The main stage at the Pickathon festival rises from the field in SE Portland.

What we have here is a blog dedicated to bringing visitors to Portland an insight into what makes this city hop at night and, quite often, all weekend. This blog is an offshoot of Pampelmoose, a Portland-based blog that is run by Gang of Four’s Dave Allen. Like many other professional musicians Dave gravitated toward Portland because of its rich and diverse music scene. Not a night goes by without someone, somewhere playing a set in one of the many clubs in town and there is enough talent in every genre of music to appeal to all tastes. On the home page you’ll find the latest news about who’s playing where and under the genre links you’ll find the best of what’s going on in your favorite musical genre.