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Say Howdy to Portland’s Newest Country Western Bar and Venue

Switchback Saloon is giving us somethin’ to tonk about.
Avatar photo by Cody Tracey

Put on your boots, cowpoke! Honky-tonk tunes are coming back to life at 4847 SE Division, the former home of the beloved Landmark Saloon.  Shortly after the Landmark closed its doors in February 2026, two regulars rallied to resurrect it. Scott Phillips and Graham Talley are carrying on the country-western tradition from the same 4,000 […]

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Turn! Turn! Turn! Lives! Lives! Lives!

After months of uncertainty, new owners take over the venerated North Portland venue.
Avatar photo by Nolan Parker

Christmas came way early yesterday, April 1, when it was announced via Instagram that the longtime venue on the corner of North Killingsworth and Williams, Turn! Turn! Turn!, has found new owners to carry on the space’s storied legacy of providing Portland with a music living room.  The news comes at a pivotal juncture in […]

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