Check at White Eagle, the semi-monthly YGB, and I just heard the Fixin’ To in St. Johns has added its Northward rap and hip-hop showcase […]
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In All Sincerity, Thanks, Obama
KENNETH HUEY I’VE BEEN an Obama fan ever since his speech at the Democratic Nation Convention in 2004, where he won me over with his willingness to embrace change, and his resounding emphasis on listening to young people. Despite certain trepidations, I still had faith Obama would be a positive role model for the next […]
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Lillard’s Latest Shoe Launch Will Spotlight Portland Hip-hop Artists
All Rise for the all-ages and FREE event. In case you need a break from all that protesting… This Friday Damian Lillard is releasing his latest signature shoe, the Dame 3 Rip City Colorway, and Adidas basketball is doing it BIG with a swanky “All Rise” popup in the Pearl District. Along with getting exclusive […]
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Thanks, Obama
Favorite Presidential Moments from the Last Eight Years
Favorite Presidential moments from the last eight years.
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Celebrating the Third Annual Girl Fest
Haley Heynderickx Evan Atwood THERE ARE some extraordinary women running Portland music right now. Not to brag, but from the queer vampire goth-punk of Mira Glitterhound’s band Sweeping Exits to the Last Artful, Dodgr’s self-described “retroterrestrial” hip-hop to the Chicana folk-pop of Luz Elena Mendoza’s long-running project Y La Bamba, our city’s kind of overflowing […]
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Girl Fest 2017
Celebrating the Portland Festival’s Third Year
Celebrating Girl Fest’s third year.