loop artists connection?

[CORROSIVE <CORROSIVE@aol.com>]

I've recently been reading posts where people in different parts of the
country are looking for other similarly inclined musicians to make noise
with... I was wondering if anybody knows a way of hooking up w/people 
locally
without each one of us having to post and say where we are? by the way, i'm
looking to put a band/project together in Portland, OR.
thanks