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Happy Friday! Read up on the latest music news in Press Play, the Portland Mercury 🗞's new web column. Copy chief/writer @roberthamwriter kicks it off right meow: portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/…

PDX ARTISTS! Holla at us one time if you've got any holiday music we should know about 👉🏾👉🏾👉🏾[email protected]

Local Hip-Hop News: Bossin' Up is TONIGHT with BIG AkayelaJ 💪🔫, New R&B from Motaz, Cool Nutz Delivers "Strife," covi. 🎈's 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯 𝘐𝘴 𝘖𝘶𝘵, and WYNNE's debut mixtape #iFiMay! portlandmercury.com/sneaker-wave/2…

Hey, look! A fresh batch of the Best Concerts in Portland: November 21-December 4 portlandmercury.com/music/2019/11/…

Ok but that’s bc “Nightmare Before Christmas” is a Halloween movie AND a Xmas movie

Read our review of @federalePDX's new album 𝑁𝑜 𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒, and then go see them live: TOMORROW at Mississippi Studios! portlandmercury.com/music/2019/11/…

Two Portlanders are up for #GRAMMYs WYNNE announces homecoming show Janet Weiss (@jazzzhand) talks Sleater-Kinney exit Mandy Moore will visit Portland on tour & All Portland'5 Centers for the Arts venues get “sensory-friendly” certification portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/…

Read Ben Salmon's story and interview on Wet Fruit, and then go see them live tonight at the DougFirLounge! portlandmercury.com/music/2019/11/…

Read our interview and story featuring Seattle Afrofuturist artist SassyBlack, who plays tonight at DougFirLounge. portlandmercury.com/music/2019/12/…

I sing the theme song for a will smith animated movie coming out xmas day. Tune’s out now. Brb just gonna jump in a river of fire to make sure my life is real 🔥💙

It’s time for another edition of Press Play, our weekly roundup of Portland-centric music news! portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/…

We asked some integral local folk—artists, DJs, curators, bookers, label owners, and fellow journalists who help make the Portland music scene go ’round—for their very important opinions on the best of 2019. Here they are: portlandmercury.com/music/2019/12/…

Here Are the 19 Best Concerts in Portland: January 2-15 portlandmercury.com/music/2020/01/…

Need to look away from the horror on your timeline for a few minutes? Here are a few Portland music-related developments that could bring you joy today and (hopefully) in the future... portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/…

While Portland’s live music calendar is notoriously dry in January, for the last few years, Girl Fest has been holding it down. Read our story & get ready for another epic showcase featuring headliner Chong the Nomad + a full weekend of GF events!🚺🎉🎸🎤portlandmercury.com/music/2020/01/…

Are you getting back into the groove of things after the double holiday whammy? The music world is starting to pick up a head of steam: festival lineups and tour announcements, fresh tunes, and a look back at the year (and decade) that was.... Press play! portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/…

Rest in Peace, Neil Peart 💔

Press Play! Soul'd Out closes its festival doors; three big tours are coming to town; Joseph delivers two new live gems on Vevo; the Oregon Symphony announces its 2020-21 lineup, and more! portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/…

This could be one of our final chances to see Janet Jackson slay songs like "That's the Way Love Goes," "Control," and "Together Again" on this scale. portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/…

Some rad (and not so rad) new developments related to the Portland music scene to be aware of: SXSW is cancelled over COVID-19 concerns, big changes at She Shreds, Wynne goes live on Vevo, and more! portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/…