Bars that Feature Live Music in Portland » Metal

Ash Street Saloon Specifically: Rock / Punk / Metal / Alt / Prog / Alt-country / Funk / Hip-hop » Back to Live Music
225 SW Ash St. Portland OR 97204
Downtown dive venue with incredible sound.

Doug Fir Lounge Specifically: Rock / Indie / Hip-hop / Alt / Funk / Metal / Punk » Back to Live Music
830 E. Burnside St. Portland OR 97214
Swanky, Hipster Hotel with Kick Ass Venue

Ducketts Specifically: Rock / Metal / Punk » Back to Live Music
825 N. Killingsworth St. Portland OR 97217
Small little student/rock/dive bar near PCC with decent patio.

Mount Tabor Theater Specifically: Rock / Punk / Metal / Hip-Hop / Funk / Soul / Folk / Jam Band / Reggae / Rockabilly » Back to Live Music
4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland OR 97215
Fantastic, spacious Barmuda venue with nice dark sidebar with a reputation for dooming each successive owner to financial ruin. Still, it is a Portland institution.

Mudai Lounge Specifically: Friday / Saturday / Sunday / Metal / Rock / Punk » Back to Live Music
801 NE Broadway Portland OR 97232
The marriage of Ethiopian restaurants and hipster/rocker hangouts is becoming a common theme in Portland, Mudai is no exception.

Plan B Specifically: Punk / Thrash / Metal / Rockabilly / Techno / Goth » Back to Live Music
1305 SE 8th St. Portland OR 97214
Large, vinyl and babydoll adorned punk joint (loosely, that is, the music varies slightly) with a HUGE patio.

Slabtown Specifically: Rock / Metal / Garage » Back to Live Music
1033 NW 16th Ave Portland OR 97209
To quote Slabtown's Twitter profile: "Portland's only pinball dive and rock club, forgotten in the shadow of I-405."

Tonic Lounge Specifically: Rock / Punk / Metal » Back to Live Music
3100 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland OR 97232
Venue split into cozy little wrap around bar, venue side with ample floor space, back bar, and game room.