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I have to say, Nick and Krister from Dog And Pony do some great work. They filmed all of the performances during my HillyTown OFFStage @ SPACE Gallery concert series last month and are rolling them out in episodes over at their website. This week they present “King Day” by Brooklyn’s Blood Warrior. Check it out below: Head over to their post for a large video and interview with the band. Today around 4pm, Liberation By Sound on WMPG will feature an interview with the creators of [dog] and [pony] in which they make a big announcement. Tune in! This week, local electronic music collective We Push Buttons is taking over the whole city, with a slew of shows across many of the venues in town showcasing the different labels and genres that they represent. Check out the full schedule below (descriptions courtesy WPB, as of 9/21 but subject to change) – please note that these events do not appear in the regular show listings, so refer to this post for reference and any updates!: Wednesday, 9/23 9pm @ Slainte | Moshe’s Birthday Party [Free] 9pm @ The Big Easy | Hip Hop Open Mic Special Presentation [$5] Thursday, 9/24 9pm @ Bubba’s | Zodiac Party Revisited [$3] 9pm @ The White Heart | Beltek Presents [Free] Friday, 9/25 9:30pm @ SPACE | Milled Pavement Showcase [$5] 9pm @ Empire | Dance Party with Sammy Bananas, popgirl23 and Miss Fairchild [$5] 9pm @ The White Heart | brick.city.media [Free] Saturday, 9/26 5pm @ Portland Expo | Maine Roller Derby Bout 9pm @ The White Heart | WPB Monthly Showcase Residency [Free] 8pm @ Empire | wepushbuttons Awards Show [$5] Sunday, 9/27 The White Heart | Recovery Brunch [Free] Ok so maybe there aren’t (public) plans to reopen the State Theater and Pavement definitely haven’t added a Portland date to their 2010 reunion tour (so far just two NYC dates have been announced and gone on sale – though with them over a year away there’s plenty of time for more to be added), but wouldn’t that be cool? Back to reality: tonight is the Frock ‘n’ Roll event at SPACE which pairs up local bands with local fashion designers. Not into fashion? That’s fine – down the block at Port City Music Hall there’s KRS One, at Big Easy Model Airplane say goodbye, local music freaks freak out to Dan Knudsen’s jams at Slainte for Danapalooza, Anna’s Ghost debut their new album at Empire with the help of Dead Man’s Clothes (now with more TJ, formerly of Lady Lamb The Beekeeper), Matt & Kim are back in Maine to get the Bates kids crazy (sold out, sorry), Decemberists are up in Orono with Laura Veirs (oops, missed that one), and if you want to start the night early and sweaty, there’s a good-lookin’ house show with Dylan Bredeau. And that’s just tonight. Saturday has quite a bit in store (just browse the showlist). I’m looking forward to Sunday, when the legendary Ian Svenonious brings his new (Chain and the) Gang to SPACE Gallery (you’re familiar with his show Soft Focus, right?), with opening sets from two bands who made their proper debuts at HillyTown OFFStage shows last month: BOXY and Panda Bandits (technically it was their second show, but the first one was just one song at the Johnny Cash night, so that doesn’t really count, right?). Have a great weekend! Liberation By Sound host DJ Roy recently visited the new studio in South Portland built by Ron Harrity (Peapod/PICNIC/Honey Clouds), and along with DJ Miles got some inside info on the construction of this professional studio in a residential neighborhood. Check it out:
This weekend (specifically Saturday, September 12) is the PICNIC Music And Arts Festival in Lincoln Park here in Portland, Maine. The free event runs from 11am to 6pm and will feature an eclectic assortment of vendors and bands. [Note: I will be there with a table for Portland Pins and my photo work, as well as playing with my band, Marie Stella, at 2pm. Say hi!]. Following the all day event, there will be an afterparty at SPACE Gallery featuring two of the bands (Cotton Candy and Lorelei) from the Festival along with Death Vessel. Check out this post about Cotton Candy and another legendary DC-related band coming to SPACE, Chain And The Gang. For those of you who haven’t gotten your fill of the Beatles lately, between the reissues, the wildly popular PMF event this week, and the overload of promotion, Spencer Albee returns to cover band mode on Saturday night for his annual Beatles tribute show with the trusty School Spirit Mafia. This year they’ll be taking on the Magical Mystery Tour in its entirety. Here’s the quirky video reminder. If you happened to walk past the front window/gallery of Port City Music Hall during First Friday (chances are you did, judging by the huge amounts of people out and about that night), then you probably noticed this interesting piece. Gregory Witt created “Cloud,” a sculptural installation comprised of large gear-like styrofoam shapes that move continuously. Being behind glass it can be hard to get a close look at it, so I was glad to see the artist’s video for a closer view. Also check out some of his other work, which reveals an apparent evolution of this styrofoam gear/movement theme. Links/info from Maine Art Scene. For those looking for an update on my previous post regarding the city council and talk of noise ordinance restrictions, it sounds like things are looking good, and perhaps the situation wasn’t quite as dire as some may have made it out to be (some older/more extreme proposals were circulating, but according to Kevin Donaghue the City Council was not considering anything so drastic in the first place, and in fact working in the interest of live entertainment). Either way, a large turnout in support of Portland nightlife is reassuring and can only help to make sure that decisions being made are done so with the public’s interest in mind. Thanks for all the comments and discussion on this issue! I just heard about this, so I apologize for the late notice. Tonight there is a Public Safety meeting at 5pm in the City Council Chambers where this important issue for Portland live music and nightlife will be discussed. If you enjoy the live music scene and entertainment establishments in this city, please go to this public meeting to show your support, and prevent some extremely prohibitive measures being proposed from being approved.
Read on for an explanatory note from Nicholas Dambrie, owner of Oasis. |
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