X-Ray Cafe
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| Address | Portland, Oregon United States |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1990 |
| Closed | 1994 |
The X-Ray Cafe was a small music venue in
The X-Ray was in operation from 1990 to 1994.[5][6][7]
An archival recording of the Dead Moon concert on X-Ray's closing night, August 16, 1994, was released by Voodoo Doughnut Recordings.[8] A few songs into an already cathartic set, marked by the themes of an ending epoch and an inevitable changing-of-the-guards, singer and bassist Toody Cole remarks to the crowd, "What a way to see the old girl go!" The old girl is both the venue–the widely venerated, black velvet painting-decorated X-Ray Cafe and the community it created.
The club is the subject of a 2000 documentary, "X-Ray Visions," directed by former owner Ellis.[3] [9] [10] [11]
Owner Richard "Tres" Shannon III has remained a prominent figure in Portland. He booked music for neighboring club Berbati's Pan,
The X-Ray Cafe was the site of a small but controversial riot in 1993.[16]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Willamette Week 25 Years: 1991". Willamette Week. 1999. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
- ^ Ramos, Nestor (August 20, 2004). "All-age, all the rage". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
- ^ a b Tejaratchi, Sean (November 9, 2000). "Live Music and Other Activities: A Look Back at the Late, Great X-Ray Cafè". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ BAUMGARTEN, MARK (September 7, 2005). "RIFF CITY: The rise and fall of the great pop hopes that ruled Portland's early-'90s music scene". Willamette Week.
- ^ Marty Hughley (August 22, 1994). "X-Ray Cafe does it up proud, closing in eclectic blaze of glory". The Oregonian.
- ^ Marty Hughley (August 17, 1994). "Exit the X-Ray". The Oregonian.
- ^ Marty Hughley (July 11, 1994). "Fond farewell to Ben and Tres: X-Ray Cafe to take a nosedive". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Tales from the Grease Trap Vol. 6: Dead Moon, What A Way To See The Old Girl Go".
- ^ Northwest Film Center archive Archived May 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Jan-Feb 2001
- ^ Amazon.com page for X-Ray Visions movie, Feb 2010
- ^ X-Ray Visions movie site, Nov 2011
- ^ "Willamette Week".
- ^ Spitznass, Jill (July 1, 2005). "Nightlife icon's doughnut venture is Tres times the fun". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
- ^ "Who are they?". The Oregonian. May 10, 1994. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
- ^ Horton, Jay (December 19, 2001). "Like Baby Jesus, we were born in barns". Willamette Week.
- ^ John Painter, Jr. (January 12, 1994). "Oregon's anti-riot statute ruled unconstitutional, case dismissed". The Oregonian.
External links
- Oregon Encyclopedia article: http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/x_ray_cafe/
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