Plus a Portland supergroup album release and Lollipop Shoppe launches a free music series ... For fans of the reformation of iconic Portland punk bands, the reformation of iconic Mid-West emo bands, and other good music ... Portland MusicNews..
Plus an African highlife legend, electronic music overlords, and Portland music news ... And he’s right, highlife is an expansive music style first taking shape in the late 19th century that has continued evolving to this very day.
... ourselves? Heavy questions on a sunny summer day in July that certainly aren't answered in this week's MercuryMusic Picks, but are simply brought to the fore and the clouds pass by overhead. .
Music has such a powerful impact, able to form community in such a short span of time ... and learned through music and community, let’s get to it! Tuesday, July 1 Wu-Tang Clan / Run the Jewels.
Music has such a powerful impact, able to form community in such a short span of time ... and learned through music and community, let’s get to it! Tuesday, July 1 Wu-Tang Clan / Run the Jewels.
This week is full to the brim with fabulous concerts, AND—most exciting—sees the release of the Mercury’s 2025 Queer Issue! The issue’s theme is “Be Gay, Do ...
AND WE’RE BACK! There’s so much rad(ical) music on the horizon in the coming days/weeks/months, it's hard for anyone to keep track of! Thank goodness for resources like MercuryMusic Picks, huh?? .
I usually try to save the MercuryMusic Picks intro for joy… This week’s a little different ... When I was very young, like five or six, my dad took it upon himself to begin my country music education.
Plus get Dragged Into Sunlight, tear it up with Chlorine, and Portland music news! ... All this is to say that music—live music especially—is so fucking special and grounding, and we shouldn’t take it for granted.
Plus electronic music daddies, PNW favorites, and Portland music news! ... The Mercury will be relaunching our Spotify channel soon! Give it a follow and keep your eyes peeled for the official launch with tons of playlists updated on the daily! .
The second of Portland’s two big May 9 release shows is for MiracleMusic from long-running doom-psych outfit Grails... a music festival, a craft fair, a parade, and a food-lovers oasis ... Portland Music News..
God damn, god damn, god damn—as Beyoncé would say—there’s a lotta stellar music being made in Portland right now! LongtimeRip City psych-outs, Grails drop their new album the same day as up-and-coming pop-punkers Alien Boy.