5 PORTLAND PIER, PORTLAND | (207) 772-4828 You should be here. Come Out of Your Shell there s nder ro nd bea ty in the bohe ian a t on hanover Street. think Sally Bo les beltin o t s bterranean sorro s ro the s all sta e, ra ed by the patch ork c rtains. the ven e, r n by artists P C , g , d n , and R , do bles as art st dios. “It s all o o r passions rolled into one space,” a ie says. “An o tlet or thin s e think are e citin and orth sharin .” this sprin , e pect locals C o , Balti ore s v M , and Boston s C B . 30 P o R t L a n d monthly mAgA Ine PoRtLand aFteR daRk Ale A BArneS Amanda asks, bewildered that the 1990s al- ternative band would be playing. “It’s like Tool but sexy!” A woman in full leather and high platform boots with blunt bangs and winged eyeliner dances by herself. She’s kill- ing it. The music is eclectic—Joy Division, Florence and the Machine, White Stripes, Echo and the Bunnymen. We find ourselves dancing well past midnight. Turns out, sober or not, I’m a natural. Because after all, the real secret to dancing like a goth is to go to the club and dance. And you can. Every Friday at Aura. oRdPLay F lask, the brick staple of Spring Street and one of the most welcoming bars you’ll find in town, is home to Mon- day of the Minds. Zachary Mullin, bet- ter known as rapper Stay on Mars, started the weekly “community hip hop showcase” in 2015. “People need interaction,” Mullin says. “Minds isn’t just going out to a concert to see an artist. It’s going out to hang with friends and see hip hop.” The vibe at Minds feels like a party of old friends. The regulars are welcoming and the newbies encouraged. From spoken word to poetry, even modern dance, Mul- lin has created an outlet artists as far as California and Seattle seek. “It’s a growing city and very diverse compared to ten years ago,” Mullin says. “It needed to happen. We bring in a lot of touring acts, people from all over the country.” Boho Shows