Next week, Mr. Royale and I will be traveling to Portland, Oregon. I don’t know much about the city other than every single person I have ever talked to about it has said that we would love it. I associate it with the IFC show, Portlandia, food, the films of Gus Van Sant, rain, roses, Powell’s Books, more food, and a problematic art gallery (a separate story of getting friends of friends to hijack several pieces of Mr. Royale’s art from a non-paying gallery owner who just wouldn’t/couldn’t return them).

But you, RTH’s cultured readers, have certainly traveled to Portland before. Or if not, you most likely have knowledge of the city’s music scene. Mr. Royale and I will be there three days, and in between our eating and drinking, we hope to discover more about Portland’s music life. I ask you, please help us devise a tour of noted Portland rock and roll sites.