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This show has been a long time in the making. I’d actually had them penciled in to play in Portland two years ago, but they got snatched up by Fujiya & Miyagi (who they collaborated with for “Pins And Needles“) for a world tour. Their latest album, Home Sweet Home, is a bit smoother […] 
Saturday night was a busy one for music, with lots of great events happening around Portland, but we headed out of town for some fun at the Oak + the Ax in Biddeford. Miniboone (who played one of our OFFStage shows last year) were up from NYC and joined by the excellent Bangor rock […] 
On Thursday, A Robot put together a show with the theme of co-ed bands at Flask Lounge. Rio Bravo, a NH band that reminded me of Be Your Own Pet (or you could say a cross between YYYs and Gossip, but something about their sound was a bit more punk than the artier rock […] 
On Tuesday night, we welcomed the return of Brooklyn metal band Goes Cube back to Portland with a HillyTown Presents show at SPACE Gallery. Local party metal thrashers Waranimal and Peapod punks Huak rounded out the night of loud music. Waranimal are playing a show tonight at Geno’s, and Huak have a […] 
Deer Tick are one of those bands I associate with late nights, mixing whiskey with beer (this is not necessarily a recommendation), and wild afterparties, so it seemed a bit unnatural to show up at 6pm for a show they were headlining at Port City Music Hall. Openers (and fellow Providence band) Joe Fletcher […] 
I don’t normally post about tickets going on sale, but this is such an interesting show that I want to make sure that people take their chance to get tickets while they are available. As of this morning, you can purchase tickets to see Dinosaur Jr. at Port City Music Hall on Monday, June […] Local filmmaker (and HillyTown pal) David Meiklejohn has been making the rounds of the country with his new feature film, My Heart Is An Idiot. The movie follows the sometimes-charming, often mind-boggling Davey Rothbart (who you may know from Found Magazine and its semi-regular tour stops at SPACE Gallery) as he stumbles his way through […] 
What a way to put out a new single: Portland’s post-punk prodigees, Huak, just released a brand new song, “Ex Ghost,” but aren’t content to leave it at just one track with a b-side or two. Instead, they threw in 8 different remixes of the track by local artists, all peppered with more new (improvised) […] 
This week we’re bringing you two very different, very excellent shows in Southern Maine. Tuesday in Portland we have three bands with overlapping bits of metal, punk, hardcore, and even a bit of sludge, then Saturday in Biddeford things get upbeat, quirky, and even more fun. We’re excited to be welcoming back Goes Cube and […] 
No strangers to touring together, rockabilly legend The Reverend Horton Heat and hillbilly blues gang Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band (a trio, but pretty damn big nonetheless) tore through Portland with a stop at Port City Music Hall. With all due respect to the headliners, Peyton and company definitely stole the show, kicking over […] 
Chicago’s In Tall Buildings is the work of NOMO drummer, Erik Hall. On Monday, the trio played at The Oak + The Ax in Biddeford, with local openers Drab Pony (Jeremy Robinson of South China, accompanied by Ron Harrity) and if and it. Warm Rock (Single) by In Tall Buildings Read on for […] 
As you’ve already seen in parts 1 and 2 of our Free Range Music Festival photo coverage, we all had an incredible time in Belfast this weekend. This is the third and final installment of photos, which includes the HillyTown afterparty held at Three Tides. The party was a big success – in fact […] 
Here’s part 2 of our Free Range Music Festival photo coverage. Photos by Conall O’Brien, Emily Qualey, and Bryan Bruchman. Check out part one here. […] 
The HillyTown team (myself plus three wonderful photographers) had a great time this weekend in Belfast for the Free Range Music Festival. Don’t forget to keep on eye on Mike Cunnane’s blog Brass Cankles (always available on the right sidebar right here!) for videos from some of the bands playing the festival.Here’s the first […] 
Last night at Port City Music Hall, YouTube came to life in the form of the Digitour. Headlined by the likes of Dave Days, Destorm, Ricky Ficarelli, and Kimmi Smiles, the show also included a spot by the duo Karmin (pictured above – Nick is from Old Town, ME). Read on for a […] |
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