You know I love Phantom Buffalo, and I hope you do too. Tomorrow night sees the release of their long-awaited new album, Cement Postcard With Owl Colors with a show at Empire (Same Basic Bear and Chris And The Instant Animals open). Get a preview of the new (or at least newly released on record) […]
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Now that Time-Lag/Iele Tree has closed up shop, a new business is coming to the Arts District in Portland, right above Strange Maine. On Wednesday, September 1st, Moody Lords will hold their grand opening at 578 Congress St. #2F in Portland, Maine. A new collective will take over the spot, maintaining a similarly eclectic, […] The Lower Dens (interview with Jana Hunter here) show at The Apohadion last week was so captivating that I didn’t spend too much time taking photos. Here’s one shot of the band – who played on the stage following Inoculist, and opening sets by excellent locals Jakob Battick and White Light. Definitely catch them on […] 
Though I had an amazing time at the first annual KahBang Festival in Bangor, Maine last year, I wasn’t able to make it up this time around. HillyTown photographer Conall O’Brien was, and he’ll be sending us some great photos from today’s full day of music. Here’s a taste of what’s happening up there from […] Three new things to watch and listen to this sunny Friday, all Portland music-related! Kurt Baker – “Hanging On The Telephone” Check out the behind the scenes video from the making of the above music video here. This was shot at SPACE Gallery, where Kurt will celebrate the release of Got It Covered tonight! […] 
The first time I saw Cleveland, Ohio’s This Moment In Black History, lead singer Christopher Kulcsar ran off the stage and across the tables of indifferent Blackberry-addicted hipsters at The Annex in NYC during the CMJ Music Marathon. That left quite an impression. I caught them again this year during SXSW on March 19 […] Interview by Robert B. Ker Jana Hunter began her career last decade with an acoustic guitar in her hand and two terrific albums of the “freak folk†variety — including the first album on Andy Cabic (of Vetiver) and Devendra Banhart’s Gnomonsong label. With the public interest for such music dwindling a tad from […] Tonight’s Alive At Five concert, featuring Marion Grace and Jason Spooner, has been moved indoors to the Big Easy instead of happening on the stage in Monument Square. Things get going at 5:30pm. Later on tonight (with doors at 8:30, music starting at 9pm), Dup Crosson returns to Maine with his act Saint Solitude […] 
In The Audience are the band at the center of the local (international) label, Nice Friends (who you may have read about recently). Their album What Lives will be out on August 31, but they’ve got a free, instrumental ep called Lost Lives (officially out July 28) to help you get excited for their […] This new jam from Portland’s ubiquitous popster, Spencer Albee (As Fast As, Rustic Overtones, Rocktopus), is an interesting change in direction. Most recently, The School Spirit Mafia took the Beatles to the Polyphonic Spree, but this new project is closer to Beck and the Gorillaz. Space Versus Speed will debut on August 10, and finds […] 
Take a ride up, way up. For those unfamiliar with the annual ArootsAkoostic festival in New Sweden, Maine, just take a look at this map. The extensive lineup includes some of the state of Maine’s best music, all in a setting far from the clubs and bars where you might usually see them. […] 
Located at 578 Congress Street above Strange Maine (which isn’t going anywhere) in downtown Portland, Time-Lag Records/The Iele Tree Clothing is closing its doors after 3 years on August 15th. They’re going out with a bang, with two great shows plus extended hours to make sure you get a chance to stop by and […] Usually, by the time a band has gotten to the level of notoriety (err, blog-buzz?) that Ducktails has (in the past week), the days of seeing them play in the basements, diy spaces, and at weird parties that their story undoubtedly tells tales of are long gone, and the experience you get as an […] Well I guess I got my wish. Yesterday I posted about Geno’s Rock Club’s anti-cover policy – and mentioned that I’d be curious to hear from Kurt Baker (who is about to release an all-covers record – and today the Daily Sun has an article digging a bit deeper in which they spent a good […] 
Tuesday, July 27 was the third and final concert in my free, all ages early Tuesday evening summer concert series, OFFStage @SPACE Gallery, celebrating the 2nd year of this site. Foam Castles Thanks to the bands (Foam Castles, Old Man Forest, and Charles Burst played this one, see here and here for recaps […] |
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