Google Maps Along with it being actual autumn right now, it appears to be autumn in the lives of several restaurants around town. Here’s a rundown of what’s closing and what’s already closed. Yen Ha, the beloved Vietnamese spot on Northeast Sandy, is saying goodbye on October 21. Known for pho, seafood, and karaoke, the […]
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Ned Lannamann is a writer and editor in Portland, Oregon. He writes about film, music, TV, books, travel, tech, food, drink, outdoors, and other things.
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What We’re Listening To: Ari Lennox, Helm, Tom Misch, and More!
Ari Lennox, Shea Butter Baby Dreamville/Interscope 2019 A small sampling of what Mercury editorial staffers have been listening to lately. Ari Lennox, Shea Butter BabyI’ve been listening to soul/R&B artist Ari Lennox on the regular, but since she hasn’t yet toured to Portland, it hasn’t been relevant for me to write about her in the […]
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Fifty Years on, the Beatles’ Abbey Road Is as Catchy and Mercurial as Ever
Photo by Bruce McBroom © Apple Corps Ltd The Beatles’ Abbey Road celebrates its 50th anniversary this week, and while the album is an undisputed classic, virtually every way you can describe it comes with a caveat. It’s the final album the Fab Four recorded, but it isn’t the last one they released. It’s lengthy […]
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3 Doors Down Café Is Changing Ownership
3doorsdowncafe.com The owners of Hawthorne district eatery 3 Doors Down Café and Lounge—located on Southeast 37th, just north of Hawthorne—are selling off the restaurant. Kathy Bergin and Dave Marth, who have operated 3 Doors Down for more than 25 years, have sold the business to Michael Galloway and Jeff Saulsbury. Per a press release: No […]
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Eugene Brewery Oakshire Now Has a Taproom in Portland
Meg Nanna The original Oakshire brewpub has long been one of Eugene, Oregon’s low-key gems: a simple, unfussy taproom with an emphasis on beer, accompanied by a small cluster of food carts outside. Brewing in small batches, Oakshire usually has something new and worthwhile to offer with each visit, although their reliable standbys—including their Amber […]
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A Handy Guide to Portland’s Best Record Stores
Jess Hutchison Portland is a vinyl town. Sure, coffee, bikes, and beer get all the headlines, but record hounds know the real truth: This is a city of DJs, and it’s powered by 12-inch slabs of wax. Naturally, Portland has an embarrassment of riches as far as places to score your next vinyl fix, and […]
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Undone‘s Rotoscoped Animation Is in Service of a Sneakily Emotional Story
Amazon Prime Video Two BoJack Horseman alum—Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg—are behind the stunning new show, Undone, and all eight short episodes are now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. (Don’t mix it up with the similarly titled and similarly well reviewed Unbelievable, which went up on Netflix today—entirely different show.) Beyond their pedigrees, there’s almost […]
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Music to Your Ears: A Guide to Portland’s Best Record Stores
Portland’s best places for vinyl. Plus, a rundown of musical instrument stores.
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Oakshire Comes to Portland, with Guamanian Food
The Eugene brewery opens up an outpost in the former Old Salt space.
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The Goldfinch Review: In the Age-Old Battle of Books vs. Movies, Books Win Again
Warner Bros. Pictures If you’ve read Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch, I am happy to report there’s zero need for you to sit through the remarkably tedious two-and-a-half-hour movie adaptation. If you haven’t read The Goldfinch, I am happy to report there’s zero need for you to sit through the remarkably tedious two-and-a-half-hour movie adaptation. This […]
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So What’cha Watching? Our Current TV and Streaming Obsessions
This Way Up, Hyperdrive, Gallery Girls, and More
This Way Up Channel 4 To steal a line from the current-best show on TV, HBO’s Succession: Here at the Mercury, we work hard, but we play soft. (Why would you play hard?) And all that soft play comes in the form of winding down in front of the tube. So what are we watching […]
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Neil Young’s New Album Will Include a Live Track Recorded in Portland
When Neil Young played the Keller Auditorium earlier this year, he debuted a new song called “Rainbow of Colors.” The tune, a catchy waltz, was one of the only songs—maybe the only?—that Young played on electric guitar during that otherwise acoustic solo appearance, and was a memorable highlight. With thunderous guitar chords, a sing-along melody, […]