- The CoHo Theater Stage
- Slabtown Live Music
- Gallery 7126 Visual Arts
Featured in Drink Guide 2007
Bartender’s choice: While you’ll no longer catch members of the Dandy Warhols milling about Slabtown, the bartender insists that the chill, hang-out atmosphere, live music sets and trove of games make for a breeding ground of up-and-coming local bands.The ideal dive bar to just marinate in, this sleepy, Northwest-industrial neighborhood hideaway also is a funhouse of pool tables, video games, big-screen TVs, brats and beer. A ruckus of rock ’n’ roll and thick smoke linger overhead, but this local’s hangout still feels airy and spacious. Double-fist a fried egg sandwich ($3.50) and a nice cold one ($3) for some mindless quiet time. HAPPY HOUR, DRINK/FOOD SPECIALS, GAMES, TV/MOVIES, LIVE MUSIC, JUKEBOX. (EB)
Events Today
Friday August 29
The Intelligence, The Stag Bitten, The Whines
[ROBOTIC GARAGE ROCK] The live and recorded versions of a band lay worlds apart sometimes, but none seem further removed than the two sides of the Intelligence's musical brain. On record, the Seattle garage rock (by way of art punk) band sounds like they are being physically restrained, unable to let themselves completely loose. Live, on the other hand, the tempos kick up, the energy follows suit, and both the band and the audience are better for it. I would never recommend not purchasing the band’s albums, but I get the feeling they might languish on your shelf while you scour the concert listings for the Intelligence's next Portland appearance. ROBERT HAM. Slabtown 9 pm. $5. 21+.
Upcoming Events
Saturday August 30
Serpentone, Zek, The Wittdrawls
Slabtown 9 pm. FREE.
Monday September 1
Roy Smallwood
Slabtown 8 pm. FREE.
Thursday September 4
VJ Norto and the Phantom Hillbilly
Slabtown 9 pm. FREE.
Friday September 5
Musicfest NW: Boy Eats Drum Machine, Jared Mees & the Grown Children, Finn Riggins, Super XX Man, Gratitillium
Slabtown 9 pm. $5.
Saturday September 6
Musicfest NW: Chris Robley & the Fear of Heights, Rachel Taylor Brown, Hillstomp, Michael Dean Damron & Thee Loyal Bastards, The Dry County Crooks, Scotland Barr and the Slow Drags
Slabtown 8 pm. $6.
Monday September 8
Roy Smallwood
Slabtown 8 pm. FREE.
