{{image:2}}Old Town is utterly weird, and simultaneously lovely on the evening of Friday, February 21, teeming with loud, drunk bystanders and lines of concertgoers sharing unsolicited advice about DMT trips, complaining about soul-crushing shifts at work, and spouting pseudo-philosophical ramblings. But before Slug and Ant, a series of equally good openers warmed up the crowd. […]
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Press Play: ICYMI Music News for the Week of January 3
“UFO Daze” by Brown Calculus Dir. Kryptic Films Back to life/Back to reality/Back to the here and now, yeah! Faithful readers, while it was a nice holiday break, we have at long last made it into the new year of 2020. I know I can’t be the only one who’s having a hard time solely […]
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Here Are the Mercury’s Favorite Articles We Wrote In 2019
A Mercury staffer hard at work on an important article. efenzi / Getty images Hey, Portland: We love you! And we love writing articles for you to read—be they newsy, artsy-fartsy, silly, or just downright deranged. As 2019 wraps up, we wanted to re-share some of our favorite things we wrote this year, just in […]
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Check Out Dodgr and Mark Ronson in the Music Video for “Freak of Nature” from Spies In Disguise
Dodgr and Mark Ronson working on “Freak of Nature” in the studio. Spies In Disguise If you’re like me and have been all over the place during the Great Holiday Clusterfuck of 2019, you too may have missed out on rising hip-hop artist Dodgr and Mark Ronson’s “Freak of Nature” single, which serves as the […]
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Live Review: Lorde, Run the Jewels, and Tove Styrke at Moda Center, Sat March 10
Lorde at Moda Center, Sat March 10 Katie Summer Run the Jewels Katie Summer “This is crazy to me!” Lorde exclaimed during her show last Saturday night at Moda Center. “Wow! There’s so many of you guys!” Congrats to those who caught the New Zealand singer/songwriter’s last visit to Portland five years ago, when she […]
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Live Review: Princess Nokia at the Wonder Ballroom, Tues February 20
Princess Nokia at Wonder Ballroom, Feb 20 Photos by Cassandra Gonzalez There are simply no words to explain how nervous/excited I was to see Princess Nokia’s live show. Her impressive studio debut 1992 Deluxe is packed with bangers, and ever since taking a deep dive into her thick YouTube catalog, I’ve been obsessed. Beyond her […]
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Live Review: Jessica Lea Mayfield, Thurs Feb 1 at Doug Fir
Natalie Behring Singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield played the Doug Fir last Thursday with fellow Nashvillians Sun Seeker, who opened the show and later joined her backing band. I hadn’t heard of them before that night, but they warmed up the crowd with easygoing psych-rock that sounded inspired by warmer, brighter times and places. Apparently they […]
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Live Review: NXT LVL x She Shreds J20 Party, Sat Jan 20 at PICA
Fuck U Pay Us Miss Lopez Media Fuck U Pay Us Miss Lopez Media The NXT LVL x She Shreds J20 Party at PICA was the place to be Saturday night. The 10,000-square foot performance space was full of booths selling raffle tickets and merch, with projections on every wall and hundreds of attendees who […]
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ICYMI: Hari Kondabolu & Liz Miele at Aladdin Theater [Photos]
Pat Moran Last night, our comedy hero Hari Kondabolu came to the Aladdin Theater to do what he does best—uplift our spirits with crushing criticisms and laughs. Opening for him was Liz Miele, a NYC comedian known for her viral stand-up performance of “feminist sex positions” and her debut album Emotionally Exhausting. We first interviewed […]
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ICYMI: A Perfect Circle at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Sat Dec 2
Jason DeSomer Portland received a rare visit from A Perfect Circle this past Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. With Vicks VapoRub on his feet and plenty of dad jokes, the always-introverted Maynard James Keenan led the band through a 19-song setlist that included “3 Libras,” “The Noose,” and “Weak and Powerless.” At one point […]
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Live Review: Project Pabst at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Aug 26 & 27
Natalie Behring Natalie Behring Project Pabst: the hottest, dustiest music festival where it’s impossible to actually get drunk. I’ve always managed to have a blast, and this year was no different. Highlights from Saturday included the incomparable Lizzo wearing a satin robe and no pants while singing the loop from “Let ‘Em Say” a cappella, […]