Mercury Staff

Cheer The Fuck Up: An OK Chorale Holiday Pop Songs Sing-Along It’s only three days until C-day, and you’re already sick of all the usual Christmas tunes. Tonight, Portland’s OK Chorale will chase those twinkly silver-bell songs out of your head with “Cheer the F**K Up!,” an evening of singing along to music you actually […]

Re-run Theater: Holiday Special Double Feature The Hollywood celebrates not only the Christmas season, but five years of bringing the absolute best—and the cringiest—of television history to the big screen via Re-run Theater. As an example of the best: A Black Adder Christmas Carol. As an example—nay, the example—of the cringe: The Star Wars Holiday […]

Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Zone, Homeboy Sandman Ian Bavitz, more popularly known by his rap moniker Aesop Rock, might just be one of the best white dude rappers around. Armed with his characteristically deep-pocket vocabulary and a new sense of vulnerability, his latest effort, The Impossible Kid, touches on the realities of living with […]

Rock for a Reason Holiday Toy Drive The fourth annual Rock for a Reason Holiday Toy Drive gives you the opportunity to party down to with some of the city’s best whiskey-soaked country, dusty Americana, and foot-stomping bluegrass acts, all while supporting a great cause. Just bring one new unwrapped toy and enjoy the show! […]

David Bazan, Advance Base Last month Pedro the Lion frontman David Bazan released Dark Sacred Night, a compilation of his down-tempo renditions of traditional Christmas songs. These 10 mournful covers reflect the stormier emotions the holidays can inspire. Bazan coaxes the darkness out of our annual yearning for “tidings of comfort and joy,” and instead […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story No, BB-8 isn’t in this one. BUT WAIT! Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has a bunch of other stuff going for it—like the chance to see badass Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) lead a motley crew of insurgent Rebels as they steal the plans to the Death Star! With […]