Among the many musicians and bands the store hosted were Randy Newman (in March 1989), as well as Richard Thompson, Brandi Carlile, Everclear (in 1997), The Shins, Elliott Smith (in September 1998), The Decemberists, Throwing Muses, and Weezer. However, a scheduled in-store performance by The Smashing Pumpkins in 2000 was moved to a music venue in downtown Portland following unusual requests from the band's management team that included a stipulation that the staff would have to remove several CD bins.
