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PHOTO ESSAY: Best in Bow-Wow-Wow
The Rose City Classic dog show brings out the best in poochies—and their owners.
The Rose City Classic dog show brings out the best in poochies—and their owners.
A Streetcar Named Desire at Imago Warms up as It Goes
Tennessee Williams' tragedy foretells the doom of living in a dream.
Tennessee Williams' tragedy foretells the doom of living in a dream.
Dig! XX Revisits the Friendship and Fall Out of Two Famously Eccentric Indie Bands
Dandy Warhols and Brian Jonestown Massacre were best-friend bands that eventually became bitter-enemy bands.
Dandy Warhols and Brian Jonestown Massacre were best-friend bands that eventually became bitter-enemy bands.
Film Review: Wolf Man Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
Like he did with The Invisible Man, in 2020, director Leigh Whannell has tried to bring a Universal Studios monster into an all-too-common family dynamic.
Like he did with The Invisible Man, in 2020, director Leigh Whannell has tried to bring a Universal Studios monster into an all-too-common family dynamic.
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.
The Brutalist Looms Large
Everything about Brady Corbet's new film is big—the scale, the runtime, the acclaim.
Everything about Brady Corbet's new film is big—the scale, the runtime, the acclaim.
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.
Best Bites of 2024: A Portland Pizza That Distilled the Summer Sun
Mercury food critic Andrea Damewood on the 10 best things she tasted this year.
Mercury food critic Andrea Damewood on the 10 best things she tasted this year.
The Mercury's Favorite Culture Moments of 2024
Doing something stupid in Ladds, dressing up for the movies, and finding catharsis at live shows, et al.
Doing something stupid in Ladds, dressing up for the movies, and finding catharsis at live shows, et al.
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.
The Mercury's Favorite Movies of 2024
Film Critic Dom Sinacola on his 10 favorite features of 2024 and where you can watch them.
Film Critic Dom Sinacola on his 10 favorite features of 2024 and where you can watch them.
A Complete Unknown Satisfies Only Your Lowest Expectations for a Bob Dylan Biopic
Director James Mangold’s latest bit of Oscar bait has the vibrancy and depth of a Wikipedia article.
Director James Mangold’s latest bit of Oscar bait has the vibrancy and depth of a Wikipedia article.
The Mercury's Favorite Books of 2024
On this list, revolutionary writings share space with Portland zombies and memories of the Barefoot Contessa
On this list, revolutionary writings share space with Portland zombies and memories of the Barefoot Contessa
Björk Friday Is an Annual Anti-Thanksgiving Drag Show That's Been Happening for Seven Years
Every year, Portland drag performers gather on consumer culture’s greatest holiday and lip sync to Björk.
Every year, Portland drag performers gather on consumer culture’s greatest holiday and lip sync to Björk.
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.
Steam Rice Roll King Makes the Best Cantonese Rice Rolls You’ll Find in Portland
These handmade, freshly-steamed rice rolls with exciting fillings like Spam and five-spice beef brisket are already in hot demand.
These handmade, freshly-steamed rice rolls with exciting fillings like Spam and five-spice beef brisket are already in hot demand.
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.
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Portland Drag Queen, Sue from Corporate, Bids the Scene "Sue Long" For Now
Sue delivers talking points on how many wigs it takes to move cross-country, and why nothing is scarier than corporate culture.
Sue delivers talking points on how many wigs it takes to move cross-country, and why nothing is scarier than corporate culture.
Queer Is a Romance with a Dead Wife Problem
Director Luca Guadagino is out to make William Burroughs romantic. He mostly succeeds.
Director Luca Guadagino is out to make William Burroughs romantic. He mostly succeeds.
Theater Review: Waiting for Godot Is Samuel Beckett—Straight, No Chaser
Portland's Irish theater-focused company Corrib has devoted this season to Godot and works that respond to it.
Portland's Irish theater-focused company Corrib has devoted this season to Godot and works that respond to it.
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.
Gladiator II Is Just Gladiator With Jacked-up Howler Monkeys
Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel could have examined the first film’s legacy and reimagined the warrior archetype. But nope.
Ridley Scott's long-awaited sequel could have examined the first film’s legacy and reimagined the warrior archetype. But nope.
Film Review: In Heretic and Don't Move Meek Heroines Fawn and Freeze
This fall, femmes find new ways to survive.
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.
Cosplay Break: Bask in the Charm of Costumed Fans at Kumoricon 2024
After 20 years, Oregon's largest anime convention is still volunteer-led and bursting with enthusiastic energy.
Secret Aardvark Drops Hot Nut News
The Portland-area hot sauce company celebrated 20 years of flavorful, spicy sauciness with a new snack.
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.
How Portland’s Rose City Rollers Became Roller Derby Champions Again
With standout jammers and unmatched teamwork, Wheels of Justice dominates the track to claim Women's Flat Track Derby Association's highest honor.
Allee Willis: Creative Force, 'Dangerous Woman,' Songwriter Behind Friends Theme
A new documentary The World According to Allee Willis reveals your favorite artists’ favorite artist.
How Portland Became a Roller Derby Mecca
Rose City Rollers commemorates 20 years by hosting the sport’s global championships on their home turf.
Infinite Life: A Play About Pain That Hurts So Good
Third Rail Repertory kicks off its 2024-25 season with a work by contemporary theater star Annie Baker.
Could the James Beard Public Market Rise From the Corpse of Corporate Failure?
Long envisioned as Portland's version of Seattle's Pike Place, the market would also provide an answer to downtown’s dearth of fresh produce.
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
Theater Review: Wicked Found Wanting
The beloved musical is stuck in 2003, which feels a little weird two decades later.
Mikki Gillette's Hero's / Healer's Journey Begins With a Content Warning
No More Candy is charming and adorable, even as its characters work through very heavy traumas.
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.
Pasar Is the Snack Sister of Beloved Portland Indonesian Restaurant Wajan
This Northeast Alberta spot is all about sampling smaller plates of Jakartan street food.
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!
Comedian Tina Friml on Being “Unforgettable”
Two performers dig into what's so funny about disability.
Megalopolis is Francis Ford Coppola's Gloriously Dumb and Luminous Opus
When it's truly singing, the infectious film gestures at the passion and poetry that come from an artist with nothing left to prove.
Film Review: My Old Ass Is a Horny Teen Sex Comedy Meets Time Travel Tearjerker
It's Fall! So here's your pansexual Hallmark movie.
What Art Goes
With Your Job?
Make art, truth, and beauty
work for you for a change.
TBA Review: Yelling Choir by Maxx Katz Commands Sonic Space
Freed from the confines of predictable harmony, riotous sound can stimulate emotional release.
Beatlemania Through the Eyes of a Beatle
Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm provides the ultimate insider’s view of a singular cultural event.
TBA Review: Goner Contains Some of the Best Booty-Shaking You'll Ever See
Is Malik Nashad Sharpe's choreography a means of torture, escape, or memory?
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.
A Look at Portland’s Arts Funding Upheavals, One Year In
Portland no longer runs its arts grants program exclusively through the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC); here's what's changed.
John Early Isn’t Afraid to Be the Asshole
The comedian talks Britney and brattiness ahead of his Portland show.
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.
Dyke Hoops Courts Community in Portland's Queer Sports Scene
A growing pickup basketball group ensures all players can shoot their shot.
The Mercury's Time-Based Art Festival Picks
Don't miss the dance parties, itty bitty music collages, and complete cacophonies—planning your TBA 2024 itinerary is an art form in itself.
A Moment of Appreciation for Comedy in the Park
In its fourth year, Kickstand's outdoor comedy experiment continues to expand—with its first-ever, all-day fest!
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.
City of Portland Gets Back With the RACC to Distribute Small Arts Grants
After last year's contentious fallout between the the Regional Arts & Culture Council and Commissioner Dan Ryan's office, many worried RACC would be shut out.
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!
Portland's Favorite Experimental, Time Based Art Festival Bounces Back
On the TBA 2024 schedule: weird music, Black horror, and an opera about the prime meridian.
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.
Portland Pickles’ Ten Cent Beer Night: Bad Idea Gone Good?
Big professional sporting events kind of suck now; it’s an open secret that neighborhood games with good snacks are what’s actually fun.
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.
Remembering Chef Naomi Pomeroy, Whose Vision Cemented Portland’s Rustic Yet Refined Reputation
The culinary force behind Beast, Expatriate, Ripe Cooperative, and recently Cornet Custard, Pomeroy still had so much left to share.
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.
Where To Get a Great Sandwich AND AN EQUALLY GOOD Chocolate Chip Cookie
Portland is home to many fine sandwich makers; some of them are also cookie bakers!
Tracing the History of Queer Spaces in Portland
Silverado was once Flossie's; Lowensdale Park was once a place to cruise—take a brief dive into a history of our city's queer spaces.
Portland Drag Clown Carla Rossi Climbed Jeffery Gibson's Installation at the 2024 Venice Biennale
Artist Jeffery Gibson invited Carla Rossi to climb his installation on the US pavilion.
The Cowboys Are Back in Town
Ahead of the 8 Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo, bullfighters and riders amble through Portland's nightlife.
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."
Portland Chefs Again Win Top Honors at the James Beard Awards
Oh, we were actually just talking about Langbaan and Gregory Gourdet being wonderful.
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?
Ponder the Mysteries of Greg in Middletown Mall
Third Rail Repertory Theatre closes out their season in a mall wasteland.
Portland Playwright Mikki Gillette Imagines Warhol Superstars Behind the Scenes
Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, and Jackie Curtis never quite escape the Factory of Blonde on a Bum Trip
Ten Years of Food Reviews (and One Apology)
Portland food critic Andrea Damewood revisits three restaurants and one food cart that have deliciously endured.
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
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.
Theater Review: Hand2Mouth's Spring Show Speaks With the Living, the Dead, and Death
Memento Mori unfolds as a series of sketches, and when the actors speak, they kill.
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.
Evil Does Not Exist Is About Glamping and Other Forces Beyond Our Control
The new film from Drive My Car director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi strays from the clean conservationist message that would typically accompany such beautiful cinema of the natural world.
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