Portland, Oregon legendary alt-rock club Satyricon, “the CBGB’s of the West,” is closing. It’s been shuttered before – in 2003, resurrected in 2006 – but this time it’s for good. Rain-soaked hardcore/metal/indie fans are going to have to find somewhere else to headbang, pogo, mosh, rock out, and not chillwave.
Fittingly, the club is going out with a bang thump thwack by scheduling a month-long celebratory calendar of events. Portland alt-natives the Dandy Warhols announced yesterday that they are joining in on October 16th with a very special episode, featuring original drummer Eric Hedford, who has not performed with the Dandies in twelve years. The show is also billed as only for those “31 & Up,” so the kiddies will have to stay home that night and reminisce about Twisted Sisiter and Transformers or something. Swoon 23 and Sugarboom round out the bill.
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