USA Guide
The Pacific Northwest
Nightlife
1 Berbati's Pan 10 SW 3rd Ave, downtown 
503/248-4579 Overly large space has a nightly selection of eclectic bands – local to international – usually for $15 or less.
2 Blue Monk 3341 SE Belmont St 503/595-0575 A hip little spot along a rejuvenated Eastside stretch, where you can devour serviceable Italian food upstairs and hear the sounds of local jazz performers downstairs.
3 Crystal Ballroom 1332 W Burnside St, downtown 503/778-5625 Two levels above their Ringlers bar, a nineteenth-century dance hall with a "floating" floor on springs. Bands range from hippie to hip-hop and feature the best of Portland's indie rock and retro-DJs in "Lola's Room" on the floor above the bar.
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Dante's 1 SW 3rd Ave, downtown 503/226-6630 Perhaps the city's hippest nightspot. Cabaret acts and live music mix with the club's signature "Sinferno" Sunday strip shows and "Karaoke from Hell" Mondays.
5 Goodfoot 2845 SE Stark St, Eastside 503/239-9292 Frenetic live-music joint and dance club, always sweaty, smoky, and packed on weekends – but worth it to hear top-notch DJs spinning funk and retro-soul.
6 Holocene 1001 SE Morrison St, Eastside 503/239-7639 Packed with hipsters posing at point-blank range and an essential stop for local DJs and bands, Holocene mixes a range of cocktails and even broader spectrum of musical styles.
7 Jimmy Mak's 221 NW 10th Ave, downtown 503/295-6542 One of the few choices for nightly jazz in a town not known to swing. Come by to hear local Mel Brown or visiting name acts.
8 Roseland Theater 8 NW 6th Ave, downtown 503/224-2038 Located in one of the city's dicier corners, but a top spot for rock and alternative acts – often the last affordable venue for fans before the groups start touring stadiums.
9 Wonder Ballroom 128 NE Russell St 503/284-8686 A specially renovated old ballroom that now plays host to some of the more intriguing national and international acts in indie rock and other alternative styles. Just off a gritty stretch of MLK Blvd, so drive or take a cab.