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by Suzette Smith The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! My notes from yesterday, about today’s news, simply read:…

The long-awaited Nasalrod split album is finally here; get frenetic at the Polaris Hall vinyl release show. by Jenni Moore This week, a Portland rap prodigy releases her first-ever single, Nasalrod’s long-awaited vinyl split has arrived, and Blossom teases a rock song from her new album! Come get into the new music news that’s happening…

Independent Bookstore Day, 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade & Carnival, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Don’t know what you’re doing this weekend? You will after skimming our weekend guide, which features low- and no-cost events from Portland Independent Bookstore Day to the 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade & Carnival and…

by Anonymous I worked for you for five years. You gave me raises and promotions. The whole team took pictures with my toddler daughter at our all staff meeting. Carrying her around like a little football. Later, a group of teenage girls disguised as middle aged women you hired came forward and told you they…

by Anonymous Wow Elvis Costello is coming to PDX and he’s not playing at the urine soaked Roseland but my favorite concert venue Edgefield. Got to get tickets, but something has changed! Oh it’s the seating, they took the area close to the stage and filled it with chairs for $400 a seat upper class…

If a participatory budgeting campaign gets off the ground, residents would be able to spend 2 percent—about $15 million—of the city’s budget each year on community projects. by Taylor Griggs If Portland residents were given access to a percentage of the city’s budget to work on projects most important to them, what would they choose?…

Plus, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and More Event Updates for April 25 by EverOut Staff Friends and frequent collaborators Charli XCX & Troye Sivan are teaming up to make their fans sweat. Indie pop singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers asks that you don’t forget her—or to buy tickets to her upcoming tour. Plus, Neil Young &…

by Taylor Griggs The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support!  GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! It was quite nice out yesterday, huh?…

Guest starring super special guest comedian ZAK TOSCANI! by Wm. Steven Humphrey Are you looking for a hilarious, live comedy show where YOU can walk away with a fabulous PRIZE (or two)? Well, you’re in luck, because Mercury Geniuses of Comedy, Arlo Weierhauser and Kate Murphy, are your hosts for the most diabolical, hilarious, and…

by Wm. Steven Humphrey The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! Get ready for a gorgeous…

“I post fetish content on the internet. How worried should I be that someone, like a future boss, might find out?” by Dan Savage I’m a cis gay man in Canada. Other than my supportive enby partner of five years and a few close friends, most people in my life don’t know that I’m a…

by Courtney Vaughn The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! The sun decided it likes us…

With super special guest star, ZAK TOSCANI! by Wm. Steven Humphrey Are you looking for a hilarious, live comedy show where YOU can walk away with a fabulous PRIZE (or two)? Well, you’re in luck, because Mercury Geniuses of Comedy, Arlo Weierhauser and Kate Murphy, are your hosts for the most diabolical, hilarious, and EVIL…

TEDxPortland, José González, and More Top Picks by EverOut Staff We’ve got a special delivery: all of the best events Portland has to offer this week in one handy roundup. Find details on everything from José González to Combo Chimbita with Pachyman, and from TEDxPortland to Legally Blonde The Musical, here. MONDAY LIVE MUSIC CheekfaceCheekface…

by Anonymous I had just sang the Beatles, and walked off the karaoke stage. You were dancing in the crowd, I kept noticing you. Your hair is gold blonde, and you had on a classy long coat. When I walked over to talk with you, you said you’re a 60’s person, I was thinking that’s…

Making Earth Cool: Earth Day Celebration, Record Store Day, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15 by EverOut Staff Celebrate Portland’s favorite holiday, 4/20, by blazing up and heading to one or more of the ultra-chill events we’ve rounded up here, from Making Earth Cool: Earth Day Celebration to Record Store Day 2024 and…