The venue, located along West Burnside Street and owned by Frank Faillace,[1] hosts a variety of acts ranging from burlesque to rock music.

[6][7] Lonesome's had been ranked number seven in The Oregonian's 2013 list of "Portland's top 10 pizzas by the slice".

[8] Doug Stanhope's Beer Hall Putsch standup album was recorded at Dante's in 2013.

[10][11] American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers took Dante's to court in November 2018 for copyright infringement for unauthorized public performance of ASCAP members' creative work.

[12][13] Dante's was a runner-up in the "Best Music Venue" category of Willamette Week's "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020".