Taking on the mainstream open format genre, Pearl operated until January of 2011 for its current renovation. This was the first time in which the venues downstairs split and Underbar opened and separated from Pearl. The most recent incarnation as of late was Pearl which opened in 2006. Scandals features art shows, djs, jazz nights, really cheap drinks, and an outdoor patio.
In 2014, Boston Magazine rated it the best dive bar. Matrix remained operating as one of the most popular and consistent venues in the city until closing in 2006. This always-evolving entertainment hub is one of the few remaining gay bars in what used to be the epicenter of Portland’s gay-friendly nightlife scene. Another longtime fixture in the gay bar scene, the Eagle is a no-frills, cash-only spot that regularly hosts the Bay State Marauders, a leather social club for gay men. Open 7 nights a week with a line down the street to fill one of the longest running clubs in Boston history which stayed open until 2001.Īfter a serious renovation in February 2001, the new venue called Matrix opened as a mainstream top 40 and house music club doing very successful with one of the most recognized and well known names in Boston DJ Adilson every Friday night. Originally opening as Jukebox back in 1982, the basement was home to the hottest nightclub in Boston at that time. Legacy Boston is located at 275 Tremont Street which has been home to some of the most legendary venues in Boston nightlife in the last 20 years.
