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Take this as a warning: you’ve got a busy week ahead. Hopefully you voted today and are planning to celebrate at Greendrinks in the new Power Pay offices in the former Public Market building. Tomorrow, the Phoenix hosts the Best Music Awards at Asylum at 5:30. Thursday, DJ Jonathan Toubin brings his Soul Clap dance off back to SPACE Gallery. Friday, Honey Clouds, Wesley Hartley, and Good Kids Sprouting Horns join Ohio’s Like Bells at Big Easy. Saturday, Marie Stella (full disclosure: that’s the band I play guitar in) celebrates a CD release with the first ever concert at the new Bayside Bowl.
If you’ve got any energy left, drag yourself out of bed on Sunday and head down to the Old Port for the Portland Downtown District‘s annual Old Port Festival. Read on for the full schedule, which includes some surprising bands, such as hipster buzz band Fanfarlo, former Dr. Pepper/MTV bubble boys Cartel, and ironically-named The Maine, all alongside the usual radio-friendly locals, teen bands, country bands, Irish music, and fried dough. Have fun! Read on for the full schedule… Continue reading Old Port Festival Schedule Caps Off A Busy Week
Congrats to our winners, Patrick and Danial! Look for your notifications soon!
Everybody else, you can still purchase early bird tickets for the festival here!
Here we are, friends. Another year of HillyTown has gone by and it’s time for another party! Last year, it was 4 Wednesdays in August. This time around, it’ll be 3 Tuesdays in July. Mark your calendars now! All of these shows will be happening at SPACE Gallery [538 Congress St., Portland] and include 3 bands playing on the floor starting at 7pm. All ages, suggested donation of $5 to pay promotion costs and traveling bands. More details and fun to be announced in the coming weeks…
Tuesday, July 13
Miniboone (NYC) + Domino Harvey (formerly Lapsed Axis) + Same Basic Bear
Tuesday, July 20
Balthrop, Alabama (NYC, AL) + Doomstar! (Cambridge, MA) + Good Kids Sprouting Horns (Bangor, ME)
Tuesday, July 27
Charles Burst (Brooklyn, NY) + Old Man Forest (Lewiston, ME) + Foam Castles
I am still looking for artists to design two of these posters, so please get in touch (hello -at- hillytown) if interested!
First order of business: you still have about 5 hours to get your entry in for the KahBang tickets giveaway! Do it now! The contest will end and winners will be picked at about 4pm today. After that you’ll have to purchase tickets here.
In other festival news, the full Nateva schedule has been announced. The Port City Music Hall Stage looks to be the hangout spot, starting early on Thursday July 1 (before the rest of the festival) and going very late every night. For those of you looking for all that amazing indie rock happening, you’ll want to shuffle between the two main stages on Friday and Saturday to catch (in order) Magic Magic, The Felice Brothers, Passion Pit, Ghostland Observatory, Brenda, Drive-By Truckers, She & Him, Grizzly Bear, and The Flaming Lips. I might suggest capping Saturday night off (if you’re left with any energy) by partying with the excellent Toubab Krewe on the Barn Stage. Get your weekend and day passes ($89 each) here.
Now, on to tonight’s Art Walk and happenings! Most events happen between 5-8pm:
- Bayside Bowl opens this evening! Check out the new bowling alley/bar/restaurant/music venue in the Bayside neighborhood. Next Saturday’s Marie Stella cd release show will be your first chance to see a concert there.
- At Mayo Street, Sara Wilmot and Arthur Fink are showing photos in an exhibit entitled Visual Passion. Tango Mucho Labia will perform.
- At Corduroy, 13 year-old Portland proto hipster Leander Johnson celebrates a tri-unveiling of a photo exhibit, a 1966-themed zine, and an album created with the help of Justin Taylor and Ian Paige. The trio will perform a special live ambient electronic score.
- Two new exhibits are debuting at SPACE Gallery tonight. Both looked great when I stopped in for a sneak peak, and I highly recommend spending some time checking them out.
- Local Sprouts Cafe and the Bomb Diggity Bakery will open their doors from 5-11pm and host a food-inspired art exhibit (which includes two of the food-themed SPACE Gallery posters created by myself and Kris Johnsen) along with performances by the Potato Pickers, Lady Zen, D. Gross, Jazz, Peter Hazen, Heidi Vierthaler and more.
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Two Point Gallery opens with Honey Cling To Me: The Bear Paintings by Derek Jackson.
- Portland Pins finds a new home at The Green Hand Book Store [661 Congress, Portland]!
For music there’s Jakob Battick performing solo at Slainte and the interesting combination of Over A Cardboard Sea, Hessian, and Batshelter at Geno’s. Looking to dance? Hit Port City for a free party with Atomik and The Filth at 9pm!
Did I miss anything that you’re excited about? Tell everybody in the comments!
Last but not at all least, Happy Doughnut Day!
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