#10 -Dante’s – Portland’s hot spot, features live music as well as more extravagant acts
Post # 10 of 101 cool Portland places. Dante’s.
Dante’s, a downtown Portland hot spot, features live music as well as more extravagant acts. The atmosphere is a bit dark and moody, but the drinks are good as well as the pizza. I have performed at Dante’s with my old band My favorite Pill, and I enjoyed the sound system and stage set-up. I have also seen many live acts and events, most recently was Karaoke from Hell, which was awesome. I was a bit too nervous to get up and sing Oh Darling! by the Beatles, so I just watched everyone else. I’m looking back now…. why didn’t I just go for it! Who cares if people would of laughed at me. Many now famous acts can trace their roots back to Dante’s including Storm and the Balls and the SuicideGirls Burlesque Troupe.
Dante’s opened in 2000 in an early 20th century building with an illustrious past as a brothel, speak-easy, and a 80′s punk club. Over the past ten years the bar has expanded from 3,000 to 7,500 square feet and features award winning pizza as well as a full bar. It is home to wide variety of music styles from rock and roll to cabaret.
The bar is open daily from 11am to 2:30 with pizza by the slice served until 3. It is a free Wi-Fi hot and a VIP balcony is available for rent. Dante’s is located in downtown near Old Town at 1SW 3rd and Burnside. For more information check out Dante’s website www.myspace.com/dantesportland. Looking for more Portland music venues? Check out Lizard Lounge at 1323 NW Irving St or East End at 203 SE Grand Ave.
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