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After catching most of Neon Trees at the State, I ran down to Port City Music Hall for a show that’s been a long time coming to Portland: from Alaska (by way of the other Portland), Portugal. The Man are one of those bands that have a way of capturing fans’ attention in a . . . → Read More: Portugal. The Man Played Port City [6.1.11] 
Last night was a busy one for national acts in town. I started at the State Theatre for Neon Trees before heading down Congress Street (see my post on Portugal. The Man coming soon). I wasn’t actually too familiar with the headliner or openers The Limousines, but both acts pushed the electro/pop genre hard . . . → Read More: Neon Trees Played The State [6.1.11] 
In the middle of a busy holiday weekend of shows in Portland, legendary Boston punk band Mission Of Burma came up once again to try out some new songs at SPACE Gallery. This time around, the band didn’t have sound engineer/loopist Bob Weston in tow, so drummer Peter Prescott handled the looping duties and . . . → Read More: Mission Of Burma Played SPACE [5.28.11] 
The same night as the Dawes/Brett Dennen show just down the road, two eponymous local acts took the stage for Port City Music Hall‘s weekly TWO show. Both 60′s psych/britpop-inspired rocked Jeff Beam (his band dropped the Ice Storm… part) and Foldsian piano man Will Gattis have have featured albums here on HillyTown in . . . → Read More: Will Gattis and Jeff Beam Played TWO [5.24.11] 
Back in July 2009, Dawes were scheduled to play a show at SPACE Gallery on their tour supporting Deer Tick (who were also just in town), but the show ended up getting canceled so the California band never got to make their Portland, Maine debut. Nearly two years later, they finally made it back . . . → Read More: Dawes Finally Played Portland [5.24.11] 
On Saturday, May 21, folk legends David Crosby and Graham Nash brought their long-running duo to Portland for a gig at the State Theatre. Read on for photos by Conall O’Brien. 
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 . . . → Read More: HillyTown Presented at The Oak and The Ax [5.14.11] 
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 . . . → Read More: Flask Co-ed Night Photo Recap [5.12.11] 
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 . . . → Read More: Deer Tick Photo Recap [5.11.11] 
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. . . . → Read More: Photo Recap: Free Range Fest [4.30.11] – Part 2 
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 . . . → Read More: Photo Recap: Free Range Fest [4.30.11] – Part 1 
I saw a lot of great bands a SXSW this year, so I’ll keep working on sharing that with you. Here’s another one! Band: Yellow Ostrich / Hometown:NYC Show: Billions / Venue: Antone’s / Date: 3/18 Alex Schaaf is a resourceful man. When we first encountered his project, Yellow Ostrich, it was a solo . . . → Read More: SXSW Music: Yellow Ostrich 
STRFKR I love a good dance party. That’s exactly what tonight’s show at SPACE turned into. From the Vistas kicking it off and keeping things moving between bands with a sweet mix of samples and beats both familiar and new (come experience their full-on party abilities with us April 30 in Belfast) to an . . . → Read More: Photos: STRFKR at SPACE (+ more) 
Photos and recap by David Zwickerhill. Underground hip hop legend Awol One played the Big Easy last Wednesday and it was a great one. Several local acts warmed up including hometown hero Brzowski who ripped it in what was to be one of his last stateside performances before his European tour with Moshe. Next . . . → Read More: Photo Recap: Awol One at The Big Easy [3.30.11] 
Band: o’death / Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Show: Panache + Ernest Jenning Records / Venue: Red 7 + 512 / Date: 3/17 + 3/20 Currently in the midst of a North American tour, with European dates kicking off April 27, o’death are on the road (dates here) in support of their fantastic new record, Outside. . . . → Read More: New o’death Video + SXSW Photos |
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