La Luna (or LaLuna) was a rock-'n'-roll nightclub in Portland, Oregon, United States from 1992 to 1999.[1] Willamette Week described it as "For most of the 1990s, this inner-Southeast club was the center of gravity for the Portland music scene."[2]
 Sleater-Kinney at La Luna in 1999 | |
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| Address | Portland, Oregon |
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| Opened | 1992 |
La Luna helped propel bands from the Pacific Northwest and beyond to international stardom including: Nirvana, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Sweaty Nipples, The Dharma Bums, Pond, Hitting Birth, Hole, Hazel, The Spinanes, Elliott Smith, Everclear, Sublime, The Dandy Warhols, Cherry Poppin Daddies, Sleater Kinney, and Quasi.[3][4][5][6] La Luna was once described as the "best medium-size venue in Portland" and "an all-ages venue that somehow manages to stay cool."[7]
Located at the corner of Southeast Ninth Avenue and Southeast Pine Street, La Luna's main performance space could accommodate around 1,000 spectators.[8] It was previously known as the Ninth Street Exit (in the 1970s) and the Pine Street Theater (1980–1991).[6] It was called RKCNDY Portland (Rock Candy) for most of 1992.[6] It later returned to its original name, the Pine Street Theater (2000–02), before being redubbed Solid State (2004–05) during its final years of operation.
The balcony served as a smaller performance space for more intimate shows and featured musicians like Elliot Smith.[1] An eatery named the La Luna Cafe opened in 2020 and is currently located in the same building.[9]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Portland's Most Missed All-Ages Venues". Willamette Week. May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Elliot Smith 1969 - 2003". Willamette Week. October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Elliot Smith 1969 - 2003". Willamette Week. October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Flashback: Radiohead rock Oregon in 1996". Oregonian. April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Big Men on Campus". Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Graham, John (1999). "Lunatics ball". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ Jewell, Judy (1998). Oregon. Compass American Guides. pp. 286–287.
- ^ "CMJ New Music Monthly". Google Books. February 1998.
- ^ "Vanished Portland brunch spot Simpatica will be reborn this spring". Oregonian. February 19, 2018.
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