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The first batch of bands for this year’s (expanded!) KahBang Festival in Bangor (August 6-14) has been announced and it’s definitely off to a strong start! This year you can expect to see OK Go, Biz Markie, Free Energy, The Gay Blades (thankfully returning after melting faces last year), Bad Rabbits, The Aviation Orange, Hey […] I stopped in at Port City Music Hall last night for just a few minutes of the Against Me! show, but there was a big crowd of beer-throwing crowd-surfing fans enjoying themselves. Read on for photos! […] Following the massive success of their winter local music series, TWO, Port City Music Hall is at it again with another slew of $2 shows on Tuesday nights (mostly), which kicked off last night with what looked to be a packed house (I only saw in passing, on my way to what turned out to […] Well, here’s one for all the skeptics who may have dismissed the Nateva Festival after being turned off by some of the jammier bands in the lineup: an updated band list reveals that there’s more indie rock included than previously expected (meaning that maybe the Flaming Lips as a headliner were a pretty good indicator […] Some of the state’s most exciting musical acts are heading up to Belfast, Maine today for the Free Range Music Fest. Get the full schedule for the day In conjunction with the announcement that they’re launching a record label, our friends at [dog] and [pony] released an excellent video of their newly-signed act from Bangor, Good Kids Sprouting Horns. They’re definitely a band on the rise in Maine, and it’s interesting to have their development documented in this way. Check out the video […] Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking a tour through the new Bayside Bowl with owner Charlie Mitchell (pictured above). It’s a 12-lane bowling alley located at 58 Alder Street in the Bayside neighborhood of Portland. In addition to top-notch lanes for serious leagues and casual bowlers alike, Bayside Bowl follows in the footsteps […] Fans of words, stories, and beer: listen up! Tonight marks the first in the monthly Scratchpad Reading Series at Mama’s Crowbar (which you probably still refer to as Awful Annie’s) on Munjoy Hill in Portland. Check out the lineup here and come out at 7pm for the inaugural event (and take home a limited edition […] Last night the Portland Phoenix threw a really fun party at Port City to announce the winners of their “Best” readers poll. I’m proud to say that HillyTown won the award for Best Blog! Thanks to everybody who voted! Also, congrats to all the other nominees and winners of various awards – a few I […] Record junkies, vinyl fanatics, and free music fans, your time is coming. This Saturday, April 17, marks the 4th annual Record Store Day, the concept conceived by Bull Moose Music’s own Chris Brown to celebrate independent record stores. Check out the video below to get a preview of some of the exclusive releases that will […] Hey Portland music fans! It’s time to vote for your favorite bands (both locally and nationally). Take the time to hit each section, and choose wisely! Get started right here! The past few months have seen some changes in the Portland food scene (I’m talking the one I’m interested in – pizza, bbq, hot dogs, bacon-dusted fries, etc., not that fancy or healthy stuff!). Here’s a quick update: Opening almost two months ago was the Skinny Cart BBQ at 202 Washington Ave. While I […] The date and partial lineup by this year’s annual Arootsakoostic festival in New Sweden have been announced. The event will take place on Saturday, August 7th in Thomas Park will feature two stages with artists performing between 11am and 8pm. Some of those artists will be Planets Around The Sun, Brown Bird, The Lucid, […] Today Portland’s Wesley Hartley And The Traveling Trees announced (via good old Facebook) that they’ll be releasing a split 7″ record with Audrey Ryan on Chorizo Approved Records later this year (late summer/early fall). […] I know, I’m usually so good about providing a heaping list of First Friday Art Walk recommendations. This week, however, with such an overwhelming number of great options for your eyes and ears, to do it any justice would require a full day of link-gathering and writing, which I just didn’t have! This is partially […] |
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