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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.
In the music column this week: We’re looking at this will they or won’t they weekend weather and showcasing some shows to make plans about—never fear, only one of them is this weekend.
Cozy Blossom Sunday Sessions Show
Cool Nutz supports Too $hort’s Portland stop
Jay Si Proof’s album release show calls for costumes!
In this week’s music column:
The debut record by Portland-based neo-soul singer-songwriter Julia Logue will brighten your dark winter days
Golden Boy headline a show at Portland Music Month
The incredible Jamila Woods visits Portland in February
Let’s show some love to the visuals. Here are music columnist Jenni Moore’s favorite music videos from Portland groups.
This year Wynne cosplayed as Marilyn Monroe, Nonbinary Girlfriend’s Anaïs Genevieve burned a wedding dress, and Mal London searched an abandoned barn for his missing date. We’re showing love to music videos made by Portlanders in 2023. Here are are music columnist Jenni Moore’s five favorites.
Let’s show some love to the visuals that amplify, compound, or elevate the vibe. Here are are music columnist Jenni Moore’s five favorites.
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The year 2023 is on its way out the door so it’s time to find a hot show to ring in the New Year. There’s no shortage of shows to attend—from Ural Thomas and the Pain to Reptaliens to a Cowboy Prom at Polaris Hall. We’re hipped you to many of these picks as they […]
From our Hear in Portland music column this week:
Untraditional Christmas songs from notable locals
Your last a chance to relax to live music before Christmas craziness hits
Portlanders can see Y La Bamba in January—as part of Portland Music Month!
Our music column this week:
A new collab from a Portlander who just moved away 😢
A New Year’s Eve show where you might end up on a rooftop 🌹
And a show to add to your January calendar—it’s about to be Portland Music Month!
Hear in Portland this week:
The Thesis celebrates nine years of lit, local-focus hip-hop!
Ms. Arietta Ward throws you a party for HER birthday
Two prolific Pacific Northwest drag queens roast the holidays.
What music shows could warrant braving all this WEATHER? We’ve got some hot ones HEAR IN PORTLAND.
Check out our music column this week to read about a hip-hop showcase celebrating nine years of lit, local-focus shows, an eccentric birthday show for one of Portland’s most seasoned soul singers and the holiday season’s unmissable duo drag queen blowout at the Schnitz.
Hear in Portland music news this week:
“Just Have Fun!”—the new joint EP from Covi. & Drae Slapz—is… really fun!
Jenny Don’t and the Spurs headline a New Year’s Eve cowboy prom
Portlanders reeling from the 1905 closure, check out Keys Lounge
Your music news Hear in Portland this week:
One of the area’s most beloved nonprofits is raising funds to start an all-ages venue
Portland rapper-producer Fountaine farewell shows
Ural Thomas and the Pain headline a stacked New Year’s Eve bill
Our swift immersion into the busy holiday season means a slow season—for concerts and releases—is also upon us. Still, there’s a local rap show to get into next week, a Cameroonian-American multi-instrumentalist pushing the boundaries of indie rock at a Mississippi Studios, and a diverse array of musical genres and sounds coming up on the […]
Portland is a mecca for coffee lovers, and if the fall season is any indicator, there’s going to be lots to love in a mug this holiday season. Whether you’re stepping into your basic bitch era while clutching a can’t-miss offering in a red cup å la Big Coffee or snuggling up to drinks from […]
Portland-based rapper Wynne handed out hit after hit this year, both on and off her “Some Like It Hot” EP. We sat down with the emerging star to discuss her album, her tour, and her career’s steady, hard-won climb.
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