Satyricon to Close (Forever) in October

Satyricon wall
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Satyricon, the legendary Portland rock club opened in 1984, will close its doors come Halloween.
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Pete Krebs described it to me
P.S. Sorry to rant. But we're just waiting on extended comments from the busy folks who currently run Satyricon, and I thought there was a lot to be said. We'll write a lot more on this topic, I guarantee it, in the months to come.
WW coverage of Satyricon in the last decade:
"Notorious"
"Authority Figure
"2003"
2006 Jason Simms interview with Satyricon booker Jeff Urquhart
Michael Mannheimer's 2008 show review
Other sources:
SP Clarke's (invaluable) Portland Rock History
"I hung out at Satyricon back in the day."
Satyricon (current ownership) on MySpace
A MySpace fan-site for the old Satyricon
Photo courtesy of the Satyricon tribute site.

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