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If You’ve Been Missing the Know, Misdemeanor Meadows Welcomes You Home

Around that same time, another noisy shoebox opened in the far-flung Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood. Maybe everyone was too bummed to notice—or maybe, being out in Portland’s deep south, it flew under the collective radar—but Misdemeanor Meadows makes a decent way station for displaced punks who’ve spent the last year and a half with no place else to go.

Remembering Influential Portland Soundman Patrick Kenneally

This month, Patrick Kenneally, the founder of legendary Portland club the Blackbird, passed away at the age of 43. Though the Blackbird was short lived, even local musicians who didn’t know Kenneally well were beneficiaries of his generous vision. In between Satyricon’s pro bono New Band Night and today’s pay-to-play arrangements that require emerging bands to sell tickets in order to get paid, The Blackbird was a brief golden ear in which even small local bands were paid and fed.

Iconic Portland Punk Club the Know Has Closed Down—Again

For the second time in less than two years, the Portland punk club, which moved from Northeast Alberta Street to Sandy Boulevard last year, has closed. The building, however, is not staying empty.

Employees of Portland Punk Club the Know Reportedly Quit En Masse Following Financial Dispute With Owner

Rumors of tension between employees of Northeast Portland punk club the Know and the venue’s owner reached a head on social media Friday night. Reports have swirled for weeks that employees had quit en masse following disputes over tax withholdings and alleged aggressive behavior from owner Ryan Stowe.

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the know

If You’ve Been Missing the Know, Misdemeanor Meadows Welcomes You Home

Remembering Influential Portland Soundman Patrick Kenneally

Iconic Portland Punk Club the Know Has Closed Down—Again

Employees of Portland Punk Club the Know Reportedly Quit En Masse Following Financial Dispute With Owner

Pussy Riot, Pop-Tart Pop Ups and 12 Other Things to Do and See in Portland March 14-20

The Know Would Like Kyle to Eat Shit

Punk Dive The Know is Like a Glorious Middle Finger to New Portland

The New Know Already Looks Like a Punk-Rock Dive That's Been There 10 Years

Lithics' Harsh Post-Punk Grooves Are the Shock to the System Portland Needs Right Now

Red Flag Bar Will Close This Month After 10 Years

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