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From Pitchfork::
Everyone in Portsmouth, New Hampshire remembers when the Elvis Room closed. The rockers lost a stage where you could catch anyone from the local punk bands to Elliott Smith; the under-18'ers lost a room where they could smoke. The storefront on Congress Street was replaced by a kitschy blues lounge with life-size replicas of the Blues Brothers dancing in the front window; when that closed, a semi-chi-chi Italian restaurant opened in its place. The Elvis Room died six years ago, and Portsmouth hasn't had a rock club since.
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