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 >>
BarFly Ally » Doc's Club 82
Upon entering, you may find yourself scratching your head in confusion. It'...More >>
BarFly Ally » O'Malley's
There's similarly-styled bars every third corner of southeast, but everythi...More >>
BarFly Ally » Roscoe's
“Is this a gay bar?” A routine query of Roscoe’s newcomer...More >>
BarFly Ally » The Know
While a number of out-of-the-way Northeast bars offer live music, few bothe...More >>
15th Street Pub
Lounge-y bar with a hint of vintage style abounds with group and grope-frie...More >>
715 Inn
As shelter for old men drinking through the soaps or clubhouse for a rather...More >>
Aladdin Theater
Octegenarian theater has done it all, from vaudeville to porn, but now host...More >>
Arnada Cafe
An integral part of the 'Couve scene. In fact, it IS the scene, where local...More >>
Ash Street Saloon
Indelible mainstay of the downtown spiral, the Ash Street roared to life mo...More >>
AudioCinema
AudioCinema used to not be a bar, but now they are! Review to come, here ar...More >>
BarFly Bus
Check out the twelve glorious months of BarFly Bus Tours that await you in ...More >>
BC's American Saloon
What used to be a classic car/Klingon bar has transformed into a hipster ho...More >>
Bear Paw
Visit 'round noon, sliding to the bar midst twenty-something burn-out and t...More >>
Berbati's Pan
Berbati's, the more refined, art-filled restaurant side is open daily, whil...More >>
Beulahland
Spiritual home of a certain sort of Portlander - overeducated, underpaid, s...More >>
Biddy McGraw's
Continuous dart game? Check. Old men grumbling adorably? Check. Guinnes...More >>
Bossanova
BossaNova is slated to re-open in the next month as a music venue ala Rosel...More >>
Buffalo Gap
Ramshackle roadhouse, cobbled together from the remnants of a century-old f...More >>
Chapel Pub
A McMenaminized former funeral home, with all their usual hippy-dippy bells...More >>
Crystal Ballroom
Swellegant 90-year-old third-floor dance hall, rescued from the wrecking ba...More >>
Dante's
How To Make A Rock Club: 1.) transform misused space (Chang’s Mongoli...More >>
Devil's Point
Despite the crimson walls and carpets and spot-lights, this teensy, triangu...More >>
Doug Fir Lounge
The top sound system, sparkling array of local and national musicians, and ...More >>
Dublin Pub
Collegiate meat-market best avoided by those not dedicated to the Abercromb...More >>
Duff's Garage
This garage business may be a little misleading. Duff's looks like a garag...More >>
East End
Owned and operated by old school Portlanders, East End is finally using the...More >>
Emanon
Still in the process of forming its identity ("Emanon" = "No name" backward...More >>
Gemini Pub
Popular blues-oriented club draws a friendly, all ages crowd. Odd, scooter ...More >>
Goodfoot Lounge
While the basement booths and dancefloor should be left to the breakdancing...More >>
Gotham Tavern
A hipster hive of honey-toned wood and buttery leather banquettes (includin...More >>
Ground Kontrol
Every Atari game under the sun, pinball galore, and beer! 'Nuff said. Oh, y...More >>
Hawthorne Theater
(formerly Conan's) Awkwardly assembled all-ages rock hall keeps the adults ...More >>
Hing's Happy Lounge
Heavily laden with '50s style chinoiserie bar decor, but character is being...More >>
Holocene
A dance club should primarily be judged by the attractiveness of those danc...More >>
Irishtown
In addition to the signs on the C-tran buses that proclaim "ITS THE LAW! No...More >>
Jax
Low-key sports bar really takes off in the nice weather, with roll-up garag...More >>
Jimmy's
Friendly neighborhood bar attracts a diverse mostly 25+ crowd. Extra-high c...More >>
Jolly Inn
(a.k.a. "The Bucket") Much as the gentrification of the Jolly district - no...More >>
Kelly's Olympian
There’s no longer a piss-trough down the foot of the bar at Kelly&rsq...More >>
Kennedy School
Tourists in Los Angeles are inevitably shunted to a film studio, New York h...More >>
Kenton Club
"The World Famous Kenton Club," so-called due to its co-starring role as sc...More >>
Lacey's
Great collection of B&W headshots of jazz and blues legends lining the lobb...More >>
Ladd's Inn
Segueing from blues club to dance spot to sports bar the past decade, this ...More >>
Laurelthirst Pub
Like the wastoid burnout of sculpted chin and soulful eyes ever-rumbling ar...More >>
Lola's Room
Intimate space on the second floor of the Crystal Ballroom hosts weekly dan...More >>
Matchbox Lounge
A lovely little morsel of a lounge with no more than ten tables, the Matchb...More >>
Meadows Lounge
Half rec-room, half blues joint, Meadows has all the ambience of a dentist'...More >>
Mississippi Station
A slice of elegance in the upcoming Mississippi district. The beautiful ant...More >>
Monty's Tavern
Features shuffleboard, pool, live music, jams, and open mike Open ever...More >>
Moon and Sixpence
The Foghorn Stringband, who've braved five figure crowds at global festival...More >>
Mount Tabor Legacy
(formerly Sabala's) Mt. Tabor Legacy’s looking good since the top to ...More >>
Pi-REM
Small space sets ambitiously outsize schedule of art shows, deejays, and li...More >>
Plan B
Located in the spot that once housed Acme. While the new management initial...More >>
Press Club
Make the scene with a magazine at this Ikea-chic reading room cum neighborh...More >>
Produce Row
For decades, an oasis of beer garden delights within industrial southeast, ...More >>
Pshaw
Bizarre spot on Kills next to the Paragon makes for an evening of low-brow ...More >>
Red Room
With everything going for it, except its location, the Red Room is reduced ...More >>
River Roadhouse
Ramshackle, down at the heels watering hole features live blues and rock on...More >>
Rock Bar
Nothing terribly rock-n-roll here - just a neighborhood coffeehouse all gro...More >>
Roseland
Street level grill showcases somewhat sterile memorabilia in spacious bar w...More >>
Rotture
Designed to annoy you with it's proper pronunciation of "Roh Ture AY", but ...More >>
Sammy's Daniel Bar
Sammy's Daniel opened with little fanfare, little promotion, and turned int...More >>
Satyricon
It's back...and now it serves booze, albeit in a limited capacity. Yay Saty...More >>
Side Door
My Father's Place's straighter sister reveals its old Portland roots in exp...More >>
Slabtown
(formerly Cal-Sport) Divey lounge opens up garage-style to the front sidewa...More >>
Slim's Restaurant & Lounge
Former tweaker haven cleaned up and turned into just plain fine old bar in ...More >>
Someday Lounge
Sweet space has a raw, lofty feel, and a pleasantly geeky high-tech vibe. B...More >>
Spice
formerly Billy Reed's Billy Reed's review: Sprawling bar and restauran...More >>
Steinhaus
Owned by the longtime former manager of downtown's Candlelight, the blues a...More >>
Thatcher's
Rambling joint with a smalltown vibe - lots of regulars chatting it up at t...More >>
The Nest
(formerly, Joe's Place) The last standing black bar on Alberta is now as pa...More >>
The Paragon
Outstanding bartenders put on a good show in this cigar friendly, well-stoc...More >>
Tiga
Been there? Done that? Blog away! Official BarFly review will be forthcomin...More >>
Tiger Bar
The new ownership's returning the near-perfect floor plan, a long bar lines...More >>
Tonic Lounge
It’s a shame acts tend toward the touring no-hopers and newer local b...More >>
Tube
Sleekly stark art-bar Tube went double-wide a while ago, warming up conside...More >>
Valentine's
Itty bitty drinkery in the Ankeny Alley serves it up with candlelit hipster...More >>
West Slope Bar & Grill
Been there? Done that? We haven't so review away. Hours: 10am-2am daily ...More >>
Wetland's Public House
Big, brawny bar caters to a surprisingly diverse crowd of bon vivants. Outg...More >>
White Eagle
McMenaminized 19th century brothel, said to be haunted by a number of spiri...More >>
Wishing Well
Super crusty dive bar with a fantastic neon sign, a fantastic rock wall, su...More >>
Wonder Ballroom and Cafe Wonder
Lookswise, it's more reminiscent of a New England church, than a rock club,...More >>

