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Congrats are deserved for Portland’s Holy Boys Danger Club, who are this week’s Sonicbids Featured Artist on CMJ. Lead singer/songwriter Miek (pictured above) was just one of the participating musicians involved in the Maine Takes New York project who took part in a video posted today at the Kickstarter campaign. We have just 10 […] 
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 […] 
Normally I’d just post this elsewhere (like on my personal Tumblr) but since it’s in the middle of the Arts District and nearby so many Portland venues, it seems relevent. Today they removed the sign and fully shut down the L.L. Bean Outlet Portland. It’s quite a bit retail space – any guesses or […] Who were your favorite acts at KahBang this year? I’m curious to hear about how the Film & Art aspect of the expanded festival was this year. Let us know in the comments! All photos in the (alphabetical) post by Conall O’Brien. […] The Lower Dens (interview with Jana Hunter here) show at The Apohadion last week was so captivating that I didn’t spend too much time taking photos. Here’s one shot of the band – who played on the stage following Inoculist, and opening sets by excellent locals Jakob Battick and White Light. Definitely catch them on […] 
Though I had an amazing time at the first annual KahBang Festival in Bangor, Maine last year, I wasn’t able to make it up this time around. HillyTown photographer Conall O’Brien was, and he’ll be sending us some great photos from today’s full day of music. Here’s a taste of what’s happening up there from […] 
The first time I saw Cleveland, Ohio’s This Moment In Black History, lead singer Christopher Kulcsar ran off the stage and across the tables of indifferent Blackberry-addicted hipsters at The Annex in NYC during the CMJ Music Marathon. That left quite an impression. I caught them again this year during SXSW on March 19 […] 
Located at 578 Congress Street above Strange Maine (which isn’t going anywhere) in downtown Portland, Time-Lag Records/The Iele Tree Clothing is closing its doors after 3 years on August 15th. They’re going out with a bang, with two great shows plus extended hours to make sure you get a chance to stop by and […] Usually, by the time a band has gotten to the level of notoriety (err, blog-buzz?) that Ducktails has (in the past week), the days of seeing them play in the basements, diy spaces, and at weird parties that their story undoubtedly tells tales of are long gone, and the experience you get as an […] 
Tuesday, July 27 was the third and final concert in my free, all ages early Tuesday evening summer concert series, OFFStage @SPACE Gallery, celebrating the 2nd year of this site. Foam Castles Thanks to the bands (Foam Castles, Old Man Forest, and Charles Burst played this one, see here and here for recaps […] 
Jakob Battick‘s 4-song album, Heavy The Mountains, Heavy Are The Seas is now available for purchase/download (with bonus demo/alt/preview tracks included) on Bandcamp. It is also the new featured album right here on HillyTown for the next week. This is not an easy album: the songs are long, dark, and often meandering at times, […] Before you even read this, head to WMPG and listen live to Charles Burst on Liberation By Sound! Last week was round 2 of the HillyTown OFFStage series at SPACE Gallery. Thank to Good Kids Sprouting Horns, Doomstar!, and Balthrop, Alabama for playing on the floor and being part of our party! Come say […] 
The Radiators are a New Orleans-based band who’ve been going strong for over 25 years now, entertaining crowds with a mix of bayou funk and blues that’s come to be known as Fish Head Music (unusual to see that word spelled without a Ph in these parts, huh?). Conall (a self-professed “Fish head”) checked out […] The second year of the HillyTown OFFStage @SPACE concert series is in full swing. We started the all ages, early Tuesday evening, suggested donation concerts last week with Domino Harvey (formely known as Lapsed Axis), Same Basic Bear, and Miniboone. Thanks to the bands, everybody who came to the show (especially those who donated to […] |
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