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Hear in Portland this week: • acclaimed local rapper Donte Thomas casually drops four new songs, NBD! • We are immediately in love again with Dani Danger's new track "Break This Spell" • Aminé's Best Day Ever sounds like it might actually be a Best Weekend...

Funky jazz saxophonist Karl Denson celebrated another birthday at San Franciscos Fillmore, using the occasion to deliver a funky fiesta for the new year.

GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.) • Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell Will Step Down, as Mayor Announces Interim...

Your contribution to the Mercury supports our editorial team. We try to ask unobtrusively, but there have been a couple surveys where an overwhelming number of readers said we should remind them more. The Mercury believes in Portland and smart, local journalism—we also like fun, sex, and staying curious about one another. Without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good Morning, Portland! Yesterday, when news editor Courtney Vaughn was working hard to...

No more leaving town for a bit—we're staying HEAR IN PORTLAND to catch up on Dani Danger’s debut music video, and a powerful song about trans erasure from Bijoux Cone. Plus, there’s still time to check out the final shows at the Doug Fir's soon-to-close Jupiter Hotel location.

GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.) • Amid Stifling Heat Wave, Multnomah County Lacks Dedicated Shelter Spaces Two years...

TODAY'S TOP OWLET is four owlets.

•Orquestra Pacifico Tropicale promises new songs and a third album •Dani Danger's gorgeous new "Addicted to Love" is good listening for the inevitable traffic jam at the 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Jeremih concert.

This week's Hear in Portland shouts a new collab track from Weezbeats and Fountaine, the next installment of Rose Tinted's live series and—oop!—some Lizzo live news. The Mercury's music news column Hear in Portland returns for another treasure chest of show and new music recommendations. This week we want you to check out a new collab track from Weezbeats and Fountaine, the next installment of Rose Tinted's live series, and—oop!—some Lizzo ...

Go online for a night at The Cool Spot December 15 2020 The dream of Portland jazz musician Darrell Grant, itll feature live music, performance and more on Friday, Dec. 18. So, you can click on a link, sign in and enter a live jazz club? Well, kind of, as Portland musician Darrell Grant presents an innovative night of online fun in "The Cool Spot," 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18. The event blends live jazz from a Portland club, theater, commentary and conversation to be "a place outside the...