Back in August I had the pleasure of playing two nights in Portland Oregon.   I had never been there before and really didn’t have a fucking clue about the area.  Being from Maryland, the only thing I knew about Portland is that it has a lot of trees, a lot of hills, and was also used as a concentration camp for Japanese people during World War II. When I got in town I had about an hour to kill so I walked around the downtown and Chinatown area. They have a plethora of homeless people. I’m not talking about one or two that you may usually see in yourtown USA, im talking every 6-10 steps someone is like “yo! give me a dollar”. This one dude asked me twice in a 5 minute time span. The best part is when he tripped on the curve and his syringe fell out of his front shirt pocket. Amazing! He laughed and was like “whoops! can’t forget that” We chuckled and went our separate ways. Friday Night I was playing at East Infection in Chinatown with DJ Izm. I had mixed feelings about the place hanging out early because  the crowd came off as a little douchey. The opening DJ was keeping it pretty mainstream. By the time I went on, the crowd thinned out a little bit but I have to say I had fun playing there and by the end of my set, it was mostly Club music. Afterwards Izm and I went to a dope Taco truck spot across the street. So far I was taking a liking to Portland. The second night was too much fun. I played the Crown Room with Izm and Nathan A.K.A. Easter Egg. I had a blast playing there and the both held it down very nicely. I also have the timing of a stroke. I went outside to smoke a cigarette and plan after hour activities with some dare I say “fans” out front and a multi player melee battle brawl went on inside in which I found out Izm took a pool stick and hit a standing RBI triple over someone’s back. I came back in and everyone is breathing heavy with their hands on their knees and blood on their knuckles and im like “you guys pack up yet? got an after party to DJ” We skipped the after hours joint to go to the Mecca of donut shops called Voodoo donuts. I got the famous Bacon Maple donut. The man at the counter said that I was the first person in the history of Voodoo Donuts to ask for extra bacon. Fuckin right son.

If your in the Portland area there two things you must do.  First thing is to go to any gig that DJ Izm is playing.  The second thing is to get loose at Voodoo donuts.  I cant give you a sample of the donuts however, I offer you the sounds of Portland Oregon through the mind of DJ Izm.  He dropped of a bangin mix for me the other night. Certified office cubicle bump for the week. Enjoy!

DJ Izm: NW Side Story2: Club Crooks
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