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The snow has melted and your path is clear to head to top-notch events from Erykah Badu to Terence Blanchard and from Fuyu Fest to Live Wire Radio: Aubrey Gordon, Kari Ferrell, and more! MONDAY LIVE MUSIC Lomelda with TomberlinIndie project Lomelda was started by Texas-born singer-songwriter Hannah Read back in her teen years. With […]
Hello Trash Pandas and welcome back to the Trash Report. I’m Elinor Jones, and I’ve missed you so much! I didn’t write a column last week because I was on “vacation” at freakin’ Disneyland, because a thing about having kids when the world is on fire is that you feel bad about how fucked up […]
GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Stay warm and cozy inside with our roundup of the latest food news, from a vintage-inspired bar to Steeplejack‘s new location. For more ideas, check out our Valentine’s Day recs and our food and drink guide. OPENINGS Good MeasureThis new greengrocer, deli, coffee shop, and natural wine retailer hosted its grand opening in […]
This weekend, hit up your Valentine/Galentine/Palentine and rendezvous at cheap and cheerful events from Reputation vs. Lover – a Taylor Swift-ish Party to a Lunar New Year Food Fest and from Live Action Oscar Nominated Short Films to the final weekend of the Portland Winter Light Festival. For more ideas, check out our roundup of this […]
Every February, Black History Month reminds us of the year-round significance of supporting Black-owned businesses and highlighting their contributions to our communities. We’ve made it easy for you by gathering a number of Black-owned bars and restaurants, from the pro-sex worker operation Meals 4 Heels to Gregory Gourdet’s Kann. For more ideas, check out our food […]
Start thinking about your summer plans: The 2025 PDX Live concert series will bring acts including Jamie xx, Men I Trust, and the Roots to Pioneer Courthouse Square. “Roses” rapper SAINt JHN is declaring it festival season with his forthcoming album and tour. Plus, Taylor Tomlinson will head to town to sling jokes for the […]
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 […]
I’m not sure whether to say Happy Black History Month, Happy Valentine’s Day, or Happy Apocalypse, so I guess I’m saying all of the above. The world is cold, dark, and strange—and yet, we still need to find some joy in the madness. No matter what February 2025 has in store, at least we know […]
The board games most of us grew up with aren’t very good. Risk is sloppy, minimalistic, chance based, and it takes too long, Monopoly makes you a slave to dice rolls and outsized punitive nonsense. Battleship is an exercise in profound randomness—less a game than a way for time to structurally dribble away. The modern, […]
Welp, the team at True West have done it again, folks! Yesterday they dropped the full line-up of PDX Live shows they’ll be hosting at the the Square, AKA Pioneer Courthouse Square, in August, and it’s a real doozy, per usual. Find the line-up and ticket links below. If you’re even thinking about checking out […]
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