so long satyricon

my very first night in portland back in 1998, my best friend picked me up at the ben stark hotel (now the ace) and took me to a "performance" art show over at satyricon. which really was no more than moxy love crux backing up for the strippers.

because this was such a new scene for me, i fell in love with portland and with satyricon that night. well i still love portland but sadly, satyricon has been gone for quite some time for me.

satyricon closed several years ago and then reopened briefly as an all ages venue. that lasted a year or so and then opened back up as a night club. however, fate would hold nothing more for satyricon after the building was set for demolition to become yet another housing project here in old town.

several years ago, we saw the closure of satyricon's restaurant portion, fellini, and that is when we all knew the end was in sight. on any given night at fellini, the average portlander could hang out with band members waiting to play or celebrating after a sucessful show. i actually really liked fellini more than satyricon, as it was not quite so gritty. yet that is what was always so great about satyricon. apparently restaurant codes aren't applicable to night clubs!

and today was the day. my coworker came in my office to tell me the walls were coming down so i had to run out to get a shot of my portland history. satyricon may no longer be here but all of my great memories of that place will always be with me...especially strippers dancing to the moxy love crux.

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sweet pete!

my friend kjirsten and i went to see pete yorn over at the wonder ballroom sunday night.

it was a great show and ben kweller, the opener was amazing.

the thing that i love about the wonder ballroom is that you can easily get up front and personal at the shows there. i highly recommend this venue.

and don't worry lorenzo, you're way hotter than pete...and that's saying a lot!

go fever

go fever

one of my favorite local bands, go fever, is playing a show this weekend. get on their myspace page for the details. www.myspace.com/gofever

"go fever, a portland, or trio have built a sonic cathedral propped up by welcome walls of sound. their formidable brand of rock and roll is atmospheric and grand, delivering jangly retro guitars, sexy bass lines and primal beats, which inspires and captivates the listener. go fever's music is culled passionately from a broad array of influences, both old and new, esoteric and familiar."--tony of go fever

go fever will be releasing a record very soon and have another one in the works.

if you can't make it to their show this weekend try to get out to see them soon. i'll keep you posted on their upcoming shows.

(photo by go fever)