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Decisions, decisions

Where to go, what to do

By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | January 30, 2008

CELEBRATING LIVE MUSIC: Last year's Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll awards show brought
together people from all over the club scene. It'll happen again in May, so keep your calendar clear.

Portland’s club scene is diverse enough to be almost confusing. Depending on what you like, there’s a pretty good choice of places to go to see and hear live music. Here’s a beginners' guide to where to find musicians — often local ones — playing your favorite types of tunes. (All of the below are in downtown Portland, unless specifically noted.) See our weekly listings and club directory for specific details on what’s happening where, and when.

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’80s Bubba’s Sulky Lounge

DANCE Bubba’s Sulky Lounge, 51 Wharf, Liquid Blue, Old Port Tavern, Plush, Styxx, Una, White Heart

FOLK Dogfish Bar & Grille, North Star Café, One Longfellow Square, Slainte

GOTH Asylum

HARDCORE Geno’s

HIP-HOP Big Easy, 51 Wharf, White Heart

INDIE SPACE Gallery

IRISH Blue, Brian Boru, One Longfellow Square, RiRa

JAZZ Una

LATIN Empire Dine and Dance, 51 Wharf

PUNK Geno’s

R&B/BLUES/ROOTS Blue, Bramhall Pub, Bull Feeney’s, Dogfish Bar & Grille, Empire Dine and Dance, North Star Café, One Longfellow Square, Slainte

ROCK Big Easy, Brian Boru, Bubba’s Sulky Lounge, Bull Feeney’s, Geno’s, Lava Lounge, RiRa, Slainte, Stadium, White Heart

Too far?
If you’re out in Gorham and want to make just a quick jaunt, check out:

COMEDY at the Gold Room, 510 Warren Avenue, Portland

FOLK AND ROOTS at Gorham Grind, 18 South Street, Gorham

COUNTRY AND ROCK at MemoryLane Music Hall, 35 Blake Street, Standish

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