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Sellwood Community House Curates Free Live Music in Sellwood Park All Summer Long 

Come for free shows featuring mostly local artists on Thursday and Friday evenings.
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Prepare the picnic, lay out a blanket, and put your toes in the grass, folks. Summer in Portland means delighting in some live music al fresco, including within one of our city’s southernmost neighborhoods.  Head on down the Springwater Corridor to Sellwood Park, where the nonprofit Sellwood Community House is curating not one but two […]

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Yr City’s a Sucker: The Best LCD Soundsystem Songs (Released Since They Last Played in Portland)

Sixteen years after their (alleged) final bow in Portland, we look back on the best songs they’ve released since their last Portland show in 2010.
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I was there. I was there on May 29th, 2010, when LCD Soundsystem played their last show in Portland, at the Roseland. I was exhausted and the drunks at the barricade were seriously obnoxious, but I knew it would be my very last chance to see James Murphy’s beloved dance-punk act, who had announced that […]

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Mercury Music Picks: Sierra Ferrell For Real, Quasi Score Japanese Silent Film, and Michelle Zauner Cries in Tomorrow

Plus Portland Music News and New Music Portland!
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Last week was a real Portland doozy, so much so I had to split to Central Washington to chill out for a minute. The tough decision to post up at a generator show in lieu of catching Midwest emo daddies American Football was made, and happily. Two of Portland’s tuffest punk outfits, Carny Cumm and […]

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Mercury Music Picks: Boot Scoot Your Boogie at Friends in Low Places

Plus, crush a Capri Sun with Juicebox, and get primitive with Marisa Anderson.
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This past week was kooky-busy with extraordinary shows, showcasing but a fraction of what Portland, and the world, are on musically. The Mercury’s Music Issue launch party was a great success; the bands—KEEKS, La Isla Electronica, Isabeau Waia’u Walker, and the Barbaras—all crushed their sets. When, not if, you have the chance, check out all […]

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The Mercury 2026 Music Issue: “All Genres, All Generations, All Genders”

Now is always the time to lock in with the music around you.
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What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury‘s 2026 Music Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support us here.—eds. Portland music, and Portland in general, is currently experiencing a renaissance, and all that […]

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Mercury Music Picks: Mix Master Mike Chops It Up and Forty Feet Tall Get Higher at High Limit Room

Plus Portland Music News and New Music Portland!
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Last weekend was kooky-beautiful outside. Or at least it looked that way while convalescing in my sickbed… That means that Darkswoon, FKA twigs, Only Fire, Six Sex, and more were missed by this lowly music editor. The absolute pits! But I suppose sickness can be framed as a reminder to be proactive about seeking joy.  […]

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