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The Wonder Ballroom has long been a springboard for queer pop icons launching into the stratosphere, from Durand Bernarr’s concert last spring ahead of his Grammy win to the local stop nearly 20 years ago of Lady Gaga’s Fame Ball tour. Swedish producer and beatsmith Cobrah slithered into Wonder’s pantheon on Wednesday, April 1 during […]
No matter where you’re from, you’re probably aware of live music’s restorative powers. Rather than extol the virtues of this exercise, let us guide you through Portland’s best places to take your ears on a date. ALADDIN THEATER 3017 SE Milwaukie Located in the Brooklyn neighborhood, the Aladdin Theater first opened as a vaudeville house […]
The best places to take your ears out on a date.
Here are Portland’s best music venues.
On the Julie Ruin’s sophomore album, Hit Reset, Kathleen Hanna’s still queen of the neighborhood.
Bob Mould’s “never too old to contain his rage,” and it’s cause for celebration.
WHEN I THINK of places I want to eat, I think of restaurants, not extensions of concert venues. I might get a plate of fries at the Berbati’s bar/eatery annex while waiting for the show to start, or a platter of onion rings upstairs at the Doug Fir in between opening acts, but I’m not […]
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