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On Saturday night, South China (pictured above, after their set, in the first snow storm of the season) played their last show in New England for the winter. Today they headed south (to play at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn with Greg Jamie, who they first shared the stage with in their until-today-hometown of Biddeford with his band Blood Warrior). Vince Nez (and The Last Sip) opened the show at the Apohadion on December 5th.
Read on for photos from South China’s set, which included help from a number of friends as they performed their excellent new album, Washingtons (Peapod Recordings), in its entirety. Read on…
I have to say, I love putting on shows at Slainte Wine Bar. It’s a pretty unassuming little room, but you can do great things there. Audiences love that shows are free, the food is good (and it was half-price on this occasion!), and the atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable for the performers. While there may not be a top-of-the-line sound system with monitors, the room is small enough that the sound can be managed pretty easily with a little effort. In the end, it’s very much worth it, to have a great show in such an intimate space. This was definitely the case on our show this Wednesday, which featured two of my own personal favorite local bands: White Light and South China (whose two members have now joined White Light as well, on most occasions). As if that wasn’t enough, the incredible Brooklyn-based experimental folk/jazz duo of Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone brought an onslaught of great sounds from their guitar, viola, and voices. They’ll be down at BUOY in Kittery tonight, and I highly recommend checking them out if you missed this show. Check out all the photos from this show in the gallery here.
Also tonight, just down the street at the Port City Music Hall, the Phoenix will be announcing the winners of their “Best Of 2008″ poll, along with providing free food and some great musical performances. That starts early (7pm) so you could even stop there before out party!
On Saturday, January 31st, South China and Jakob Battick played in the Hastings Formal Lounge at the USM Gorham campus. This was the first show in a new concert series at the University Of Southern Maine Gorham Campus.
All photos in this post by Stephanie Elizabeth Photography. More after the jump. Read on… |
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