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Review and photos by David Zwickerhill Thursday (2/3/11) night’s hip hop show at Port City Music Hall was not one to have missed. From a solid performance by the openers, local trio Educated Advocates, to the frenetic energy of California rapper Lyrics Born, it was a barn burner from end to end. Lyrics Born […] 
I’d say that my enthusiasm for the Fitz & The Tantrums show this week was definitely warranted. Granted, the band’s perfect aesthetic and really fun, lively style makes them easy to love, but it had to be seen to truly be tested. Following Dean Ford, the modern soul group just destroyed, sending the crowd […] 
This is going back a few weeks now, but I’m working on catching up! I made a resolution this year to get out to more venues in Portland and throughout Maine – because it’s one thing to list the shows here and in Maine Magazine, but it’s another to actually go out and see […] 
Last night, five songwriters participated in HillyTown Presents: An Evening Of Acoustic Music at Mayo Street Arts in Portland. Thank you so much to Blainor at Mayo Street and of course Marie Moreshead, D. Gross, Denise Dill, Nate Martinez, and Jacob Augustine for the excellent performances in what felt like the perfect setting for […] 
Somehow hip hop has snuck into HillyTown over the past couple of weeks, I’d be curious to see what readers think about that – and if it’s something you’d like to see more of. Last night I stopped by Port City Music Hall to check out the J. Cole show, since I figure […] Last weekend, the first ROCK THAT: Portland Maine Hip Hop Festival took over the Big Easy from Friday, 11/19 to Sunday, 11/21. Mark Curdo, the event’s organizer, says that the event, whose purpose was to “put resources, efforts and passion together all at once to make as much noise as possible for the local […] 
Both EOTO and Portland’s own Cyborg Trio work in the realm of jammy live/electronic improvisation. The two acts shared a bill at Port City Music Hall on Saturday, November 13, and The Cyborg Trio will play a free party at the Big Easy on New Year’s Eve (a night where you’ll have plenty of […] 
While Mister Wakefield was enjoying some comedy down the street, I was at Empire for Sunset Hearts‘ second ever show. I’d missed the first one but heard great things about it, so I made sure to be there this time around. The group formed after coming together to perform as the Talking Heads for […] On Tuesday, two Canadian acts that I wasn’t very familiar with played at Port City Music Hall. Openers Hey Rosetta! (whose album I acquired and enjoyed quite a bit shortly before the show) are a more-than-capable rock band with strong acoustic elements and songs that range stylistically from soft folk to alt-country-tinged rockers. Headliner […] 
Though they’ve been hosting shows since their soft opening last month, Biddeford’s The Oak And The Ax (the space formerly known as the Hogfarm Studios Annex), this weekend marks the official grand opening of the venue. Last night, D. Gross, Joe Fletcher And The Wrong Reasons, and Brown Bird kicked things off with a […] 
On Saturday, October 16, moe. participated in the State Theater‘s grand opening weekend. Conall O’Brien was there taking pictures. There was also an official after party at Port City Music Hall with The Brew and Kinetix. Read on for the photo gallery and setlists. […] 
Though I wasn’t happy about missing out on most of the opening weekend at the State Theatre, I felt better knowing that there were capable eyes and ears there checking things out to share with you on the site. Matt Dodge – a familiar name to those who read actual news publications in Portland – […] 
I’ve been hoping this day would come ever since I first visited Portland and saw the empty State Theatre… the photo gallery below will take you inside (with LOTS of images) and give a preview of what you can see in person beginning with the grand opening this weekend. After 4 years, it all […] 
Another photo gallery! This time it’s from the annual Hill ‘n the ‘Ville festival in Waterville, held in collaboration with Colby College‘s Student Government Association on Saturday, September 11th (the same day as the SPACE Gallery Block Party in Portland). Read on for photos of Rustic Overtones, Ryan Montbleau Band, and Adam Ezra Group […] 
I figure a one month turnaround is a pretty reasonable schedule for photos, right? Actually, HillyTown photographer Conall O’Brien got the photos in much sooner, but I’ve been too caught up in all this CMJ excitement that I didn’t get around to posting these shots from the American Folk Festival. The event went down […] |
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