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Holocene

(503) 239-7639
1001 SE Morrison St.
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Neighborhood: Eastside Industrial

In a city that gets this much rain, it is useful to have a neighborhood that exists partly beneath bridges. (read more) Under the Burnside Bridge is the guerrilla concrete of Burnside Skatepark; tucked below the Marquam Bridge is the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (1945 SE Water Ave., 797-4000, omsi.edu), with its IMAX dome theater projecting gigantic penguins and dinosaurs. In between, its warehouses that have been turned into bars and warehouses that are still used as warehouses. Among the former: the back-deck chill of Produce Row Cafe (204 SE Oak St., 232-8355, producerowcafe.com), the rowdy well My Father’s Place (523 SE Grand Ave., 235-5494, myspace.com/523mfp), and the legendary men’s-room graffiti at rock venue Rotture (315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683, rotture.com). Among the latter: the actual produce—and stew hens—on sale at Sheridan Fruit Co. (409 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 236-2114, sheridanfruit.com), the party supplies and princess costumes at the Lippman Co. (50 SE Yamhill St., 239-7007, lippmancompany.com), and Tazo Tea Co. (301 SE 2nd Ave., 736-9005, tazo.com), whose brewing process makes the night air smell like cloves. —Aaron Mesh

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Featured in Finder 2008

Holocene’s cramped bar can make drinking a challenge on busy show nights. But when you do get your High Life, dancing to whatever electro-psych-krunkpop act that’s playing in the crowded second room just seems so much sweeter. HAPPY HOUR, PHOTO BOOTH, LIVE MUSIC, SMOKING ROOM, MEAT MARKET.

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Upcoming Events


Wednesday November 25

Joker and Nomad, DJ Tyler Tastemaker, DJ Kez


Holocene 9 pm. $8 in advance, $10 at door.

Friday November 27

Dr. Adam, DJ Freaky Outy, Colin Jones


Holocene 9 pm. $3.

Saturday November 28

Double Down!!!


Holocene 8 pm. $5.

Monday November 30

WW PickJapandroids, Surfer Blood, Little Girls, DJ Vision Quest


[POST-POST-NOTHING] Though Vancouver’s Japandroids are clearly the stars of tonight’s show—the garage-rock duo’s debut, Post-Nothing, is easily one of the best releases of 2009—the rest of the cross-continental lineup is nothing to sneeze at either. The sunny, fuzzy power pop of Surfer Blood (from the unlikely rock hub of West Palm Beach, Fla.) and the lo-fi post-punk of Little Girls (the solo project of Toronto songwriter Josh McIntyre) should make tasty appetizers for Japandroid’s delicious distortion. Be ready to be amazed, not only by how much noise the two-member band can make, but by how many hooks it can hide amid the racket. REBECCA RABER. Holocene 8:30 pm. $8 advance, $10 day of show. 21+.



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