Keeks, FKA Maarquii, recently dropped the second single to come out under her new moniker. by Jenni Moore Well folks, if you’re reading this you’ve made it to 2025. This week we vehemently support the seasonal urge to be a hermit, unless you have a really good reason to leave the house. One such good reason includes an early-February charity event that’ll take the form of a live Revolutions Per Movie podcast taping, as well as a movie screening and Portugal. The Man mini-concert. Before that, get into two new music releases that deserve your attention—right Hear in Portland.  MUST LISTEN:  New release(s) from a Portland-relevant artist.  “Move!” Keeks On January 8, rapper & local ballroom star Keeks (formerly known as Maarquii) dropped her second single to come out under her new moniker to major streaming platforms. “Move!” addresses and claps back at the violence being committed against trans women around the country—typically at the hands of cishet men.  “I would really advise you hoes to leave the dolls the fuck alone,” says Keeks at the top of the song before getting into her first verse. Over an industrial beat by Snugsworth—generously peppered with distorted guitar—Keeks encourages other femme queens to defend themselves by any means necessary: “News flash: Aint nobody trickin’ him/ bitch come get your nigga from me and my bitches have to put the blick in him/ I’m a leave a sharp stick in him/ now your family is missing him/ I’m blowing a kiss to the casket/ I’ve about had enough of the racket.” In the chorus, Keeks urgently chants her plainly stated advisory: “Move, niggas getting violent/ These niggas ain’t okay/ These niggas getting aggravated and I’m trying to see another day.” In an Instagram caption promoting the single, Keeks wrote: “The election was so funny to me because either way nothing was going to change for trans women! I’m absolutely sick of the dehumanization, the sensationalist and harmful rhetoric, the whole lot [of] it. I don’t believe in fear mongering but I do believe in being realistic,” she says, adding “Dolls, it’s time to take note of the way we keep ourselves and each other safe and protected.” We concur. “Rug Burn” (Live Performance Video), Wynne A couple weeks before the New Year, hometown hero and rising Portland rap star Wynne dropped some more new content, adding to her string of impressive live performance videos, like the recent recording of “Bad Girl” captured live from the trails at Multnomah Falls. Just like “Bad Girl,” “Rug Burn” is from her forthcoming sequel to her Some Like It Hot EP, which Wynne previously told the Mercury will combine to make a full-length album. In the intimate new video, shot and edited by Riley Brown, Wynne spits “Rug Burn” verses from a sofa in her pajamas, accompanied by a string quartet playing sheet music of the song arranged by Alexis Mahler. Wynne's business partner and audio engineer Itay Lerner conducts Mahler on viola, Chibia Ulinwa on violin, Lily Breshears on harp, and Amelia Hunnicutt on cello. ADDED TO THE QUEUE:  Some upcoming music buzz to add to your radar. Revolutions Per Movie with Paul Williams, Portugal. The Man Local podcast, Revolutions Per Movie has another live show coming up, in early February at Cinema 21. In addition to a screening of the 1974 horror-comedy musical Phantom of the Paradise, host Chris Slusarenko will discuss the film with its star and primary songwriter Paul Williams. The evening also includes an enticing mini-set from Portland psychedelic pop and indie rock band Portugal. The Man. Top that all off with a good cause—the show's profits support Frances Changed My Life, a nonprofit that raises funds for rare pediatric disease research. Get a taste of what to expect, from this recording of a former RPM event with special guest Peter Buck of R.E.M. (Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st, Fri Feb 7, 7 pm, $30, tickets here)