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We cover a lot of music shows on PDX Pipeline and post over 40 Portland music events every Thursday afternoon. We like a lot of venues, but wanted to know what our twitter followers liked, so we posed this question yesterday:
Reminder: Also, we give out free tickets every Thursday to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the venues below like Wonder Ballroom, Holocene, Someday Lounge, Roseland, Berbati's, Hawthorne Theater and more. Join it if you like free stuff.
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25 Answers/Replies after the break…
PdxPipeline: Twitter Question:
What is your favorite music venue(s) in Portland & why?
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everydaydude: @PdxPipeline Does LaLuna count?
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rperro: @PdxPipeline Crystal Ballroom…decent acoustics, and love the bouncy floor!
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valinhorn: @PdxPipeline I love the Doug Fir because it is a very intimate venue.
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KreuzersKorner: @PdxPipeline I always liked the Hawthorne Theater. A great place to see a show. Close to the action and never had a bad experience. -
chrisb128: @PdxPipeline : Groove Suite (formerly known as Pi-Rem) Great Sound, good drinks, and music. -
myrrh: @PdxPipeline someday lounge (@somedaylounge): good shows, good atmosphere & drinks, good sound, good staff, seldom overwhelming/ pretentious.
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alexalgebra: @PdxPipeline Hawthorne Theatre – great sound, always clean, perfect size
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everydaydude: @PdxPipeline Doug Fir is easily the coolest space and has good sound. Intimate usually = awesome. Plus lots of options for drinks and space.
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sheriRQ: @PdxPipeline The Rose Garden and the Memorial Coliseum! The MC has a great vibe for rock shows, and the RG is the nicest venue in town! -
BrinaRo1:
@PdxPipeline Post the most popular…I'm interested to know! -
OregonZoo: @PdxPipeline summer concerts at Oregon Zoo. Why: beautiful summer experience,good music + birds of prey before each show & elephants nearby
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bridgetlynch: @PdxPipeline The lawn at the Edgefield in the summer!
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sara_szatmary: @PdxPipeline Buffalo Gap is definitely my favorite music place. Great local artists with delicious food. -
Jesse_Knight: @PdxPipeline Gotta love the Crystal Ballroom and the bouncy floor.
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jessicsm: @pdxpipeline: Doug Fir, hands down. Great acoustics, bands start on time, easy access to quieter, comfy conversation/smoke space, food. -
carolynburleigh: @pdxpipeline just saw pretty sweet show (holcolmbe waller/gabriel kahane) at new miss. studios returning to see destroyer may 7th -
CIMTB: @PdxPipeline Holocene/use of space is pleasing to the eye and butt region. Doug Fir/good WC placement and sound. Kelly's/awesome sound guy.
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missorian: @PdxPipeline I like the blue monk its wacky and unique for bigger venues I vote wonder good space nothing beats old laluna though sigh shame
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JoannePDX: @PdxPipeline Doug Fir & Mississippi Studios for intimate size & great sound, Crystal & Wonder Ballrooms for the bigger names.
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JoannePDX: @PdxPipeline Also… anywhere NOT using Ticketmaster gets a vote :-)
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Scoggdog: @PdxPipeline It's a toss up between Mississippi Studios and the Crystal Ballroom…Both are just the right size. -
AaronPDX: RT @PdxPipeline: BOOYA! Cinco De Lebowski @ Laurelhurst Park & Bagdad Theater | May 1 http://pdx.be/lebowski-0501 -
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katemayr: @PdxPipeline ok, ok! i like the roseland a lot, even though parking sucks and it's kind of shitty.
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Gotta say I’m a huge fan of the Wonder Ballroom. Big room, but small enough to be intimate, gets pretty solid acts, actual coat check, and not too freakin hot either.
I am also a fan of the Wonder and we do our best to cover them/have promotions with them almost every week.
I would have to say the Doug Fir, it’s small and intimate. The sound is usually alway perfect. Nice slanted standing area so my short girlfriend can see the show too. also because they don’t go through ass-clown ticket master either. Most of the other places are okay(Berbati’s, Wonder). Although the have to say the Crystal Ballroom is the worst. The sound is always too bouncy. Never can get a good view unless you fight for the front of the stage or the balcony. Unless I have to see it, I will skip out on the Crystal.
best venue is probably gonna be the Doug Fir. I’m not a big P-town hipster though, so although the music always sounds great, the crowd kinda sucks. I give it up to Berbati’s for being the venue who mixes it up and can have pretty decent sound.
Must put in a kind word for the Someday Lounge. Lovely small venue with interesting events and friendly staff–and a live video feed if you can’t make it to the show!
Mt. Tabor (3 blocks from home!) Someday lounge is good too!
I agree the Doug Fir really does have great sound.
Doug Fir, definately! Love the vibe and the sound!
I prefer house shows personally…
The Aladdin. Great location (for me) and the shows are always good with a lot of variety. I find that while there are a lot of places that have a lot of good and even great shows, the Aladdin never books anything less.
For smaller venues, a lot really depends on the crowd that night and that is somewhat dictated by the performer.
Roseland has the best acoustics by far, and has the added thrill of being a total fire hazard and ceilings that open up to the rain on just the right night. Berbati’s Pan always has great shows, too, and the acoustics aren’t bad there, either. The Crystal’s floor is fun, but the sound is awful!