Los Angeles, Seattle, or Portland?
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- Nick Sevilla
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Los Angeles, Seattle, or Portland?
We're thinking of eventually moving away from Los Angeles.
So, these other two cities seem like good choices, Seattle, and Portland.
Pros/ Cons for each? Would you stay in LA?
My main income, is not recording, but I would like to continue making records with people.Which means I'd like a place with a decent musical scene.
Cheers
So, these other two cities seem like good choices, Seattle, and Portland.
Pros/ Cons for each? Would you stay in LA?
My main income, is not recording, but I would like to continue making records with people.Which means I'd like a place with a decent musical scene.
Cheers
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Seriously. We're talking overcast skies and rain for 8-9 months straight. Not even natives like myself are immune to the seasonal depression. Personally, if it wasn't for the fact that my parents are getting older and I might possibly have to deal with the things that go along with that, I would rather move back to Austin (where I was for 5 years) or some other warmer place (Memphis? Atlanta? New Orleans?).Snarl 12/8 wrote:Do you like the rain? I mean, really, really like the rain?
I've been in portland the last 5 years and was in albuquerque the 5 years before that.
I do miss the sunshine, but not the heat and dry air.
Portland definitely has a thriving music scene, but also 1000 home studios. Of course, I guess that can be said of most any city these days.
Portland also has the feel of a smaller city. I like it. Not too big or sprawling and plenty of entertainment options and outdoors activities.
Personally, i enjoy hiking in the columbia river gorge. It's amazing.
I do miss the sunshine, but not the heat and dry air.
Portland definitely has a thriving music scene, but also 1000 home studios. Of course, I guess that can be said of most any city these days.
Portland also has the feel of a smaller city. I like it. Not too big or sprawling and plenty of entertainment options and outdoors activities.
Personally, i enjoy hiking in the columbia river gorge. It's amazing.
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Why not San Francisco or Austin? Washington DC has a great amatuer/prosumer music scene, a thriving economy, and a huge tech sector (if that's your day job), but the weather and people kinda suck.
Never been to Portland but Seattle can be kinda weird. Downtown it can get a bit hippy-ish (in both the good and bad senses) and in the suburbs there can be a strange Microsoft and computer programming obsession and culture. But, there are lots of cool places, lots of cool people (a bit hipster/hippy, but nice), lots of great restaurants, and lots of culture. I don't like the rain much but Seattle is pretty when it rains so I never really minded it out there, but I didn't have to sit through 8 or 9 months of it since I've just visited several times. Also, coffee is pretty much everywhere all the time. If you never drink coffee you will feel awkward a bit.
Never been to Portland but Seattle can be kinda weird. Downtown it can get a bit hippy-ish (in both the good and bad senses) and in the suburbs there can be a strange Microsoft and computer programming obsession and culture. But, there are lots of cool places, lots of cool people (a bit hipster/hippy, but nice), lots of great restaurants, and lots of culture. I don't like the rain much but Seattle is pretty when it rains so I never really minded it out there, but I didn't have to sit through 8 or 9 months of it since I've just visited several times. Also, coffee is pretty much everywhere all the time. If you never drink coffee you will feel awkward a bit.
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I lived in Saint Paul for a few years and it was a pretty cool place to live, as far as things to do and music scene goes. The winters didn't bug me because I was from Iowa...AND people in Minnesota know how to drive in it, AND Minnesota knows how to clear the roads efficiently.kayagum wrote:You should stretch a little and not go to obvious places like Portlandia.
* Nashville
* New Orleans
* Twin Cities
* How about the other Portland (Maine)?
Maybe if you want to stay west, try something else like Bend.
Whaddya think?
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Chicago. I'd never live in Los Angeles, though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
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I lived in Portland for 4 years and loved it. But now I live in LA and I would probably not move back because of the weather. It is rough. And Seattle's weather is worse plus the traffic is a nightmare and the people have second-tier-city complex (similar to Napoleon complex).
What about Denver? Colorado has surprisingly great weather much of the time. I visited briefly and was mighty impressed. Just a thought.
What about Denver? Colorado has surprisingly great weather much of the time. I visited briefly and was mighty impressed. Just a thought.
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I've been in Seattle since the mid 1990s and still love living here. There's been a lot of growth here of late - which makes it more expensive to live. However, there's a lot of cool things to do here, whether it's cultural events or getting out in the great outdoors.
Portland is a great place too - It has a better public transportation system and as others have noted, it's got a excellent music scene.
If you don't mind some clouds and rain - and you have a laid back personality, you
will do fine in the Pacific Northwest.
Portland is a great place too - It has a better public transportation system and as others have noted, it's got a excellent music scene.
If you don't mind some clouds and rain - and you have a laid back personality, you
will do fine in the Pacific Northwest.
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