Music Millennium
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Music Millennium is an independent record store located in Portland, Oregon. Its founding in 1969 has led it to claim it is the oldest continually-existing record store in the Pacific Northwest.
The store at one time had three locations: the original eastside location, a store northwest location, and a classical music-only store located next door to the main eastside location. The northwest location, which closed in fall 2007, was known for being a pioneer in in-store performances, having hosted Randy Newman in March 1989, as well as Richard Thompson, Brandi Carlile, Everclear (in 1997), The Shins, Elliott Smith (in September 1998), and Weezer, among others. Notably, the northwest location saw a slew of in store performances under the management of Fred Seegmuller, who had spent many years cultivating connections within the local music scene.
It hosts an annual Customer Appreciation BBQ, in recent years typically attended by around 1500 customers, with food, live music, and prizes determined by the "Giant Wheel of Wonder."
Music Millennium is a member of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS).
[edit] External links
- Official website, including a list of scheduled in-store performances
- Store profile (in PDF format) from the CIMS website
- 1999 Interview with owner Terry Currier from the Willamette Week
