Turn! Turn! Turn!

Not only is it a record store by day and music venue by night, T!T!T! has several delicious beans-n-rice bowls. As records go (vinyl records, that is), there seem to be a couple of categories: the novelty vintage stuff and the semi-underground '80s and '90s stuff. Even cooler (in my view), they have some 8-track cartridges, severalcassettes, and a bunch of jazz CDs, too. This last time, I was there to see Cody Nonier and the band "toyboat toyboat toyboat"; both were awesome though musically totally different from one another. Cody is a very expressive singer with an amazing deep voice and some serious guitar skills.

This bar is also a record shop and a community space for art and music of all sorts. Pretty much the coolest place around and what I would imagine as an example of the cooler old Portland I've heard so much about. Being a transplant since 2015 I can't say much to that effect but the place speaks for itself. A true gem!

I have been a couple of times to listen to a friend's band. Both times there have been issues with getting the monitors and/or speakers to work. It seems tough on the bar staff who are trying to get people their beer and their food and run the sound board. There are only a few beer selections but it's a good variety of local beers. The food menu is limited but they aren't really a restaurant, so I wouldn't expect any different. There is definitely a strong hipster feel to the place. The staff and customers all have matching ironic outfits and too-cool-to-care attitudes.