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Mar 31   New review for Arrivederci Wine Bar.
  Absolutely one of my favorite places to perform. It's not huge pay, but it is fair, and the owners treat musicians with respect. The crowd is always fun and attentive;…

Mar 2   New review for Backspace.
  The space was nice and its cool that they are an all ages venue and still serve beer. The sound is decent and the staff were all very nice. I've…

Sep 27   New review for Living Room Theaters.
  a beautiful venue, swank, on SW stark and 11th, near Powell's. Band play for people coming and going from the theatre multiplex. There is a bar that has some food.…

Sep 27   New review for Imbibe.
  Nice place, nice stage, good sound. I played here a few times and liked it. The owners were seriously negligent on a number of things, including their ASCAP payments. So,…

Sep 27   New review for Imbibe.
  Nice place, nice stage, good sound. I played here a few times and liked it. The owners were seriously negligent on a number of things, including their ASCAP payments. So,…

Sep 27   New review for Fire on the Mountain.
  Echoey. Trios and quartets.

Sep 27   New review for Double Mountain.
  Food & Beer good. pay purported to be decent. Performance space leaves something to be desired - it's basically a keg loading space. Smooth concrete, parallel wall box with a…

Sep 27   New review for Bossanova Ballroom.
  Cool space with a cool stage-within-a-stage. Lots of places to hang - pool tables and another bar upstairs, which has its own stage and rents separately. I used to do…

Sep 21   New review for Edgefield Winery.
  Pays decent. They tend to choose bands that seem sophisticated and sound wallpapery. Many pay Lisa Lapine's 'consultation' (gatekeeper) fees for 'career development,' as well as play her summer parties…

Sep 21   New review for Doug Fir Lounge.
  Two stars because they are widely reported as having the best sound. The good news is that not only do they sound good, but they do a fair amount of…

Aug 25   Arrivederci Wine Bar was added .

Aug 25   Backspace was added .

Aug 25   Living Room Theaters was added .

Venues in NW Portland

• Andina

    
  Genres: S. American, acoustic, jazz
  Latest review: “Andina is a large, very busy restaurant that serves South American food from the west side of the continent. There's a bar at one end, and, in a narrow strip…”

• Arrivederci Wine Bar

    
  Genres: Jazz
  Latest review: “Absolutely one of my favorite places to perform. It's not huge pay, but it is fair, and the owners treat musicians with respect. The crowd is always fun and attentive;…”

• Backspace

    
  Genres: "indie, electronica"
  Latest review: “The space was nice and its cool that they are an all ages venue and still serve beer. The sound is decent and the staff were all very nice. I've…”

• Bitter End Pub

• Boones Treasury

    
  Latest review: “A historic building that happens to sound pretty good. high ceilings, lots of wood. Incredibly tall bar. Band sits in the front window, fits up to a quartet, which matches…”

• Bossanova Ballroom

    
  Genres: Rentals
  Latest review: “Cool space with a cool stage-within-a-stage. Lots of places to hang - pool tables and another bar upstairs, which has its own stage and rents separately. I used to do…”

• Camellia Lounge / Tea Zone

    
  Latest review: “Camellia lounge is basically the back room of a tea shop, and there's a bar. It's cozy, although there's no stage, and thus only a quartet fits. Noah Bernstein was…”

• Cheerful Tortoise, The

    
  Latest review: “Room wraps around giant central bar; stage not visible to much of house. Favorite quote: Booker: "Where are all your people? I expected a better turnout." Musician: "It's 8:30 PM,…”

• Double Mountain

    
  Genres: "Rock, Blues, Americana, Jam-Band"
  Latest review: “Food & Beer good. pay purported to be decent. Performance space leaves something to be desired - it's basically a keg loading space. Smooth concrete, parallel wall box with a…”

• Doug Fir Lounge

    
  Genres: "Indie, Rock, Indie Rock, Pop, Indie Pop, Electronica, Indie Electronica, Indie Pop Electronica"
  Latest review: “Two stars because they are widely reported as having the best sound. The good news is that not only do they sound good, but they do a fair amount of…”