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On Wednesday, January 20th, Toronto dance/drum & bass band The New Deal played Port City Music Hall with openers Big Gigantic. Photos below by Bryan Bruchman.
This 4th Of July weekend will bring a new festival to Maine. the Nateva Music & Camping Festival will take place in Oxford, Maine on July 2,3,and 4th. The event, sponsored by Port City Music Hall, has tickets on sale now, but what exactly do you get for your (currently lowest price) $159? Only one band has been announced so far, but it’s a big one, and probably enough of a draw to get things off to a strong start: The Flaming Lips. Hey, it got my attention! The festival is described as heralding “world class artists in the true Jam Band tradition – as well as a sweet mix of Country, Folk, Reggae, Classic Rock and Indie Artists too,” so it’s interesting that the first band announced happens to come from the last category thrown in there (though the Lips certainly have a certain jam/hippie sensibility that gives plenty of room for crossover). Join their email list to find out which other acts will be joining the lineup.
Nosh, the new “Kitchen Bar” opening in the space at 551 Congress Street formerly occupied by The White Heart, looks like it’s just about ready to open (
Last year I caught a bit of the Downtown Showdown Rail Jam in Monument Square (photo above), and this year it’s happening again this Saturday, January 30th. The event is sponsored by Sunday River and Sugarloaf and starts at 5pm. I meant to post this a while ago. But today is as good as any time! The show it refers to is next Tuesday! Beware the sort of gross chewing sounds.
Now in its second year, Bangor’s KahBang Festival is already expanding. They’ve announced the dates as August 6th through the 14th for the festival, which will now include films and art exhibits in addition to the music portion. With this change, even their name is growing: the event is now called KahBang: Music, Art, Film. More details tba. Check out the HillyTown coverage of their first festival here. To think, I almost didn’t mention tonight’s installment of For Your Pleasure: SIN! Featuring dancing from Atomic Trash, Lord Byron, Ahna the Ladybeast, Greybush, and music by DJ Roy (from WMPG), DJ Marcus Caine, and DJ Wolfie Whistle. All tonight at Geno’s for $5. Watch their inspiring (creepy) promotional video below.
Kino Proby‘s annual Portland concert happened at Port City Music Hall on Friday, January 8, 2010. Photos by Bryan Bruchman. Review at The Phoenix.
While at SXSW last year (wow, that’s coming up again fast, isn’t it?) I got my first taste of rapper P.O.S. (at the same venue where I saw the Ting Tings the year before, a similar case of not knowing what I was in for and being sort of blown away). I was already a fan of Astronautalis (no stranger to Portland, himself) and pleasantly surprised when he joined P.O.S. onstage at that show (hence the above photo). Tour dates were just announced, and take a look at that – on March 11th both artists will be playing a show at SPACE Gallery. Plan to be there. Read on for all P.O.S. tour dates. Read on… |
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