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Mercury Music Picks
Yesterday
2:00 PM
Mercury
Music Picks: Hyperpopâs Enfant Terrible Alice Longyu Gao and Berlin Darling Nils Frahm at It Again
Plus electronic music daddies, PNW favorites, and Portland music news!
Nolan Parker
Movies & TV
May 8
3:30 PM
Film Review: Björk'sÂ
Cornucopia
Is What a Concert Film Should Be
How is it possible to be a literal deity while so deeply human?
Nolan Parker
Music
May 7
1:00 PM
Album Review: Slowing Down with elijah jamal asani
,,, as long as i long to memorise your sky ,,,
explores both inner and celestial heavens.
Robert Ham
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Hear In Portland
May 7
11:00 AM
Hear In Portland: Local Queens Esparanza Spalding and Karma Rivera Drop Emotional New TunesÂ
Read all about what’s on the music forecast in the latest HIP!
Jenni Moore
Mercury Music Picks
May 6
9:45 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: Uh Oh, Portlandâs Alien Boy and Grails Host Album Release Parties the Same Night!Â
Plus the stacked lineup at St. Johns Bizzare and the nostalgia of the Jesus Lizard, Alison Moyet, and Slowdive
Nolan Parker
Music
May 5
6:00 PM
Album Review: Fading Responsibly With Alien Boy
Pushing through anxieties and fears on new album
You Wanna Fade?
Robert Husseman
â Advertisement â
Music
May 5
8:00 AM
Album Review: Times Infinityâs
Boy on Horse
Is Worth the Wait
The heater new LP delivers the sonic assults we've been missing
Ryan J. Prado
Music
May 1
11:30 AM
The Buzz with Melvinsâ Frontman King Buzzo
New album Thunderball, grunge history, and what’s next.
Melissa Locker
Music
Apr 30
4:45 PM
Fans of PDX's Upgrade, Mass Timber, and Sustainability Just Got a New Anthem!Â
DJ Avelanche's fire video for “PDX (Wooden Roof)” is a fun who’s who of Portland hip-hop
Jenni Moore
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Mercury Music Picks
Apr 29
11:30 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: Michael Hurley Memorial and Björk in Portland??
Plus big rave energy, hardcore, and Portland music news.
Nolan Parker
Music
Apr 24
11:00 AM
Name All the Punk and Metal Cameos in Nasalrodâs New Music Videoâif You Can!
“The Maker” is a mini-epic and love letter to Portland.
Ben Salmon
Hear In Portland
Apr 23
10:00 AM
Hear In Portland: Night Heron Album Release, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, and New Music by Veana Baby
Read all about what’s on the music forecast, Hear In Portland!
Jenni Moore
Mercury Music Picks
Apr 22
11:30 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: Cyberplasm and Help Get Loud in Old Town
Plus Beacon Sound takes over Sou'Wester, three must-sees at Holocene, and Portland music news!
Nolan Parker
Music
Apr 21
4:30 PM
Album Review: The Blue Knots Share Their Sun-Dappled Debut
Becoming Noise
The new project’s micro-beat exploration is now your spring soundtrack.
Nolan Parker
Mercury Music Picks
Apr 15
11:00 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: Black Water's Back, These Fucking Hands Last Show, and a New Performance by Yelling ChoirÂ
Plus reunited slowcore bands, Extradition’s spring concert, and Portland music news!
Nolan Parker
Music
Apr 10
1:00 PM
Gang of Four Bassist Dave Allen Has Died
The Portland music juggernaut was 69, and had struggled with dementia.
Nolan Parker
Music
Apr 10
11:00 AM
The Top 10 Releases to Seek Out on Record Store Day 2025!
Pharoah Sanders, Charli xcx, Sunn O))), and more to throw on your turntable!
Nolan Parker
Hear In Portland
Apr 9
10:00 AM
Hear In Portland: Feasting on a New Track From Milc, Wynne, and Spinitch
Plus where to catch a Cinco de Mayo cumbia dance party and SiR at the Crystal Ballroom.
Jenni Moore
Mercury Music Picks
Apr 8
10:35 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: Etran de LâAĂŻr Lights Up Wonder Ballroom, An Oregon Music Hall of Fame Benefit Show, and Rosebloodâs Record Release Party
Plus two American Sign Language performances, some Cali hardcore, and vaporwave is back??
Nolan Parker
Music
Apr 6
4:35 PM
The Apple of Portlandâs Eye, Michael Hurley Passes Away at 83
Listen to the outsider folk hero’s songs today and always.
Nolan Parker
Mercury Music Picks
Apr 1
10:00 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: Kraftwerk Techno Daddies, Crystal Quartezâs Record Release Party, and the Launch of the Crush On Everyone Emo Party
Plus transcendent classical, Bay Area noise, and more!
Nolan Parker
Hear In Portland
Mar 26
10:10 AM
Hear in Portland: Epic Upcoming Shows from Oh, Rose, Durand Bernarr, and a Wu-Tang Finale This Summer
Read all about what’s on the music forecast, Hear in Portland.
Jenni Moore
Mercury Music Picks
Mar 25
10:00 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: MSC, James K., and Frank La Roccaâs
Requiem for the Forgotten
Plus local album releases, a major punk venue relocation, and the Reed Zine Fest!
Nolan Parker
Mercury Music Picks
Mar 18
10:30 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: Mother Danzig, Amyl & the Sniffers, and the Linda Lindas
Plus Portland music news!
Nolan Parker
Music
Mar 17
11:55 AM
Can We Make Portland a Music Capital Again?Â
City Councilor Jamie Dunphy has ideas.
Nolan Parker
Music
Mar 13
4:15 PM
Darci Phenix Releases Her Dreamy New Album,
Sable
Learn how the multi-disciplinary Portland artist uses her hands to get out of her head.
Ben Salmon
Music
Mar 13
10:00 AM
Northwest Hardcore Fest, the PNWâs Hardest-Hitting Festival, Is Back
The freshly announced line-up is a biggie!
Nolan Parker
Hear In Portland
Mar 12
10:00 AM
Hear In Portland: Albina Music Trustâs Soul Assembly, Jakki and the Pink Smudge, Keeksâ EP Release
Read all about what’s on the music forecast with Hear In Portland.
Jenni Moore
Mercury Music Picks
Mar 11
10:00 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: Experimental Film and Performance, Local Album Release Parties, and Lots of Dancable Punk
There’s too much going on this week to even list, sheesh!
Nolan Parker
Music
Mar 5
12:10 PM
Eye-Popping
Eyes & Ears
Bijan Berahimi talks to us about curating his massive survey of visuals in music at PNCA.
Nolan Parker
Music
Mar 4
2:30 PM
Gaytheist Return With Frenetic New Album,
The Mustache Stays
It’s the first album in five years from the long-running Portland-based noise-rockers.
Ben Salmon
Mercury Music Picks
Mar 4
10:00 AM
Mercury
Music Picks: Erykah Badu (hopefully), Moondogâs Music, and Unga Dungaâs Second Show
Plus PNW folk punk, the handsomest family, and Portland music news!
Nolan Parker
Hear In Portland
Feb 26
10:00 AM
Hear in Portland: The Thesis and Friends of Noise Getting up in PDX
Plus, new music and visuals from Zyah Belle
Jenni Moore
Mercury Music Picks
Feb 25
3:30 PM
Mercury
Music Picks: The Music Of Alice Coltrane, Steve Reich, and Hardcore Punk
Plus we’re adding local music news to the mix!
Nolan Parker
Music
Feb 25
10:00 AM
Project Pabst
Is Back in a Big Way This Summer
The massive lineup includes Iggy Pop, Devo, Cap’n Jazz, Death Cab, Exploding Hearts, plus so many more!
Nolan Parker
Music
Feb 19
2:30 PM
Pickathon Hopes To Raise $1 Million by March
Survey shows attendees prefer the farm fest indie and eco-friendly, but will they support with their wallets?
Robert Ham
Mercury Music Picks
Feb 18
12:05 PM
Mercury
Music Picks: Erykah Badu at PDX Jazz Fest, Mars Volta at the Moda
Plus three local record release shows + more!
Nolan Parker
Music
Feb 13
11:00 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Javier Zamora, J. Graves, Blind Pilot, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Hear In Portland
Feb 12
10:00 AM
Hear in Portland: Dreckig's EP Release for
Eclipse
Plus, a new concert series in a Portland laundry room and Lo Steele spends Valentine's Day at the Fixin’ To!
Jenni Moore
Music
Feb 11
3:30 PM
PDX Live Concerts Take Over the Square Again This August
Featuring Jamie xx, returning favs the Roots, and beloved Portland band STRFKR!
Nolan Parker
Music
Feb 10
3:52 PM
Say âI DO!â To Live Music and All-Nighters This Valentineâs Day Weekend
Queer hip-hop, black metal, and underground raves make for a packed V-Day weekend in Portland!
Nolan Parker
Music
Feb 6
1:06 PM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Theory of a Deadman, Comedian Maddie Wiener, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Feb 4
3:30 PM
Introducing the
Portland Mercury
âs New Music Editor, Nolan Parker!
How they went from publishing a grass roots music newspaper in Berlin to being Portland’s ONLY music editor.
Nolan Parker
Hear In Portland
Jan 30
3:15 PM
Hear in Portland: Mal London's New Release on "Fresh Finds R&B"
Plus Julimar headlines the Thesis and the Blacker the Berry II celebrates Black creatives.
Jenni Moore
Music
Jan 30
11:13 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy, Los Lobos, Comedian Zoltan Kaszas, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Jan 23
11:00 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Damien Jurado, The Builders and The Butchers, Moe., and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Jan 16
11:00 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Tim Heidecker, Shook Twins, the Portland Folk Fest, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Hear In Portland
Jan 15
5:00 PM
Hear in Portland: Keeks Calls on Femme Queens to âMove!â
Portugal. The Man play
Revolutions Per Movie
podcast, and Wynne spits “Rug Burn” verses from a sofa.
Jenni Moore
Music
Jan 14
2:30 PM
Portland's Folk Festival Breaks Down the Genre's Walls
Acoustic in Lola's Room, bands in the Crystal Ballroom, and your plans for the weekend—all set.
Robert Ham
Music
Jan 9
11:00 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Tank and the Bangas, Death From Above 1979, Rorschach Test, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Jan 7
2:06 PM
Where's Portland Music Month This Year?
MusicPortland put the annual celebration on pause for 2025, citing complications from the election and a desire to expand its vision.
Robert Ham
&
Suzette Smith
Hear In Portland
Dec 27
12:00 PM
Hear in Portland: Three Picks for Live New Year's Eve Shows (That Are Not DJ Shadow)
Nonbinary Girlfriend and Kye Alive co-create a NYE Experience, and Black Belt Eagle Scout feels like a perfect kickoff to 2025.
Jenni Moore
Music
Dec 19
1:00 PM
Eric Isaacson of Mississippi Records Is Retiring From Booking Shows
He wants you to take up the mantle.
Nolan Parker
Music
Dec 19
11:09 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See The Murder City Devils, Leftover Salmon, and Eric Rachmany & Friends!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Hear In Portland
Dec 12
1:40 PM
Hear in Portland: PDX Jazz's Once-In-A-Lifetime Erykah Badu Concert
Plus, Cool Nutz planned a Christmas-themed hip-hop "Festivale," and Ural Thomas plays his own 85th birthday party.
Jenni Moore
Music
Dec 12
11:44 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Ural Thomas, Karl Denson, and MAE.SUN!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Dec 5
11:13 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See MAITA, The Cabin Project, Livingston Taylor & Loudon Wainwright III, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Hear In Portland
Nov 27
8:00 AM
Hear in Portland: Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme's Holiday Humor Intensifies
Plus, the Barbaras play an unmissable irreverent post-Thanksgiving country show and Fountaine's "throw away album" catches flame.
Jenni Moore
Music
Nov 21
11:31 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See The Moth Mainstage, Comedian Phil Hanley, Samantha Fish, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Nov 18
12:56 PM
The
Mercury
Is Hiring a Full-Time Music Editor (Hurry, Applications Due This Friday!)
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Hear In Portland
Nov 14
4:20 PM
Hear in Portland: Mal Londonâs Fourth Album Shows off Pretty Sonics and Flows To Match
Plus, a new show case of local duo and trio collabs, and Justin Timberlake adds a 2025 Portland date to his world tour.
Jenni Moore
Music
Nov 14
11:32 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See The Dandy Warhols, La Femme, Dusters, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Nov 11
1:00 PM
Salami Rose Joe Louis's Dream Pop Makes Catastrophic Ecological Degradation Sound So Good
See her Tuesday in Portland at Jack London Revue.
Dave Segal
Music
Nov 8
11:00 AM
Screaming With Meaning: The Definitive Blood Brothers Lyrics Q & A
Ahead of the hardcore band's sold out show at Revolution Hall, Johnny Whitney and Jordan Blilie tell us what the group's intense, abstract song lyrics really mean.
Suzette Smith
Music
Nov 7
11:24 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Reverend Horton Heat, Des Demonas, Mason Jennings, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Hear In Portland
Oct 24
3:30 PM
Hear in Portland: Rihannaâs New Favorite Song Is by Zyah Belle
Wynne postpones the release of
Speak of the Devil
, but gives us "Bad Girl," and a hot Halloween line-up at Hungry Hungry Hip-Hop
Jenni Moore
Music
Oct 24
10:58 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Pretty Girls Make Graves, Marc Broussard, Two Evils, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Oct 17
11:51 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Nick Swardson, the Portland Book Festival, Jeffrey Martin, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Mercury Music Picks
Oct 16
3:30 PM
Mercury
Music Picks: Once Chance To See That At the Drive-In Doc in Portland
Erykah Badu headlines the 2025 PDX Jazz Festival, and we have NEW Haley Heynderickx songs—INCOMING!
Suzette Smith
Music
Oct 14
3:00 PM
What's Wrong With the Dare?
This Portland indie heartfelt went full New York sleaze, and we're dancing to it.
Cameron Crowell
Music
Oct 11
1:00 PM
André 3000 Is Seriously Weird Live
Audience members called for OutKast hits, Mr. Benjamin replied with eerie minimalism and a variety of incredible-sounding instruments.
Dave Segal
Music
Oct 10
11:50 AM
Oregon Folk Singer Jeffrey Martin Captures Live Music Magic at Mississippi Studios
Martin's heart-on-sleeve folk tunes are like walking past a graveyard of love and loss, light and dark, hurt, hope, faith, and uncertainty.
Ben Salmon
Music
Oct 10
11:00 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Portland Cello Project, Bilal, Valley, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Hear In Portland
Oct 9
12:55 PM
Hear in Portland: Isabeau Waia'u Walker Hits the Hard Stuff of Life on
Heavyweight
Seven years of local beatmaker showcase A Beat Happening, and Fountaine flows fast for "Skyrocket (Jump'n)."
Jenni Moore
Music
Oct 3
11:37 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Ta-Nehisi Coates, Haley Heynderickx, Sprints, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Oct 2
3:00 PM
Portland Opera MakesâšHistory Come Alive
Our Oregon debuts commissioned work about poet and advocate Shizue Iwatsuki.
Robert Ham
Music
Sep 30
1:00 PM
An Abridged Oral History of Seattleâs Greatest Rock Band, Pretty Girls Make Graves
"Our first or second show was opening up for Fugazi. That’s amazing, right?"
Megan Seling
Music
Sep 27
12:30 PM
Illuminati Hotties' Sarah Tudzin on Writing All Rippers, No Filler
The not-so-secret Arthur Russell fan could see herself writing a folk record in the future—a folk record that rips!
Audrey Vann
Music
Sep 26
11:00 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Shannon and the Clams, Soul Asylum, The Psychedelic Furs & The Jesus and Mary Chain, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Sep 20
11:00 AM
Portland Opera Makes the Forgotten Resistance of Shizue Iwatsuki Come Alive
Robert Ham
Music
Sep 19
11:00 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Summer Salt, the Portland Erotic Ball, ScareGrounds PDX, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Culture
Sep 18
11:00 AM
What Art GoesâšWith Your Job?
Make art, truth, and beautyâšwork for you for a change.
HR Smith
Music
Sep 12
11:31 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Sky Ferreira, Tokyo Police Club, Wand, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Hear In Portland
Sep 11
3:15 PM
Hear in Portland: Lose Yr Mind Fest Adds Afterparty Dance Nights
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with Alana Rich, and give Oh, Rose's new record some love.
Jenni Moore
Music
Sep 11
1:00 PM
Dreamgaze PDX Revives Portland Shoegaze With a Two-Day Fest in St. Johns
Ben Salmon
TBA
Sep 10
1:05 PM
TBA Review: If You Want Solitude, Stay Far Away From Club Alive
Kye Grant's monthly, genre-fluid event blends participatory art and dance parties.
Lindsay Costello
Theater & Performance
Sep 9
4:47 PM
TBA Review:
Te Moana MeridianÂ
Proposes Moving the Prime Meridian
Sam Hamilton makes a solid proposal; Mere Tokorahi Boynton sings it in te reo MÄori.
Suzette Smith
Music
Sep 5
12:55 PM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Cornelius, Connie Chung, That Mexican OT, the ABBA Tribute, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Aug 29
11:36 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See The Get Up Kids, Comedian John Early, Slipknot, T Bone Burnett, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Aug 19
3:00 PM
Foo Fighters Rock the Hell Out of Portland's New 30,000-Seat Stadium
Providence Park's concert mode is a great addition to the city, and those complaining about it uphold a time-honored tradition.
Melissa Locker
Music
Aug 15
10:45 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Santana w/ Counting Crows, Buena Vista Social Orchestra, Falling in Reverse, and MORE!
Mercury Promotions
Music
Aug 14
4:00 PM
In the Shadow of Writer's Block, Blind Pilot Triumphantly Returns
Last summer, frontman Israel Nebeker suddenly found a path through his eight-year compositon drought.
Ben Salmon
Hear In Portland
Aug 14
11:00 AM
Hear in Portland: Wynne's "Dog In Me" Is an Unapologetic Bop
Plus, a rebrand of the beloved summer block party in front of Green Muse, and Greaterkind's long-awaited
Change of Plans
.
Jenni Moore
Music
Aug 12
4:31 PM
Photo Essay: Pickathon Night Mode
Our annual photo essay brings you beautiful live music moments from Elephant Revival, Durand Jones, and Pahua.
Mathieu Lewis-Rolland
Pickathon
Aug 8
6:01 PM
Pickathon 2024 Maintains the Live Music Magic
The farm music fest sent everyone home with a new favorite band—we were surprised to find plenty were from Portland!
Mark Lore
,
Jenni Moore
&
Suzette Smith
Music
Aug 1
11:34 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Elle King, BLĂ EYES, Junior Brown, Sean Hayes, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Pickathon
Aug 1
7:19 AM
The Mercury's Guide to Pickathon 2024: Nine Music Picks You Must Not Miss
Listen for La Lom, Andi Oasis, and Lo Steele. Plus, our hot anticipation for Geese's Justin Bieber cover
Mark Lore
,
Jenni Moore
&
Suzette Smith
Music
Jul 26
5:00 PM
Behind the Project Pabst Unicorn With Matt Slessler
The music festival returns to Portland with a bill where Billy Idol follows T-Pain, an onsite dive bar, and a brand new big unicorn.
Suzette Smith
Music
Jul 25
1:30 PM
Three Country / Folk-Rock / Psych-Rock Acts That Stood Out at FairWell Festival's Year Two
If you didn't make it down to Deschutes County Fairgrounds last weekend, you should still hear Adeem the Artist, S.G. Goodman, and Black Opry Revue.
Ben Salmon
Music
Jul 25
11:50 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Aquabats, Menomena, Lambrini Girl, The Arcadian Wild, and MORE!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
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