From Dead Kennedy's (they wrote a song about the show) to The Wipers.

A sadly missed venue.Ģ) The Long Goodbye, NW Portland: Saw way too many early new wave and punk bands there back in the day. Saw Fugazi, Poison Idea, MDC, Suicidal Tendencies, Mortorhead, Bad Brains and many other acts there over a period of ten years. Had a balcony and a backroom where you could chill and drink beer. There was something like 400 of them hanging down. Wood flooring, huge stage and, at one time, the entire ceiling was comprise of every imaginable type of hanging lamp ever devised.

Saw Hogwild play there many times.ģ) Pine Street Theatre, SE Pine: Big and small acts played this large hall. Saw Jerry-A from Poison Idea break his leg there on a rainy and cold New Year's Eve.

Eclectic crowd of dopers, hippy-freaks and hardcore punks. Short lived, around two years, yet kick ass and cool.Ĥ) XRay Cafe, Downtown Burnside: Weird and super freaky. 5) Blue Gallery, NW Portland: Small clean yet somehow wonderfully alive tiny, little club (more like a closet) that saw the likes of Elvis Hitler, Poison Idea, Napalm Beach and many other awesome punk bands.