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Hear in Portland: Keeks Calls on Femme Queens to “Move!”
Portugal. The Man play Revolutions Per Movie podcast, and Wynne spits “Rug Burn” verses from a sofa.
Portugal. The Man play Revolutions Per Movie podcast, and Wynne spits “Rug Burn” verses from a sofa.
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.
Acoustic in Lola's Room, bands in the Crystal Ballroom, and your plans for the weekend—all set.
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.
MusicPortland put the annual celebration on pause for 2025, citing complications from the election and a desire to expand its vision.
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.
Nonbinary Girlfriend and Kye Alive co-create a NYE Experience, and Black Belt Eagle Scout feels like a perfect kickoff to 2025.
Eric Isaacson of Mississippi Records Is Retiring From Booking Shows
He wants you to take up the mantle.
He wants you to take up the mantle.
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.
Plus, Cool Nutz planned a Christmas-themed hip-hop "Festivale," and Ural Thomas plays his own 85th birthday party.
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.
Plus, the Barbaras play an unmissable irreverent post-Thanksgiving country show and Fountaine's "throw away album" catches flame.
Hear in Portland: Mal London’s 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.
Salami Rose Joe Louis's Dream Pop Makes Catastrophic Ecological Degradation Sound So Good
See her Tuesday in Portland at Jack London Revue.
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.
Hear in Portland: Rihanna’s 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
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!
What's Wrong With the Dare?
This Portland indie heartfelt went full New York sleaze, and we're dancing to it.
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.
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.
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)."
Portland Opera Makes
History Come Alive
Our Oregon debuts commissioned work about poet and advocate Shizue Iwatsuki.
An Abridged Oral History of Seattle’s Greatest Rock Band, Pretty Girls Make Graves
"Our first or second show was opening up for Fugazi. That’s amazing, right?"
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!
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With Your Job?
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work for you for a change.
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.
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.
TBA Review: Te Moana Meridian Proposes Moving the Prime Meridian
Sam Hamilton makes a solid proposal; Mere Tokorahi Boynton sings it in te reo Māori.
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.
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.
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.
Photo Essay: Pickathon Night Mode
Our annual photo essay brings you beautiful live music moments from Elephant Revival, Durand Jones, and Pahua.
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!
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
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.
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.
Hear in Portland: Oregon Wildfires Ignited Inspiration on Rasheed Jamal's The Mandala Effect
Plus, Blossom and Night Heron split the bill at Hey, Love and a Beat Happening lands at L’Atelier Yaffe.
Would a Lloyd Center Music Venue Answer Live Nation's Portland Incursion?
Local promoter Monqui teams up with AEG to compete with reviled music monopolist that is currently being sued by the DOJ.
HEAR IN PORTLAND: We Hear Destiny's Child in Majik9's Catchy New Anthem
Plus, Lambo Lawson headlines the Thesis, and Childish Gambino says he's retiring his stage name—right after all these releases and tour dates.
Hear in Portland: Live Local Music Pride With Karma Rivera at Lollipop Shoppe
Plus, Nonbinary Girlfriend on the Rontoms Summer Sessions patio, and Wynne gives us some welcome “Rug Burn."
Hear in Portland: Soulful Singer Dani Danger Releases "Break This Spell"
NBD, acclaimed rapper Donte Thomas casually drops four new songs, is Aminé's Best Day Ever festival actually a best weekend?
Hear in Portland: Maita Announces New Album want, Teases "girl at the bar"
Plus, Jeffrey Silverstein's “Gassed Up” Psychedelia Folk Rock, and Freddy Trujillo's Record of Chicano Experiences
Mercury Music Picks: Seattle Hardcore Band Blood Brothers Reunite for US Tour
Pickathon delivers second 2024 lineup, Babehoven headlines Polaris Hall
Laughing Matter
An Interview with the Most Fascinating Man in New York—and His Puppet Frog Dr. Love—Ahead of His Show in Portland.
Popular Music From Parenthetical Girls
Zac Pennington and Prudence Rees-Lee's album Minor Works includes a 17-piece Russian chamber orchestra that was recorded via Zoom.
Spend the Night Celebrates Nine Years of Electronic Dance Music Parties
Todd Edwards and Conducta headline the anniversary at Holocene, which also features STN resident DJs tag-teaming the warm up set.
HEAR IN PORTLAND: Nonbinary Girlfriend, Moorea Masa & The Mood, and New Music from Talilo Marfil
Get the latest music news (and latest tunes) to stick in your ears.
Hear in Portland: Could the New Anthem for Women’s Basketball Come from a 14-Year-Old Portland Rapper?
The long-awaited Nasalrod split album is finally here; get frenetic at the Polaris Hall vinyl release show.
Hear in Portland: St. Johns Rapper Mat Randol's The World Keeps Spinning
Plus, soul singer-songwriter Julia Logue at Jack London Revue, and we hear Kyle Smyle Again.
Sleater-Kinney Gives Hometown Portland the Eras Treatment
Nothing says "We love our fans," like a five-song encore.
Mercury Music Picks: Blonde Redhead, Drew McDowell, Xavi, Kath Bloom
Sleater-Kinney's Crystal Ballroom show is strangely affordable right now on the resale sites.
Chastity Belt’s New Album Live Laugh Love Is Tongue-In-Cheek and Totally Serious
Who knew comic bangers could also be honest confessions about frustrated aimlessness, loneliness, and finding purpose? This Seattle indie band did.
Hear in Portland: Pickathon's 2024 Lineup, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs' Broken Hearted Blue
Orquestra Pacifico Tropicale, Caicedo, and Seattle's Terror/Cactus play a cumbia-forward show you must not miss.
Candid Reflections From Music Pioneer Laurie Anderson on Releasing Rage, Yoko Ono, and Amelia Earhart's Legacy
Anderson brings her Let X = X tour to Portland with New York jazz ensemble Sexmob handling the horns.
Hear in Portland: Hip-Hop Night the Thesis Moves to Lollipop Shoppe
Jakki and the Pink Smudge's sunny new single “Going Up,” and country-tinged, rock-infused Chris Stapleton at Ridgefield.
Hear in Portland: You'll Want the Foamboy Eating Me Alive Bandcamp B-Sides
Earthgang’s WowGr8 and Wynne "Cut & Paste," China Forbes adds a second record release night at the Reser.
Project Pabst Music Festival Provides the Portland Piece in STRFKR's 2024 Tour
Okay sure, Billy Idol is playing, but look at this local lineup: Gossip, Alien Boy, Glitterfox, and even La Luz swooping in from Seattle.
Hear in Portland: Ben Harper to Headline the 2024 Waterfront Blues Festival
Young Gifted and Black plan a party to rebrand; rapper Milc and producer Televangel collab on Extra Phish.
Hear in Portland: Rappers Fountaine and Silv Punch Out Bangers on Bare Knuckles Collab
Where to catch the next single and DJ set from Zyah Belle; Khruangbin plays two epic live shows this summer.
Hear in Portland: Portland-Based Vocalist and Violinist Chibia Opens an Excellent Leap Day Show
Plus, rockers Sheer Mag deliver a call to arms, and a survey of local Black jazz, soul, improvisation-based artists at Holocene.
The Mercury's 2024 Portland Jazz Festival Picks
From Bob James Quartet to Sudan Archives, the fest's 21st year brings boundary-pushing legends to Portland, Bend, and Seattle.
Hear in Portland: Kingsley Headlines Black History Month Event the Blacker the Berry
Plus, who is the celebrity hairstylist in Mal London's new video? And the Decemberists unpack their first music release in over six years.
North Portland Jazz Club the 1905 Announces Reopening Plans
The Mississippi district music venue closed suddenly in November 2023; new management claims to have remedied its financial issues.
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