Dante's

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Dante's (Portland, Oregon)
Address350 West Burnside Street
Location Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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Opened2000 (2000)

Dante's is a nightclub and live music venue in Portland, Oregon. The venue, located along West Burnside Street and owned by Frank Faillace, [1] hosts a variety of acts ranging from burlesque to rock music. [2]

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Dante's is housed in an unreinforced masonry building. [3] [4]

History

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The venue's interior, 2022

Faillace opened Dante's in early 2000. [5] In 2017, Pizza Slut replaced the bar's Lonesome's Pizza. [6] [7] Lonesome's had been ranked number seven in The Oregonian 's 2013 list of "Portland's top 10 pizzas by the slice". [8]

Doug Stanhope's Beer Hall Putsch standup album was recorded at Dante's in 2013. [9] Katt Williams performed at the venue in 2018. [10] [11]

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers took Dante's to court in November 2018 for copyright infringement for unauthorized public performance of ASCAP members' creative work. According to ASCAP, it has made numerous attempts to contact the venue prior to legal actions. [12] [13]

Reception

Dante's was a runner-up in the "Best Music Venue" category of Willamette Week 's "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020". [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Two Decades After Author Jim Goad Fell from Grace in Portland, He's Re-emerged as an Icon of the Alt-Right". Willamette Week . October 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Williams, Allison. Moon Pacific Northwest. Avalon Travel. Archived from the original on 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2019-03-09– via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Portland music venues plans protest over forced placarding of URMs". KPTV. January 4, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Burris, Emily (January 8, 2019). "Music venues in 'danger of closure' over seismic upgrades". KOIN. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ Bartels, Eric (January 8, 2004). "Ace of Clubs". The Portland Tribune . Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Lonesome's Pizza Closed Suddenly, and Quietly. Long Live Pizza Slut?". Willamette Week. August 19, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (August 10, 2017). "Pizza Slut Replaces Lonesome's Pizza Inside Dante's". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ Russell, Michael (October 30, 2013). "Portland's top 10 pizzas by the slice". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ "STAND UP TUESDAYS: Doug Stanhope | Under the Gun Review". underthegunreview.net. Retrieved 19 March 2019. Named after Hitler's failed coup attempt, Beer Hall Putsch was recorded live at Dante's in Portland, Oregon, where Stanhope got started booking his first shows.
  10. ↑ Gormley, Shannon (November 19, 2018). "Katt Williams Will Perform Two Surprise Portland Shows Before Finally Leaving Town". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Comedian Katt Williams left Portland without paying bills, video crew says". KGW. March 8, 2019. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Seattle's High Dive music venue sued for playing copyrighted songs". The Seattle Times. 2018-11-08. Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2019-11-10. The copyright-infringement suit was among a dozen brought against bars, restaurants and nightclubs around the country, including Dante's in Portland.
  13. ↑ "ASCAP Is Taking These 12 U.S. Venues To Court". Hypebot. 2018-11-13. Archived from the original on 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  14. ↑ "Bars + Nightlife: Congratulations to the winners + finalists of Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020". Willamette Week . July 21, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

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