Aw... bogus.

Well, there are always house shows.

super bummer.
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First they came for Dekum Manor,
Then they came for Satyricon.
Then they came for Artistery

PDX really needs more all ages venues, and a few years ago, I probably wouldn't have said that. House shows are on a decline because of a really negative and destructive element that seems to be infiltrating them. People who live at places that run house shows just don't want to deal with the headache of young people who steal laptops and graffiti neighbors properties.

That doesn't mean we should give up though.

they did it with no funds, everyone was a volunteer, nobody got paid - this sucks

All-ages venues come and go. If you don't have govt funding and you can't sell booze....that's a pretty steep hill to climb.

Great, another hipster venue I've never heard of didn't make any money. Shocking.

Let's open a new one in the South Waterfront.

I remember when they tore down my favorite young person venue years ago to build condos. I'm sure another place will spring up.

I have a lot of respect for places like this. Ten years is no pop-up arts venue.

@Oregometry: You are quite stupid.

What ever happened to the Stumpclub? They had benefit shows, put out a compilation - all to help fund an up-and-coming all-ages venue. Did it ever happen?

Am I, ROM? All the best all-ages venues in Portland shut down years ago: Meow Meow, Pine St., etc. The new era is places like the Woods and Backspace. They're just not the same, and the small-sweaty-loud venues are a thing of the past, as today's kids flock to the Hawthorne Theater.

@Oregometry The Woods is a 21-plus venue.

Ah, damn. I haven't been there yet, and I was thinking it's all ages. I stand corrected.

@Oregometry. Yes, you are. Reading the quote in this post, you may notice that "not making money" is not the reason it's closing its doors. Yet you are shocked it's closing its doors because it wasn't making money? Um, the logic you're using to form your opinions isn't based on the info presented in this story (which points to "you = stupid").

It was around for 10 years. And many of the shows were free to attend. And there was a record shop upstairs. Your comment is straight up dumb, bro. Whining about hipster shit isn't always that easy.

Actually, I was basically trolling because this was a venue where I never made it out to a show. Thanks.

Then why in the world would you disagree with me calling you on your stupidness? I mean, you seem pretty self-aware for a troll.

I encourage you to TRY HARDER with your trolling next time. "This hipster _____ is _____" is boring.

Oregometry should choke on a tube sock.

-Nate fucking Klett

Because people that take blog comments seriously enough to immediately make personal attacks are....aw, fuck it, i can just go to OregonLive for this kind of conversation.

Ok, fine. You're not stupid. But your comment was!
That's not a personal attack any more, right?