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In the early days of HillyTown, Jerusha Robinson (of South China) kept telling me that I needed to look beyond Portland, particularly at Biddeford, for interesting creative things happening in Maine. At the time, Loving Anvil had a storefront and its proprietors, Gil and Coco Corral, were having some musical performances in the green barn attached to their house. The Hogfarm Studios shows always had eclectic and talented performers – some of whom (David Wax Museum, the Low Anthem, Brown Bird, etc) have since racked up some serious national acclaim – and the shows grew to the point where the Corrals decided to take on a permanents performance space downtown, appropriately dubbed the Hogfarm Studios Annex. Now, things have changed a bit – Loving Anvil is online-only, the Annex has been passed on to friends who have heralded to shift to its new incarnation as The Oak + The Ax, and the Corrals are heading out of Maine for a bit. Thursday served as the grand finale, the fine farewell, the last night of beautifully resonant acoustics and gentle hugs at the Hogfarm – for now, at least. There were friends and strangers, but as anybody who has been to the Hogfarm or encountered the family who opened their barn doors to curate stunningly beautiful music time after time can attest to – everybody is a friend and they are beautiful. Maybe that sounds a bit corny, but there’s a warmth you can’t deny around these people and this place. Performers on this special night included Laura Gibson, Twain (the Low Anthem’s Matt Davidson), and Tom Thumb, with a special opening set by Sparkle 5. Enjoy the photos. Read on… The March First Friday is here, and though I’ll probably miss most of the fun due to other obligations, there’s enough good stuff happening in Portland that I just have to share. For the first time, Eternal Otter Records will be opening their Headquarters at the Building Of Song location (142 High St, Suite 513) and will be open every friday from 11am-4pm. This week they will be followed by a Building Of Song concert featuring Dominic Lavoie (of The Lucid – they’ve shortened their name from Dominic & The Lucid), Meghan Yates & the Reverie Machine, and Matt Lajoie (of Cursillistas). At SPACE Gallery, Greg Davis‘ Ocean Mind exhibit/sound installation kicks off, followed by a performance/concert at 9pm. The Dooryard debuts an exciting group show, Monsters And Robots “No Humans, No Masters” that – from the looks of what I saw the other day while the artists were putting it up – is not to be missed. Geno’s turns art gallery again, this time with Michael Batchelder’s music photos (15% of sales go to the musicians in the photos). The exhibit is followed by a concert with Aok Suicide Forest, Bora, and Roadshow (from Boston). As if I need to mention it, the 48 Hour Music Fest is Saturday. It’ll probably be huge again, rightfully so (though somehow there are 3 other simultaneous attractive shows that night). Check out the PHX article if you haven’t seen it yet and get tickets/show up early if you want to witness the randomness.
Last Friday (February 26) at the Hogfarm Annex in Biddeford, Dilly Dilly and Sontiago played their last show as a duo in Maine before Dilly Dilly left on her great trip west. She’s moving to LA via an epic drive with pal Becca Redman, and you can follow their adventures (and those of their not-always-trusty-steed, No Sexy) right here. At the moment they’re apparently camping in Abilene State Park, TX. We hope their journey goes well and that Erin (Dilly) finds great success out on the west coast. Read on for photos from the show, which also included Lady Lamb The Beekeeper (and thus a surprise return of Hairy Brass Knuckles, a year later!) and the excellent Pearl And The Beard from Brooklyn, NY. Fun fact: Jocelyn from Pearl And The Beard actually used a pair of the Ferdinand-created (for DraculaZombieUSA‘s Maine debut) hairy brass knuckles, as you’ll see below. Photos by Bryan Bruchman. |
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