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I’ll be away all next week, running around like crazy in Austin for the South By Southwest Music Festival. As far as I can tell, the only Maine band playing the festival (officially) is Sparks The Rescue. Showgoing options for tonight are plentiful: If you’re into awesome pop music and are feeling fancy (and can get by without any booze at an 18+ show), head to Port City Music Hall for OK Go. Opening are Oppenheimer (Irish indie pop) and Longwave (epic NYC indie rock). Longwave just released a video for the song “No Direction” of their ’08 release, Secrets Are Sinister. Doors have been pushed up to 7pm, with Oppenheimer on at 8, Longwave at 8:45, and OK Go at 10! Word is there may be some sort of afterparty at the White Heart. SPACE is hosting a killer lineup, headlined by the Islands+Tune-Yards-related Sister Suvi (their new release, Now I Am Champion is excellent and not to be missed). Opening are Shapes and Sizes and one of our favorite locals, Lady Lamb The Beekeeper. Over at Geno’s it’s revenge of the 48 Hours Music Fest, as Prism Camp transitions officially from one-time project to a real band, joining Moneycastasia, I, Barbarian, and the new (Cougars Kill Cobras rhythm section, mutated) Harubangs for a heavy night of rock. On to a brief roundup… Portland!
Otherly:
I may update at some point from Texas next week. I wouldn’t expect a roundup though – see you all back on the 23rd! Looking for a list of shows happening at your favorite venue? We’ve got you covered! Check out the new Venue List. It’s still being worked on, but you’ll be able to see what a venue looks like, get some basic location and contact info, and find out what shows are happening there. While this site is focused on listing events in downtown Portland, we know there’s more going on out there. For example, this Friday you’ll find Plains and Arborea out in Biddeford at the Franklin Street Art Space, while Providence marching noisemakers, What Cheer, will be in somebody’s living room by Woodford’s Corner. Shows like these two are often some of our favorites, so keep sending them in to us along with all of your bar and club listings! Also, please take note that the Sunburned Hand Of The Man show scheduled for this Sunday at the DoorYard has been canceled. Yeah, we’re sad about it too. Do you take photos at shows in Portland? Do you photograph Portland bands when they’re on the road? If the answer to either of those questions is yes, then you should join the Hilly Town Flickr group. It’s an easy way to share your photos with other local music fans, check out bands you haven’t seen yet and discover fellow photographers’ work. All photos that get added to the group will be put into rotation on the sidebar of this site, too, and could potentially be posted alongside show listings (with full credit, of course – any uncredited photos you see here were taken by me, Bryan Bruchman). By the way, thanks to everyone who’s taken the time to make suggestions (or leave compliments!) for Hilly Town. Please keep the feedback coming – there have been some great ideas already, and I’d love to hear more of your thoughts so this project can keep growing and getting better. Stay tuned to see what unfolds. |
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