Mercury Staff

7 things to do for April 3

A couple weeks ago Travel Oregon presented our state as a sort of Miyazaki-esque wonderland. This month the Hollywood Theatre makes it a Miyazaki wonderland by putting all his films on their giant curved screen, starting with Princess Mononoke. But that’s not the only magic available to you, dear adventurer. Jungle takes over the Wonder, […]

8 things to do for April 1

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12 things to do for March 31

Hurry Up, Sad Horse, Pumping Iron, Ghost Frog Hurry Up is the unholy trinity of Maggie Vail (bass), Kathy Foster (drums), and Westin Glass (guitar). It’s also kind of a super-group: Vail fronted the now-defunct Bangs, she and Foster represent two-thirds of the Strange Babes DJs, and Foster and Glass play in the Thermals. On […]

5 things to do for March 29

April Fool’s Day is the fuckin’ worst. Luckily this year, Easter, which is a pretty goofy holiday in its own right, supercedes it, and even more luckily, Artists Rep has moved Thanksgiving back to Easter this year anyway. Which sounds a little nuts, but that’s nothing compared to what Rachel Bloom is about to unleash […]

Ministry, Chelsea Wolfe, The God Bombs Those old-school goths rushing to the Roseland to witness the classic industrial metal of Ministry (because after all, every day is Halloween) should not miss out on the new-school sludgy darkness of Chelsea Wolfe. Now six excellent albums in to her career, Wolfe’s angelic voice rises from the pits of hell in an unstoppable […]