Join Our Spam Lists!

Jen's Spam List
Happy Hour List

BarFly » Portland's live music venues

AKA live rock/punk

These bars have live music... the DEVIL'S music! Have fun going to hell and listening to any number of local and national musician demons and these rawk spots.


BarFly Ally » Bitter End

Spacious, clean and stylishly comfortable, the unpretentious Bitter End has...More >>

2 user reviews

BarFly Ally » Doc's Club 82

Upon entering, you may find yourself scratching your head in confusion. It'...More >>

1 user reviews

BarFly Ally » O'Malley's

There's similarly-styled bars every third corner of southeast, but everythi...More >>

7 user reviews

BarFly Ally » Roscoe's

“Is this a gay bar?” A routine query of Roscoe’s newcomer...More >>

12 user reviews

BarFly Ally » The Know

While a number of out-of-the-way Northeast bars offer live music, few bothe...More >>

7 user reviews

15th Street Pub

Lounge-y bar with a hint of vintage style abounds with group and grope-frie...More >>

1 user reviews

715 Inn

As shelter for old men drinking through the soaps or clubhouse for a rather...More >>

4 user reviews

Aladdin Theater

Octegenarian theater has done it all, from vaudeville to porn, but now host...More >>

1 user reviews

Arnada Cafe

An integral part of the 'Couve scene. In fact, it IS the scene, where local...More >>

5 user reviews

Ash Street Saloon

Indelible mainstay of the downtown spiral, the Ash Street roared to life mo...More >>

22 user reviews

AudioCinema

AudioCinema used to not be a bar, but now they are! Review to come, here ar...More >>

2 user reviews

BarFly Bus

Check out the twelve glorious months of BarFly Bus Tours that await you in ...More >>

2 user reviews

BC's American Saloon

What used to be a classic car/Klingon bar has transformed into a hipster ho...More >>

11 user reviews

Bear Paw

Visit 'round noon, sliding to the bar midst twenty-something burn-out and t...More >>

11 user reviews

Berbati's Pan

Berbati's, the more refined, art-filled restaurant side is open daily, whil...More >>

8 user reviews

Beulahland

Spiritual home of a certain sort of Portlander - overeducated, underpaid, s...More >>

28 user reviews

Biddy McGraw's

Continuous dart game? Check. Old men grumbling adorably? Check. Guinnes...More >>

11 user reviews

Bossanova

BossaNova is slated to re-open in the next month as a music venue ala Rosel...More >>

1 user reviews

Buffalo Gap

Ramshackle roadhouse, cobbled together from the remnants of a century-old f...More >>

4 user reviews

Chapel Pub

A McMenaminized former funeral home, with all their usual hippy-dippy bells...More >>

0 user reviews

Crystal Ballroom

Swellegant 90-year-old third-floor dance hall, rescued from the wrecking ba...More >>

8 user reviews

Dante's

How To Make A Rock Club: 1.) transform misused space (Chang’s Mongoli...More >>

16 user reviews

Devil's Point

Despite the crimson walls and carpets and spot-lights, this teensy, triangu...More >>

23 user reviews

Doug Fir Lounge

The top sound system, sparkling array of local and national musicians, and ...More >>

73 user reviews

Dublin Pub

Collegiate meat-market best avoided by those not dedicated to the Abercromb...More >>

7 user reviews

Duff's Garage

This garage business may be a little misleading. Duff's looks like a garag...More >>

10 user reviews

East End

Owned and operated by old school Portlanders, East End is finally using the...More >>

2 user reviews

Emanon

Still in the process of forming its identity ("Emanon" = "No name" backward...More >>

1 user reviews

Fez

Imagine Casablanca set-designed by Bobby Trendy. Scheherezazde’s Arc...More >>

14 user reviews

Gemini Pub

Popular blues-oriented club draws a friendly, all ages crowd. Odd, scooter ...More >>

8 user reviews

Goodfoot Lounge

While the basement booths and dancefloor should be left to the breakdancing...More >>

14 user reviews

Gotham Tavern

A hipster hive of honey-toned wood and buttery leather banquettes (includin...More >>

3 user reviews

Ground Kontrol

Every Atari game under the sun, pinball galore, and beer! 'Nuff said. Oh, y...More >>

10 user reviews

Hawthorne Theater

(formerly Conan's) Awkwardly assembled all-ages rock hall keeps the adults ...More >>

5 user reviews

Hing's Happy Lounge

Heavily laden with '50s style chinoiserie bar decor, but character is being...More >>

3 user reviews

Hippodrome

...More >>

0 user reviews

Holocene

A dance club should primarily be judged by the attractiveness of those danc...More >>

10 user reviews

Irishtown

In addition to the signs on the C-tran buses that proclaim "ITS THE LAW! No...More >>

1 user reviews

Jax

Low-key sports bar really takes off in the nice weather, with roll-up garag...More >>

6 user reviews

Jimmy's

Friendly neighborhood bar attracts a diverse mostly 25+ crowd. Extra-high c...More >>

4 user reviews

Jolly Inn

(a.k.a. "The Bucket") Much as the gentrification of the Jolly district - no...More >>

13 user reviews

Kells

‘Tis Portland’s Irish pub, and more’s the pity. As Ameri...More >>

10 user reviews

Kelly's Olympian

There’s no longer a piss-trough down the foot of the bar at Kelly&rsq...More >>

26 user reviews

Kennedy School

Tourists in Los Angeles are inevitably shunted to a film studio, New York h...More >>

13 user reviews

Kenton Club

"The World Famous Kenton Club," so-called due to its co-starring role as sc...More >>

9 user reviews

Lacey's

Great collection of B&W headshots of jazz and blues legends lining the lobb...More >>

5 user reviews

Ladd's Inn

Segueing from blues club to dance spot to sports bar the past decade, this ...More >>

10 user reviews

Laurelthirst Pub

Like the wastoid burnout of sculpted chin and soulful eyes ever-rumbling ar...More >>

6 user reviews

Lola's Room

Intimate space on the second floor of the Crystal Ballroom hosts weekly dan...More >>

5 user reviews

Matchbox Lounge

A lovely little morsel of a lounge with no more than ten tables, the Matchb...More >>

2 user reviews

Meadows Lounge

Half rec-room, half blues joint, Meadows has all the ambience of a dentist'...More >>

3 user reviews

Mississippi Station

A slice of elegance in the upcoming Mississippi district. The beautiful ant...More >>

6 user reviews

Monty's Tavern

Features shuffleboard, pool, live music, jams, and open mike Open ever...More >>

0 user reviews

Moon and Sixpence

The Foghorn Stringband, who've braved five figure crowds at global festival...More >>

12 user reviews

Mount Tabor Legacy

(formerly Sabala's) Mt. Tabor Legacy’s looking good since the top to ...More >>

4 user reviews

Pi-REM

Small space sets ambitiously outsize schedule of art shows, deejays, and li...More >>

1 user reviews

Plan B

Located in the spot that once housed Acme. While the new management initial...More >>

17 user reviews

Press Club

Make the scene with a magazine at this Ikea-chic reading room cum neighborh...More >>

1 user reviews

Produce Row

For decades, an oasis of beer garden delights within industrial southeast, ...More >>

5 user reviews

Pshaw

Bizarre spot on Kills next to the Paragon makes for an evening of low-brow ...More >>

8 user reviews

Red Room

With everything going for it, except its location, the Red Room is reduced ...More >>

16 user reviews

River Roadhouse

Ramshackle, down at the heels watering hole features live blues and rock on...More >>

0 user reviews

Rock Bar

Nothing terribly rock-n-roll here - just a neighborhood coffeehouse all gro...More >>

0 user reviews

Roseland

Street level grill showcases somewhat sterile memorabilia in spacious bar w...More >>

2 user reviews

Rotture

Designed to annoy you with it's proper pronunciation of "Roh Ture AY", but ...More >>

3 user reviews

Sammy's Daniel Bar

Sammy's Daniel opened with little fanfare, little promotion, and turned int...More >>

15 user reviews

Satyricon

It's back...and now it serves booze, albeit in a limited capacity. Yay Saty...More >>

3 user reviews

Side Door

My Father's Place's straighter sister reveals its old Portland roots in exp...More >>

2 user reviews

Slabtown

(formerly Cal-Sport) Divey lounge opens up garage-style to the front sidewa...More >>

32 user reviews

Slim's Restaurant & Lounge

Former tweaker haven cleaned up and turned into just plain fine old bar in ...More >>

7 user reviews

Someday Lounge

Sweet space has a raw, lofty feel, and a pleasantly geeky high-tech vibe. B...More >>

4 user reviews

Spice

formerly Billy Reed's Billy Reed's review: Sprawling bar and restauran...More >>

11 user reviews

Steinhaus

Owned by the longtime former manager of downtown's Candlelight, the blues a...More >>

9 user reviews

Thatcher's

Rambling joint with a smalltown vibe - lots of regulars chatting it up at t...More >>

2 user reviews

The Nest

(formerly, Joe's Place) The last standing black bar on Alberta is now as pa...More >>

19 user reviews

The Paragon

Outstanding bartenders put on a good show in this cigar friendly, well-stoc...More >>

2 user reviews

Tiga

Been there? Done that? Blog away! Official BarFly review will be forthcomin...More >>

4 user reviews

Tiger Bar

The new ownership's returning the near-perfect floor plan, a long bar lines...More >>

9 user reviews

Tonic Lounge

It’s a shame acts tend toward the touring no-hopers and newer local b...More >>

15 user reviews

Tube

Sleekly stark art-bar Tube went double-wide a while ago, warming up conside...More >>

29 user reviews

Valentine's

Itty bitty drinkery in the Ankeny Alley serves it up with candlelit hipster...More >>

0 user reviews

West Slope Bar & Grill

Been there? Done that? We haven't so review away. Hours: 10am-2am daily ...More >>

1 user reviews

Wetland's Public House

Big, brawny bar caters to a surprisingly diverse crowd of bon vivants. Outg...More >>

6 user reviews

White Eagle

McMenaminized 19th century brothel, said to be haunted by a number of spiri...More >>

3 user reviews

Wishing Well

Super crusty dive bar with a fantastic neon sign, a fantastic rock wall, su...More >>

1 user reviews

Wonder Ballroom and Cafe Wonder

Lookswise, it's more reminiscent of a New England church, than a rock club,...More >>

2 user reviews