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By Hilly Town, on March 8th, 2012%
This will be the last one for a little while.
Tonight’s show at Cameo Gallery (located in the back of the restaurant The Lovin’ Cup Cafe on N. 6th) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been in the works for a while and we couldn’t be more excited to present this one. Things start off . . . → Read More: HillyTown Presents NYC Tonight!
By Hilly Town, on March 5th, 2012%
Alt-rock legends Jane’s Addiction played a sold out show (with openers Black Box Revelation) at the State Theatre in Portland on Saturday night. Read on for a full photo gallery from photographer Conall O’Brien below.
. . . → Read More: Jane’s Addiction Packed The State [3.3.12]
By Hilly Town, on March 1st, 2012%
Remember exactly a year ago when Girl Talk played the State and we all went and lost our minds in a pool of sweaty dancing? Well, the mashup mastermind sure has inspired a lot of movement, including a film featuring three improvisational dancers on an adventure through New York City that’s been getting a ton . . . → Read More: Girl Walk // All Day Coming To SPACE
By Hilly Town, on February 23rd, 2012%
Bar Harbor band Coke Weed first came on our radar in the Fall, when we interviewed them and caught a show in Brooklyn, and now they’re prepping for the release of their second LP, Nice Dreams, to be released April 17. The record was produced (completely live in ten days with no overdubs!) by . . . → Read More: New Coke Weed Album April 17: MP3 + Tracklist
By Hilly Town, on February 23rd, 2012%
Great Western Plain @ Union Hall
Wow. Another awesome show with Maine and Brooklyn bands last night. Sometimes we feel like we’re getting away with something having this much fun. A great turnout and top notch performances from Field Mouse, Great Western Plain, and Shark? (plus some killer jams from the WHAT DJ?! team . . . → Read More: HillyTown Presented in Brooklyn [2.22.12]
By Hilly Town, on February 22nd, 2012%
Portland roots band This Way return from a 9-month break from local shows with a headlining gig this Saturday (2/25) at Empire. Have you seen their new stage yet? We haven’t but are curious to see how the venue changed things up – from what we heard a few months back the plan sounded very . . . → Read More: This Way video premiere: “Take It All (Or Leave It All Behind)”
By Hilly Town, on February 21st, 2012%
These things just keep coming up faster and faster don’t they? Tomorrow it’s round 3 of HillyTown Presents shows at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY. This time around we’ve got Portland garage noise band Great Western Plain sharing the fun with Shark? and Field Mouse (who’ve been getting some great press lately)! We must . . . → Read More: HillyTown Presents NYC Tomorrow!
By Hilly Town, on February 16th, 2012%
We love Jose Ayerve’s project, A Severe Joy. He just sent word of a new project in which he will release 10 singles throughout 2012, each being delivered on limited edition plexi-disc records that have been lathe-cut and numbered by Jeremy Leclair of Various Artists Records in limited quantities for purchase online. The first one, . . . → Read More: A Severe Joy Releases and Tour Update!
By Hilly Town, on February 6th, 2012%
I mean, of course he did, right? He’s Thurston Moore. That’s how that should work. All reports indicate an amazing show, openers MMOSS included. I have no doubts. Huck Photography was on hand to deliver these beautiful shots of the show for you.
. . . → Read More: Thurston Moore Sold Out SPACE [1.30.12]
By Hilly Town, on February 4th, 2012%
This Tuesday at Mama’s Crow Bar on Munjoy Hill, Scratchpad returns with 5 readers for your enjoyment. Details here.
By Hilly Town, on February 2nd, 2012%
Two masks, two duos, a dance contest, and flowers? Yup, sounds like a HillyTown Presents show. At least on Tuesday night at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY it was. A Severe Joy came down from Maine to play a show along with locals Genghis Hans and Mitten, and Poingly kept things fun with jams . . . → Read More: HillyTown Presented (in Brooklyn) Again [1.31.12]
By Hilly Town, on January 30th, 2012%
On Friday night, o’death returned to SPACE Gallery for a sold out show with Brown Bird and if and it. Brown Bird will be back in the area on February 18 with a show at The Oak + The Ax in Biddeford (which is run by Greg from o’death) before heading down to Texas . . . → Read More: o’death and Brown Bird Sold Out SPACE [1.27.12]
By Hilly Town, on January 28th, 2012%
We’re at it again. This Tuesday, A Severe Joy will be in Brooklyn to play one of our shows, this time with an emphasis on the electronic pop/dance genres. This one is going to be great. Flyer and info below:
A Severe Joy – Facebook / Twitter / Bandcamp
Mitten – Facebook . . . → Read More: HillyTown Presents in Brooklyn This Week!
By Hilly Town, on January 24th, 2012%
Update: Congrats to our contest winner Dorson P. and thanks to everybody who entered! Enjoy the show!
OH HEY. We meant to do this when we posted the Brown Bird interview yesterday, but it got lost in the shuffle. Want to go to the show at SPACE on Friday? Email hello@hillytown.com with the subject line . . . → Read More: Brown Bird + o’death Ticket Contest
By Hilly Town, on January 23rd, 2012%
This Friday, Brown Bird returns to SPACE Gallery along with o’death (who by now you should be quite familiar with). Tickets are available online and at Bull Moose.
Brown Bird at PCMH – photo by Huck Photography
Interview with David Lamb and MorganEve Swain (aka BrownBird) by Andrew Lapham Fersch
What has Brown Bird . . . → Read More: Brown Bird Interview
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