Went on 3/25 and had an awesome time, decent drinks and fun creepy-kooky vibes, very friendly and…read morepacked crowd for a Wednesday, music was great all night. However, went again last night 4/12 and it was dead, the DJ set was listed as starting at 9 but they had a very quiet "Drink-and-Draw" going on until 10 that wasn't on their events page. When the set finally started it quickly devolved into shitty EDM and the dancefloor was was dead. Guess I've got to learn what nights are worth going.

One of the better places in Portland to go dancing. The DJ playing this Saturday was mixing vinyl,…read morewhich I admire and love to see. The crowds were happy and the dance floor was lively. Interior is very kitsch and over the top, but I respect the commitment. The drinks themselves could use some work. Given this is one of the few goth clubs in Portland, a subpar drink won't stop me from coming to dance.

Very great drinks, bomb. to the com. would recommend good service from the bartender!read more

Best club in the city. District is among the entertainment in Old Town. It has better prices and…read moreservice than many other clubs, or similar places and whatever. Has good drinks. The atmosphere is okay and not always full of the frat boy types and those kinds of people. A lot of good things about it. It's pretty clean and safe. This is located in the middle of a hip area so there's usually lots of security and whoever. Can get crowded. It's about $12 for the cheapest drink. That's not bad for this type of place to be honest. Has a cool mural on the outside of the building. There's usually a long wait to get in, so it's something cool to look at while in line. Cool place to get drinks and hang. It's one of those places where the hours are limited. This is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

The best thing to come from SNL in years is, without a doubt, Stefon, the uber-hip club kid and…read moreCity Correspondent on SNL's Weekend Update. His recommendations for things like "family-friendly holiday activities" or Mother's Day brunch inevitably begin with "NY's hottest club is..." and he then goes on to describe completely absurd parties that sound like "visions a dying gay man would have if he was under too many blankets", including all-night secret raves featuring performance art like "human luggage" (midgets on roller skates you wheel through airports). Compare some Stefon skits with the usual descriptions of Blow Pony, and I'll bet my boa you might not be able to distinguish them. After all, BP's got bears, chubs, hawks, cocks, pigs, trannys, queens, shirt lifters, pillow biters, crap stabbers, furries, femmes, and knob shiners. Stefon would feel right at home, especially if it was Teddy Graham Night (you know... men with short arms and big bellies). Blow Pony, a monthly event, was started in 2007 as a place where "all our brothers and sisters felt welcome and loved." They list their primary concerns and involvement as being in queer rights, trans rights, women's rights, and "a search in the dumpster for more trash." There's a big sign at the entrance making it known that if you are racist, homophobic, sexist, or just generally do not like hard-partyin' weirdos, this is not the party for you. The venue itself (Rotture/Branx) is a filthy, hot, sweaty mess, and it does get packed to the gills. You will meet new friends. You will get drinks spilled on you. You will be dripping sweat from head to toe. You will dance with strangers. You will see people of every imaginable body type wearing anything from... well, nothing, to clown suits, to pony costumes, to dominatrix outfits. You will also see people in jeans and tshirts; it's definitely not about the wacky get-ups but those are a bonus. There are generally 4-5 different DJs for each event, both upstairs (Rotture) and downstairs (Branx), frequently out-of-town guests and some local celebs. There's a no-frills bar on each level, pouring beer and simple mixed drinks in plastic cups. The bathroom lines get insane. Just past the pinball machines on the upper level, there's a rickety old deck that I cannot believe has not been shut down yet. It gets so goddamned hot in the party, everyone pours onto the deck, and you can feel the damn thing swaying, like it's going to give out any second. It overlooks the Tazo tea factory, which gives off a most wonderful aroma, thank God. I've seen some wicked crazy shit at these parties. I don't really have a more eloquent way to put that. Once, a woman on stage in a hot teal corset threw a chain around my neck. I found out later it was a famous singer that I didn't recognize. At the last BP I attended, I got motorboated, on stage, by a woman in red underpants, and danced with a man dressed as a skunk. This was moments before we convinced an especially attractive but normally shy friend of ours to ascend the go-go dancer platform. Clothing was removed, and that's probably as much as I should say. Five stars for the enthusiasm and for Keeping Portland Weird, though I could break that down to less for some of the trickier aspects of these events, like the super-long lines, icky bathrooms and occasionally less-than-stellar DJs. BUT, I still go with a fiver for the general wacky experience. There is a good time to be had here, people. When the DJs are good, they are very good. One of my favorite Stefon bits - "New York's hottest club is Twice... where you will be greeted at the door by a Rabbi that looks like Joaquin Phoenix... and human fire hydrants. You know, it's that thing when high-waisted midgets have, like, the red pants and the big ass." Or, even better - "New York's hottest club is Creep... lights, psychos, furbies, and screaming babies in Mozart wigs." I wouldn't put any of those things past Blow Pony, no sir. If Bill Hader, the gifted actor who plays this Stefon gentleman ever comes to town, I will make it my personal mission to get him to attend, solely for more (and non-fiction!) material for the skit. It's a helluva good time and one of about 178764 reasons I love Portland, where this kind of debaucherous behavior is not only normal, but welcomed and encouraged. We are blessed, dear reader. Blessed by the Pony. Psst: If you haven't seen a Stefon skit, here's an example http://www.mediaite.com/online/bill-haders-stefan-struggles-to-keep-a-straight-face-on-weekend-update/

I love this place. Let me validate, I am straight. this is a great place to go and dance when…read morefeeling asexual. My tip if you are a man get drinks on the bottom floor. Ladies top floor. Stick with that and you get strong pours. Music is a letdown. Wish they went with a rivethead/industrial/punk mix. My friends make fun of over half of the music played.

Conceet: Manny Wellz…read more Pros: aside from the artist being amazing, the venue was great. The sound was amazing and it was very very spacious. I love how they have the rooms separated so that you have the bar, lounging area, and the actual concert area. Cool thing is you can hear all of the music definitely would come here again. Cons: n/a

Went to a show here over the weekend. The show was amazing and all the staff at Holocene were top…read moretier. I thought I lost my wallet at the club and next day security went out of their way to search the venue. I ended up finding it at the hotel, but I'm so impressed how helpful they were. Definitely coming back next time I'm in Portland!!!

Finally got to try this place out. When you first walk in you walk through big giant velvet…read morecurtains and everything is low dim red lighting. This place is on the smaller side, but we got to sit at the bar top. They have a nice menu, a huge whiskey selection And lots of food options as well. They had good music playing and a disco ball and an assortment of colored lights dancing around on the walls. The staff was very attentive and very nice! We definitely want to come back here and try more. This is a great spot for just cocktails, to get together with friends or part of a date night!

Snuggled between the public restrooms and a Thai shop, the entrance is narrow and easy to miss…read more Servers are attentive and friendly. It is dark, romantic, and swanky. Perfect for a date night or girls night out. The food was delicious. Prices are upscale, so we can't make it a regular visit, but great for specialty occasions.

My friends and I came here Saturday night and had a blast! We hadn't been "out" in such a long time…read moreand this club was poppin. There was a $10 cover, but it was totally worth it! Drinks were about $10 and very good. I got a vodka cranberry and it was yummy, not too strong and the bartender was doing lots of cool tricks and twirling the bottles around as he prepared the cocktails which was entertaining to watch! There were only 2 bartenders so the lines to get drinks were pretty long. There was also only one bathroom so those lines were long too. There was Latin music, that attracted us into the club as we were looking for somewhere fun. The DJ was pretty good, but not the best and didn't drop the beat at times. There's an upstairs and downstairs and cool bubble lights that moved up and down. There was a nightlife photographer there who took our photo and said it to us for free minutes later! Such a great memento of the night and a nice surprise. It was a great club for a girls night out!

Good DJing. Drinks are on the pricier side, but good quality…read more My main knock on this place is the bathroom situation downstairs. Only one bathroom for 40+ people drinking diuretics (i.e. booze)? If you're here when things get busy around midnight, don't be surprised if you're waiting 15 minutes for you or your friend to get through the long line to use the one bathroom available to you.

I was visiting Portland Halloween weekend 2023. It was my best friend's bday and we wanted to go…read moreout. We stopped by here and the place was fun. Big dance room but at the time the music was kind of targeted only for a certain kind of crowd. We still had fun and I'd come visit again.

We love going to your events! We have so much fun dancing and love your song selection. The only…read morething that makes us and many of our friends not want to come to your events are the excessive lasers. They shoot right in our eyes and become so annoying that we have to leave. Please reduce or figure out how to shoot them higher. They really don't add anything to the experience for many people.

I WAS VIOLENTLY ASSAULTED BY STAFF AT 45 EAST, BE VERY CAREFUL IF YOU GO HERE!!!…read more I have been to 45 East many times, including open houses, larger artists, and on the guest list/backstage for an artist I know personally. I have probably been here 20+ times, and I always had fun. I have heard horror stories of girls being drugged and raped while security stands by, and I was hesitant to go but wanted to introduce my friend to the EDM scene. I much prefer festivals as the PLUR vibe is much more welcoming, but this seemed like a good start 95% of the night was amazing, I traded multiple people for their Kandi and even had someone across the club (it was a 360 set) hold up a sign complimenting my glasses! Unfortunately 10 mins before the set ended everything changed. I was at the front with my friend right behind me and two girls randomly came up and started slamming into me and scratching me. This happens sometimes when people want to rush the rail before the end, and thats ok I just stay where I'm at and let people move along, or let security handle them. Very normal festival/edm concert behavior. Then I hear a man start shouting at me to get off the rail. Again, this is weird and aggressive, so I ignore them and look around to see if anything is happening or if they are talking to someone else. I see nothing so i just continue head-banging with everyone else. Then, out of nowhere, i feel someone strong grab my arms and shoulders, and then my neck and start pulling me back. I panicked and screamed for help, as I was being assulted by someone I didnt know. This person proceeded to drag me off the rail and halfway across the floor while I was trying to figure out if I needed to defend myself when it hit me. Nobody was helping me, this must be security! So i start screaming "what did I do" and the person ignored me and threw me out the door and told me to leave and "fuck off" At no point did the person say they were security. At no point did they say anything to indicate to me what the issue was. I can only guess one of the girls that wanted the rail said something to him and he got upset that i ignored him. I had absolutely no way to know who he was, the club was loud, dark, packed, and the only words he said were "i don't fucking care" When I got home my partner was shocked, I had scratches and cuts and large bruises on my shoulders, neck, ribs, arms, and wrists. Do. Not. Go here. Nobody will believe or care about what happened to me because I'm not in a vulnerable demographic, but I was physically assaulted for absolutely no reason by someone who did not identify themselves and escalated a non existent situation. I cant imagine what could happen to someone more defenseless than myself. I will be reaching out to 45 east about what happened, and I expect no response, but will update if I get one.

Every time I've been to this venue it's been a positive experience, although I wish the place was…read morebigger and/or the layout was different because when it's packed it's not great and can get pretty warm. First time we went there we got there a little too early, the Uber dropped us off in what seemed the middle of nowhere and we got a big concerned so be aware it's not in the most populated of areas.

Seriously? Grayson was preoccupied and I wasn't aware of the attitude that permeates this site!…read more It's another case of: " who you know". Disappointed experience! Plastic glasses, wipes tables with same clothes without either turning clothes or getting another clean towel. Id hate to think where else the staff use the towels. When I return to Quebec I think return to this club on my return in the states will be the furthest thing from my mind! Beyond acceptable on any levels!

Fun spot to quench your thirst while walking around Portland, OR! Great service! A cheerful…read morebartender whipped up a delicious beverage for me! Agreeable price to boot! WOULD 100% RETURN! --No food review as I did not order an item.--

I came here for a 2000s dance party night. The bar can get kind of backed up. There are different…read moreoption to include beer, mixed drinks, and cider. The dance floor gets a little bouncy which is definitely a lot of fun. This is definitely a smaller venue comparative to the crystal ballroom. However, it was nice and not too packed when I was there. The bathrooms are located outside of Lola's room. The bathroom is never too busy in comparison to how many people were there.

We went here for the first time to get a stamp . It was another interesting location but kind of…read morecramped. Not really easy to navigate. We succeeded in getting the stamps we could get and it was good to finally check this location out!