X-Ray Cafe

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The X-Ray Cafe was a music venue in Portland, Oregon, United States in the early 1990s. An all-ages and community-oriented club, the X-Ray played a "heavyweight role in shaping Portland's underground culture," fostering such musical acts as Elliott Smith, Team Dresch, and Quasi, and was described by Details as one of the best rock and roll clubs in the country.[1][2] It was open from 1990 to 1994.[3][4][5]

The club is the subject of a 2000 documentary, "X-Ray Visions."[6][7]

Owner Richard "Tres" Shannon III, currently the owner of Voodoo Doughnut[8] and a regular performer at Dante's, has been a candidate for Mayor and City Council in Portland.[9]

The X-Ray Cafe was also the site of a small but controversial riot in 1993.[10]

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  1. ^ "Willamette Week 25 Years: 1991", Willamette Week, 1999. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  2. ^ Ramos, Nestor. "All-age, all the rage", The Oregonian, August 20, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  3. ^ Marty Hughley. "X-Ray Cafe does it up proud, closing in eclectic blaze of glory", The Oregonian, August 22, 1994. 
  4. ^ Marty Hughley. "Exit the X-Ray", The Oregonian, August 17, 1994. 
  5. ^ Marty Hughley. "Fond farewell to Ben and Tres: X-Ray Cafe to take a nosedive", The Oregonian, July 11, 1994. 
  6. ^ Tejaratchi, Sean. "Live Music and Other Activities: A Look Back at the Late, Great X-Ray Cafè", Portland Mercury, November 9, 2000. Retrieved on 2007-06-30. 
  7. ^ Northwest Film Center archive, Jan-Feb 2001
  8. ^ Spitznass, Jill. "Nightlife icon’s doughnut venture is Tres times the fun", Portland Tribune, July 1, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  9. ^ "Who are they?", The Oregonian, May 10, 1994. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  10. ^ John Painter, Jr.. "Oregon's anti-riot statute ruled unconstitutional, case dismissed", The Oregonian, January 12, 1994. 


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