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[Read all of the articles in our Portland Fun Guide HERE! Looking for a print copy? Look at this handy-dandy map!—eds.] Sometimes when life gives you lemons, you can make lemonade. Other times, you just look at the lemons and deeply seethe at your misfortune. Like, lemons? Again with the fucking lemons? WHAT HAVE I DONE […]
Now that we’re in the thick of Portland’s pollening and have been enjoying some ridiculously gorgeous days, we’ve also been loving some new tunes perfectly primed for sunny weather soundtracks. This week we’re bumping a gorgeous new single by soul songstress Veana Baby, looking forward to Portland band Night Heron’s album release gig, and adding […]
On god, this is the last time I claim this to be the most poppin’ week for live music in Portland! Because I reckon every week from now until October will be The Most Poppin’ week for live shows in Portland. That said, this coming week does have one of the gigs of the year, […]
For fans of Broadcast, Stereolab, Darci Phenix The intrinsic pursuit of understanding and connection is deeply embedded in the works of Portland (and Nevada City) based multidisciplinary artist Danielle Stech-Homsy; her new project—the Blue Knots—releases its sun-dappled debut album, Becoming Noise, on April 25. Dating back to her work as Rio en Medio in the […]
Did someone order a sexy wraith?
Hello friends, and welcome to The Trash Report! This is a space for talking about what’s happening in the world. The Mercury is publishing a “Portland Guide to FUN” issue this coming week, and I have been asked to play along, even though much of the news right now is very—how you say—not fun. I’d […]
This week brings a congee destination to heal whatever ails you, plus a matcha cafe and a new Schilling Cider taproom. Plus, wine country destination restaurant Ōkta is set to make a comeback soon. For more ideas, check out our Easter food guide and our food and drink guide. OPENINGS Cozy CongeeOwner Jihae Kwon soft opened […]
Whether you’re blazing for 4/20 or praising during Easter this weekend, there’s plenty of fun to be had on this two-fer holiday weekend. Step out for happenings from the Flip Side Vegan Market to Church of Outhouse: An Easter Drag Spectacle & Zine Release and from Nurture: A National Poetry Month Reading to the Oregon Garden’s […]
Oscar Wilde originally wrote Salome in French because he predicted it would be quickly banned in Victorian-era England. (He was correct.) Wilde revised an English translation, but he never saw his play produced in either language—by that time, he’d been imprisoned for “gross indecency,” AKA having sex with other men in Victorian-era England. Salome was allegedly […]
We’re putting newly announced events on your radar—lucky you! The Marías will bring their bilingual indie pop to the Moda Center this summer. Lucy Dacus, queer icon and one-third of boygenius, is on tour supporting her fourth solo album Forever is a Feeling. Plus, N.W.A legend Ice Cube will speak truth to power on a […]
Pizza: light of our lives, food divine, perfection in a slice. It is said in Virgil’s Aeneid, that Aneas—exiled from his home after the destruction of Troy by the Greeks—ate pizza on the travels to the Roman homeland. Since that mighty spearman chowed down, pizza has sat at the center of the world’s table. Family, […]
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 making a […]
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