After having some friends visit Portland, I started really thinking about what all the great places to go in Portland are. I mean… there is always Powell’s, Saturday market, the rose gardens, maybe the Chinese tea house, and the Japanese gardens as well, and sushi takahashi is a hit. But for how well known Portland is for its music scene, there are only a handful of places I’ve been to this semester to check out. Here's what I've got on the places I've been.
The Doug Fir –
Pluses: GREAT BANDS, lots of local bands and some really amazing touring bands as well. They host a variety of styles with an abundant amount of singer-songwriters.
GOOD SIZE, the venue isn’t too big. You can really enjoy the show and feel a part of it, and it is easy to tell the bands how much you like them because they usually walk around the venue during their opening acts’ performances.
GOOD PRICES: shows usually are in the 10-15 dollar range, very affordable for a night of awesome performances.
Minuses: strange atmosphere of an artificial log cabin, its very unique but I’ve found their promise to be air-conditioned a little counter intuitive as the colder months have been approaching. Before the house is packed, there is no need to keep the log cabin icy cold. Like most Portland venues, an all ages show is rare.
Arlene Schnitzer Music Hall
Pluses: beautiful interior, not a bad seat in the house. It is part of Portland’s downtown landscape. Diversity of events. Speakers, authors, rock concerts, and classical concerts all take place here.
Minuses: Expensive tickets.
Jimmy Mak’s
Pluses: Great jazz music seven days a week. Free on Mondays.
Minuses: I’ve only been here once! But there is the same 21+ problem which I no longer need to worry about, they kick minors out after 9pm. This is just the big fault of all Portland venues.
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