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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 . . . → Read More: Hogfarm Grand Finale Photos [5.26.11] Who Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band / The Low Anthem When Friday, October 22, 2010 8:00pm – $25 (+$20 for reserved seating) – All Ages Where The State Theatre (map) 609 Congress Street Portland, ME, USA Other InfoJosh Ritter & the Royal City Band + The Low Anthem « Back to the calendar Who The Low Anthem / Brown Bird When Friday, April 23, 2010 8:30pm – $10 – 18+ Where SPACE Gallery (map) 538 Congress St Portland, ME, USA 04101 Other InfoThe Low Anthem with Brown Bird “Providence’s The Low Anthem combines folk and blues arrangements with the elegance of chamber music and the fervor of gospel. Last seen in Portland playing two sold-out shows at Merrill Auditorium opening for Ray LaMontagne, the trio uses a variety of unusual instrumentation—by its own count, the band mates took turns playing 27 different instruments on their latest Oh My God, Charlie Darwin—that gives its songs, at times, an otherworldly quality. For example, Miller and Prystowsky refurbished a World War I pump organ that had been dragged by chaplains into the battlefield and is now part of The Low Anthem’s arsenal of instruments. Adams plays the crotales, a rack of bronze, cymbal-like discs often used with mallets as a percussion instrument. Adams, however, wields a bow to elicit feedback-like sounds. Some critics have called The Low Anthem’s sound Americana, but what the group has really done is to conjure a varied and elusive sound of its own.” « Back to the calendar It was just yesterday that Peapod Recordings officially released Brown Bird‘s excellent new (and more upbeat than some may have expected) album, The Devil Dancing, which our friends at Dog And Pony featured with this interview at the Friendly Toast in Portsmouth. Already, the band has some more news. In February, they have the opportunity . . . → Read More: Brown Bird New Album And Possible Europe Tour Who The Low Anthem / Subject Bias When Saturday, January 17, 2009 8:00pm – $10ADV/$12DOS – All Ages Where One Longfellow Square (map) 181 State St Portland, ME, USA 04101 Other InfoThe Low Anthem + Subject Bias « Back to the calendar |
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