There is quite a scene of "alternative" stripping in Portland, so this doesn't surprise me. A lot of classic burlesque style presentations with everything from live bands to fire, S&M, and circus acts thrown in. My friend Noah hosts a weekly Sunday night event at Dante's called Sinferno that is all about this stuff, though for a lot of that crowd I'd imagine Sonic Youth is "old hat".
Being a family man married to a former stripper who used to dance to "Total Trash", I only know about this local stuff second hand of course.
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