BC's American Saloon
2433 SE Powell BlvdPortland, OR 97202
503/ 232.0852
Located in: Southeast Portland - Visit Website
BarFly's Review of BC's American Saloon
What used to be a classic car/Klingon bar has transformed into a hipster honkey tonk hangout. An improvement? Hard to say.Still though, the place is quite big, and makes a nice drink served by an amicable staff.
I used to book one night a month and Bcs (for DnB) and the place would get so packed that you could not breath. So...if you don't like electronic music and a bunch of smoke then I would avoid this place.
Fridays go off. I don't usually go there any other days, but I am sure people are trying to do things there other nights!
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Now usually every Fri its packed.
BC's is under new ownership and is no longer a country bar!!
Happy Hour 5-7, food and drink specials.
Tue: Karaoke
Wed: MonkeyZero DJ's+belly dancers+ladies night
Thur: DJ Audio
Fri: Pulp Friction
Sun: FREE Texas Hold'm
Think middle class neighborhood club and bar.
My name IS Devin. I'm a patron and one of the Wed DJs. Not trying to be a shill, just wanted to update the venue info.
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this might sound strange but m looking for someone who might have worked at the bar a few months ago, her name was leah and she had brown eyes, about 5'6'', possibly a server bartender. if you know of whom i speak, please let me know because ive been trying to reach her for some time.
thanks, nstephenson23@yahoo.ca
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just quite didn't get the pieces together, but better than most bars in inner southeast by far
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Though we sank our heart and soul into that bar, BC's is closed now. Thanks for your support. Go to www.myspace.com/bcsamericansaloon to get the scoop and read all the awesome comments from our supporters - national bands, regulars, etc. viva la honky tonk!! Aly Star, Booker.
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Marvin? Here's the real scoop: When I was there, the waitresses there were energetic and friendly. The whiskey was strong, the beer was cold, and the Chicken Strips were GREAT. I got to hang and play music with some friends I hadn't seen in a while...we had a blast. I have a number of friends who play at BC's on a regular basis. Those are some plusses. I'll not get involved in bashing a place where my friends play, personal opinions aside.
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Ha! That's where I saw the term. I had to look it up. I started driving a truck after 9th grade, so to me that's a ten dollar word. I don't live around there, but next time I pass through let's hook up and have a cold one...on me.
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I really like this place. I like it because it feels like a real, modern day Honky Tonk. That's right, like you'd expect to find in the South Carolina backwoods, or, God forbid, Beaverton without the threat of attack (though I have witnessed a couple of ass-whoopings in the parking lot). Complete with authentic blue-collar working types pecking away at the touch-screen video games mounted on the bar and enough smoke to gag the regulars at Hal's, BC's doesn't have the contrived air of the Duff's manufactured "Daddy-O" or Sabala's white-trash chic (bars in which I've invested heavily by the way). BC's is where I go to get away from Portland's hipper-than-thou ubiquity and still hang out with folks under 65.
So what if it used to cater to Disco dancing Klingons (did I really just write that?). Where else would you hear Molly Hatchet, 2 Live Crew and Lucinda Williams from one DJ? Where else would you want to?
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hmm.. that term 'pseudo honky tonk' sounds strangely familiar..a comment left on Duff's myspace site?? way to be anonymous, "Marvin"..
Blue Moon Highway
11/25/2005 9:15:00 PM
Best of places to play in Portland. Musicians always feel welcome at Duff's. There are other new places...psuedo Honky Tonks...don't be fooled.
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Aplace for psuedo honky tonk posers. It takes more than a John Wayne cut out standing in the corner to make a place a real Honky Tonk. They used to do Klingon Karaoke, and will do whatever they need to make a buck...if this doesn't fly...and I don't think it will, they'll be into something else...a flavor of the month.
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