Who’s ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and events; our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider […]
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Don’t Be Sad, the Waterfront Blues Festival Is Back
In a new partnership with TrueWest, the festival expands our understanding of the genre.
Nolan Parker
Posted inMercury Music Picks
Mercury Music Picks: Birthdays for Commonwealth Skate and Mallbrawlreds, Rare Portland Appearances by Derek Hunter Wilson and Visible Cloaks
Plus Portland Music News and New Music Portland!
Nolan Parker
Posted inSports
Timbers Preview: A Season of Questions
Ahead of their season opener this weekend, it’s not clear that the Timbers have done enough to rejoin the ranks of the elite in 2026.
The Portland Timbers won their first playoff game in four years last fall, but the 2025 season was otherwise largely a disappointment. After a relatively strong start, the Timbers won just two of their final 14 games—limping to a middling eighth place finish in the Western Conference and doing little to arrest the notion that […]
Posted inDo This, Do That
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for February 16-22
This week: magical zodiac animals, Japanese sake, and leather dom daddies.
You’d be forgiven if you find feelings like bliss and enchantment difficult to access, but this week’s events will ease you in that direction: Georges Méliès’ hand-inked silent films gain a brilliant live score, Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore are the sirens of Polaris Hall, and Roman Norfleet & Be Present Art Group present a […]
Posted inEverOut
The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Feb 13–15, 2026
The Off Beat Grand Opening, Portland Night Market, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $20
There’s lots to love in our weekend guide, with festive events from the Portland Night Market‘s Tunnel of Love edition to the Q Center’s Heated Rivalry Valentine’s Night from The Off Beat Grand Opening to Volume Bomb Presents Valentine’s Day Crusher. Plus, if the urge for new ink strikes, go get a Friday the 13th […]
Posted inGood Morning, News!
Good Morning, News! New Mercury in Print, Feds Keep Changing Tactics, Neighbors of Portland ICE Facility Tell It to the Judge Today, EPA Wants To Kill Us, Senate Dems… Did Something?
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! There could be some snow arriving in the upper elevations as soon as Monday, and in the […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Emerald Fennell Has Made the Least Fucked-up Version of Wuthering Heights
This film seems destined for a long and vibrant afterlife of teenage slumber parties.
No amount of blood and puke can cover this romance.
Posted inMusic
Meet The Off Beat: Portland’s Newest All-Ages Music Venue
Friday the 13th sees the all-ages venue opening in the former Dancin’ Bare strip club.
Cody Tracey
Posted inEverOut
Ticket Alert: The Black Keys, Holly Humberstone, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week
Plus, Sierra Ferrell and More Event Updates for February 12
Get ready to *add to cart*. Blues rock duo The Black Keys will hit the road to support their forthcoming album, Peaches! English indie pop darling Holly Humberstone stops in Portland on a North American romp. Plus, alt-country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sierra Ferrell brings her Heavy Petal Tour to Edgefield this May. Read on for […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Mercury Review
The latest entry in Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s high-spirited satire of their own lives is a funny big budget time travel misadventure.
For nearly 20 years, Torontonian best friends Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol have chronicled the everyday existences of Torontonian best friends Matt (Johnson) and Jay (McCarrol) as they attempt to book a show for their band, Nirvanna the Band, at local venue the Rivoli. Granted, they’ve never acknowledged that their band name might be a […]
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FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to Glitterer, Grieves, FIA, and MORE!
Who’s ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and events; our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to the Mercury, please consider […]