Posted inTBA
At the 2025 Time-Based Art Festival, West Coast Is Best Coast
After losing federal grant funding, TBA pushes forward with queer opera, Native storytelling, and radical soundscapes.
Lindsay Costello
Lindsay is the Portland Mercury's staff writer, covering all things arts and culture. Send arts tips and pictures of birds to lindsay@portlandmercury.com.
Posted inAlbum Review
Album Review: The OO-Ray’s Marginals Is a Sonic Vigil
Portland experimenter Ted Laderas meditates on forgotten disasters through distorted cello and droning electronics.
Posted inDo This, Do That
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: August 25–31
This week: Lodestars of Portland’s grunge-pop and soul history, plus a tropical sundae.
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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: August 18–24
This week: Ethereal indie, cinema with snacks, and more art at Lloyd Center.
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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: August 11–17
Four comedians and an Afrobeat legend take the stage this week, as do burgers.
Posted inMovies & TV
Second Run Portland: Shinji Sōmai’s Moving Is the Luminous Coming-Of-Age Film You’ve Never Seen
Plus, Gakuryū Ishii’s punk-inflected vision and two cinema vérité documentaries head to the screen this month.
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Album Review: Charlie Hilton’s River of Valentines Is Ghost-Pop On the Breeze
The Blouse vocalist crafts 28 minutes of lo-fi hush with sunlit mystique, flashes of harpsichord.
Posted inDo This, Do That
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: August 4–10
This week: pugs, hot sauce, and two of the buzziest names in indie rock.
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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: July 28–August 3
From wild cherry pizza to ’70s sci-fi, this week’s events are a summer fever dream.
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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: July 14–20
How often can you view a shark dissection and listen to ambient music in a sun-dappled garden in the same week?
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The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: July 7–13
Outdoor parties, an AANHPI market, and a dog-friendly bike ride signal that summer is alive and kicking.
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Album Review: Swinging’s Debut Album Is a Drift Worth Following
My Bed Is A Boat is a lush, emotionally exacting release from the Portland band.