"Today marks the release of the Mercury's first Music Issue since pre-pandemic. Edited by yours truly, the issue is stuffed silly with heaps good music features, including a Portland music map, album reviews, a summer festival roundup, Justin Townes Earle's Portland years, a Turn! Turn! Turn! update, Portland musicians' favorite food spots, and more. Scoop it at hundreds of places across the city and don't forget to pull up to our Music Issue Launch Party at Turn! Turn! Turn! on May 14 from 6 pm to 10 pm featuring Keeks, Isabeau Waia'u Walker, the Barbaras, and La Isla Electronia."
"And just like that... Summer festival season is upon us thanks to the immaculate music programming of the St. Johns Bizarre! It's the summer opener Portland wants AND deserves. A rare Barbaras performance, the hooded mysticism of the Dreckig dancers, and the Forty Feet Tall "FUCK ICE" call-and-return with the locked-in crowd busted my kundalini wide open over the course of the glorious day in beautiful downtown St. Johns."
"What really unwound the snake at the bottom of my spine was Ruminants. I hadn't done a ton of research on the three-piece before the Bizarre and was fully bodied by the experience. At what was only their fourth show ever, the Ruminants world-builders were the perfect transition from the Bizarre's hardest-hitting band to date, Forty Feet Tall, into the hushed musings of Alan Sparhawk."
"Consisting of real Portland weight in plucker supreme Marisa Anderson, Unwound's low-end punisher (and fellow Master of Library Science recipient) Sara Lund, and the many-fingers-many-pies key twinkler Sam Coomes, it's a PNW supergroup of the highest order. Don't miss their fifth show, when/wherever that may be."
A music issue returns after the pre-pandemic period, featuring Portland-focused coverage such as a music map, album reviews, festival roundups, and stories tied to Justin Townes Earle’s Portland years. The issue also includes updates, musician recommendations, and additional music features. The release is paired with a Music Issue Launch Party at Turn! Turn! Turn! on May 14 from 6 pm to 10 pm, with performances by Keeks, Isabeau Waia'u Walker, the Barbaras, and La Isla Electronia. Summer festival season is framed through St. Johns Bizarre! with rare Barbaras performances, Dreckig dancers, and Forty Feet Tall’s call-and-return. Ruminants is highlighted as a key transition act, followed by another strong Portland lineup at Swan Dive featuring Yuvees and Lonely God’s booking.
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