Jenni Moore

A new full length album from Portland-based rapper Milc
A song written from the perspective of our music columnist’s boisterous and goofy 75-pound dog—it’s good!
How is this Beyoncé dance night not sold out?
We’ve got your fresh local music updates happening Hear in Portland.

Pickathon favorite Butcher Brown tours through to support Solar Music
Portland’s date with Wynne approaches
Revolutions Per Movie’s first live podcast taping—with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck!
Here’s the good music news, Hear in Portland!

This show-heavy Hear in Portland update has details on Portland’s date with Wynne, Pickathon favorite Butcher Brown’s December show, and Revolutions Per Movie’s first live podcast taping—with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck! Read our weekly music column by regular Mercury contributor Jenni Moore!

This week the cold rolled in to duet with Portland’s seasonally appropriate perma-rain. And while we want you to stay warm, we also want you soaking in these listen-worthy happenings in Portland’s active music scene. For instance, the rapper behind one of the summer’s bounciest tracks is about to headline the Thesis’ second to last […]

A fire repair benefit for Mississippi Records challenges you to dress like our favorite (or not!) album cover
Dial into the slowed down + reverb version of Karma Rivera and Chilifa Nem’s “Taraji P”
We consider Providence Park’s recently announced glow-up possibilities
Get into the music news—Hear in Portland

Just a week before Christmas, the Domo Branch and Charlie Brown will lead the 17-piece Brown Branch Big Band in tribute to jazz legend Count Basie.

Domo Branch and Charlie Brown will lead the 17-piece Brown Branch Big Band in tribute to jazz legend Count Basie, Portland-based Nigerian singer-songwriter Izzy Baba Melo drops “Something Huge,” and there are many, excellent places to catch A Beat happening, but this one is free. Get into these local music happenings, right Hear in Portland. 

•Brown Branch Big Band honor jazz legend Count Basie
• Portland-based Nigerian singer-songwriter Izzy Baba Melo drops “Something Huge”
• The many, excellent places to catch A Beat Happening
• Get into these local music happenings, right Hear in Portland. 

Domo Branch and Charlie Brown III offer a modern twist to jazz legend Count Basie at a holiday tribute show.

•Brown Branch Big Band honor jazz legend Count Basie
• Portland-based Nigerian singer-songwriter Izzy Baba Melo drops “Something Huge”
• The many, excellent places to catch A Beat Happening
• Get into these local music happenings, right Hear in Portland. 

The weather is reliably soggy, and the world is dark right now; we don’t know about y’all, but we are ready for some premature holiday cheer, chill beats, and “SOMETHING HUGE.” Get into these local music happenings, right Hear in Portland.

Of course Chris Slusarenko should have a music and film podcast.

The frontman of Eyelids and former owner of Clinton Street Video, Chris Slusarenko started a podcast. Plus, we’re sobbing about Dame D.O.L.L.A.’s “Farewell” and vibing with A Beat Happening at OMSI—this week Hear in Portland.

PDX Pop Now! for Fall, NYC rap duo Armand Hammer at Polaris Hall, and Dame D.O.L.L.A features in yet another soft focus music video shot in a Portland rose garden. This is your local music news Hear in Portland.

No more leaving town for a bit—we’re staying HEAR IN PORTLAND to catch up on Dani Danger’s debut music video, and a powerful song about trans erasure from Bijoux Cone. Plus, there’s still time to check out the final shows at the Doug Fir’s soon-to-close Jupiter Hotel location.

Greetings from the season of Wynne.

This column became a regular Wynne update so gradually… no, we knew. New Wynne single alert! Great experimental pop show alert! And Travis Scott added a second Moda Center show. This is the week… Hear in Portland!

This week is filled with happy local music developments, like Wynne invited lots of local hip-hop talent to support her upcoming “Some Like It Hot” tour—from Mic Capes, to Bocha and Donte Thomas, to 3Way Heff—but we’ve got some even more exciting music news afoot. This week we’re over the moon about The Thesis on […]