Hella-ween @ Rotture

Portland | Hank Stram

To think I almost didn’t even go to Branx this Saturday. The biggest night the Rotture/Branx space has seen since it’s inception. The place was packed and partying. An old city bus on third street had a dj on top, upstairs had a beat boxer and live band, the balcony had smoking. The space where the game store that had been there was now a full stage filled with people dancing and where there used to be tables for video gaming now had costumed and intoxicated fun-ness running around.The whole night had a really good party feel. There wasn’t any tension or too much drama. When a party hits the right stride it’s hard to slow it down. If it had been too packed it would of been unbearable, and too empty it would of felt like a let down. But there were enough people to have fun and waiting for a beer didn’t take 20 minutes.

Rotture has really become the spot for banging parties in Portland. The OLCC knows this too. Thats why head of security told me that there were informants there watching for any violations. So at 2:30 they took everyone’s drink without pity. It stayed open till six or something, I don’t really know.