Mercury Music Staff

From Weird Al Yankovic to David Byrne.

Phoebe Bridgers, KPSU’s Amp Fest, and 21 Savage.

ERYKAH BADU Wed 4/18 Arlene Schnitzer BENNETT RAGLIN / GETTY IMAGES The ninth annual Soul’d Out Music Fest is drawing some of the best R&B, blues, hip-hop, and soul musicians from around the globe to Portland’s stages. The lineup is jam-packed with highlights, but here are the Mercury’s five can’t-miss artists for this year’s festival. […]

From the legendary Erykah Badu to Portland’s own Maarquii.

Tyler, the Creator, a Johnny Cash tribute, and the Pickathon kickoff party.

Kelela, Take Me ApartJessica Dennison + Jones, Jessica Dennison + JonesMidwife, Like Author, Like DaughterMichael Nau, Some TwistFred Thomas, Changer—JOSHUA JAMES AMBERSON Mount Eerie, A Crow Looked at MeGreat Grandpa, Plastic CoughBoreen, FriendsDowntown Boys, Cost of LivingGirlpool, Powerplant—CAMERON CROWELL Haim, Something to Tell YouJuana Molina, HaloSweeping Exits, Glitter & BloodAlex Cameron, Forced Witness(Sandy) Alex G, […]

BLOWOUT GEORGE CUTRIGHT Like most years, 2017 was bittersweet. We gained some iconic records, like Kendrick Lamar’s Damn and Mount Eerie’s A Crow Looked at Me. We lost some treasured idols, like the forever-heartbreaking Tom Petty and Portland’s own Fred Cole. And we turned to music to navigate life in a world that feels like […]

From meeting our idols to crying at their concerts, these are the Mercury’s best musical moments of 2017.

From Protomartyr to Priests, here are the best records of 2017 (according to Mercury music writers).