Daniel Bromfield

A New Advocacy Group Will Advise the Portland City Council On Issues Related to the Local Music Scene

Local music-industry trade association MusicPortland yesterday announced the formation of the MusicPortland Policy Council, a group composed of seven local musicians and music industry figures, who will advocate for “policies to save, support, and strengthen Portland’s music scene,” according to a press release.

Snow Plow Operators Are the Unsung Heroes of Portland’s Worst Winters. We Spoke to a Veteran Driver About the Hazards and Rewards of a Job Few People Fully Understand.

Ted Harvey knows operating a snow plow in Portland seems a little absurd.

Bar Dune Would Be a Fairly Standard Cocktail Lounge, Were It Not for the Grasshoppers

Bar Dune, the new venture from Sizzle Pie’s Matthew Jacobson doesn’t commit to a theme. Instead, it seems content to settle into standard fancy-bar territory—dimly lit, nice-smelling, urbane but not uninviting.

Two Portland Bars Are Being Sued by Performing Rights Organization ASCAP for Alleged Copyright Infringement

On Tuesday, October 29, Cider Mill Lounge and Rialto Poolroom, both in Southwest Portland, were hit with copyright infringement suits stemming from the unauthorized performance of copyrighted compositions by ASCAP members.

For Viola Parker, Being a Dominatrix Isn’t About Dishing Out Pain. It’s About Control.

The dominatrix is one of the indelible images of feminine power in pop culture. From Catwoman to Cher, black leather and thigh-high boots have been shorthand for a woman who can dish out some serious pain.

At His Portland Show, Thom Yorke Fully Embraced the Role of Eccentric Pop Star

Thom Yorke isn’t dancing to be weird; he’s setting an example.

Watch Portland Bid Farewell to Rojo the Therapy Llama

Rojo, Portland’s beloved therapy llama, ended his career in grand fashion with a retirement party in Pioneer Square last Sunday.

Outback Steakhouse Locations in Oregon Are Being Used to Test New Employee Surveillance Technology

Outback Steakhouse’s Portland location is testing Presto Vision, an AI computer vision tool designed to analyze interactions between customers and service staff.

Portland’s Favorite Therapy Llama Is Having a Public Retirement Party

Rojo has spent 12 years as the world’s most famous therapy llama, making more than 600 visits to local schools and hospitals around Portland and Vancouver since commencing his career in 2007. His retirement was announced last June, and to celebrate, he’ll make what may be one of his last public appearances at Pioneer Courthouse Square this Sunday.

Oregon’s Only Strip Club Haunted House Is Coming Back, and This Year, They Made a Horror Movie to Go with It

Spyce Gentleman’s Club in Chinatown is bringing back its annual Haunted Strip Club for the fifth year in a row, featuring strippers in ghoulish makeup and an au courant theme—vintage ‘80s horror, still riding the wave of nostalgia that brought us It Follows and Stranger Things. The difference is that this time, they’ve made an actual horror film to go with it.

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