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The Wooden Birds with Dan Mangan and Jacob & the House of Fire Sunday 08.29.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10, 18+
Buy tickets here or any Bull Moose Music location The Wooden Birds is Andrew Kenny- a native Texan who, after nearly six years in Brooklyn, NY, has returned to Austin. He's best known as the singer/songwriter behind mellow indie favorites the American Analog Set. He's also performed as a guest artist with the Album Leaf, Her Space Holiday, Styrofoam, Arthur and Yu, Ola Podrida, and most recently the Broken Social Scene. Fans of the AmAnSet will recognize his voice and songwriting immediately, but the arrangements on "Magnolia" are more vocal and percussion heavy than anything Kenny has done before. Canadian Arts & Crafts artist Dan Mangan brings his songs, filled with unusual razor-sharp phrasing and sage poetry of everyday observations to SPACE and local favorites Jacob & the House of Fire will get the party started with their own brand of orchestral indie rock.
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Saturday 08.28.2010, Starts at 8 pm, $5, 21+
Buy tickets here or any Bull Moose Music location It's the end of the summer and the nights are warm and inviting. It's time to trim your mustaches and shine gold chains, feather your hair and press white pants. That's right, Yacht Rock is here again! We're converting SPACE into Koko's Boathouse, and there'll be some great prizes from Find, Sounds Absurd! and SPACE for the best dressed/smoothest persons at this years voyage. Jason Keith and Matty T. will be spinning discs and The Fuge and Country Rhodes will host. From Steely Dan to Hall & Oates, The Beach Boys to Elton John, come on down and smooth out those wrinkles in your face, get real contented. |
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Grant Street Orchestra, Sandbag, Jesse Pilgrim Friday 08.27.2010, Starts at 9:00 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location Grant Street Orchestra is a local hip hop group that redefines the scene. The seven man band was nominated last year for best new artist at the We Push Buttons Awards. Lead vocalists Mint and I-Kue bring soul and energy to each track as they perform hits like "Funk It" and "Phone Sex". The group unabashedly incorporates rock and jazz elements into their tracks with bass-lines by Peter Eberhardt, Charlie Sichterman on Drums, Henry Redman on saxaphone, Geoff Zimmerman on rhythm guitar and trumpet, and Andy Barbo on lead guitar. So put your beer in a coozie, have a hotdog and enjoy The Parkside Session with the boys from Sandbag, along with Jesse Pilgrim and the rest of the neighborhood as they stoop it curbside at SPACE, Grant Street style. |
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Thursday 08.26.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $5, All Ages Bill Daniel's Sonic Orphans is a program of lost and found music films from 1965-87 projected on 16mm, of some rare celluloid gems that have been seen by almost no one and have never seen the light of YouTube. Most of the footage is truly orphaned film, abandoned, lost, found and now presented raw without editing. |
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Portland Maine International Film Festival Saturday 08.21.2010, Starts at 12:00 PM, Ends at 9:45 PM, $5, All Ages The Portland Maine Film Festival features contemporary, entertaining and informative movies, as well as, panel discussions and networking opportunities for local filmmakers. |
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David Wax Museum with Audrey Ryan and Brown Bird Friday 08.20.2010, Doors at 8 pm, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location While none of the three bands playing tonight are Portlanders proper, we've given them the key to the city because they pick up what we like to put down. The David Wax Museum, quartet from Boston will headline the evening with their brand of rootsy Americana folk akin to SPACE favorites The Felice Brothers and The Low Anthem, as well as the Avett Brothers for whom they've opened on a national tour. David Wax combines his blend of American and Mexican style guitar with Suz Slezak's old-time fiddling, while they raise their voices together in sleepy drawl harmonies. They're coming to Portland fresh off of a national tour with the Old 97's and the Newport Folk Festival. Mt. Desert Island native Audrey Ryan's brand of experimental folk melds influences from the past (Dylan, Mitchell, Young) with her contemporaries (Flaming Lips, Wilco, Arcade Fire). Opening the whole night is Brown Bird bringing back their miniature orchestra of harmonized voices and instruments surging on waves of Appalachian, gypsy, and shanty music. |
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Dead Man's Clothes CD Release and Masquerade Ball Saturday 08.14.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location Portland Phoenix readers voted Dead Man's Clothes "Best New Act" this year and they're wasting no time with a CD Release and Masquerade Ball! Masks and extravagance are highly encouraged. Featuring indie-faves Theodore Treehouse and the scandalously ingenious Dirty Dishes Burlesque Revue. Ian Paige spins tunes between sets and keeps the dance party going after the performances are over. Dead Man's Clothes has gone to great lengths with the help of local artists to create all their CD cases, posters and more by hand. They even built the tools to do a lot of the printing. This is more than just a music release, it is a veritable art collection and a celebration of the DIY spirit! |
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Friday 08.13.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location Kurt Baker has traveled the world touring with his group The Leftovers, worked with many new local groups such as The Goodnight Process and the Desires, and now has ventured onto the path of solo artist. His first solo release "Got It Covered" on Oglio Records is an electrifying 7 song EP paying tribute to his favorite New Wave and Power Pop artists of the 70s and 80s. Baker has assembled an all star cast as his backing band and will be playing many of the songs off his new record, Leftovers classics and new originals. Along with the release of "Got It Covered", a brand new 7 inch single of his covers of Blondie's "Hanging On the Telephone" and Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up" will be on sale for the first time at the show. Joining Kurt will be Portland's Mink Wilde and the Gentlemen Callers, a sleaze-glam rock n' roll band not to miss, Ohio's most drunken party animals The Dopamines play along with Grabass Charlestons, a swaggery indie punk group in the realm of Hot Water Music, Jawbreaker and the Lawrence Arms. And just to keep things extra wild, throughout the night classic 80's slasher movies will be shown (it's Friday the 13th)! |
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Author! Author! - Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance 35th Birthday Party (Chapter 3) Thursday 08.12.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $15 suggested donation, All Ages
Join Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance for a 35th birthday celebration in THREE CHAPTERS - A dinner at one of 11 participating Portland restaurants, a champagne and dessert reception at the Portland Public Library, and, last but not least, a dance party at SPACE! Check out the MWPA's full event listing here or skip right to the back of the book and party at SPACE with the sounds of The Fogcutters Big Band, Portland's 18-piece swing band! Best of all? This event is "pay what you can!" Suggested donation is $15, but if that's too much, donate an amount that works for you and support one of Maine's longest running nonprofits dedicated to supporting local writers and publishers!
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This Moment in Black History with Sun God and Huak Wednesday 08.11.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9 pm, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location Hailing from Cleveland, OH, This Moment in Black History rip through art-punk tunes as voraciously as they rip into politics and social commentary in their lyrics. All Music Guide described the group as "an incendiary quartet who delivers fast, loud, and angry punk rock with a bluesy edge and a sense of humor that's clear despite their politically motivated rage." The group even payed homage to former activists, albeit of a different genre with the title of their second LP, "It Takes a Nation (of assholes to hold us back)". These midwestern boys certainly don't take any crap, so expect to come and get loud along with them! Joining the bill is another Cleveland band with rugged guitar chops straight from the Hüsker Dü playbook, Sun God. Local mathrock masters from the Peapod Recordings label, Huak, kick the night into gear. |
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Maps & Atlases with Cults, Laura Stevenson and The Cans Tuesday 08.10.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ Buy Tickets here or any Bull Moose location Maps & Atlases formed when the founding members met in art school at Columbia College Chicago in the South Loop of Chicago. Shiraz Dada (bass), Chris Hainey (drums), Dave Davison (guitar/vocals), and Erin Elders (guitar) got together to try to find a sound that is both technical and organic, in the same vein as their influences Don Caballero and Hella. Their latest tracks reveal an interest in virtuosity channeled through the West African guitar stylings the kids are digging these days. In 2009, the band was listed as the best new band in Illinois as part of The Boston Phoenix's 50 Bands, 50 States supplement. Brooklyn's Laura Stevenson and The Cans open the night, mixing textures, arrangements and folk harmonies to create a warm and inviting sound with diverse accompaniment from violins to trumpets to glockenspiels. San Diego-born New Yorker duo Cults open with their sunny, lo-fi pop and fuzzed out summer jams that Pitchfork starts it's day with as part of a balanced breakfast. |
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Friday 08.06.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, FREE, All Ages Ground Score opening reception, featuring special guests The Holster, a Brooklyn-based publishing project, who will be printing zines on-demand from the Demand & Supply series, including a new zine by Bill Daniel. Music by Brooklyn based Black Label Bicycle Club DJs Stache and Dirtyfinger. Ground Score traces the unpredictable 30-year course of Bill Daniel, a self-taught artist who claims as a starting point his participation in the early 1980s Texas punk scene. In the window: Protective Coloration, new works by Crystal Cawley, combining her interest in the form and function of clothing with the possibilities of paper. She writes: "I savor the challenge of translating the technical details and methods of working with fabric to working with paper. I also love reusing things—all of these garments are made of materials that used to be something else." |
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Saint Solitude with Marie Stella Thursday 08.05.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location Saint Solitude is the project of Asheville, NC musician and Maine native Dup Crosson. Depending on the day, or the song, Crosson alternates between the roles of singer, loop artist, multi-instrumentalist, and perhaps most importantly, songwriter. He combines his favorite elements of Britpop, shoegaze, post-punk, and psychedelia into concise, accessible, and immediately appealing pop songs. Crosson has played under the Saint Solitude moniker since 2006, when he studied in Sweden and wrote the majority of the songs on his debut EP, "Disaster Stories". Now, with new backing band in tow, Crosson is touring to support the release of his debut full-length, "Journal of Retreat" (Alive and Well Records). Portland's own Marie Stella opens. |
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Film: Ashes of American Flags: Wilco Live Wednesday 08.04.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Tickets on sale here or at any Bull Moose Music location. “As this gorgeously shot film shows, there is no band that can turn a concert hall into a temple quite like Wilco.” –PopMatters Ashes of American Flags is an award-winning film presenting Wilco live in concert during their 2008 tour. Culled from concerts in five quintessentially American venues – Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Tipitina’s in New Orleans, The Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. – the film captures the energy, poignancy and musicality of a Wilco concert and tour. Directed and produced by Brendan Canty and Christoph Green (Sunken Treasure, Burn to Shine), the film intersperses interviews with band members and day-in-the-life footage as the band travels across the U.S. This is a theatrical screening of the film in HD. Come early when the doors open at 7pm to get a seat and hear locals Brenda open up with a stripped down set of live music. Ashes of American Flags website. |
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Saturday 07.31.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10 advance/ $12 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. The Felice Brothers and their long time friends and band mates Greg Farley and Christmas Clapton, come to us from the Catskill Mountains, where a homegrown sound has been working its way through the bloodlines for generations. Their rambling journey so far has brought them from busking in New York City subway stations, to tours across the world that have included enthusiastically received performances at major music festivals including Bonnaroo, All Points West, Outside Lands, and Langerado. Their studio was built from the remains of an abandoned chicken coop and it was there over the summer and fall of 2008 that they wrote and recorded this new collection of songs teaming with tales of love, death, betrayal, baseball, train stations, phantoms, pandemics, jail cells, rolling rivers and frozen winter nights. This is music that hasn’t lost sight of the history of the land from which it came, and that quality alone makes The Felice Brothers the next great American band. |
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Transmission Drop with Jason Anderson and Strand of Oaks Friday 07.30.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location Rising from the ashes of Portland rock favorites The Hot Dogs, Transmission Drop brings the cacophonous energy of their former band to a new batch of dynamic songs about bear attacks and pants. You'll be singing along before you even know you knew the words to Jeff Badger's local anthems. Jason Anderson will get your fist in the air praising the good lord rock n' roll while Strand of Oaks opens the whole evening with what Rolling Stone calls "devastating, gorgeous songs about loss and heartbreak." August gallery artist Bill Daniel will be out front at the beginning of the concert with a special treat that will give us a taste of what he has in store for his gallery show so come early! |
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Friday 07.30.2010, Starts at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages Sunset Scavenger is Bill Daniel's on-going project exploring images and themes of social and environmental collapse in the last decades of the petroleum era. It's also the name of a 1984 Ford Club Wagon, the Sailvan, and the video show that is projected on its sails, and the coast-to-coast tour that brings the show to your town. The Sailvan -- a 2-masted gaff-rigger schooner-- functions as tour vehicle, as well as projection screen. The video program is a 2-projector documentary-essay on low-down survival strategies in a world of ecologic and economic collapse. |
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Film: Citizen Architect - Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio Thursday 07.29.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Hale County, Alabama is home to some of the most impoverished communities in the United States of America. It is also home to Auburn University’s Rural Studio, one of the most prolific and inspirational design-build outreach programs ever established. Citizen Architect is a documentary film chronicling the late Samuel Mockbee, artist, architect, educator and founder of the Rural Studio. Citizen Architect website. |
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Wednesday 07.28.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location La Strada is a collective of musicians playing Brooklyn-crafted folk/roots pop with both acoustic and electronic elements who won our hearts when they last opened for Beat Circus in May. We couldn't wait to bring them back! La Strada reaches for both the earthen lows of driving rhythm and the star-like complexity of higher frequencies with drums, violin, viola, cello, bass, accordion. Their new LP New Home brings to mind Beirut, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Wilco. The Huffington Post writes "Drawing on Jungian archetypes, folk tales and Franco-Baltic harmonies, La Strada offers up the best of the New York indie scene: interesting music made by talented people who have a point of view and a love for what they do." Opening the night is a special solo set from dream-popper Jakob Battick with a few guest surprises. |
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HillyTown Presents OFFStage @SPACE #3: Charles Burst, Old Man Forest, Foam Castles Tuesday 07.27.2010, Starts at 7:00 PM, $5 suggested donation, All Ages Formerly the drummer for beloved Brooklyn band The Occasion, Charles Burst is now fronting his own project on Ernest Jenning Records (also home to La Strada, see tomorrow’s show for them!) with sunny organ-filled melodies and a brand new 7”. Old Man Forest construct timeless, quirky pop songs reminiscent of NYC’s Pearl And The Beard or tUnE-yArDs. A rotating cast of top local indie players collaborate to bring Tyler Jackson’s music to life as Foam Castles. If you’re looking for your summer jam, this is the show for you. See HillyTown.com for more info and updates. |
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Amanda Gervasi Album Release with Pete Miller, Jesse Pilgrim Saturday 07.24.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Amanda Gervasi, born in Houlton and raised in Hampden, landed back in the state after a few soul-searching years of college in Nova Scotia. Up until that point, her guitar was a cumbersome piece of baggage, coming with her to college and even crossing the ocean to Kenya. Within a short year returning to Maine, however, Amanda had a slew of reputable shows under her belt and in late 2009 she became the newest member/lead singer of Gypsy Tailwind, recording two albums simultaneously and doubling her performance schedule. Tonight she celebrates her debut solo album “Merry the Ghost”. Pete Miller blends indie and folk with songs exploring and unmasking human tendencies. His record “Shake the Dawn” – recorded and co-produced with Eric Bettencourt at Shadow Shine Productions inspired the Portland Press Herald to write: “Cellos, acoustic guitars and brushy drums dominate as though it were high time someone went back to a more honest, transparent sound." Local folk troublemaker Jesse Pilgrim opens the night. |
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Factory Portland - Launch Event Friday 07.23.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location A new asset to our city's virtual scene, Factory Portland assists local musicians and artists with social networking and production efforts. Additionally, Factory Portland's site features a database of close to 400 past and present local acts, including area favorites and one-time collaborations. To celebrate the launch, Factory Portland has invited an eclectic selection of Portland bands and musicians to play: newer acts like The No. 9 and Greyshield; side/spinoff projects The Red F (Tim Burns of Phantom Buffalo) and Wesley Hartley and The Traveling Trees; solo appearances from Jose Ayerve (Spouse, Nuclear Waste Management Club), and TJ Metcalfe (Dead Man's Clothes, Cosades, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper); and the surprise reunion of Bullyclub! |
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Dimensions in Jazz presents: The Daniel Glaude Quartet Thursday 07.22.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10, All Ages Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music store location Comprised of musicians from the prestigious jazz conservatory at Purchase College, The Daniel Glaude Quartet performs extensively in New York City at venues such as Puppet's Jazz Bar, The Shrine, and Caffe Cielo. Daniel Glaude's original compositions aim to preserve the tradition of jazz while taking inspiration from the music of Miguel Zenon, Chris Potter, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and the modern jazz revolutionaries. Harmonically and rhythmically creative without losing sight of melodic integrity and heartfelt performance, the band features Daniel Glaude (alto saxophone), Dana Malseptic (fender rhodes), Dom Sbrega (bass) and Pat Morrison (drums). |
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Wednesday 07.21.2010, Starts at 6:00 PM, Free, All Ages
Cassie Jones lives in Brunswick, Maine. She received her MFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2008 and her BA from Bowdoin College. She has shown at Coleman Burke Gallery in New York, Art Chicago, Gallery 808 in Boston, the Portland Museum of Art, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, and others. She has been awarded residencies at Yaddo, the Vermont Studio Center, and the MacDowell Colony.
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HillyTown Presents OFFStage @SPACE #2: Balthrop, Alabama, Doomstar!, Good Kids Sprouting Horns Tuesday 07.20.2010, Starts at 7:00 PM, $5 suggested donation, All Ages Balthrop, Alabama are a small town band from a big city (NYC) who sing songs about dead people in love, and they’re bringing their enchanting folk - white picket fence and all - right here to Maine. Doomstar! Have been jangling and stomping all over the Boston scene lately and are now ready to take Portland along for the ride too. [dog] and [pony]’s new indie darlings Good Kids Sprouting Horns will warm things up just right. See HillyTown.com for more info and updates. |
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MAN FOREVER, Christopher Teret, followed by GUITAR CLOUD Saturday 07.17.2010, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location MAN FOREVER is the solo endeavor of ONEIDA drummer Kid Millions. The self-titled debut–two monolithic, hypnotic improvisations for arrays of carefully tuned drums– is due out in an edition of 300 LPs featuring hand-pulled screens on recycled record jackets from Jagjaguwar vinyl imprint St. Ives. The touring drum quartet of Kid Millions, YEAH YEAH YEAHS drummer Brian Chase, Oneida cohort and KNYFE HYTS drummer Shahin Motia, and Gold Sparkle Band drummer Andrew Barker, plus Richard Hoffman from Sightings on bass, will be augmented by local percussionists in each city. Remember our awesome First Friday event, DRUM SWAMP? These guys invented that. Speaking of the DRUM SWAMP, we figured this would be a good opportunity for the sequel: GUITAR CLOUD. Stick around as we close out the night with waaay too many of Portland's finest guitarists discovering what happens when they combine forces and plug into an epic wall of amplifiers. Earplugs will be available at the door... Local folk luminary Christopher Teret will open the evening as he sings from the belly and plays through a homemade amplifier songs that go from the head, through the heart, to the earth. |
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Eyedea And Abilities with Bleubird, Educated Consumers, and Kristoff Krane Friday 07.16.2010, Doors at 8:30, Starts at 9:30, $10, 18+ Buy Tickets Here or visit any Bullmoose Music location Minnesota emcee and dj duo Eyedea & Abilities pretty much defined underground hip-hop in the 90s to the present moment along with collaborators and contemporaries Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, El-P and the like. Incorporating distorted guitar and keyboard sounds with DJ Abilities' intricate turntable work, Eyedea spits rhymes from an extensive freestyle and battling history. Eyedea won the Blaze Battle aired on HBO against the fiercest underground battlers in the scene, and began touring with Slug of Atmosphere and other members of the Rhymesayers crew. DJ Abilities has won three DMC awards for his work on his mixtures and 1200 Hobos, and the two teamed up in 2001 to release First Born under their joined monikers. The follow up E&A emerged three years later, and in 2009 the duo released By the Throat, showcasing their musical growth into more experimental hip hop with a more punk mentality and more complex song structures. Rhymesayer Kristoff Krane, Maryland duo Educated Consumers and boundary-blowing SPACE favorite Bleubird open the evening. |
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HillyTown Presents OFFStage @SPACE #1: Miniboone, Lapsed Axis, Same Basic Bear Tuesday 07.13.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, $5 suggested donation, All Ages Miniboone, NYC’s most energetic young band, full of indie pop melodies and frantic hooks, return to Portland. Local punk all star legends-in-the-making Lapsed Axis (members of Gully, Ye, Haru Bangs) and elusive giants of indie rock Same Basic Bear (members of Computer At Sea, Wesley And the Traveling Trees) will make them feel at home. See HillyTown.com for more info and updates. |
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NOMO with Banning Band and DJ Patrick O'Rorke Monday 07.12.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location Don't miss a rare night with a band MAGNET calls "party music of the first order, locking into a groove so deep you can practically feel the sweat." Hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan, the bursting ensemble NOMO recalls Fela Kuti or Antibalas in their grooves, horns and percussion while not being afraid to swim in the experimental side of Miles Davis' electric period. The band is anything but sprawling jazz though; their songs are tight afrobeat funk jams refined to a sweltering boiling point that is sure to give the SPACE crowd the dance party they're looking for while the wallflowers can geek out on the amazing arrangements. Opening the night is Banning Band, rhythm exploratoratriots featuring Dylan Blanchard (Grupo Esperanza, Olas), Phil McGowan, and Seth Kearns. DJ Patrick O'Rorke spins world beat between sets. |
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SPACE Gallery and the Maine International Film Festival present Utopia in Four Movements Sunday 07.11.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $12 or $10 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here In this “live documentary,” filmmaker Sam Green cues images and narrates in person while musician Dave Cerf performs the soundtrack with Brooklyn band The Quavers. From the establishment of a man-made language designed to end war and cultural conflict and the undying optimism of an American exile in Cuba, to the current economic boom in China and the desire to give the remains in mass graves a dignified burial, Green and Cerf sift through the history of the utopian impulse with audiences and search for insights about the way to build a vision of the future based on humankind’s noblest impulses.
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Saturday 07.10.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $15, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location Bell and Buoy Physical Theater is Portland's newest experimental, contemporary movement company exploring the edges of butoh, physical theater, modern dance, improvisation and performance art. Choreographers Hilary Chapman and Ren Morrill lead the charge to bring more experimental performance to Portland with Bell and Buoy's first outing, Strange Attractors. The show explores the relationship between fear, barriers, ideals and desires with a mixture of mythology, psychology, poetry, lights, sound, movement and ritual. Strange Attractors viscerally plumbs the audience's psyches with movement that questions the role desire plays in our lives and in our hearts. Strange Attractors will also feature collaborations with the spectacular Portland-based aerial dance of Apparatus Dance Theater and Portland's own (but now Brooklyn based) gender-bending, performance-warrior of glamarchy, Goldie Peacock! |
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Samuel James with Brown Bird, Joe Fletcher and The Wrong Reasons Friday 07.09.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location Samuel James is Portland's own master of fingerstyle, slide, banjo, harmonica, and piano. With his musical influences ranging from Skip James and Sonny Terry to Gus Cannon and Charley Patton, such understanding of pre-war blues is rarely embodied in the music of one person. But he's no revivalist. His songwriting is absolutely unparalleled in contemporary blues, reclaiming a tired genre from self-involved licks and meaningless verses to connect with relevant and entertaining stories that feel of the present day as much as they are timeless. Beginning as the brain child of songwriter David Lamb, Brown Bird has developed into a miniature orchestra of harmonized voices and instruments carrying Lamb’s haunting lyrics on surging waves of Appalachian, gypsy, and shanty music. Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons make their SPACE debut with a snarling set of real rock n' roll that would make Johnny Cash proud. |
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Friday 07.02.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, Free, All Ages New in the window: by Korean artist Seokmee Noh. In the gallery: Burns Slower Paintings by Keith J. Varadi, Michael Kennedy Costa, and Tisch Abelow. INTERJECTIONS New works by Cassie Jones |
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Loop 2.4.3 - First Friday Art Walk Friday 07.02.2010, Doors at 5:00 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, Donations encouraged for musicians, All Ages Come for the gallery show during the First Friday Art Walk and stay for the 7pm performance for the duo that NPR's Fresh Air says "reinvents percussion". Loop 2.4.3 employs the gamut of percussion instruments, from marimba and steel drum to tom-toms, bongos and snare drums, temple bowls and wood blocks, opera gongs and electronics in an epic arrangement that's as amazing to watch as it is to hear. Loop 2.4.3 members have also played at The London Jazz Festival, Merkin Hall, Tonic, The Sydney Festival, Music Works Northwest, Carnegie Hall, The Japan Society (NYC), the Harry Partch Institute as well as gaining hipster cred with member Thomas Kozumplik performing with Terry Riley, The National, and the Bang on a Can All Stars. |
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Collaborate with LiveWorkPortland Wednesday 06.30.2010, Starts at 5:30 PM, Free, All Ages
LiveWorkPortland.org wants you! We have a daily PortlandNow blog that covers as many of the corners of the creative economy in Portland as we can get our fingers into, but we know we're missing a lot. We want to open up the blog to the creative community and are hoping that you would consider becoming a contributor. We will be having a meeting at Space Gallery on Wednesday, June 30 from 5:30 to 7:30 to talk about how we are using LiveWorkPortland to increase the visibility of the creative economy here, and what we could be doing better. Our goal is both to make Portlanders more aware of what's going on in their own communities and to attract more talent to Portland from other creative metros. We are looking for bloggers and photo bloggers who want to keep us informed about interesting events, intriguing people, great food, unique products, cutting edge technology, mind bending art, unseen places and fleeting moments. Anything, in short, that you think your fellow creatives would want to know about and pass along. We are also looking to build reciprocal links with your blogs or projects and to trade links and build relationships with design, photo, food, music (etc.) blogs based in other places. We hope to see you there. Panelists: Creative Portland’s Andy Graham, Anthony Kosner, and Emily Straubel Goal: To explore collaboration between the LiveWorkPortland.org’s PortlandNow blog and local bloggers, photographers, videographers, audiographers, and other sources of interesting content.
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Film: Casino Jack and the United States of Money Monday 06.28.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here This portrait of Washington super lobbyist Jack Abramoff—from his early years as a gung-ho member of the GOP political machine to his final reckoning as a disgraced, imprisoned pariah—confirms the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A tale of international intrigue with Indian casinos, Russian spies, Chinese sweatshops, and a mob-style killing in Miami, this is the story of the way money corrupts our political process. Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney once again wields the tools of his trade with the skill of a master. Following the ongoing indictments of federal officials and exposing favor trading in our nation's capital, Gibney illuminates the way our politicians' desperate need to get elected—and the millions of dollars it costs—may be undermining the basic principles of American democracy. Infuriating, yet undeniably fun to watch, CASINO JACK is a saga of greed and corruption with a cynical villain audiences will love to hate. Film folowed by Q&A with Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room, Taxi To the Dark Side, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson) and Associate Producer, Sam Black. Casino Jack website. |
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Film: Casino Jack and the United States of Money Sunday 06.27.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here This portrait of Washington super lobbyist Jack Abramoff—from his early years as a gung-ho member of the GOP political machine to his final reckoning as a disgraced, imprisoned pariah—confirms the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A tale of international intrigue with Indian casinos, Russian spies, Chinese sweatshops, and a mob-style killing in Miami, this is the story of the way money corrupts our political process. Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney once again wields the tools of his trade with the skill of a master. Following the ongoing indictments of federal officials and exposing favor trading in our nation's capital, Gibney illuminates the way our politicians' desperate need to get elected—and the millions of dollars it costs—may be undermining the basic principles of American democracy. Infuriating, yet undeniably fun to watch, CASINO JACK is a saga of greed and corruption with a cynical villain audiences will love to hate. Film folowed by Q&A with Academy Award-winning director Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room, Taxi To the Dark Side, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson) and Associate Producer, Sam Black. Casino Jack website. |
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Saturday 06.26.2010, Starts at 8:00 PM, $8 advance, $10 day of show, 21+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music store location. SPACE teams up with Electrolush for our most ambitious dance party yet. This gigantic rave-up features an epic amount of djs (Nocturnal, Nicotine, Beatmo, Secret Weekend, Jen "popgirl" 23, Atomik), visuals by Vj Foo, performances by Dakini Borealis, Atomic Trash, Ludella Hahn, and The Lady Beast, with your host with the most, MC Pensivv, keeping you partygoers up to date. We'll transform the gallery into another planet, so come dressed for the Alien Masquerade Ball. Oh, did we mention there'll be lasers? LASERS! |
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Friday 06.25.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10 or $7 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Duo Sonidos brings together the talents of violinist, William Knuth and guitarist, Adam Levin. Based in Boston and Madrid, the duo is at the vanguard of the guitar chamber music world. Their commitment to creating a new body of chamber music has led to collaborations with some of the world’s most renowned composers, including works by Jan Freidlin (Israel) and Eduardo Morales-Caso (Cuba-Spain) on ALR Records label. Levin and Knuth have performed throughout the United States and Europe and have been honored as US Fulbright Scholars in the field of music performance in Madrid, Spain and Vienna, Austria respectively. They celebrate the release of their debut CD tonight with a mix of traditional works, including a piece by Piazzolla and famous Spanish composer Manuel de Fallaand and contemporary material including one by Morales-Caso and the duo's own compositions.
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Bear In Heaven with Brenda (Album Release), Lobisomem Thursday 06.24.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8 advance, $10 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music Location. Synth pads and polyrhythmic electronics fill a space perfect for the pop constructions of Beast Rest Forth Mouth, Bear In Heaven's second album and their call to the four cardinal directions. Pitchfork gives it a remarkable 8.4, saying it's "a welcome reminder that an album doesn't have to be bombastic to feel huge and important. Take out the earbuds and let it fill a space: This is music that's bigger than your iPod-- music you'll want to feel all around you." The Onion finds the band “a powerful, functional mix of This Heat, ’70s soft rock, early Genesis, and oddly, later Pink Floyd.” We say it's hard to find a band these days that puts so much attention to their songwriting, recording, and performing so come see them now so you can say you saw them when. Portland band Brenda is on fire, playing the Nateva Festival and hand-picked by Jeff Tweedy to join the Wilco Solid Sound Festival and, tonight, celebrating the release of their debut LP "Silver Tower" on new Portland label McKeenstreet Music. Brooklyn-based electronic artist Lobisomem opens. |
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Rock N’ Roll and the Immortal Soul: A Vampire Musical Tuesday 06.22.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, Free, All Ages
Rock N’ Roll and the Immortal Soul is the stage version of a screenplay written by local writer Erin Enberg. Catching the eye of The Sundance Film Institute, the script is a comedy with a music makeover as it follows Drake, a vampire who’s been living in the run-down lighthouse across from Portland Headlight, as he decides to pack up all his Sinatra albums and head to New York City to follow his dream of becoming a sucessful singer and garner a record deal. Join us for a reading performed by local actors with original songs written and performed by local musicians (with some fun covers!). With Erik Moody, Joe Dominguez, Susan Reilly, Howard Rosenfield, Laura Graham, Deirdre Fulton, Amanda Painter, Melissa Farr and Denis Fontaine. Featuring music of Amanda Gervasi, Dominic Lavoie, Roy Davis, Kurt Baker, Holly Nunan, John Fountain and The Panda Bandits and featuring The Holy Boys Danger Club.
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Ted Leo And The Pharmacists with Screaming Females Saturday 06.19.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $13 advance/$15 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Theodore F. Leo has been building up serious punk rock cred since his days in the band Chisel, through experimental solo records consisting of tape loops and dubbed-out jams, to his solid blistering pop tunes with The Pharmacists. On their latest (and first Matador release), The Brutalist Bricks - which Pitchfork calls "the Pharmacists' most impressive musical showing on wax since 2003's masterful Hearts of Oak" - Ted Leo/Rx pick up the pace with some of their tightest songs to date. Live shows in recent years have shown that contrary to the expected "just play your old songs!" fans are loving the new material and welcoming them alongside older favorites like "Me and Mia" or "Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?". Screaming Females blew the doors off SPACE last year and we can't wait to see what they have up their sleeve this time. |
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86 Ensemble (formerly Snowmonks) - Double CD release party and open improv Thursday 06.17.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10, All Ages Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. The 86 ensemble is a new wave performance ensemble involving original and traditional jazz, improvisation, scintillating vocals, and provocative spoken poetry. New York City jazz pianist Jesse Lynch leads the rhythm section with original compositions as well as time tested traditional jazz from the last five decades. Maine poet and writer, Gil Helmick interweaves his luscious and provocative poetic landscapes with the band's musical geography. Join them for a special double CD release at SPACE. The first CD is an improv album by the 86 ensemble, formerly "Snowmonks", called "Crimes Against Inhumanity", and the other by Jesse Lynch Trio called "Intuition". The first set will feature original and traditional jazz works and free improvisation with poetry. The second set will be an open invitation for local jazz and improvising musicians to enter into the mix - come one and all, and get ready to howl at the moon into the night with some of Portland's finest Jazz musicians. |
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White Hinterland with Tiger Saw, Manners Wednesday 06.16.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. White Hinterland explores the edges of minimal pop, accomplishing a delicate but lively seduction through deep, patient bass throbs, prismatic synth textures, and direct, intimate songs sung with an empowered gravitas. After Casey Dienel and band-mate Shawn Creeden relocated to Portland, Oregon from Boston and Brooklyn, respectively they didn't have regular access to a piano, the centerpiece of previous White Hinterland recordings. Dienel's writing process took on an innovative new shape delving excitedly into a new practice of collaboration centered around live looping, electronic and acoustic percussion, and kaleidoscopic sound, all providing a shimmery underpinning to intricate layers of Dienel's voice recalling The Dirty Projectors, The xx, tune-yards, and The Neptunes with an Arthur Russell and Serge Gainsbourg cover thrown into the mix for good measure. Oft-local indie-folk collective Tiger Saw's recent record featured Casey Dienel's vocals so come early for the reunion and for a short sweet set by Portland's Manners, the musical moniker of Greg Beson's folky electronic experiments. |
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DM Stith with Inlets, Silje Nes Tuesday 06.15.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Mentored by Sufjan Stevens, who signed Stith to his Asthmatic Kitty label, DM Stith makes music with cellos and pianos but also the creaking of wooden doors, has the uncomfortable intimacy of Antony and the Johnsons, and the baroque strangeness of Bowie. While in Brooklyn, David befriended Shara Worden (of My Brightest Diamond), and soon after began facilitating, in small technical ways, the recording of her album Bring Me The Workhorse. This, in turn, spurred David to begin writing and recording songs that probe questions and revisit dreams and visions. As Inlets, Sebastian Krueger’s ambitious compositions share a complexity of Owen Pallett or Grizzly Bear. He's collaborated with My Brightest Diamond, handled banjo for Feist on SNL, contributed to DM Stith’s Heavy Ghost, and worked with violinist Marla Hansen. Silje Nes shares her autodidactic adventurousness with peers like Tujiko Noriko, Islaja, Lau Nau, or Foehn, as well as the homespun, sprawling beauty of The Pastels, Pram, or Crescent.
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Marion Grace - GEMINI PARTY - with Isobell, Jacob Augustine and the House of Fire Saturday 06.12.2010, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6 advance, $8 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Marion Grace was conceived years ago by namesake lead singer and songwriter Ralph Marion Graceffa, and most of the current members have been together since 2006 with ties to NYC, Boston, and their home of Portland, Maine. Taking most of 2009 to record their debut album "Lying Down Looking Up", the band worked with Producer Adam Frederick and Engineer Mike Davidson at Zippah Studios in Boston to develop their sound of soulful and honest folk rock. They're joined by their friends in Isobell and Jacob Augustine (with his new 10 piece band The House of Fire!) for nothing less than a birthday party for lead singers Graceffa and Isobell's Hannah Tarkinson. The party's theme will be based on their astrological sign of Gemini with each act's set embodying two entities working as one. Expect a lot of guest vocals and fun experimentation for this one-of-a-kind show! $5 cover at the door for all Gemini's! |
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Friday 06.11.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here. Sponsored by Videoport. Free movie rental pass to Best Worst Movie attendees. Rent local! Best Worst Movie is the acclaimed documentary that takes us on an off-beat journey into the undisputed worst movie in cinematic history: Troll 2. In 1989, when an Italian filmmaker and unwitting Utah actors shot the ultra-low budget horror film, Troll 2, they had no idea that twenty years later they would be celebrated worldwide for their legendary ineptitude. Two decades later, the film’s now-grown-up child star (Michael Paul Stephenson) unravels the improbable, heartfelt story of the Alabama dentist-turned-cult movie icon and the Italian filmmaker who come to terms with this genuine, internationally revered cinematic failure. Best Worst Movie website. |
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Friday 06.11.2010, Doors at 9:30 PM, Starts at 10:00 PM, Ends at 12:00 AM, $5, All Ages But tickets here. Following our Friday night screening of Best Worst Movie, the documentary about the making of Troll 2, considered by many to be the worst film ever made, we're teaming up with our friends down Congress St at the Fun Box Monster Emporium to bring you a late night screening of . . . Troll 2! There will be surprizes. Joshua and his family decide to do a city/country family exchange, landing themselves in the peaceful town of Nilbog. Once there, Joshua's dead grandfather returns to warn him of the evils of Nilbog and tries to get him to convince his family to leave. His parents and sister ignore him. Joshua learns that the town's inhabitants are actually goblins (get it - "Nilbog?") and that their mission is to get outsiders to eat their goblin food, turning them into trees, where they can be eaten and devoured (the goblins are vegetarians). He must work with the ghost of his grandfather to rid the town of its goblins and restore peace to Nilbog. (A strange title, for never once is the word "troll" even mentioned - it's always "goblin.") |
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Thursday 06.10.2010, Doors at 9:00, Starts at 9:30, $5, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. You've heard of emcee battles, you've heard of air guitar competitions but are you ready for a dance-off? New York maximum rock and roll party machine DJ Jonathan Toubin returns to SPACE after bringing us one of the best dance parties we've ever had. SOUL CLAP is making it's way across the nation where everyone is welcome to get down to classic 45s from Etta James to James Brown. You can move your feet to your favorites AND get your mind blown by Toubin's crate of obscure soul gems. Later in the evening, the bravest, boldest, and baddest can choose to compete in the dance-off, grab a number, and compete for a $100 cash prize (and some serious clout). The competition winner is determined by a panel of local judges, a celebrity smorgasbord of some of your favorite faces in town. SOUL CLAP has become notorious in New York for bringing together wild raucous crowds of folks young and old who want to dance and prove that they know how to shake their thing. Come show us what you've got. |
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Wednesday 06.09.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here. Sponsored by Videoport. Free movie rental pass to Best Worst Movie attendees. Rent local! Best Worst Movie is the acclaimed documentary that takes us on an off-beat journey into the undisputed worst movie in cinematic history: Troll 2. In 1989, when an Italian filmmaker and unwitting Utah actors shot the ultra-low budget horror film, Troll 2, they had no idea that twenty years later they would be celebrated worldwide for their legendary ineptitude. Two decades later, the film’s now-grown-up child star (Michael Paul Stephenson) unravels the improbable, heartfelt story of the Alabama dentist-turned-cult movie icon and the Italian filmmaker who come to terms with this genuine, internationally revered cinematic failure. Best Worst Movie website. |
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Grouper with Animal Hospital, Vince Nez and Melaena Cadiz, Planets Around the Sun Sunday 06.06.2010, Doors at 8:00pm, Starts at 8:00pm, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Grouper is the assumed name of Northern Californian artist Liz Harris. After several years in the underground she released the 2008 album which defined her sound; 'Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill' and achieved an unprecedented amount of critical acclaim, with Pitchfork mentioning it in their top albums of 2008, touting it as 'druggy and sexy and arty and pretty, but never pretentious'. In 2009 she toured the USA in support of Animal Collective and continues to stun audiences worldwide. Animal Hospital's Kevin Micka buries himself in a pile of electronics-shelves of effects, mixing consoles, amps and delay units-while patiently constructing a layered nest of loops consisting of live drum beats, guitar chords, scrapes, chucks, chimes, and melodies. Brooklyn's Melaena Cadiz recently recorded an album featuring SPACE friends Brown Bird and Matt Bauer and tonight she's joined by Portland's own Vince Nez (The Last Sip). Planets Around the Sun keeps the party going with their dub Solar Soundsystem in between sets. |
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Sorcha CD Release with Jerks of Grass, Sean Mencher, Putnam Smith & Ramblin' Red Saturday 06.05.2010, Doors at 8:00pm, Starts at 8:30pm, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Raised on the ocean in rural Downeast Maine, Sorcha's early musical influences include her mother's traditional folk background, her father's funk past, and her brother's exhaustive jazz collection. She's honed her songwriting and performance skills over several album releases, culminating in this latest CD release celebration of Laughing and Lamenting. She'll be accompanied onstage by Pete Morse on electric and pedal steel guitar, Adam Montminy on upright bass and Zak Trojano on drums plus a host of special guests including Jerks of Grass, Sean Mencher, Putnam Smith and her bandmates in Ramblin' Red. The theme of this evening of folk, jazz, blues and bluegrass will complement Sorcha's new record, which explores the paradox of loss and growth. |
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First Friday Art Walk: BURNS SLOWER + INTERJECTIONS Friday 06.04.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages We have a dual art opening this week for the First Friday Art Walk, with two new shows: BURNS SLOWER: New paintings by Tisch Abelow, Michael Kennedy Costa and Keith J. Varadi Interjections: New work by Cassie Jones. More info available on the exhibition pages for each. |
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Wednesday 06.02.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 9:00 PM, $7, or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here A platoon of eagles & vultures attack the residents of a small town. Many people died. It's not known what caused the flying menace to attack. Two people managed to fight back, but will they survive BIRDEMIC? |
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Land of Talk with Marie Stella and In the Audience Monday 05.31.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Montreal trio Land of Talk rock the post-hardcore idiom in the vein of Pretty Girls Make Graves and Tokyo Police Club with frontwoman (and Broken Social Scene alum) Elizabeth Powell's vocals taking notes from the best of early Catpower. Bon Iver's Justin Vernon produced their most recent record, "Some Are Lakes" to accentuate the band's brittle buzz-saw guitars chime with nagging melodies and crackling emotion, honeyed and broken. They're joined by Portland's Marie Stella, in anticipation of their debut EP "Trust" plus the SPACE debut of local young indie-upstarts In the Audience. |
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Christian Cuff with Mieka Pauley Saturday 05.29.2010, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10 in advance/$12 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Bath songwriter Christian Cuff has been incredibly busy this last year building momentum for his latest album "broke-broke" by touring the world and selling out a hometown show at the Chocolate Church. He turns his ambitious eye to a collaborative event at SPACE by throwing a party with some of his favorite artists and artisans showcasing their work, the unveiling of a documentary by our friends [dog]and[pony] about turning his dynamic live show into a studio record, AND an epic performance with his new 11 piece band. If that's not enough, NYC chanteuse Mieka Pauley will treat us with a rare solo performance and show us what's she learned sharing bills with Ben Kweller, Mason Jennings, John Legend and a few other wicked famous musicians. |
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Honey Clouds CD Release Party with Foam Castles, Tan Vampires Friday 05.28.2010, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Honey Clouds is Sean Wilkinson, Mandy Wheeler, Ron Harrity and Trey Hughes. The group plays rock and roll influenced by 60s psych and 90s indie rock. Their songs are usually about hanging out, yardwork and talking animals that collect seashells. Cover the Forest is their second release on Peapod Recordings, and is a raucous and enthusiastic "welcome back" to summer. Foam Castles is the recording moniker for Maine pop genius Tyler Jackson. His third album "Molly's Jungle" will also be released this summer on Peapod Recordings. The Foam Castles live band experience will feature Brenda drummer DJ Moore and other local indie personalities. Dover, NH based Tan Vampires opens the night with haunting Jeff Buckley-ish vocals and inspired atmospherics.
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Thursday 05.27.2010, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:20 PM, $5, All Ages Buy tickets here Started in 2003 by Klein Dytham Architects, Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) Night is an opportunity for designers of all stripes to present their work. |
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Arrington De Dionyso's Malaikat Dan Singa with Crank Sturgeon and id m theftable Tuesday 05.25.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Arrington de Dionyso (of seminal freak folks Old Time Relijun fame) uses performance as a vehicle for driving through the nameless territories held between surrealist automatism, shamanic seance, and the folk imagery of rock and roll. Arrington performs on the bass clarinet, jaw harps, and his voice with a distinctly multiphonic ability inspired by Tuvan throatsinging and the ecclesiastics of Albert Ayler and Don Van Vliet. Pushing the envelope between musicality and pure energy, between shamanic ecstacy and lunacy, he enwraps rooms with resonant sound. Malaikat Dan Singa is his Indonesian Pop band. Woah. The inevitable, inimitable, world renowned Crank Sturgeon warms up the crowd with a performance you won't forget with help from the unfathomable arbiter of all things Strange Maine, id m theftable. |
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Food+Farm: Film:The End of the Line Sunday 05.23.2010, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, Ends at 10:00pm, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here. In The End of the Line, the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans, we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. Filmed across the world – from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market – featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials, The End of the Line is a wake-up call to the world. The End of the Line website. |
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Saturday 05.22.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here. The unexplainable phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder has left landscapes of empty beehives all across America, threatening not only the beekeeping industry but our food supply. As scientists and beekeepers search for the cause, Colony captures the struggle within the beekeeping community to save the honeybee and themselves. Colony website. |
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Food+Farm: Wake Up the Farm Party Saturday 05.22.2010, Starts at 9:00 AM, Ends at 12:00 PM, FREE, All Ages Eager to get your hands in the dirt and learn a little about growing your own food? Cultivating Community invites you to roll up your sleeves and come by their Boyd Street Urban Farm in downtown Portland to help them wake up the farm for the growing season. Lots of work to be done, from mulching trees, to preparing beds to turning compost. Come help get get the farm ready for the season and learn a little from the knowledgeable Cultivating Community staff while your at it. Activities for all ages. The farm is located near the intersection of Franklin Arterial and Cumberland Avenue. Cultivating Community website. |
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Friday 05.21.2010, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, Ends at 10:00pm, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here. Ingredients is a seasonal exploration of the local food movement. At the focal point of this movement, and of this film, are the farmers and chefs who are creating a truly sustainable food system. Their collaborative work has resulted in great tasting food and an explosion of consumer awareness about the benefits of eating local. |
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Food+Farm: DIRT! The Movie with author William Logan Thursday 05.20.2010, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, Ends at 10:00pm, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here. DIRT! The Movie takes you inside the wonders of the soil. It tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility--from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation. DIRT! the Movie is simply a movie about dirt. The real change lies in our notion of what dirt is. The movie teaches us: "When humans arrived 2 million years ago, everything changed for dirt. And from that moment on, the fate of dirt and humans has been intimately linked." But more than the film and the lessons that it teaches, DIRT the Movie is a call to action. Screening followed by Q&A with DIRT! author, William Logan DIRT! The Movie website. |
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Creative Conversations - Spring Series Part 3 - The Lightbulb Sessions Wednesday 05.19.2010, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance and SPACE bring you another season of Creative Conversations, mediated discussions about the Arts from a personal, local, and regional perspective. The Lightbulb Sessions is about inspiring and being inspired by "those flashes of light when you get a really cool idea" and the hard work it takes to see those ideas come to fruition. For this event, PACA welcomes several arts community movers and shakers to discuss recently developed projects that have made Portland a more exciting, interesting, and creative place to be. A series of short presentations will be followed by an informal workshop to ask questions, help develop ideas, learn how to get involved... and hopefully leave participants with a light bulb of their own. Presenters for this inaugural program include Annie Larmon and Petra Simmons (Crit Club), Spencer Albee and Mark Curdo (Clash of the Titans), Lisa Pixley (Pickwick Independent Press), Michelle Souliere (The Green Hand Bookstore), and members of the Dirty Dishes Burlesque Review. |
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Film: The Eventful Life of Al Hawkes - Premiere! Friday 05.14.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:30 PM, $8 / $6 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here The Eventful Life of Al Hawkes is a documentary film that tells the story of Maine musician, record producer, and Bluegrass Pioneer, Al Hawkes. In 1956, Al founded the Event Records label with his wife Barbara and partner Richard Greeley. Al began recording musicians from New England and the Canadian Maritimes. From the late 1940s through the 1950s, he created some of the most highly regarded country, Bluegrass, and rockabilly recordings - including songs by Dick Curless, Lenny Breau (as a teenage guitar virtuoso), Curtis Johnson, Hal Lone Pine and Betty Cody, Don Stover, and the Lilly Brothers. Many of these artists were on the verge of national stardom, and many ultimately chose to not follow the path to Nashville but instead remained up north, creating a distinct regional sound on a distinctly independent label. We'll be joind afterwards by Al Hawkes himself for a Q&A and a set of live music featuring some local musician friends. The Eventful Life of Al Hawkes website. |
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Laura Marling with The Middle East and Smoke Fairies Tuesday 05.11.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $12 advance/$14 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Laura Marling is a UK indie folk star in the ascendant whose striking melodies and wise-beyond-her-years vocals could melt even the iciest of hearts. The 20-year-old small town girl sings about love, lust and romance, the futility of religion, self-loathing and human psychology. Each one of her songs is a mini-blast of prime poetry, gorgeous melody and sublime songwomanship. 'I Speak Because I Can' - the follow up to Laura's Mercury Nominated debut album - was produced by Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Ben Kweller, Ray Lamontagne). Breakaway Australian folk-pop outfit The Middle East will blow you out of the water with a sound echoing the bittersweetness of Bon Iver and bombast of Arcade Fire. London's Smoke Fairies round out this unbeatable night with an opening set of soulful roots music. |
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Drink Up Buttercup with Dead Man's Clothes, The Class Machine Monday 05.10.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music Location. After being kicked out of their practice space for disturbing the horses, Drink Up Buttercup was soon besieged with praise in Philly publications and catapulted to touring worldwide after the completion of their first full-length album, recorded by Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Man Man). Drink Up consists of an ex-opera scholar who refused to exchange sexual favors for solos, a comic book kid who still uses a discman to play music in the car, and two teens who are engaged in an epic battle of side projects for myspace plays. Critics often liken Drink Up’s sound to classic bands like Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys, and Frank Zappa as well as to contemporary bands such as Man Man and Animal Collective. Portland darlings Dead Man’s Clothes join the bill preceded by the SPACE debut of Belfast’s The Class Machine. |
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Friday 05.07.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages In the main gallery: All the Fame of Lofty Deeds In the front window: Loaded |
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The Blow with Theodore Treehouse Thursday 05.06.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music Location. After a year's hiatus from performing, The Blow's Khaela Maricich is stepping back onto the stage with a new body of material. She is presenting a new set of songs, along with a narrative stage performance to accompany the music. The Blow recently opened a string of concerts for the band Vampire Weekend, and there had the opportunity to try out the fresh material in a large music venue format. The upcoming tour of the Northeast is planned as a workshop, where Maricich can test out and develop performance elements in intimate settings. For the upcoming album and performance cycle, Maricich is working in collaboration with installation and sound artist Melissa Dyne. Dyne will augment the live Blow performances and recordings with her expertise in accoustics, light, and spatial phenomena. The Blow is currently at work on a full length album, and plans to release an EP of new material later in 2010. The Blow has recently performed segments of the new work at The Baltimore Museum of Art, Harvard University, and Pulse Art Fair in Miami. OUR Portland's most buzzworthy new band, Theodore Treehouse, opens the night. |
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Marco Benevento Trio with Treeyo Wednesday 05.05.2010, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10 advance/ $12 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music Location. On Between The Needles & Nightfall, Marco Benevento's third studio effort in as many years, the pianist offers his own take on simple pop pleasures, dance party rave-ups and art jazz experimentation. The results are day-glo electro-rock Arcade Fire-meets-Brad Mehldau anthems. Speaking in modern sonic tongues, cut-and-pasted, tweaked-out and glitchy, Marco Benevento creates music full of wide-eyed wonder that rejoices in the limitless horizons of sound and melody. He returns to Portland with his trio including Reed Mathis on bass and Andrew Barr on drums. Come early for a very special Cinco de Mayo cocktail hour hosted by Portland ensemble Treeyo featuring Dj Moore (drums), Tyler Quist and Hassan Muhamed (keys), and Stu Mahan (bass). |
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Beat Circus with La Strada, Matt Rock Saturday 05.01.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music Location. Beat Circus returns to Portland with their new cd, Boy From Black Mountain (Cuneiform), released last fall, the second part of principal member Brian Carpenter's "Weird American Gothic" trilogy and winner of the Independent Music Award for Best Alt/Country Album of 2009. If you caught their mesmerizing performance for the last Gothic Part 1 tour stop at SPACE, you know their music is characterized by its intensity and lush arrangements, and Carpenter's lyrical obsessions with love, death, religion, violence, and American mythologies. Beat Circus will be touring with Brooklyn's beloved La Strada, also releasing a new cd on Ernest Jenning. Rockland-based accordionist Matt Rock returns to SPACE after spending the last two years in Europe touring with the sailing circus troupe Compagnie Aquanaut throughout the Baltic Sea and absorbing the folk music of East European immigrant communities in Berlin. |
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The Found Footage Festival Vol. 4 Friday 04.30.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $8 or $6 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here Hosts Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are back to live host a fourth installment of VHS relics they’ve salvaged from thrift stores, garage sales and garbage cans across the country. Found Footage Festival: Volume 4 is chock full of furniture salesmen, rapping celebrities, bachelors in bad sweaters, anthropomorphic Rubik’s Cubes, blowgun enthusiasts and piano-playing rabbits. FEATURING: Worst Saturday Morning Cartoons • Video Dating • VCR Games • Celebrity Bullshit • After Dark • Bargain Bernie • Knives & Blowguns • Andrew’s Grab Bag • Venus II • Exercise Video Montage 5 • and much more! |
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The League of Young Voters presents the 5th annual ReEmergence Party! Thursday 04.29.2010, Starts at 7:00 PM, $10-$15 donation, 18+
Kaleidoscopic Community: Celebrating the Local Creative Economy is a League-style shindig to highlight Portland artists, artist resources, and art organizations that work together to preserve the creative economy for which Portland is so well known. Local groovemasters Dreamosaic headline with local rising stars of the indie scene, Theodore Treehouse, and looper Scotty Whitehouse for a night of music, writers, belly dancers, painters and just about every other kind of artist you can think up. Come to SPACE from 7 to 9pm for visual artists' gallery hours and Port Veritas providing spoken word performances. Then stay from 9pm on for the dance party!
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Johnny Cash Night - A benefit for Prison Literacy Programs Wednesday 04.28.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $5 to $15 donation, 18+ On the heels of our wildly successful Johnny Cash Night in '09, The Nave Gallery, Band In Boston, Rhode Island School of Design, and Space Gallery have organized a series of Johnny Cash tributes New England-wide to benefit prison book programs and celebrate the Man in Black. Join us for an evening of tribute covers by Portland musicians Christopher Teret, Jesse Pilgrim and the Bonfire (with many special guests!), and Caleb Aaron and the Thrill Pills, spanning the entirety of Cash's discography from Sun Records-era barn burners to gospel tear-jerkers. Proceeds from this event will benefit Volunteers for Hancock Jail Residents, which has operated a jail library program since 2001 and also purchases books for Maine's prisoners as funds allow. More info at www.jailvolunteers.org. |
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A Day With John Sinclair - Film and Q&A Saturday 04.24.2010, Doors at 4:30 PM, Starts at 5:00 PM, Free, 18+
John Sinclair is a “pure product of America”. Poet, political activist, cultural critic and archivist, recording artist, memoirist, lecturer, concert producer and a persistent crusader and gadfly of singular energy and unrelenting commitment. SPACE, Port Veritas, the North Star Café, Dimensions in Jazz, Near Sighted Productions and Club 86 co-present “A day with John Sinclair” starting at 5pm with a screening of Steven Gebhardt's "20 to Life". The film depicts the epic chapters of John Sinclair's life beginning with his Detroit roots as manager for the MC5 with appearances by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Allen Ginsberg, Ed Saunders and more. The film will be followed by a short talk and Q&A session with Mr. Sinclair. This rare visit to Portland provides a not-to-be-missed opportunity for all those citizens interested in “The other side” of modern American history to hang out with one of its heroes and most eloquent spokesmen.
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Saturday 04.24.2010, Starts at 9:00 PM, $5, 21+ Our friends at the Portland Symphony Orchestra are having a wild 70s performance with Motor Booty Affair early this evening so we thought they needed an afterparty. Whether you can make it to the symphony or not, we've got the disco ball warmed up for you and Kurt Baker (The Leftovers, The Desires) on the decks ready to spin the finest in 70s tunes followed by the turntable acrobatics of Graymatter and Nicotine till the wee hours of the night. And yes, of course, a COSTUME CONTEST AT MIDNIGHT. You know what to do. Co-presented with our friends at FIND and FERDINAND - make sure to stop by and gear up with 70s threads and accessories to ensure you bring home the trophy! |
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The Low Anthem with Brown Bird Friday 04.23.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music Location. 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. Portland favorites and Peapod Recordings artists Brown Bird open the night. |
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PERFORMANCE: Wave Of Inspiration - Stories in Sound Thursday 04.22.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $10, All Ages Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music Location. Boston Rock/Classical instrumental band Ginger Ibex joins dancer/mime Karen Montanaro to explore the rich imagery & inspiration of dance improvised to live music. Includes audience interaction & optional participation. Karen Montanaro is a world-renowned dancer and mime artist, an award-winning choreographer, and the innovator of "mimedance" (the fusion of two classical art forms). She was recently awarded the 2008 Individual Artist Fellowship grant from the Maine Arts Commission. Ginger Ibex performs the original piano and strings compositions of pianist Sharon Crumrine with Betty Widerski on 6-string viola, Michael Steigman on drums, and supporting string players. Ginger Ibex released their debut album "Firefly" in October 2009. Purchasers of tickets in advance receive $5 off the album, available night of the performance. Local (experi)mentalists Mystic Out Bop Review provide some Portland musical flavor the evening. |
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Wednesday 04.21.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8 advance, $10 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Jon Spencer and Matt Verta-Ray are...Heavy Trash! A Rockabilly voyage like no other! Jon Spencer has destroyed and rebuilt American roots music with such ferocity and wild abandon it is hard to believe that there is anything left. The trail of musical destruction in the wake of his combo Pussy Galore still smolders with the stench of avant punk trash and nasty garage ooze and grind, while his towering work with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion remains an indelible totem to his enormous mojo spirit and red-hot power of deliverance. In the late '70s, young Matt Verta-Ray found himself one of only twelve people who went to see Bo Diddley at a Canadian fairground. After the show, Bo came out and preached to Matt for an hour about the dark secrets of rock'n'roll. And the rest, as they say, is history - from sitting on the edge of the stage with Bo, to thumping bass for Madder Rose, and then onto his hard-wired decontructionist rootsabilly band Speedball Baby, where he developed his slashing-dagger guitar style - to forming Heavy Trash with his friend Jon Spencer. THE Portland rockabilly band, King Memphis, opens the night with the style, aplomb, and grace that we've come to expect. |
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Portland Music Foundation presents the “Music as a Profession” Educational Series Tuesday 04.20.2010, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free for PMF members, All Ages
What Exactly Is Mastering, and How Can It Make My Music Better? Mastering is one of the least understood parts of the recording process, yet a very critical one. Great mastering can significantly enhance a recording and the listening experience, and bad mastering can certainly do the opposite. Adam Ayan will present an in depth description of the mastering process, including before and after listening examples, as well as answer any questions during an in-depth Q & A session. Presenter: Adam Ayan, Gateway Mastering This event is free to PMF members. Sign up onsite or at www.portlandmusicfoundation.org $20.00 gets you a 1 year membership, free admission to all PMF events, and tons of area discounts!
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Monday 04.19.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here. SPACE kicks off Earth Week with a bang! In February 2007 Martin Strel began an insane attempt to be the first person to swim the entire length of the world's most dangerous river, the mighty Amazon. Martin is an endurance swimmer from Slovenia, who swims rivers - the Mississippi, the Danube and the Yangtze to date - to highlight their pollution to the world. Martin is also a rather overweight, horseburger loving Slovenian in his fifties who drinks two bottles of red wine a day... even when swimming. Big River Man website. |
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Saturday 04.17.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10 $5 for students , 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. The WMPG Fashion Show presents an exciting array of locally designed, all-original clothing, jewelry and accessories, with 50 products from more than 20 local designers. A live DJ will provide the soundtrack to this fabulous benefit for Portland’s community radio station, based on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus. WMPG provides to the community a full-time schedule of music, culture, news and information while promoting awareness and discussion of local as well as global issues and perspectives underrepresented in mainstream media.http://www.wmpg.org Also, watch this space for a link to an online auction and get a sneak peek of what's in store... |
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The Molenes, The Grassholes, The Coming Grass Friday 04.16.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. The Molenes forge hard-twang melodies and driving steam-train rhythms into compelling songs that have been firing up the stages of the Northeast’s burgeoning Americana/Alt-Country scene since the band’s inception in 2005. Evoking the burnished lyricism of SON VOLT, the organic atmospherics of WILCO, and the rootsy swagger of STEVE EARLE, The Molenes’ second album, Songs of Sin and Redemption (2008), takes the listener on a tour through both the dark and light sides of the American experience. Nine years in, The Grassholes are just getting started. As they've moved from slamgrass takes on Monroe/Flatt & Scruggs/Carter Family traditionals to more nuanced interpretations of contemporary Americana and fully realized original work. Acclaimed gunslinger Nate Schrock returns for a rare appearance with Steve Jones and Ginger Cote as The Coming Grass, hands-down one of the finest bands to come out of Portland. |
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MONOTONIX with WIFE, Mink Wilde and the Gentlemen Callers Thursday 04.15.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Dissatisfied with the state of the music scene in their hometown of Tel Aviv, the Israeli trio Monotonix formed in November 2005 and began a flurry of recording influenced by Led Zeppelin, the Sonics, and Thin Lizzy. Eventually finding themselves banned from most of the venues in Tel Aviv, the band decided to leave Israel so they could tour the United States and Europe. These tours furthered their reputation as a band whose shows are not watched, but experienced. Monotonix have become known for setting themselves and their equipment on fire, stealing drinks from audience members to pour on themselves, and turning their shows into unabashed, frenzied dance parties. Uh oh. What did we just get ourselves into? The Portland pure punk band you haven't heard (yet), WIFE, will do a short but likely insane set. Mink Wilde & The Gentlemen Callers makes their SPACE debut to open the night. |
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Creative Conversations - Spring Series Part 2 - The Arts in our Communities Tuesday 04.13.2010, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance and SPACE bring you another season of Creative Conversations, mediated discussions about the Arts from a personal, local, and regional perspective. The Arts in our Communities program will highlight several arts projects currently engaging diverse communities in Portland. Panelists will discuss programs in Public Art, individual initiatives, and Art At Work, a national venture to improve municipal government through strategic art-making projects with city employees and elected politicians. The program will be moderated by Marty Pottenger, PACA board member and Director of Art At Work with the City of Portland, www.artatworkproject.us. The public is invited to join program participants Elizabeth Jabar (Associate Professor and Chair of the Printmaking Department, Maine College of Art), Daniel Minter (Portland-based visual artist), Donna Gaspar Jarvis (Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs & Diversity Programs, University of New England), Tessy Seward (Co-founder, ROiL theatre group; Maine Inside Out) and Jennie Hahn (Artistic Director, Open Waters Theatre Arts) for an informal Conversation about The Arts in our Communities. |
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Film: In Search of Memory - USM Philosophy Symposium Film Series Monday 04.12.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $7, $5 for SPACE Members, FREE for USM students and faculty w/ ID., All Ages Buy tickets here. In Search of Memoryis a compelling blend of autobiography and history that recounts the life of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Eric Kandel, and illuminates scientific developments in our understanding of the brain's role in recording and preserving memory. In addition to archival footage and dramatic re-creations of Kandel's childhood experiences in Nazi-occupied Vienna and his formative years as an emigrant in New York, the film features discussions with Kandel, friends and family, as well as his public lectures in Vienna and New York, which explore both his professional and personal life, especially his emotional ties to Judaism. In Search of Memory website Sponsored by the USM Philosophy Symposium. |
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Jon Langford in Concert with D. Gross Saturday 04.10.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Join us for a rare acoustic show from visiting gallery artist and Mekons founder Jon Langford playing new solo songs, deep Mekons and Waco Brothers catalog and a couple strange covers. Jon will be joined by his regular partner in crime the amazing violinist Jean Cook (Ida, Pine Valley Cosmonauts). Local troubadour D. Gross opens the night with a sound the Phoenix describes as "veins of Delta blues, folk revival, and Bob Dylan, Gross works his guitar and harmonica behind a raspy and inviting lead vocal to tell country tales and woo country women." Sponsored by our friends at WMPG Community Radio. |
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All the Fame of Lofty Deeds: Opening Reception Friday 04.09.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages
Jon Langford is a founding member of British punk band The Mekons and Chicago alt-country outfit The Waco Brothers, and a painter to boot. Langford’s “song-paintings” fuse publicity-shot portraiture with imagery derived from folk art, Dutch still life, classic Western wear, and the cold, cold war—all instilled with sharp, sardonic wit and a Constructivist sense of the power of language. He applies his completely distinctive style to the depiction of American music giants such as Bob Wills, Hank Williams, and Johnny Cash, and also to more ghostly, marginalized figures -- blindfolded cowboys, astronauts, and dancers -- jerked around by the forces of success and exploitation, fame and neglect. Sponsored by our friends at WMPG Community Radio. More info on the exhibit here
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Thursday 04.08.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30pm, Ends at 10:00pm, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here. October Country is a beautifully rendered portrait of an American family struggling for stability while haunted by the ghosts of war, teen pregnancy, foster care and child abuse. This vibrant and intimate documentary examines the forces that unsettle the working poor and the violence that lurks beneath the surface of American life. Every family has its ghosts — some metaphorical, some literal. The Mosher family has more than most. Shot over a year from one Halloween to the next, the film uses rich visual metaphors and floats through multiple storylines to paint a portrait of a family who are unique but also sadly representative of the struggles of America’s working class. October Country website. The October Country screening is part of CIFF Selects, presenting a selection of the best films from the Camden International Film Festival |
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Naked Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliet Tuesday 04.06.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, free / $5 donation suggested, All Ages Seven high school students from Acorn Productions Young Actors Shakespeare Conservatory present a 90-minute version of Shakespeare's classic tragedy in one of Naked Shakespeare's trademark environmentally-staged performances. Come see the next generation of thespians cut their teeth on a masterpiece. Directed by Karen Ball. |
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Deer Tick with Those Darlins, Tiger Saw Sunday 04.04.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8 advance/ $10 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Though ostensibly an alt-country act, no amount of Telecaster bends or fiddle breaks are going to disguise Deer Tick's indie-rock core: John McCauley, in both composition and performance, owes more to the Shins, Modest Mouse, and early Bright Eyes than he does even to alt-country acts like Uncle Tupelo. More accurately, McCauley is reviving the REAL country of Hank Williams and company, louder and dirtier for a new generation looking for honest music. Informed by Nashville and its intersecting indie, pop, and country scenes—and aware of the twisted tradition of Appalachian roots music that stretches back beyond the Carter Family, Those Darlins are, nevertheless, not of Nashville. These three rowdy ladies ROCK HARD. Opening the night is oft-local collective Tiger Saw, led by Dylan Metrano, whose latest record features members of Dirty Projectors, White Hinterland and John McCauley himself. |
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Sole & The Skyrider Band, Dark Time Sunshine, Ceschi, Blak Madeen, Brzowski Saturday 04.03.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8 advance, $10 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Sole, known as one of the godfathers of abstract hip hop and founding member of the Anticon label, has recorded one of his most ambitious yet accessible albums to date with 2009's Plastique. Backed by The Skyrider Band, Sole's brand of wit packed, radical and dense lyricism is perfectly accompanied by The Skyrider Band's subtle, layered post-rock-hop compositions. Seattle mainstay Onry Ozzborn has spent the last five years on Rhymesayer's Entertainment putting out underground hip hop classics such as Grayskul's Bloody Radio and touring and collaborating with everyone from Aesop Rock to Atmosphere. Now he has started a new group with producer Zavala called Dark Time Sunshine - called a "Psychedelic Gangstarr" with a "slight bit of Company Flow twirling in the waters beneath them". With influences from Neutral Milk Hotel to the Freestyle Fellowship, Ceschi brings a unique folk and hip hop hybrid to the stage. Blak Madeen and Portland's own Brzowski open the night. |
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SPOUSE with The Grownup Noise and The Milkman's Union Friday 04.02.2010, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Consistently, New England-based SPOUSE has been churning out catchy and intricate chunks of quality pop, with wide appeal. If the early 90’s brand of college rock had somehow managed to escape the turmoil of countless break-ups and disasters, this group would be in it’s rightful place among college radio’s more esteemed go-to artists. Instead, José Ayerve and his crew of multi-instrumentalists have been relying on a steady DIY approach resulting in an impressively large discography of uncompromised material. The group releases it’s 5th full-length, Confidence, on May 18th (Nine Mile Records). They will be previewing tracks from their latest offering for this show (and they may even have some copies on hand). Joining them will be Boston’s hard-working, melodic artisans The Grownup Noise and Brunswick's up-and-comers on the scene, the The Milkman’s Union. |
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First Friday Art Walk: Shoot Your Face Off Friday 04.02.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, Free, All Ages We’ve invited a few local photographers and artists to team up to build mini sets for on-the-spot portraiture. Featuring Natalie Conn and Jessica MilNeil, Nathan Eldridge and Jeff Badger, and Scott Peterman and Greta Bank. |
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Acadia Sessions Showcase: Dark Hollow Bottling Co., Olas and Peepshow Thursday 04.01.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Come show your support for the first Acadia Sessions Showcase event featuring Dark Hollow Bottling Co., described in the Portland Phoenix as "rollicking acoustic-folk tunes", Olas, a flamenco influenced music and dance troupe and Portland punk music legends Peepshow in their first live show in years. This showcase event is the first of an ongoing event series presented by 'The Acadia Sessions', a new music documentary television series that will begin airing on MPBN in May. Featuring Maine musicians that are part of episodes from the TV show, this diverse lineup exemplifies the vast range of musical genres that will be represented. For a preview of the TV show check out www.theacadiasessions.com.
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Dark Dark Dark with Hersey State, Dark Urrru Tuesday 03.30.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Dark Dark Dark’s sound draws heavily on Americana and Eastern European influences, referencing a long tradition of wandering musicians and those who have lived deeply. Their small array of age-old instruments conjures a lush musical vision of the future with banjos and accordions swimming next to haunting group vocals reminiscent of Maine's own Fire on Fire. Knowing they recently collaborated with recent visiting gallery artists Swoon and Tod Seelie, we're excited to show them a warm Portland welcome. Portland's latest supergroup, Hersey State, comprised of members from The Orchards, Tin Ceilings and the School Spirit Mafia strumming and singing together to create a uniquely Maine folk sound. Dark Urrru, featuring members of Brother Oak and Big Blood opens the night. |
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Saturday 03.27.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $7, All Ages Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. No, it's not a ukulele. No, it's not a mini-guitar. It's a mandolin, an eight-stringed loud-mouth of an instrument with a long history in folk, pop, bluegrass, even heavy rock and metal, and if you've ever wanted to see it put through its paces, now's your chance. From a six-piece mandolin orchestra to the legendary Al Hawkes Trio to performances by mandolin players from Jerks of Grass, the Tricky Britches, the Grassholes, the Intergalactic Yurt Band, and more, this is a show not to be missed by any true acoustic-music fan. In an unprecedented partnership, The Portland Symphony Orchestra joins with Portland Ovations and Space Gallery for an entire weekend dedicated to celebrating the art and sound of the mandolin, in all its various forms and styles. As part of Mandolin Madness, present your ticket from either PSO or Ovations shows at SPACE and save $2! |
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Vikesh Kapoor, John Shade, Wesley Allen Hartley and the Traveling Trees Friday 03.26.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. In just short of a year in Cambridge, MA, 23 year old folk singer Vikesh Kapoor has already made waves in New England. Featured on billboard.com as an artist-to-watch, he has trekked through two regional tours this past summer in support of his recent, debut EP “On the Tail of a White Donkey” spreading his Dylan-channeled music throughout the land. The Boston Globe writes, "At first glance Kapoor looks like the second coming of iconic troubadour Woody Guthrie. And when he opens his mouth, you think he just might be." John Shade’s debut album, All You Love Is Need, was recorded at Bon Iver’s studio (A.K.A. April Base) in the fall of 2009. It was recorded/engineered by Nate Vernon and features Jeremy Boettcher (bass), Ben Lester (drums), and John DeHaven (trumpet). John says he's bringing a string quartet with him for this special Portland show! Wesley Allen Hartley and the Traveling Trees is the new country-fried project of the former frontman of Dead End Armory, delving deeper into the Portland transplant's Texan roots. |
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Friday 03.26.2010, Doors at 12:30 PM, Starts at 1:00 PM, Ends at 3:00 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here In the shocking and hilarious documentary Orgasm Inc., filmmaker Liz Canner takes a job editing erotic videos for a drug trial for a pharmaceutical company. Her employer is developing what they hope will be the first Viagra drug for women that wins FDA approval to treat a new disease: Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD). Liz gains permission to film the company for her own documentary. Initially, she plans to create a movie about science and pleasure but she soon begins to suspect that her employer, along with a cadre of other medical companies, might be trying to take advantage of women (and potentially endanger their health) in pursuit of billion dollar profits. Orgasm Inc. is a powerful look inside the medical industry and the marketing campaigns that are literally and figuratively reshaping our everyday lives around health, illness, desire — and that ultimate moment: orgasm. Sponsored by Nomia |
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Thursday 03.25.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here In the shocking and hilarious documentary Orgasm Inc., filmmaker Liz Canner takes a job editing erotic videos for a drug trial for a pharmaceutical company. Her employer is developing what they hope will be the first Viagra drug for women that wins FDA approval to treat a new disease: Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD). Liz gains permission to film the company for her own documentary. Initially, she plans to create a movie about science and pleasure but she soon begins to suspect that her employer, along with a cadre of other medical companies, might be trying to take advantage of women (and potentially endanger their health) in pursuit of billion dollar profits. Orgasm Inc. is a powerful look inside the medical industry and the marketing campaigns that are literally and figuratively reshaping our everyday lives around health, illness, desire — and that ultimate moment: orgasm. Sponsored by Nomia |
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Treble Treble: Metal Feathers, An Evening With, Gully Wednesday 03.24.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $5, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Every so often we're due for an all-local lineup here at SPACE where Portland gets to prove we can make our own fun. Throwing the party are indie stalwarts Metal Feathers with the dark country crooning of An Evening With and rockers-in-residence, Gully, who will be performing songs from their forthcoming EP, Gregory. |
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Portland Music Foundation presents the “Music as a Profession” Educational Series Tuesday 03.23.2010, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free for PMF members, All Ages What Is and Isn’t Marketing? In a roundtable, group setting, staffed by industry marketing experts, bands will be able to present their “story” and hear feedback on creating a short-term and long-term marketing plan that builds on their assets and shows bands how they have the power and responsibility to get to the “next level.” MODERATOR: Herb Ivy, WCYY/WBLM This event is free to PMF members. Sign up onsite or at www.portlandmusicfoundation.org $20.00 gets you a 1 year membership, free admission to all PMF events, and tons of area discounts! |
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Saturday 03.20.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Big Blood is South Portland's very own Caleb Mulkerin and Colleen Kinsella (Cerberus Shoal, Fire on Fire) playing intimate, haunting folk. Uke of Spaces Corners are Dan Beckman, Amy Moon and friends playing anthems for in-between realities and a soundtrack for drinking tea. Belfast's Ancestral Diet, featuring members of Caethua and Impractical Cockpit, join the bill for a full night of rural psychedelia. Visiting from Minneapolis, Mother of Fire create a unique sound from violin, bass and drums. Join them for Beaded Eggs, a celebration of the coming spring season with video and sculptural installations. |
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Friday 03.19.2010, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. "Batteries Not Included" is a night of Maine's boundary-breaking live hip hop and electronic music acts as three distinct sets culminating in a collaborative effort by all musicians to create a dense live sound collage with local legend Agent8 projecting his signature visuals. Slouch and Adam B get their fingers dirty digging into dusty crates and destroying drum machines. Sandbag is a local crew featuring Pensivv, Ill by Instinct, Shupe, and Doc Joshua/Mr. Harps. They are hosts of the Hip Hop Open Mic Night in Portland and were awarded Best Artist at the 2009 We Push Buttons Awards. Metris and Vik 44 go head to head with cerebral bass, glitched breaks, and minimalist style. Come early to see local artists displaying electronic-themed art throughout the gallery. |
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Henry Rollins - Frequent Flyer Tour Thursday 03.18.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $30 general seating, $25 standing room, 18+
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, raconteur, spoken word artist, writer, publisher, actor, radio DJ, and activist. More than anything, he embodies the idea of PERSONALITY. After joining the short-lived Washington D.C. band State of Alert in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore punk band Black Flag from 1981 until 1986. Following the band's breakup, Rollins soon established the record label and publishing company 2.13.61 to release his spoken word albums, as well as forming the Rollins Band. Since Black Flag, Rollins has embarked on projects covering a variety of media. He has hosted numerous radio shows and television shows, such as The Henry Rollins Show, MTV's 120 Minutes, Sons of Anarchy and Jackass, along with roles in several films. Rollins has also campaigned for human rights in the United States, promoting gay rights in particular, and tours overseas with the United Service Organizations to entertain American troops. For this massive spoken word tour, Rollins plans to pontificate on recent events. Rollins says in characteristic dark humor that he, “like everyone else, [is] dealing with the changes America - and the world - is going through. I thought America would become a more peaceful place in 2009. I had no idea the country had so many lunatics. There’s a lot to remark upon, of course. There always is.”
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Creative Conversations - Spring Series Part 1 - YOUR TURN! Wednesday 03.17.2010, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance and SPACE bring you another season of Creative Conversations, mediated discussions about the Arts from a personal, local, and regional perspective. The kickoff conversation for our spring series is called YOUR TURN! - an open-forum discussion with members of PACA, the newly minted Creative Portland Corporation, City of Portland representatives, local press and the music and gallery communities. There are a few different avenues you can take to contribute to the conversation: during the discussion; submit an email anytime up until the day of the event with your question or comment to info@portlandarts.org, include the subject line “Your Turn”; or fill out a comment card anonymously and drop it in the comment box provided at the beginning of the night. Come be a part of setting the Arts agenda for years to come. Moderated by Jessica Tomlinson, Director of Public Relations for Maine College of Art. |
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Film: Howard Zinn-You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train Monday 03.15.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 / $5 for SPACE Members, All Ages Buy tickets here On January 27th, the world lost Howard Zinn, renowned historian, activist and author. Following his early days as a shipyard labor organizer and bombardier in World War II, Zinn became an academic rebel and leader of civil disobedience in a time of institutionalized racism and war. His influential writings shine light on and bring voice to factory workers, immigrant laborers, African Americans, Native Americans and the working poor. Featuring rare archival materials and interviews with Zinn and colleagues such as Noam Chomsky, You Can’t Be Neutral captures the essence of this extraordinary man who was a catalyst for progressive change for more than 60 years. Followed by a Q&A about Zinn's legacy. Sponsored by the Maine Civil Liberties Union. |
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THE VINYL HOURS - A Kris Clark Dance Party Saturday 03.13.2010, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, Ends at 1:30 AM, $7, 18+
Good riddance standard time! Hallelujah Daylight Savings! Waxmasters CHRIS GAUTHIER (Zootz)) and MARCUS CAINE (Bubbas, Zodiac) guide you to the light through the Vinyl Hours of darkness. Jump, shake, twist... Spring forward. Another soul-lifting House Party brought to you by Kris Clark. Portion of proceeds to benefit Haiti.
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P.O.S. with Dessa, Astronautalis, F. Stokes Thursday 03.11.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. P.O.S. built his reputation as an innovator, with an unlikely punk rock past and expressive, honest content. On Never Better, the new disc, he conjures get-away cars, racing chariots, the pursuit of sirens, and the occasional rueful nighttime drive. Like many great rappers, P.O.S. creates his own self-contained little microcosm—his characters become familial to us; we get in on his slang and inside jokes. P.O.S. doesn’t hesitate to call out the compounding absurdities of pop culture, either with a little friendly ribbing or with a Molotov cocktail. He drops deft one-liners that cut to the quick of America’s stuff-obsessed culture, Can’t take it with them can they? P.O.S himself made more than half of the beats on Never Better, and the production bears his unmistakable signature. Feedback and relentless drum rolls are only occasionally tempered by sung choruses and clean, chiming guitar lines. P.O.S. is a rapper with range, he’s a real musician and an unstoppable performer. For him, genres are as they ever were: permeable. Dessa (emcee in the Minneapolis Doomtree Crew) joins the bill and SPACE favorite Astronautalis opens the night. Just added: a short set by F. Stokes at the beginning of the evening! |
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The 2010 Slow Food Portland Writers Night Wednesday 03.10.2010, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, $25, $20 for Slow Food Members., All Ages
This year Slow Food Portland moves their popular Writers Night to March to coincide with Maine Restaurant Week. Come join us for an evening of engaging food writing and delicious food from Maine’s land and sea. This years lineup covers Apples, Mushrooms, Moonshine and the influence of food on a local economy. |
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International Women's Day Film: Rough Aunties Monday 03.08.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, FREE, All Ages Celebrate International Women's Day today with this inspiring film. Fearless, feisty and resolute, the Rough Aunties are a remarkable group of women unwavering in their stand to protect and care for the abused, neglected and forgotten children of Durban, South Africa. Acclaimed director Kim Longinotto follows this outspoken, multiracial cadre of women as they wage a battle against systemic apathy, corruption and greed to help the most vulnerable and disenfranchised in their community. Sponsored by the Maine Women's Fund |
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Saturday 03.06.2010, Doors at 1:30 PM, Starts at 2:00 PM, $8, All Ages Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music Location. Singer Morgan Taylor, when he’s not recording with members of Wilco and Duncan Sheik, caters to an active and often verbally inquisitive audience—perfect for children and families. We think this is some of the best children's music around with Taylor entertaining kids and parents alike with cool songs that don't insult a five year old's (or a fifty year old's) intelligence. He returns to SPACE with the latest installment in the story of Gustafer Yellowgold, a golden alien who comes to life in a “moving book” of songs and pictures, projected in full color onto a big screen, with subtitles for early readers. The New York Times called the Gustafer show and accompanying live music “a cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss, filtered through the lens of the Lower East Side.” |
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Saturday 03.06.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 18+
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Friday 03.05.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages OCEAN MIND is a brand new multi-channel, electro/acoustic sound installation by Vermont musician/composer Greg Davis. The installation features 5 gongs (ranging in size from 12"-28") which are activated and sounded by small motors, creating a continuous wash of blissful metallic overtones. The electronic component of the installation consists of 4 loudspeakers and multiple handheld cassette players playing long loops of spectrally processed gong tones. The processed gong tones create ghost-like waves related to the acoustic gong sounds. All of the elements are spatialized around the gallery to make a multi-dimensional sound environment with infinite changing perspectives as the listener moves about the room. The sum of all the parts creates an immersive, meditative, deep listening space perfect for clearing one's mind and bringing us all back (or forward) to the present moment. The opening of the sound installation will be followed by a rare live performance of analog synthesizer music by Greg Davis, Keith Fullerton Whitman & Ben Vida. |
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PERFORMANCE: Greg Davis, Keith Fullerton Whitman, and Ben Vida Friday 03.05.2010, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+
Immediately following the opening of visiting artist Greg Davis' sound installation, we'll be treated with a rare live performance of analog synthesizer music by Davis in collaboration with Keith Fullerton Whitman and Ben Vida. Davis is a musician and composer specializing in immersive soundscapes. He runs Autumn Records out of Vermont and is part of the esteemed Kranky Records roster of artists. We last saw Keith Fullerton Whitman opening up for Deerhunter at the ICA Boston with a mind-bending barrage of electronic knob twiddling and video images. Ben Vida usually records under the name Bird Show and has released records with Kranky, Thrill Jockey and Drag City. Don't miss the opportunity to see these standouts of experimental music sharing the stage.
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Middle Eastern Night with The Shavarsh Kef Ensemble and Alhan Middle Eastern Music Ensemble Saturday 02.27.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. The Shavarsh Kef Ensemble carries on a Maine tradition of Middle Eastern music started by the late master musician Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian. The ensemble consists of five musicians who have played with, studied with and been inspired by Al: Eric LaPerna, percussion, Amos Libby, oud, Beth Borgerhoff, accordion, Michael Gallant, violin and Steve Gruverman, clarinet. They continue to play a rich mixture of Turkish, Greek, Armenian and Arabic folk and classical music. Alhan Middle Eastern Music Ensemble's repertoire is drawn from compositions of some of the preeminent composers of Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Turkey. They also perform Muwashshahat, a classical song form developed in 10th century Andalusia and performed throughout the modern Arab world. The group features Eric LaPerna; riqq and darbuka, Tom Kovacevic; oud, nay and vocals, Madeleine Hanna; lead vocals and frame drum and Michael Gallant; violin. All of the members have studied with some of the leading performers of Middle Eastern Music in the world today, including Simon Shaheen, Bassam Saba, Michel Merhej and the late Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian. |
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Glenn Jones with Arborea, Old Man Forest, Selbyville Friday 02.26.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Since 1989, Glenn Jones has led Boston’s “avant -garage” instrumental rock band, Cul de Sac, whose musical adventures are documented on nine albums to date, including a soundtrack for cult-director Roger Corman, and collaborations with guitarist John Fahey and former Can vocalist Damo Suzuki. A 30-plus-year devotee of the Takoma school, Jones has written extensively on the steel-string guitar’s leading lights: John Fahey, with whom he was friends for nearly 25 years, and Robbie Basho, who befriended Jones during the five years before his untimely death in 1986. Arborea is Buck and Shanti Curran melding lilting lyrics, dulcimer, guitar, banjo and otherworldly sounds into a psych-folk evocation of the land and seascapes in their home state of Maine. Lewiston's Old Man Forest and Portland's Selbyville open the night. |
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Thursday 02.25.2010, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:20 PM, $5, All Ages Click here to buy tickets Started in 2003 by Klein Dytham Architects, Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) Night is an opportunity for designers of all stripes to present their work. |
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Portland Music Foundation presents the “Music as a Profession” Educational Series Tuesday 02.23.2010, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free for PMF members, All Ages
When Do You Need a Contract and How Do You Make Sure You Don’t Get Screwed
Learn tips and tricks to making sure your intellectual property is protected. To also be discussed is when and where to use engagement contracts, and when clear communication & plain old common sense is your best protection. Extensive Q&A session will follow panel discussion.
This event is free to PMF members. Sign up onsite or at www.portlandmusicfoundation.org $20.00 gets you a 1 year membership, free admission to all PMF events, and tons of area discounts! |
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2010 Oscar Nominees for Best Animated Short Film Sunday 02.21.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $8 or $6 for SPACE members, All Ages Click here to buy tickets Partnered with Magnolia Pictures, SPACE presents the 2010 Oscar Nominees for Best Animated Short Film |
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2010 Oscar Nominees for Best Live Action Short Film Saturday 02.20.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $8 or $6 for SPACE members, All Ages Click here to buy tickets Partnered with Magnolia Pictures, SPACE presents the 2010 Oscar Nominees for Best Live Action Short Film |
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Dimensions in Jazz presents: Dijkstra/Hollenbeck Duo Friday 02.19.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10 advance, seniors, students/ $15 day of show, All Ages Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. John Hollenbeck (drums, percussion, toys) and Jorrit Dijkstra (alto sax, lyricon, analog electronics) have been playing duets on and off since 1998. In their improvisations they investigate the minuscule details within the sonic palette of their instruments by “zooming in” to a whole new world of sonic textures. With the help of some analog electronics, they place their sounds under an imaginary microscope, to orchestrate the overtones, micro-beats, wind flows, clicking of the pads, impact of the stick on the drumhead, and sub tone effects, without losing their strong sense of melody and groove. They also share an interest in improvising with multiple-tempo layerings, melodic cells, cut and paste methods, extended techniques and integrating uncommon (analog) instruments such as the Autoharp and the Lyricon. Their music shows influences from Ornette Coleman, Steve Lacy, György Ligeti, and Conlon Nancarrow, as well as minimalists like Morton Feldman, and ambient music pioneer Brian Eno. Their debut CD “Sequence” on Trytone Records has received critical acclaim in the international press.
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Thursday 02.18.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $5 or free for members and students, All Ages Buy tickets here TypeCulture and AIGA Maine present the Maine premiere of Freedom on the Fence, a film by Andrea Marks.
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Naked Shakespeare presents Macbeth Tuesday 02.16.2010, Starts at 7:30 PM, free / $5 donation suggested, All Ages Acorn Productions’ high school touring version of Macbeth features company members Nate and Johnny Speckman with Karen Ball and Paul Haley in a one-hour version of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, complete with a new “soundscape” created by the actors during the performance. Acorn’s edited text focuses on the essential journey of Macbeth from war hero to tyrant, examining the causes of his downward spiral. The performance includes all the most famous text selections as well as nearly complete versions of the scenes between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. FMI www.nakedshakespeare.org |
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Dead of Winter - An Evening of Portland Songwriters Saturday 02.13.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $6, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. This evening will mark four years of packed crowds, hot toddies, cozy candlelight, and intimate performances from a cross-section of Portland's finest musicians as they gather together for the 4th Annual Dead of Winter showcase at SPACE. Every year, you get to see songwriters stripped down from their usual bands, hear new material and cool cover songs, as well as witness unexpected collaborations on stage. Come to see your favorite local musicians and leave as a fan of new ones! Featuring José Ayerve (Spouse), Eric Schwan (Orchards), Randy Illian (Tin Ceilings), Jeremy Alexander (An Evening With), Aly Spaltro (Lady Lamb the Beekeeper), Jacob Augustine, Darien Brahms, Matthew Lajoie (Cursillistas), Peet Chamberlain, Timmy Findlen (Over A Cardboard Sea), Emily Dix Thomas, D. Gross, Joshua Loring & Annie Larmon. |
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Saturday 02.13.2010, Starts at 10:00am, Ends at 6:00pm, free, All Ages Sample Sale! |
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Stand With Haiti: A SPACE Benefit for Partners In Health Friday 02.12.2010, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $5 - $20 suggested donation, 18+ Buy tickets here On January 12th, a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti, killing tens of thousands and direly affecting millions more. SPACE presents a throwback show by two of our oldest friends to benefit Haitian relief work. Darien Brahms presents her classic 2003 album Green Valentine in it's entirety, followed by Phantom Buffalo (née The Ponys) performing their seminal first album ShiShiMuMu. All door proceeds go to benefit Partners In Health, a nonprofit that has worked in Haiti for nearly twenty-five years and today is one of the largest non-governmental health care providers in the country. All proceeds to benefit Partners in Health's "Stand With Haiti" program. The first 100 people through the door who donate $20 or more get a limited edition t-shirt ($75 value) donated by Rogues Gallery. Sizes limited. |
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Maps & Atlases with Brenda, Dead Man's Clothes Monday 02.08.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Maps & Atlases formed when the founding members met in art school at Columbia College Chicago in the South Loop of Chicago. Shiraz Dada (bass), Chris Hainey (drums), Dave Davison (guitar/vocals), and Erin Elders (guitar) got together to try to find a sound that is both technical and organic, in the same vein as their influences Don Caballero and Hella. Their latest tracks reveal an interest in virtuosity channeled through the West African guitar stylings the kids are digging these days. In 2009, the band was listed as the best new band in Illinois as part of The Boston Phoenix's 50 Bands, 50 States supplement. Local favorites, Brenda, play some of the tightest pop around, the three-piece shimmying between Beach Boys inspired anthems and angular rhythmic acrobatics creating an energetic tension with frontman Joshua Loring's sonorous vocals. Fresh faces to Portland, Dead Man's Clothes made it on WCYY's list of bands to watch in 2010... because they're worth watching. |
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Saturday 02.06.2010, Starts at 6:00 PM, $5 students, $8 adults, All Ages Girls Rock! is a showcase of female talent from the Maine Academy of Modern Music. Host to Portland’s original “Rock Camps,” MAMM instructs student ensembles year round, and this is when you get to hear their talent! This jam-packed bill includes Marie Moreshead, Totem, Darien Brahms, Oxymorons, and Arcane Lore. Come check out a great night of local girls and guys that rock, while benefitting the music and mission of the Maine Academy of Modern Music |
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First Friday Artwalk: Free For All 2 Friday 02.05.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages Free For All 2 is a noncurated experiment and a democratic effort to organize and present work from a wide variety of artists, culminating in a salon-style show including 150 artists. |
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Friday 02.05.2010, Starts at 8:00 PM, Ends at 9:30 PM, free, All Ages Drum Swamp. A kick. A swamp. A swirling, burning critical mass of 20 + Portland drummers, bangers, and clangers pummeling into the heavy night. An hour-long semi-improvised organic orgiastic progression of percussion. A cosmic cymbal and the crash of a new beat. A February First Friday after event. Sponsored by The Drum Shop. |
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Thursday 02.04.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 9:30 PM, $10 suggested donation, All Ages Click here to buy tickets. Portland's newest theatre ensemble comes together for love of the classic surrealist play Ubu Roi. This new adaptation of the 1896 script is directed by Tess Van Horn and performed by a serious cast of ridiculous people. Based loosely on Shakespeare's Macbeth and written over a hundred years ago by Alfred Jarry, this story follows a husband and wife as they attempt to be the rulers of the land. Jarry satirizes Western philosophies and the propensity of the complacent bourgeoisie to abuse their authority engendered by success. Following in the absurdist traditions of the original show, the ensemble will incorporate puppets, confusion, a fat suit and accompaniment by local musicians. Showing one night only. |
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Prince Rama of Ayodhya with Peace, Loving and Planets Around the Sun, Ian Ferrel Monday 02.01.2010, Starts at 6:00 PM, Ends at 8:30 PM, $5 suggested donation, 18+ Join SPACE for a show of campfire surrealism, psych and folk before the big James Blackshaw and Gary Higgins show later in the evening. Prince Rama of Ayodhya is Taraka and Nimai Larson fueled by chameleon-like songwriting expounded by tribal beats and sci-fi synths. A guiding force of the The Whitehaus Family Record phenomenon coming out of Jamaica Plain, MA, Peace, Loving summons spirits with collage improv action on bass, drums, found sounds and shamanic sensibilities. Portland progenitors of the new weird sound Planets Around the Sun and Ian Ferrel from The Cups and Theodore Treehouse open the night. |
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James Blackshaw with Gary Higgins Monday 02.01.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Initially inspired by the guitarists of the 60’s Takoma label to teach himself fingerpicking, James Blackshaw writes long-form pieces primarily for solo 12-string guitar and piano that are heavily influenced by minimalist composers and European classical music and which use drones, overtones and repeating patterns alongside a strong inclination for melody to create instrumental music that is both intelligent, hypnotic and emotionally charged, not to mention demanding of a technical virtuousity that puts him in the pantheon of the world's greatest guitarists. Gary Higgins is a living legend who In 1973 released a brilliant, yet impossible to find LP, called Red Hash. A Drag City Records employee got it from Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance and became obsessed with the album and tracking Higgins down. Drag City renewed interest in this elusive classic when they reissued it last year. It may be 32 years late, but acclaim is finally coming to Higgins as the current folk explosion makes this classic record sound as relevant and contemporary as it did in '73. |
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Jeff Platz's Nude Saviors with Birdorgan, Mambo Mantis hosted by id m theft able Saturday 01.30.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Guitarist and composer Jeff Platz plays with his Nude Saviors, including Kit Demos from Portland's own Mystic Out Bop Review, John Mclellan on drums, and guest Jim Hobbes (of Fully Celebrated Orchestra) on sax. Platz has performed in various music festivals world wide such as New York city’s “What is Jazz” festival, the “Heidelberg jazz festival” in Heidelberg Germany, Amsterdam's” Crossing Borders” festival and the Munster International Jazz festival in Munster Germany. The Berlin based music journalist Wolf Kampmann writes, “Platz’s music is generous although never accidental. The secret of its uninhibited quality lies more in Platz’s playful use of the familiar where intuition, feeling, and memory are the most important navigational instruments”. Joining the bill is NYC's Mambo Mantis, who make music described as "what rock should have been if it could and what jazz could be if it would." New Hampshire's Birdorgan opens the evening with their unique sound derived from retired record players, prepared guitars, modular synths and contact mics. Portland's eminent arbiter of experimental music id m theft able hosts the evening. |
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Friday 01.29.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. First they brought you Tower of Song, then the debut albums of Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and Anna's Ghost. Now Eternal Otter Records is back with their greatest event yet- the vinyl release of "Death, Rebirth, and Transformation". This 3-volume set of 7" singles features unreleased recordings by bands that have broken up, lost a founding member, or reformed under a new line-up including the legendary Cerberus Shoal, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper's Aly Spaltro and her former bandmate, TJ Metcalfe, and Portsmouth-based band Blaque Boose. Record listening stations curated by each of the artists will be setup in SPACE starting Wednesday, January 27th. The release party tonight features performances by Aly Spaltro, TJ Metcalfe, Blaque Boose, and Panda Bandits (paying homage to Cerberus Shoal). These performers will be joined by Dana Gross, Jesse Pilgrim, and Over A Cardboard Sea, who will be releasing a 2nd series of vinyl 7" records later in the year. A vinyl single of your choice from the "Death, Rebirth, and Transformation" series is included with your ticket purchase. Don't have a record player? Come early to SPACE for a tag sale of used turntables! |
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Film: Until the Light Takes Us Thursday 01.28.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Click here to buy tickets. Part music scene and part cultural uprising, black metal rose to worldwide notoriety in the mid-nineties when a rash of suicides, murders, and church burnings accompanied the explosive artistic growth and output of a music scene that would forever redefine heavy metal. Directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell moved to Norway and lived with the musicians for several years to create a surprisingly intimate portrait of this violent, but ultimately misunderstood, movement. Official site. |
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SPACE Gallery Benefit Night at Flatbread Pizza Tuesday 01.26.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 9:00 PM, Free, All Ages SPACE Gallery is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing you the best in contemporary arts, but we can't do it without your support. Our friends at Flatbread Pizza in Portland figured out the easiest way to help support the arts - through your belly! Show up at Flatbread from 5-9pm on Tuesday, January 26th to chow down and leave basking in the knowledge that proceeds will go towards another packed year of programming here in 2010! Flatbread Pizza 2 Commerical Street Portland, ME 207.772.8777 |
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Saturday 01.23.2010, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8 advance, $10 day of show, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Portland prodigal son Roy Davis has returned to the scene but not before having holed up in the Milltown studio with his group of closely-knit cohorts (aka The Dregs) to bring us an 11 song voyage of indie-rock and folk. As the sounds shift between minimalist roots arrangements and heavy handed dirge-rock, Davis' lyrics are human and confrontational, like a eulogy for an innocent bystander. Dave Gutter (Paranoid Social Club, Rustic Overtones) and Evan Casas (Ocean and Casas) join forces for their side-project that brought us the album "The Key to Adore", an intimate salve to their more rock oriented pursuits. Marie Moreshead, a twenty-two year old folk/pop songstress who has been called “our city’s new ingénue” by the Portland Phoenix, opens the evening.
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Friday 01.22.2010, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages SPACE once again opens the doors with an invitation to the world to exhibit work in a salon-style survey show. Free For All 2 is a noncurated experiment and a democratic effort to organize and present work from a wide variety of artists. It's a free for all. |
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Portland Music Foundation presents the “Music as a Profession” Educational Series Wednesday 01.20.2010, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free for PMF members, All Ages
TOPIC: Learn to Think Like a Talent Buyer Frustrated that your calls and emails to club buyers or other talent buyers are being ignored? Wondering why? In this session we'll discuss what talent buyers are looking for with several of the area's most experienced, top talent buyers. We'll ask our panel your questions and you'll learn how to write an email or leave a message that gets their attention in this ultra-competitive world. Led by Mark Lourie, Portland Music Foundation board member and Vice President of Skyline Music. With panelists Lauren Wayne, Nick Bloom, Ian Paige, Dan Millen, and Ryan Dolan. This event is free to PMF members. Sign up onsite or at www.portlandmusicfoundation.org $20.00 gets you a 1 year membership, free admission to all PMF events, and tons of area discounts! |
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FOOLS FOR LOVE presented by Naked Shakespeare Tuesday 01.19.2010, Starts at 7:30 PM, free / $10 donation suggested, All Ages Acorn Productions’ Naked Shakespeare Ensemble returns to us with an evening of 9 environmentally-staged scenes exploring the depths of the lover’s passion and the heights of the fool’s wisdom. “Fools for Love” features scenes from such well-known plays as King Lear, Richard III, and Twelfth Night, as well as lesser-known gems from The Winter’s Tale and Measure for Measure. For the past 5 seasons, Naked Shakespeare has been presenting their unique intimate and accessible productions of the bard’s works in a variety of non-traditional venues. Come experience why they were called “Everyone’s favorite Elizabethan entertainment group” by the Portland Press Herald. Visit www.nakedshakespeare.org for more info. |
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FOOLS FOR LOVE presented by Naked Shakespeare Monday 01.18.2010, Starts at 7:30 PM, free / $10 donation suggested, All Ages Acorn Productions’ Naked Shakespeare Ensemble returns to us with an evening of 9 environmentally-staged scenes exploring the depths of the lover’s passion and the heights of the fool’s wisdom. “Fools for Love” features scenes from such well-known plays as King Lear, Richard III, and Twelfth Night, as well as lesser-known gems from The Winter’s Tale and Measure for Measure. For the past 5 seasons, Naked Shakespeare has been presenting their unique intimate and accessible productions of the bard’s works in a variety of non-traditional venues. Come experience why they were called “Everyone’s favorite Elizabethan entertainment group” by the Portland Press Herald. Visit www.nakedshakespeare.org for more info. |
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Saturday 01.16.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here Today’s crafters are no longer interested in simply cross-stitching samplers or painting floral scrolls on china. Instead, the contemporary craft movement embraces emerging artists, crafters, and designers working in traditional and nontraditional media. Jenny Hart’s Sublime Stitching has revolutionized the embroidery industry. Each year Nikki McClure sells thousands of her cut-paper wall calendars. Emily Kircher recycles vintage materials into purses. Stephanie Syjuco manufactures clothing under the tag line “because sweatshops suck.” these are just some of the fascinating makers united in the new wave of craft capturing the attention of the nation, the Handmade Nation. For this new documentary, Faythe Levine traveled 19,000 miles to document what has emerged as a marriage between historical technique, punk culture, and the D.I.Y. ethos. Sponsored by Eli Phant • 253 Congress Street • Portland Maine 04101 • (207) 253-8000 |
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The Pete Kilpatrick Band CD Release party with Amanda Gervasi, Hutch Heelan Saturday 01.09.2010, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. The Pete Kilpatrick Band is a five piece pop rock band from Portland,Maine celebrating the release of their fifth studio record "Shapes and Sounds." In the past five years they've shared the stage with artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies, Guster, Ray Lamontagne, Spoon, The Wailers, Brett Dennen and G Love. They have sold over 25,000 albums independently and have been named Maine's "Best Act" in three of the past four years. Recently, Pete has been nominated for two "Best Singer/Songwriter" awards at the renowned Boston Music Awards. Amanda Gervasi, the new singer for Gypsy Tailwind, will give us a set of her solo work and Hutch Heelan opens the night. |
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ALL AGES: John Nolan, Ocean is Theory, Pinsky, Gabriel the Marine Friday 01.08.2010, Doors at 7:30pm, Starts at 8:00pm, $8, All Ages Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. John Nolan began his musical career as the lead guitarist for Taking Back Sunday, helping to secure the band's place in the alternative rock spotlight before moving on to form Straylight Run in 2003, which has toured alongside bands such as Jimmy Eat World, Minus the Bear and Rooney. John has been hard at work on his new solo record, "Height", as he steps out of his traditional front man role and into the possibilities of life as a solo artist. Ocean is Theory, from Atlanta, GA have been making quite a name for themselves on the Warped Tour and with a stint on SXSW. Portland's own Pinsky have been hard at work writing and recording new material, expanding their sound in a more mature direction while still holding onto the raw, energetic, and sincere sound that put them on the map. Pinsky are also featured in the new indie-documentary entitled "The Rivals" by Lone Wolf Productions. Long Island Indie band Gabriel the Marine open the show. |
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Film: American Artifact:The Rise of American Rock Poster Art Thursday 01.07.2010, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since its birth in the 1960s and suggests that we're currently in the midst of a rock poster renaissance. The film, which includes interviews with over 30 artists, takes the viewer on a journey through the different decades and incarnations of this rebellious art form, and spends time with some of the finest artists of this era talking about what inspired their truly American works of art. Work by local postertmakers Leif Sherman Curtis, Zachary Howard, Kris Johnsen and Reuben J. Little will be on display. |
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ICING: SPACE Gallery's New Year's Bash Thursday 12.31.2009, Starts at 8:00 PM, Ends at 1:00 AM, $50, 21+ We're partnering with Maine Magazine with plans to dress sharp and live it up for New Year's Eve this year with good food, good friends and a handful of performances by some of Portland's most talented artists. It's a bold mix of music, performance, and audiovisual delights with some dancing thrown in. Sponsored by Elliotsville Plantation, Inc., Cellardoor Vineyard, Coffee By Design, Black Parrot and Chantal, with food by Aurora Provisions, Browne Trading Co., Rosemont Market & Bakery, and local dessert vendors. |
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Phyzkids: Audiobody, Leland Faulkner, and Tim Holland Wednesday 12.30.2009, Starts at 2:00 PM, Ends at 4:00 PM, $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $10 kids twelve and under, All Ages Audiobody features their own brand of relentless sarcastic wit, physical energy, and high energy stunts, with performances best described as what happens Blue Man Group meets a modern-day Smothers Brothers. Leland Faulkner conjures shadow puppets with his hands, brings origami to life, and amazes audiences all over the world with his original blend of performance styles. Tim Holland uses Cheap Trickery, Genuine Magic and his skills as master ventriloquist to convince the audience of the dangers inherent in the taming of ferocious and uncooperative puppets. |
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Phyzkids: Audiobody, Leland Faulkner, and Tim Holland Wednesday 12.30.2009, Starts at 11:00 AM, $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $10 kids twelve and under, All Ages Audiobody features their own brand of relentless sarcastic wit, physical energy, and high energy stunts, with performances best described as what happens Blue Man Group meets a modern-day Smothers Brothers. Leland Faulkner conjures shadow puppets with his hands, brings origami to life, and amazes audiences all over the world with his original blend of performance styles. Tim Holland uses Cheap Trickery, Genuine Magic and his skills as master ventriloquist to convince the audience of the dangers inherent in the taming of ferocious and uncooperative puppets. |
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Phyzkids: Iman Lizarazu, Brent McCoy, and Run for your life…It’s a dance company Tuesday 12.29.2009, Starts at 11:00 AM, $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $10 kids twelve and under, All Ages Iman Lizarazu is a world-class juggler, classically trained ballet dancer, mime, physical comedian, a jester and a fool in the best, old-world sense of the word. Her silent show features an amazing tender clown character who performs compelling and intoxicating juggling routines. Brent McCoy combines juggling, clowning, and audience participation for a technically difficult, accidentally amazing performance. Run for your life…It’s a dance company presents a humanette-puppet ballerina with incredible ballet technique who can aslo defy gravity by pole climbing and tightrope walking. |
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Phyzkids: Iman Lizarazu, Brent McCoy, and Run for your life…It’s a dance company Tuesday 12.29.2009, Starts at 2:00 PM, $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $10 kids twelve and under, All Ages Iman Lizarazu is a world-class juggler, classically trained ballet dancer, mime, physical comedian, a jester and a fool in the best, old-world sense of the word. Her silent show features an amazing tender clown character who performs compelling and intoxicating juggling routines. Brent McCoy combines juggling, clowning, and audience participation for a technically difficult, accidentally amazing performance. Run for your life…It’s a dance company presents a humanette-puppet ballerina with incredible ballet technique who can aslo defy gravity by pole climbing and tightrope walking. |
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Phyzkids: Tim Holland, Mika, and Jacob Sharpe Monday 12.28.2009, Starts at 2:00 PM, $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $10 kids twelve and under, All Ages
Tim Holland uses Cheap Trickery, Genuine Magic and his skills as master ventriloquist to convince the audience of the dangers inherent in the taming of ferocious and uncooperative puppets. Mika moves beyond the standard presentation of tricks and adds a cirque like theatrical touch to her show. She makes this happen by engaging the audience's imagination and inviting the audience into her own enchanting realm. Jacob Sharpe developed his incredible diablo skills while on tour with Circus Smirkus. His routines leave audience breathless!
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Phyzkids: Tim Holland, Mika, and Jacob Sharpe Monday 12.28.2009, Starts at 11:00 AM, $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $10 kids twelve and under, All Ages Tim Holland uses Cheap Trickery, Genuine Magic and his skills as master ventriloquist to convince the audience of the dangers inherent in the taming of ferocious and uncooperative puppets. Mika moves beyond the standard presentation of tricks and adds a cirque like theatrical touch to her show. She makes this happen by engaging the audience's imagination and inviting the audience into her own enchanting realm. Jacob Sharpe developed his incredible diablo skills while on tour with Circus Smirkus. His routines leave audience breathless!
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Phyzkids: Audiobody, Brent McCoy, and Yo-Yo People Sunday 12.27.2009, Starts at 2:00 PM, $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $10 kids twelve and under, All Ages Acorn Productions’ version of Phyzgig for families, these smaller scale versions of the vaudeville shows are fun and exciting for even the youngest fans. Audiobody features their own brand of relentless sarcastic wit, physical energy, and high energy stunts, with performances best described as what happens Blue Man Group meets a modern-day Smothers Brothers. Brent McCoy combines juggling, clowning, and audience participation for a technically difficult, accidentally amazing performance. Consummate skill and deft timing to swingin' music coupled with high energy and humor make the Yo-Yo People a favorite for every age.
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Saturday 12.26.2009, Starts at 8:30 PM, $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, All Ages Acorn Productions kicks off its annual Phyzgig week kicks off with a late show geared towards the more sophisticated humor of adults. Tonight’s show features three acts. Audiobody features their own brand of relentless sarcastic wit, physical energy, and high energy stunts, with performances best described as what happens Blue Man Group meets a modern-day Smothers Brothers. Leland Faulkner conjures shadow puppets with his hands, brings origami to life, and amazes audiences all over the world with his original blend of performance styles. Tim Holland uses Cheap Trickery, Genuine Magic and his skills as master ventriloquist to convince the audience of the dangers inherent in the taming of ferocious and uncooperative puppets.
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Saturday 12.19.2009, Doors at 5:00 PM, Starts at 6:00 PM, $10-$20 donation, All Ages Buy tickets here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. With festive singing, dancing and food, this holiday event expands upon ASERELA’s annual Christmas concert to showcase the collaborative efforts of ASERELA Maine Youth Chorus and local percussion and vocal ensemble Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm. Funded by a grant from the Maine Community Foundation, the CD “Sacred Songs from a Sacred Land” documents the vibrant musical heritage of Portland’s Sudanese refugee community. Proceeds from ticket sales and sale of the CD will benefit ASERELA’s continuing charitable work in war-torn southern Sudan, principally, ASERELA’s second elementary school construction project in Kit, Sudan. |
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Thursday 12.17.2009, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Click here to buy tickets Legendary action-cinema master John Woo and international superstar Tony Leung reunite for the first time since the 1992 classic Hard Boiled in an epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. A power hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao’s brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign – unrivaled in history – that changes the face of China forever. A massive hit in Asia and the most expensive Asian film production in history. China, 148 min. Official site. |
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[dog] and [pony] DVD Release Show Saturday 12.12.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8, 18+ Click here to buy tickets [dog] and [pony] is the proverbial pat on the butt provided by local artists Nick Poulin and Krister Rollins to push the Portland Music Scene out the door and expose it to the world on their nifty website loaded with videos, articles, and updates. Starting tonight, they expand to the DVD format, which contains all episodes from Season 1. From Dead End Armory to Jacob Augustine, you can watch their style as documentarians progress, hear great music, and contribute to the scene while you're at it. Headlining the release party is Jacob Augustine, with supporting acts Marie Stella, Jesse Pilgrim, and Wesley Hartley. Special guests include Chriss Sutherland, Samuel James, D. Gross, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Kris Rogers and The Loblolly Boy.
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New York Night Train SOUL CLAP Dance-Off and Soul Party! Thursday 12.10.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $5, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. You've heard of emcee battles, you've heard of air guitar competitions but are you ready for a dance-off? New York maximum rock and roll party machine DJ Jonathan Toubin brings the soundtrack, you bring your dancing shoes. SOUL CLAP is a huge dance party making it's way across the nation where everyone is welcome to get down to classic 45s from Etta James to James Brown. You can move your feet to your favorites AND get your mind blown by Toubin's crate of obscure soul gems. Later in the evening, the bravest, boldest, and baddest can choose to compete in the dance-off, grab a number, and compete for a $100 cash prize (and some serious clout). The competition winner is determined by a panel of local judges, a celebrity smorgasbord of some of your favorite faces in town. SOUL CLAP has become notorious in New York for bringing together wild raucous crowds of folks young and old who want to dance and prove that they know how to shake their thing. Come show us what you've got. |
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Wednesday 12.09.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Click here to buy tickets Americans generally like to hear good news. They like to believe that a new President will right old wrongs, that clean energy will replace dirty oil, and that fresh thinking will set the economy straight. Michael Ruppert is a different kind of American. A former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter, he predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter “From the Wilderness” at a time when most Wall Street and Washington analysts were still in denial. Director Chris Smith has always had a feeling for outsiders in films like “American Movie” and “American Job.” In “Collapse,” Smith stylistically departs from his past films by interviewing Ruppert in a format that recalls the work of Errol Morris and Spalding Gray. |
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A. A. Bondy, Wesley Allen Hartley and the Traveling Trees, Vikesh Kapoor Monday 12.07.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10 advance/ $12 day of show, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. With a sweetly countrified voice recalling Ryan Adams, and late-night moody instrumentation supplied by a killer backing band (including Ian of Felice Brothers), A.A. Bondy can make you smile even while he mourns for loves lost. The Boston Phoenix says it best: "A unique trait of (good) country music is its ability to transmit weakness as power; in this respect, Bondy's voice cuts through these simple little songs like a trusty pocket knife." Wesley Allen Hartley and the Traveling Trees is the new country-fried project of the former frontman of Dead End Armory, delving deeper into the Portland transplant's Texan roots. Cambridge-based singer Vikesh Kapoor opens the night. The Boston Globe writes, "At first glance Kapoor looks like the second coming of iconic troubadour Woody Guthrie. And when he opens his mouth, you think he just might be. |
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Saturday 12.05.2009, Starts at 10:00 AM, Ends at 4:00 PM, free, All Ages Join us again for one of our most popular events: the holiday art sale SPACE style! A fantastic collection of handmade goods including books, t-shirts, cards and other printed materials, handbags, jewelry, iron cribbage boards, affordable art and more. Featuring cool stuff from Alicia Allen Jewelry, Alex Argo Jewelry Design, Bobbin Studio, Boom Chick-a-Boom, Emblem Studio, Ferdinand, Jennifer Judd-McGee, KINSELLAART, Mean & Wroughten, Olive’s Vintage, Pinecone+Chickadee, Rusty Petals, Salty Kiss Press, Selflesh & Justin Richel, Small Victory Studios, SPACE Gallery, Spindleworks, and Strong Arm Bindery. With music by BAM BAM. Vendors please note: we have limited space for vendors this year, and all of our spots have been filled. |
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Friday 12.04.2009, Starts at 4:00pm, Ends at 10:00pm, free, All Ages Join us again for one of our most popular events: the holiday art sale SPACE style! A fantastic collection of handmade goods including books, t-shirts, cards and other printed materials, handbags, jewelry, iron cribbage boards, affordable art and more. Featuring cool stuff from Alicia Allen Jewelry, Alex Argo Jewelry Design, Bobbin Studio, Boom Chick-a-Boom, Emblem Studio, Ferdinand, Jennifer Judd-McGee, KINSELLAART, Mean & Wroughten, Olive’s Vintage, Pinecone+Chickadee, Rusty Petals, Salty Kiss Press, Selflesh & Justin Richel, Small Victory Studios, SPACE Gallery, Spindleworks, and Strong Arm Bindery. With music by BAM BAM. Vendors please note: we have limited space for vendors this year, and all of our spots have been filled. |
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ALL AGES: Nightmare Of You, Destry, Fly Upright Kite & Colors Tuesday 12.01.2009, Doors at 7:30pm, Starts at 8:00pm, $8, $7 Advanced, All Ages Click here to buy tickets or go to any Bull Moose Music Location New York's Nightmare Of You have just released their 2nd full length, Infomaniac, and are playing this year's CMJ Festival. Their jaw-dropping live shows blend impeccable musicianship, master wordplay, and unforgettable melodies and harmonies. Desty, featuring ex and active members of Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday, Northstar & Cassino, have a brand new cd, which the band worked on while living in all different areas on the country sending songs back and forth to become their full length "It Goes On." Boston's Fly Upright Kite are also on the bill with beautiful, swells of emotive songs that fans of Copeland and As Tall As Lions would be sure to love and make one of their first visits to Portland. Portland's own Colors open the night. |
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Sumner McKane Group Presents "Nanook of the North" Saturday 11.28.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $8, All Ages The Sumner McKane Group, a modern instrumental music trio, is performing their original score accompanying the classic silent film “Nanook of the North,” featuring a screening of the film, married with a live performance of their own musical soundtrack. “Nanook,” the first anthropological documentary film ever made, was filmed in 1922 and profiles the life of the Inuit people, residents of the Northern Hemisphere living closest to the Arctic Circle. NPR says “McKane's landscapes are tinged in ambient atmospheres and pulled by an undertow of psychedelia that makes them some of the most unassumingly mind-bending music of the decade...” |
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Friday 11.27.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $5, Free for SPACE Members, 18+ Click here to buy tickets Early in the year, photographer Joshua Loring and SPACE Gallery were awarded a grant by the Maine Arts Commission to document the underground rock scene with the goal of showcasing Portland music, performances, and musicians' lives to those within and without our Maine borders. The result is TREBLE TREBLE, a full color photo album designed by Sean Wilkinson and accompanying CD compilation featuring music by... well... a LOT of Portland bands. Many of them will be performing tonight: Gully, An Evening With, Huak, Metal Feathers, Vince Nez, Tempera & Leif Sherman Curtis. How are we going to fit all those bands, plus some informative, sometimes hilarious, sometimes scandalous insights on the scene in a slideshow presented by Ian and Josh into one night? You'll have to fight off your turkey coma and come find out! |
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SPACE and We Push Buttons present: El Ten Eleven with Arms and Sleepers (CD Release) and Atomik Saturday 11.21.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $7, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location LA’s El Ten Eleven is a post-rock, guitar looping, hard drumming duo packing a double-necked guitar driven dance tracks. Known for infectious grooves and awesome stage presence (playing bass, double neck guitar, loop pedals at the same time!) El Ten Eleven bring the party. The party you're going to. Arms and Sleepers get the night started by creating warm and hauntingly beautiful electronic compositions embedded in the cinematic experience of live video. They'll be celebrating the release of their new LP entitled Matador. Between sets and keeping the party going after the bands, we'll be treated to ATOMIK (Voted 2009 wepushbuttons.com Best Club DJs). Comprised of DJs Jason Keith & Matty.t. ATOMIK sticks to no one genre - disco, funk, electro, nu-disco, house, 70s, 80s, 90s... whatever will bump those speakers. One thing is certain, you will be DANCING! |
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Pants Yell! with Windy Smiles and Thithy Bwown Friday 11.20.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $5, 18+
Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location Pants Yell!, from Cambridge, MA, bring the indie-pop in support of their new album, Received Pronunciation, out on classic indie label Slumberland Records (about to celebrate their 20th anniversary!!). Andrew Churchman, Sterling Bryant, and Casey Keenan made all the twee top 10 lists with their 2007 release Alison Stattonand the buzz that labelmates Pains of Being Pure at Heart have gained is starting to rub off on them in 2009. Windy Smiles weave boy/girl vocals around tunes for fans of Silver Jews and Fiery Furnaces. BOXY is quickly turning heads and gaining fans as one of Portland's newest bands featuring Joshua Loring (Brenda, Cult Maze),Graeme K., Annie Larmon and Chad Chamberlain. BOXY couldn't make it but Thithy Bwown take their place, featuring members of Seekonk and Plains.
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Thursday 11.19.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Free, All Ages Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry is a feature length documentary exploring the roots of American tattooing through the life of its most iconoclastic figure, Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins. Considered by many the foremost tattoo artist of all time, Collins is the father of modern day tattooing, whose uncompromising lifestyle and larger than life persona made him an American legend. Through rare interviews, photographs and hours of archival footage, Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry: The Life and Times of Norman Keith Collins, explores the past, present and future of the global tattooing phenomenon. Sponsored by our friends at Tsunami Tattoo. |
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WITHOUT BORDERS VI: CONJUNCTION VIDEO FEST Wednesday 11.18.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 9:30 PM, free, All Ages The University of Maine Intermedia MFA and The University of Maine present WITHOUT BORDERS IV: CONJUNCTION VIDEO FEST, a collection of 19 works selected by a juried process from over 120 submissions from 11 countries. This varied collection of work by an international group of artists evidences the range of work in film and video today. Seemingly too diverse for a uniform topic, these works none-the-less all reference the concept of "conjunction" through a variety of definitions of the word. Some are poetic, some funny, some abstract and some are visually arresting, but all evidence a high degree of creativity that is a hallmark of the best work being produced today. Without Borders is an annual arts presentation that is part of the Intermedia MFA Program at the University of Maine. |
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Two Man Gentlemen Band with Over A Cardboard Sea and The Grassholes Saturday 11.14.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location SPACE welcomes New York’s Two Man Gentlemen Band on their 2009 “Drip Dry Your Troubles Away” tour. Banjoist Andy Bean and bassist Fuller Condon combine hot jazz, vintage rhythm & blues, old-time country, and tin pan alley to create a joyous two-man sound that is all their own. Drawing influence from these varied genres, the Gentlemen bring out all the stops for their live performances (so be ready to dance “the Drip Dry Dance” right alongside). Portland’s Over a Cardboard Sea plays American popular song from the golden age of Tin Pan Alley (1890-1939 for those of you keeping tabs). Comic songs, novelty tunes, and tear-jerkers from the era of wax cylinder recording come to life when this ukulele-led line-up takes the stage! It’s a wow! It’s gigantic! It’s a real humdinger! Four-part harmonies and bad jokes make this group of ragtime rascals a must-see! With special guests, local pickers extraordinaire The Grassholes starting off the night! |
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J. Tillman with Pearly Gate Music and Micah Blue Smaldone Friday 11.13.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8 advance, $10 day of show, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location Pitchfork says the new solo endeavor of J. Tillman (of Fleet Foxes) "whispers loudly to slow the world down, to preserve a moment and all its emotions, whether they're pleasant or-- more likely—painful". Mojo says his new album, Year in the Kingdom, is an "Intimate, confessional... Lovely, late-night album". Rolling Stone says it's "...a compelling whirl of Laurel Canyon-echo balladry and desolate-psychedelia stomp." We say this is a show not to miss for fans of Fleet Foxes, Will Oldham, and Nick Drake and that he'll be in good company with Seattle's Pearly Gate Music and our own Micah Blue Smaldone, a member of Fire on Fire and solo master of the 12-string guitar. |
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Thursday 11.12.2009, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, tbd, All Ages POSTPONED until further notice. From Iraq to New Orleans, this decade can be defined as the decade of the refugee- the ongoing struggle to return, redefine and recreate home. What is happening in Portland is a microcosm of the situation for refugees across the globe, yet Portland also is unique in its shared struggles and successes. Paul Chan is uniquely fitted to address this issue. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Omaha, Chan has allied and joined creative efforts to integrate art into the continued challenges, traumas and celebrations that define what it means to be a refugee. He will present a slide talk discussing the role of art and artists in the struggle for dignity and homeland. |
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Portland Music Foundation presents: Home Recording Techniques: Tips from the Pros Wednesday 11.11.2009, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, PMF Members Only, become a member at http://www.portlandmusicfoundation.org/ , All Ages The final installation of the Portland Music Foundation's "Music as a Profession" series for 2009, this educational seminar will help those interested in recording at home get the best sounds for the buck. With RealTraps' James Lindenschmidt talking about optimizing your space's acoustics, and Eric Bettencourt and Evan Casas showing you how they created the sounds from their recent albums. If you want info about what mic to use, how to place it, the varieties of software and digital/analog recording options available, and everything else that goes into making an album at home, this is the gig for you. Moderated by Sam Pfeifle. For PMF members only. Membership available for 2009/2010 for $20. |
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Sunday 11.08.2009, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages
Michael T. Fournier is the author of "Double Nickels On The Dime," an installment of Continuum Press's 33 1/3 series focusing on the 1984 double album of the same name by San Pedro, California punk pioneers the Minutemen. He taught History of Punk Rock at Tufts University from 2006-2008. Currently, he's working on his creative writing Master's Degree at University of Maine. Zeth Lundy writes about music for the Boston Phoenix, the Oxford American, and the Boston Metro when he's not pushing his new 33 1/3 book about Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life". His work has also appeared in the Weekly Dig and PopMatters.com. He lives in Maine. They'll read from and discuss their books and we'll hear some Minutemen covers by Portland punks Huak. |
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Greater Portland Volunteer Fair Saturday 11.07.2009, Starts at 11:00 AM, Ends at 3:00pm, free, All Ages SPACE Gallery invites you to come and meet some other nonprofit organizations who are actively recruiting volunteers, including: Children’s Museum, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland, Add Verb Productions, The Telling Room, Wayside Soup Kitchen, Goodwill of Northern New England, Learning Works (formerly Portland West), Food Rescue, Community Bicycle Center, Maine Historical Society, Peace Action Maine, Meg Perry Center and more! |
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Film: R.E.M. This Is Not A Show - Live at The Olympia in Dublin Saturday 11.07.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages This Is Not A Show ventures back to July 2007 when R.E.M. set-up camp at the venerable Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland for five nights and tested new material before fired-up, capacity crowds comprised of friends, family, and fans from all over the world. |
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First Friday Art Walk: Distance Don't Matter Friday 11.06.2009, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages SPACE has invited New York artist Swoon and her collaborators Ben Wolf, Greg Henderson, Conrad Carlson, Monica Canilao and Ryan Doyle to construct an installation of found materials, wheatpasted prints, paintings and more. |
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An Evening With, The No. 9, Gavin Castleton and Greg Lyon Thursday 11.05.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $6, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location An Evening With is one of Portland's prized bands opening for acts at SPACE like Magnolia Electric Company, matching them note for note with engaging performance and alt-country sound (and a little bit of frontman Jeremy Alexander channeling Springsteen). The No. 9 is a new local group led by Gully's Stu Gurley, making Western Motown for reformed metalheads. Gavin Castleton has been touring the country for 12 years; first as a member of "futurock" band Gruvis Malt, then a member of "adventure rock" band Ebu Gogo, and now as a solo artist returning to Portland with a trio after his acclaimed set at the first annual Machigonne Music Festival with Ray LaMontagne and the Rustic Overtones. He'll be performing songs from his full-length zombie "popera" Home as well as his new Random Anthems EP. They're joined by opener Greg Lyon, a Boston based songwriter who gets his influences from anything that flies below the radar, playing with such bands as Pending Disappointment, Spanish Armada, and with Sarah Borges of Broken Singles. |
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The Mumlers and Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and The Milkman's Union Wednesday 11.04.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location San Jose’s The Mumlers are an indie folk collective brought together under songwriter Will Sprott and bring an old world jamboree throw–down flair to their lively performances. Their new album, "Don't Throw Me Away" utilizes myriad instruments, including euphonium, French horn, clarinet, trumpet, Mexican whistles and pedal steel guitar. Lady Lamb & the Beekeeper is one of Portland's most talked about acts, not only for singer Aly Spaltro's inventive arrangements and instrumentation, but because she's writing some of the catchiest pop songs around. The Milkman's Union , a Brunswick band that has appeared on stage with the likes of Deerhunter and Dr. Dog, opens the evening |
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Saturday 10.31.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 21+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location Remember Halloween at SPACE last year? Wow! Sold out crowd, amazing local artists performing as some of our favorite bands, ridiculous costumes, scandalous photos from the photo booth... let's do it again! Darien Brahms returns to the stage... this time as The Velvet Underground, and The Rattlesnakes team up with David Pence to perform as The Fall, while the Portland supergroup The Blood Capsules (members of Cult Maze, Ye, APSL and the Hatreds) rock sets by The Cramps and The Misfits! Not enough for you? How about Phantom Buffalo as DEVO!! Plus, deejay duo BAM BAM is back to keep you dancing into the wee hours of the night! |
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Family Friendly Halloween Dance Party Saturday 10.31.2009, Doors at 12:30 PM, Starts at 12:30 PM, Ends at 2:30 PM, $6 or $5 for SPACE members, kids under 2 get in free, All Ages Click here to buy tickets Come dance while a Brooklyn DJ spins our favorite funk, soul, pop and hip-hop records, or at least the family-friendly ones, for a costume dance party made especially for kids and their parents. Drink some cider, eat some snacks, and join us for some Halloween-themed games and crafts. |
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Tiger Saw Book Release with Music by Tiger Saw and South China Friday 10.30.2009, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages All My Friends Are Right Here With Me is the story of the first decade of the indie-folk collective Tiger Saw. Based on a decade of tour diaries and dozens of interviews, it tells of a community of bands in this DIY, post-Nirvana era. It features first-person accounts of tours with the likes of Kimya Dawson, Castanets, and Viking Moses, and features detailed remembrances by members of Dirty Projectors, White Hinterland, Songs: Ohia, and many others. Each chapter also includes concert fliers, tour photos, as well as comics and illustrations by Pat Corrigan, Tom Eaton, and Alan Bull. The book comes with an exclusive 13-track CD of Tiger Saw covers performed by some of their friends like Jason Anderson, Strand of Oaks, and South China, the latter performing a full set from their upcoming album Washingtons, on Peapod Recordings. Best of all, this event is FREE so you can save your money to buy a book! |
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Wednesday 10.28.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Click here to buy tickets Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are two guys who just can't take "no" for an answer. They have an unusual hobby: posing as top executives of corporations they hate. Armed with nothing but thrift-store suits, the Yes Men lie their way into business conferences and parody their corporate targets in ever more extreme ways - basically doing everything that they can to wake up their audiences to the danger of letting greed run our world. On their journey, the Yes Men act as gonzo journalists, delving deep into the question of why we have given the market more power than any other institution to determine our direction as a society. As they appear on the BBC before 300 million viewers, or before 1000 New Orleans contractors alongside Mayor Ray Nagin, the layers of lies are peeled back to reveal the raw heart of truth - a truth that brings with it hope. |
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Tuesday 10.27.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Click here to buy tickets Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are two guys who just can't take "no" for an answer. They have an unusual hobby: posing as top executives of corporations they hate. Armed with nothing but thrift-store suits, the Yes Men lie their way into business conferences and parody their corporate targets in ever more extreme ways - basically doing everything that they can to wake up their audiences to the danger of letting greed run our world. On their journey, the Yes Men act as gonzo journalists, delving deep into the question of why we have given the market more power than any other institution to determine our direction as a society. As they appear on the BBC before 300 million viewers, or before 1000 New Orleans contractors alongside Mayor Ray Nagin, the layers of lies are peeled back to reveal the raw heart of truth - a truth that brings with it hope. |
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Ocote Soul Sounds (featuring members of Antibalas and Grupo Fantasma) with Olas Sunday 10.25.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $8 advance, $10 day of show, 21+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location Adrian Quesada and Martin Perna, respective bandleaders of famed ensembles Grupo Fantasma and Antibalas, once again unite under the Ocote Soul Sounds banner in support of their new album, ‘Coconut Rock’ which seamlessly entwines the grit and funk of the gridlocked NYC streets, with the voices and rhythms of the dusty lanes of Latin America. Growing up on hip hop and the jazz and funk it was built on; both artists taught themselves to play multiple instruments; both had founded game-changing, booty-shaking big bands; and both were deeply moved by a powerful spirit of social and political activism, the spirit that was to become Ocote, which Dazed and Confused describes as “Sounding like a sun kissed Brazilian soundtrack from the ‘70s... for fans of Fela Kuti, Gang Starr and everyone in between.” The evening will begin with a special performance by Portland's newest World Music Ensemble, Olas, featuring members of Grupo Esperanza, Fire on Fire, and Moneycastasia.
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Saturday 10.24.2009, Doors at 12:30 PM, Starts at 12:30 PM, Ends at 2:30 PM, $5 suggested donation, All Ages Artist and teacher Kelly McConnell brings her MECA art education students to lead a printmaking workshop employing an exquisite corpse approach to constructing large modular figures to be displayed on First Friday in November. A take-home print activity will be available as well. Drop in anytime - the projects will be ongoing. |
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The League of Young Voters presents the 2009 Step Up To The Plate Awards Saturday 10.24.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 11:00 PM, $15, 18+ Click here to buy tickets Give Portland-area youth the recognition they deserve at the League of Young Voters Education Fund’s second biennial “Step Up to the Plate” awards! This year’s theme, “Doing More With Less,” focuses on young people who are able to successfully overcome the recession by finding creative ways to sustain positive community ventures. The evening includes a sil ent auction, hors d’oeuvres, award presentations, DJ Saylove and guest speaker Billy Wimsatt. Visit stepuptotheplate.me to make nominations and vote for the winners! |
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Thursday 10.22.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 9:30 PM, free, All Ages What some view as trash, Linda and John Meyers see as raw material. Subscribing to the “reduce, reuse, recycle” ethos, this wife-and-husband team have perfected a design strategy that saves money, helps the planet, and provides hours of DIY fun. In their new book, Wary Meyers' Tossed & Found, they demonstrate their ingenious approach to seating (a chair made from pool noodles), lighting (a lamp from discarded pastry bags), storage (an un-seaworthy canoe painted like Blue Willow china), tables (a wall-mounted table from a rusty basketball hoop), and all manner of decorative objects (Astroturf pillows, a pickle-jar terrarium, a scrap wood mantel...). Tonight these clever authors share the ingenuity, imagination, and elbow grease that turns everything old into something new. |
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A Multimedia Event with Califone Wednesday 10.21.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $12 advance/$14 day of show, All Ages Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Califone is at the peak of its powers on All My Friends Are Funeral Singers, its sixth song based album. The long-awaited follow-up to 2006’s acclaimed Roots and Crowns, the album is the strongest collection of songs in a career with no shortage of strength. The subtlety and detail of Califone’s previous work is present here – the atmospheres are carefully nuanced, the percussion is both rattling and melodic, the melodies are rich and soulful, interspersed throughout softly strummed folk and electrified blues. In addition to treating us to a standard set from the new album, the band will be performing a live, interactive soundtrack to frontman Tim Rutili's new film of the same name, starring cult actress Angela Bettis (Girl, Interrrupted , May, Carrie) for an ambitious event unlike anything Califone has done to date.
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ALL AGES: Negative Standards, Pinko and the Action Boys, A Primitive and Savage Land, Ye Tuesday 10.20.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $5, All Ages Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location The essence of the hardcore punk band Acts of Sedition Negative Standards is a battle cry against their namesake: an act which forbade Americans to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government during wartime. Hailing from Oakland, CA, the group works to keep political dissent alive through community involvement and constructive lyrics. Maine punks Pinko and the Action Boys, A Primitive and Savage Land and Ye open with sets impossible not to get sweaty to! NOTE: DUE TO A SHATTERED COLLARBONE, the drummer for Acts of Sedition can't play. BRUTAL! The band will play as Negative Standards (featuring Acts of Sedition + friends) - down-tuned heavy hardcore with noise and samples... still sounds good! |
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Sunday 10.18.2009, Starts at 2:00 PM, Ends at 4:00 PM, free, All Ages Do you have a great idea for a costume but aren't sure how to make it happen? Bring your ideas to SPACE for a consultation with local fashion designer Brook DeLorme, local artist Eric Hou, or any of the other creative souls who come. We'll have on hand a modest amount of fabric, cardboard and whatever else we can find, so we encourage you to bring your own materials. We will also have a few sewing machine experts to help guide you through any sewing difficulties. So come on over and make your Halloween costume early with lots room to spread out your supplies! |
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Saturday 10.17.2009, Doors at 2:00 PM, Starts at 3:00 PM, Ends at 5:00 PM, free, All Ages SPACE has invited New York artist Swoon to come to Maine for a talk about her work, from her beginnings as a street artist in New York to her creation of experimental, performative river trips on constructed rafts down rivers in the US and in Europe. She has shown in major galleries and museums around the world but it's her street art, wheatpasting woodcut prints and cutouts in neighborhoods around the world that remains central to her practice, working evidence of her interest in keeping art as democratic as possible. |
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Jozef van Wissem with The Improvisational String Quartet and Selbyville Saturday 10.17.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $8, All Ages Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location Composer-lute player Jozef van Wissem is renowned for his unusual approach of the renaissance and baroque lute. He cuts and pastes classical pieces, reverses melodies, adds electronics and processed field recordings made at airport lounges and train stations, accomplishing the strange feat of bridging the idiom of seventeenth century lute literature and twenty-first century composition. van Wissem runs the Incunabulum record label, and performs extensively around the world working with Tetuzi Akiyama, Maurizio Bianchi and James Blackshaw. His solo cd entitled "it is all that is made" was released by Important records in March 2009. He's joined by Portland's own Improvisational String Quartet, featuring members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra and Meantone's alter ego, Al Guisto. Selbyville, a new addition to the Portland scene, combines ambient electronics and compositional guitar work to finish off the night.
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Thursday 10.15.2009, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages SPACE has invited New York artist Swoon and her collaborators Ben Wolf, Greg Henderson, Conrad Carlson, Monica Canilao and Ryan Doyle to construct an installation of found materials, wheatpasted prints, paintings and more. |
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The Acadia Sessions Launch party Friday 10.09.2009, Starts at 7:00 PM, Ends at 9:00 PM, free, donations accepted, All Ages The Acadia Sessions is a weekly television show that features some of New England’s most talented bands and musicians working in an acclaimed Maine recording studio. Slated to go into production in the coming months, we are pleased and honored to have been invited to join the Maine Public Broadcasting Networks prestigious array of programming. At this launch event we will show the pilot episode featuring Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia, discuss the process and plans for the program and meet the cast and crew behind this groundbreaking TV show. Confectioneries and delights will be supplied by 13th Cookie and entertainment will be offered by cellist Emily Dix Thomas and special guests. |
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Wednesday 10.07.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Click here to buy tickets RiseUp is a journey into the heart of Jamaica - the island that gave birth to the worldwide cultural phenomenon of Reggae. In a society where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce, three distinct and courageous artists fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves into the pages of history. With music and appearances by legends Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and a slew of soon-to-be superstars, RiseUp follows artists in the dangerous streets, back alleys and crowded dancehalls of Kingston and the countryside. These artists demonstrate the raw power of hope and courage in a land which is largely unseen, but certainly not unsung. Q&A with director Luciano Blotta |
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Gully with Mean Creek and The Everyday Visuals Tuesday 10.06.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location Boston folk-rockers Mean Creek mix tender melodies and harmonies with pummeling beats and atmospheric guitars that propel them into territory occupied by Fleet Foxes and company more than the alt-country acts of the moment. They'll be supporting their brand new record The Sky (Or the Underground). The Everyday Visuals return to SPACE with pop exuberance and driving feedback sounds that the Boston Phoenix says "conjure the Walkmen and XTC". Our own local rockers Gully headline the night. |
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Astronautilus with Samuel James and Nobs Monday 10.05.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location Once described as what Tom Waits joining the MC battle circuit would sound like, Astronautalis is back to sweat, shout and freestyle all over our stage, all the while seducing the crowd with his unique brand of southern-indie-artsy-electro-historical-fiction-folk-crunk. Catch him now before Tegan & Sara steal him away as their European tour opener next month. Opening the night are Portland's mighty Samuel James and pride of the Bronx, Nobs. |
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WMPG Global Dance Party - A Fundraiser for WMPG's Power Up! signal improvement project Saturday 10.03.2009, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10 suggested donation, $7 with student id, 18+
Click here to buy tickets Six of WMPG’s finest DJ’s: DJ Eric (Zanzibar), SayLove (D.D.P.), Dany Challenger (Caribbean Flava), DJ Adira (Shaken and Stirred), Artur (Zvuki Russi), and Lady Soulshine (Mama Africa) will rock the wheels of steel (along with a battalion of bellydancers) for a dance party devoted to helping our favorite community radio station boost their signal across Southern Maine.
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First Friday Art Walk: The Pine Haven Collective presents Draw Your Face Off Friday 10.02.2009, Doors at 5:00 PM, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages
Portland's The Pine Haven Collective presents a gallery installation and the "Draw Your Face Off" drawing rally. Live drawing by local artists will go on throughout the evening, with all work for sale for $20 and ready to take home.
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Screaming Females with Marie Stella and The Rattlesnakes Tuesday 09.29.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Like the Thermals or Yeah Yeah Yeahs without any of the accompanying production sheen, Screaming Females are power-pop gone ragged on their latest LP, Power Moves. The New Jersey trio has only one actual screaming female, Marissa Paternoster, who Rolling Stone calls "2009's answer to Sleater-Kinney's 2006 breakup". Let's leave it at this: the band plays until they bleed, and then they play some more. Portland's own Marie Stella and The Rattlesnakes open the night. |
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LOVE UNITES: Dance Party to Benefit Marriage Equality Saturday 09.26.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $5, 18+
Click Here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location You just come, dance, drink and party with your BFF's to some hot music and have the time of your life. Really? How much easier could it be for you to step up and defend equality? Rhetorical question people! Proceeds will buy TV air time to make the case to preserve the recent passage of the law that extends full marriage rights to same sex couples in Maine. |
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WePushButtons Electronic Music Festival @ SPACE Friday 09.25.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $5, 18+
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Thursday 09.24.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $8 or $6 for SPACE members, All Ages Click here to buy tickets. The 12th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival is the largest short film festival in the world. It's stated mission is "to unite audiences around the world with the most creative short films in the world" and tonight, our SPACE audience will unite with viewers from Australia, Europe, North, South and Central America to watch and vote for the 2009 winner. |
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Wednesday 09.23.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00pm, $6, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. There could be no better band to tap into the cosmic forces of the fall equinox than the psychedelic performative entity known as |
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Chain and the Gang with BOXY, Panda Bandits, and BAM BAM Sunday 09.20.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $7, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Living legend of the D.C. scene Ian Svenonious speaks oblique truths to power whether it's the politicized punk of Nation of Ulysses, the Gospel Yeh-yeh of the Make Up, or the subversive pop stylings of Weird War. His latest project is Chain and the Gang, whose K Records release Down with Libery... Up With Chains! features Calvin Johnson and members of Bad Thoughts, Desolation Wilderness, the Vibrarians, and Old Time Relijun. Word on the street is that this might be the best live show we'll see all year, and if you've ever seen Svenonious perform, that's no surprise. One of Portland's most exciting new bands, BOXY features Joshua Loring (Brenda, Cult Maze), Annie Larmon, and Graeme K. Deejay duo BAM BAM will select the finest mod and soul tracks to keep the party going after the show and Portland's strangest animal-style collective, Panda Bandits, start the night off with a bang! |
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Friday 09.18.2009, Starts at 7:00 PM, $10, 18+ Buy tickets here or at Bull Moose record stores. Pairing local musicians with local fashion designers: a benefit for the Portland Music Foundation. Music by Darien Brahms, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia, Isobell with Sontiago, Samuel James with Ayperi, Todd the Rocket and j.hjort, The Hot Tarts and The Baltic Sea |
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Thursday 09.17.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, free for students, All Ages Click here to buy tickets. TypeCulture and AIGA Maine present the Maine premiere of Typeface, a documentary from Kartemquin Films. |
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Wednesday 09.16.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $15 advance, $18 day of show, 18+ Click Here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music Location A founding member of The Be Good Tanyas, Texas-born Jolie Holland sets her solo career apart by fusing folk, traditional country and blues into songs where the space between ancient and modern seems to fade away. Her latest album, The Living and the Dead, lives and breathes through memories of the past via reflection and resurrection, and grows into the present tense. The New York Times calls her "the folk singer who’s from everywhere and nowhere". Matt Bauer's banjo driven folk songs are haunting compositions ebbing and flowing between atmospherics and pointed lyricism. His latest record, The Island in the Storm, features contributions from other SPACE friends like Dirty Projectors and Mariee Sioux. |
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Grassroots Activism in a Participatory, Digital Age [PART 2] Tuesday 09.15.2009, Doors at 5:30 PM, Starts at 6:00 PM, Ends at 9:00 PM, free, All Ages |
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Grassroots Activism in a Participatory, Digital Age [PART 1] Monday 09.14.2009, Doors at 5:30 PM, Starts at 6:00 PM, Ends at 9:00 PM, free, All Ages Grassroots Activism in a Participatory, Digital Age is a two-day class/workshop that focuses on how nonprofit organizations and activist groups have found success in bringing together offline advocacy campaigns and online approaches to leveraging funds, volunteer power, and other kinds of support. Alex Steed, a student and teacher of how the Internet is being leveraged as a tool for social and civic change, will teach some fundamental approaches by using local, national, and global examples of successes and failure, by making tools and documents available, and by walking step-by-step through many of the processes. Further, we will be workshopping local campaign's tech approaches and needs. This event is organized and sponsored by The Maine League of Young Voters. For more information, contact The League at 207-772-3207, or their Communication Director Katie Diamond by email: katiesd@gmail.com, or visit their website. This is a free workshop, but space is limited. You can RSVP here. |
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Death Vessel with Cotton Candy and Lorelei Saturday 09.12.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8 advance/$10 day of show, 18+ Click here to buy tickets or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Death Vessel is Joel Thibodeau's work as both a solo artist and band leader. His music is an eloquent distillation of a life's tales. Born in Berlin, Germany before The Wall fell... raised in Kennebunkport, Maine before the senior Bush's presidency... this musician lived a childhood where the ghosts of Cold War casualties and seaport tragedies haunted the alleyways and beaches. Leaving Maine as a teenager, Thibodeau moved to Boston, Providence and New York and crafted a truly unique sound, touring with the likes of Low, Jose Gonzalez, and Iron & Wine. Cotton Candy is the latest project of the legendary Mark Robinson (Unrest, Air Miami, Teen Beat Records). Slumberland Record's stalwarts, Lorelei, open the night. |
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A Celebration of Maine Poets From the Fishouse Thursday 09.10.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $5 suggested donation, All Ages From the Fishouse: An Anthology of Poems that Sing, Rhyme, Resound, Syncopate, Alliterate, and Just Plain Sound Great is an acclaimed new anthology that focuses on the balance of poetry on the page and poetry read aloud. From the Fishouse itself is a one-of-a-kind on-line audio archive based in Pittston, Maine and devoted to the oral and aural aspects of contemporary American poetry, and the print anthology is a jamboree of poetry at its acoustic best. Join co-editors Matt O’Donnell and Jeffrey Thomson, along with fellow local poets Adrian Blevins, Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, Douglas Woodsum, and Anthony Walton, for a reading to celebrate this new collection and the Maine-based poets who contributed to it. Visit www.fishousepoems.org. This event is also sponsored by The Telling Room, Greater Portland’s community writing center. |
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Wednesday 09.09.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members and students, All Ages Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type. |
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The Intelligence with Johnny Cremains Tuesday 09.08.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets by clicking here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. Noisenik Lars Finberg has played in some of that Seattle's noisiest, weirdest bands, including the A Frames, Unnatural Helpers, and the Dipers, but as The Intelligence, he throws downright poppy melodies in with jagged beats and shards of new wave and no wave guitars and keyboards. Now Oregon-based and comfortably among some of the best new rock bands on In the Red records, the Intelligence's latest Fake Surfers strips away some of the band's noise in favor of nods to '60s pop. Johnny Cremains is a new local supergroup of guitar gangsters featuring members of Ocean, Covered in Bees, and Confusatron. |
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The Annual SPACE Homecoming Dance Saturday 09.05.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 21+ If you were at our sold-out Homecoming Dance last year, you'll remember the rules: this is a SEMI-FORMAL dance, okay? No baggy jeans, and get a haircut young man! Spring for a corsage, dress to impress and dance the night away as it slowly devolves from an "Enchantment Under the Sea" style night in our makeshift gymnasium to a full-blown rager once the chaperones leave. Joshua Loring (Brenda, BOXY) will perform some classic oldies with his supergroup The Sticky Limos, and Spencer Albee brings The School Spirit Mafia back (we're proud to say their first gig was for last year's dance). Plus dj sets by Nicka P and Kurt Baker (Leftovers, Buzz Electric dance party) and the illustrious, industrious DJ Jon to keep you dancing all night long! We'll make the punch.
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Friday 09.04.2009, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages SPACE Gallery presents a typography-based show, including works from five artists who collectively portray a range of conceptual possibilities and uses of type in visual art. |
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Mother Mother with Please Be Ours - CANCELLED Wednesday 09.02.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ CANCELLED - due to visa issues. we hope to have the band back very soon! IF YOU BOUGHT TICKETS AT BULL MOOSE, PLEASE GO BACK THERE FOR A REFUND. IF YOU BOUGHT TIX FROM BROWNPAPER, YOU WILL BE RECEIVING AN EMAIL FROM THEM SHORTLY AND YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A REFUND. We were excited when Sam Roberts came to SPACE last February, but what we didn't expect was that the supporting band, Vancouver Canada's Mother Mother, were going to blow us out of the water! With a beautifully bent portrait of vocal harmony, clever, offbeat lyricism, and dynamic instrumentation, their sound is best encapsulated on their sophomore album, O My Heart, produced by Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers) and Mother Mother's own frontman, Ryan Guldemond. This is powerpop of the best kind, eschewing cuteness in favor of aggressiveness and turning to angular guitars and powerful harmonies that leave you reeling after every song. Kicking off the night, Please Be Ours is a love-fueled pop collaboration of locals Eric Ambrose, Evan Casas, Danny MacLeod, and Elijah Ocean.
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Saturday 08.29.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $5, 18+ Buy tickets by clicking here or visit any Bull Moose Music location. The Picnic Music and Arts Festival is an annual craft fair-art show-music festival-yard sale extravaganza held at Lincoln Park in downtown Portland. In anticipation of the September 12th date, join SPACE and the Picnic purveyors for a benefit concert to keep this rich community event going! Musical performances by Huak, The Rattlesnakes, Marie Stella, Batshelter and Haru Bangs. |
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Solillaquists of Sound with Adeem Friday 08.28.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10 advance/ $12 day of show, 18+ Click Here to buy tickets. It would be an understatement to call the Sol.Illaquists of Sound a mere Hip-Hop Band. Their message and ambitious fusion of varied stylistic genres continue to reinvent the perceptions and experience of music as a whole. Swamburger, Alexandrah, Tonya Combs, and DiViNCi are each talented, focused and motivated enough to hold their own, but prove to be an undeniably ruthless force when working together. Backed by a powerful message of self-awareness, the Sol.Illaquists combine rapid-fire lyricism, jazz-tinged vocals, insightful poetry, and innovative live electronic performance. Solo MC of the New Hampshire-based hip-hop group Glue, Adeem opens the night. |
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ALL AGES: Caspian, The Baltic Sea, Arms And Sleepers Thursday 08.27.2009, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, Ends at 11:00pm, $5, All Ages Buy tickets Here or at Bull Moose record stores. Boston's premier post-rock instrumentalists, Caspian, headline another edition of our new ALL AGES series in support of their hot-off-the-presses second full length, Tertia, featuring further development of a momentous sound SPIN says "transcends post-rock cliches with meticulously crafted song." Portland's own heavyweights The Baltic Sea bring their multimedia onslaught to the fray. IREPRESS (pronounced EAR-press) consist of five ancestrally diverse individuals collaboratively creating music with a versatile sound, sharing the stage with everyone from The Wu Tang Clan to Kayo Dot. Irepress have dropped off this show due to personal Reasons. Arms And Sleepers have taken their place!
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HillyTown.com Presents OFFStage at SPACE Gallery Wednesday 08.26.2009, Starts at 7:00 PM, free, All Ages Every Wednesday in August! Free, all ages shows @ SPACE starting at 7pm thanks to Portland's finest music listings site, HillyTown.com! Each show encourages musicians from near and far to get off the stage and show us something a little different... Week 4 features White Light, Blood Warrior (featuring members of O'Death), and Mark Summers (featuring members of Huak)! |
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Saturday 08.22.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets here or at Bull Moose Record Stores With the mighty Samuel James' 3rd full length album, For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen, our local bluesman takes his traditional style in new directions, drawing from his experiences touring the U.S. and Europe and taking the Delta spirits he resurrected and calling the music his own. As usual, his CD release is a star-studded affair with guest musicians Sontiago, Dilly Dilly, Ian Paige, Brown Bird, Micah Blue Smaldone, D Gross, Meantone, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Joe Fletcher, Myron Samuels, Billy Carrol, Computer at Sea, and Miah Connell PLUS a special dance performance by Atomic Trash to open the evening. Wowee!
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Spouse with Sandra Black & Adam Kurtz Friday 08.21.2009, Doors at 8:30pm, Starts at 9:00pm, $7, 18+ Click Here to buy tickets. Spouse frontman, José Ayerve, has consistently found himself collaborating with some of the most creative and inspired musicians around. |
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Thursday 08.20.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Is being hit by lightning a random natural occurrence or a predestined event? Accidents, chance, fate and the elusive quest to make sense out of tragedy underpin director Jennifer Baichwal’s (Manufactured Landscapes) captivating new work, an elegant cinematic meditation on the metaphysical effects of being struck by lightning. To explore these profound questions, Baichwal sought out riveting personal stories from around the world—from a former CIA assassin and a French storm chaser, to writer Paul Auster and improvisational musician Fred Frith. Visually dazzling and aurally seductive, Act of God singularly captures the harsh beauty of the skies and the lives of those who have been forever touched by their fury. (2009, 76 min.) Official site. |
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HillyTown.com Presents OFFStage at SPACE Gallery Wednesday 08.19.2009, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages Every Wednesday in August! Free, all ages shows @ SPACE starting at 7pm thanks to Portland's finest music listings site, HillyTown.com! Each show encourages musicians from near and far to get off the stage and show us something a little different... Week 3 features Phantom Computers, Happy Machines, and Dead End Armory! |
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Sunday 08.16.2009, Doors at 8:00pm, Starts at 8:30pm, $10-20 suggested donation, 21+ Peace Action Maine, Federal Spice, and SPACE present a benefit for local refugee families featuring Fitzie Niceness with Tuf, a Rockin' Vibration reunion, and DJ Lukaduke from Cognizant Sound. Jamaican-born Fitzie Niceness has established himself in Maine and throughout New England with CD releases and live appearances featuring his dancehall-inspired vocals and conscious roots lyrics. He will be backed by Tuf, Portland's rootsiest reggae band. Rockin' Vibration is a legend in Maine's reggae history. From the early 80s to the late 90s, Rockin Vibration ruled the local scene. They originated the Peaks Island Sunday reggae series, and opened for nearly every major reggae talent passing through Portland. DJ Lukaduke will be bringing an extensive selection of roots reggae and Studio One classics to spin between sets. |
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Miss Fairchild mixtape release with the Maine Roller Derby Saturday 08.15.2009, Doors at 8:30pm, Starts at 9:00pm, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location. Portland's favorite pop funk messiahs, Miss Fairchild and Maine Roller Derby team up for a party that'll blow your skates off! Miss Fairchild celebrates the release of the "Kept Woman" video and their summer mixtape with the Derby girls, who launch their fall season August 29th. Expect video screenings, dj set by Todd the Rocket, and the "greatest hits" from last season's rough and tumble derby season. |
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Hometown Heroes Series: Brown Bird, Chriss Sutherland & Dead End Armory Friday 08.14.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00pm, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location. We're anxiously anticipating the new album of sometimes-Portlanders Brown Bird so we handed them the controls for the latest installment of our Hometown Heroes series in order to get a sneak peek of the new songs. Expect the usual blissful, brooding string instrumentation and frontman David Lamb's careful and pointed vocals that makes the Portland Phoenix ask "How many times can you get the chills in one song?". The band invites their friends Chriss Sutherland and Dead End Armory to do some special performances. We don't know what's in store, but we heard rumors there's Barbecue involved! |
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HillyTown.com Presents OFFStage at SPACE Gallery Wednesday 08.12.2009, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages Every Wednesday in August! Free, all ages shows @ SPACE starting at 7pm thanks to Portland's finest music listings site, HillyTown.com! Each show encourages musicians from near and far to get off the stage and show us something a little different... Week 2 features Panda Bandits, Dan Wholey, and Jesse Pilgrim! |
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Starlight Mints with Evangelicals, Dominic and the Lucid Tuesday 08.11.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10 in advance/$12 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location. Starlight Mints are a group of beautiful pop mutants: four singular musical minds whose love for archetypal pop music and AM radio has provided, over the course of three previous acclaimed albums, a rock-solid foundation where opulent chamber pop collides with post punk and new wave, all baked to perfection under the hot Oklahoma sun. Evangelicals mix a little Flaming Lips, Deerhunter, and Arcade Fire into their shimmering pop compositions, supporting their debut full-length The Evening Descends. Flower-power-pop scions Dominic and the Lucid open the night by showing us why they were voted Best Pop/Rock Act in the '09 Phoenix Best Music Poll! |
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Tuesday 08.11.2009, Starts at 10:00 AM, Ends at 4:00 PM, free, All Ages Do you work from home or just need to escape your office? Preserve your sanity at Jelly, a day of casual coworking that happens in homes, studios, and community spaces throughout the world, and now at SPACE Gallery. |
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The 48 Hour Music Festival Movie Sunday 08.09.2009, Starts at 6:00pm, $5, Free for Members, All Ages Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location. In the midst of last February’s frigid grip on Maine, twenty-eight musicians agreed to be randomly placed into six new bands. Portland’s first 48 Hour Music Festival brings old friends, casual acquaintances and total strangers in from the cold to begin composing a twenty-five minute set two days before the scheduled performance at SPACE Gallery. Following the progress of each band in the festival as they compose and rehearse, The 48 Hour Music Festival Movie brings you into unassuming buildings and behind the closed doors of hidden practice spaces as a witness to the creative process of developing a band. Both fans and practitioners of music will find this collective effort among peers to be one of Portland’s inspiring events in the continuing evolution of its rock-solid music scene. |
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Saturday 08.08.2009, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, $15 for dinner and show, $10 for dinner only, $8 for show only, All Ages "Taking Root" will start at 6:30 pm with a local and organic dinner featuring salad, an entree and dessert prepared by Local Sprouts Cooperative. At 8pm, we will celebrate Local Sprouts Cooperative's 2nd Anniversary with local performers including: Over a Cardboard Sea, the Orchards, Lady Zen, Hanifa Washington, the Excuse Me Circus, and more. Through out the night Local Sprouts will be holding a raffle and will be sharing information about our new Community Supported Cafe. For more information contact Local Sprouts at 615-9970, or by email: food@localsproutscooperative.com, or visit their website: localsproutscooperative.com. |
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Thursday 08.06.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages
Buy tickets Here or at Bull Moose record stores. A comedic take on the Japanese giant monster film, Big Man Japan tells the tale of the pathetic but heroic Daisato. Daisato is part of a family line of giant superheroes. When shocked with bolts of electricity he is transformed into a giant charged with protecting the citizens of Japan from a series of bizarre monsters. But unlike his famous ancestors, Daisato is not appreciated by the people he protects. Instead, he is accused of creating chaos and destruction in his wake. More problematic are an ambitious agent who wants to market Daisato to advertisers and his grandfather with Alzheimer's who has a habit of transforming into a destructive giant in smelly underwear. Official site |
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HillyTown.com Presents OFFStage at SPACE Gallery Wednesday 08.05.2009, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages Every Wednesday in August! Free, all ages shows @ SPACE starting at 7pm thanks to Portland's finest music listings site, HillyTown.com! Each show encourages musicians from near and far to get off the stage and show us something a little different... Week 1 features Boxy, The Cups, and Haru Bangs!
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Mad Tea Party with Over A Cardboard Sea Saturday 08.01.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ Buy tickets Here or at Bull Moose record stores. Based in Asheville, NC, Mad Tea Party brews up rock 'n' roll, retro-pop and honky tonk to create something like "B-52s meets Buddy Holly with a lot more thump." Delicious harmonies glide over electrified ukulele, juke-joint guitar, scratchy fiddle and pulsing foot percussion. Catchy songs about love, life, sex and dancing are steeped in raw rockabilly with shreds of doo wop and devilish blues. Portland's premier vaudevillian tricksters, Over A Cardboard Sea, play the ol' tymey jams to open the night. |
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Lewis & Clarke, Robert Stillman’s Horses with Caroline Weeks, Corridor, and Glass Ghost Tuesday 07.28.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or at Bull Moose record stores. Fresh off a tour with Bat For Lashes, Lewis & Clarke, led by Lou Rogai, are bringing their spiritual, mood-driven compositions back to SPACE in support of their new EP Light Time. The Onion’s A.V. Club says, “Rogai has a gift for speaking plainly while tonguing poetry, and his meditations on life cycles and pastoral philosophy blossom and collapse with organic grace...” |
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The Extraordinaires, Malajube, The Last Sip Saturday 07.25.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or at Bull Moose record stores. “We never, ever, ever want to do a normal live show.” says Extraordinaires singer Jay Purdy. Often found on tour with their fellow Philadelphians, Man Man, the group has bucked every trend, creating hand bound books instead of albums and creating spin-off theater productions of their unique indie rock vignettes. |
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The Sophomore Beat, Moving Mountains, Pinsky & Arcuates Friday 07.24.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $5, All Ages Buy tickets here or at Bull Moose record stores. The ALL AGES shows continue! The New York based band Moving Mountains are on tour supporting their latest release, Foreword. |
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Thursday 07.23.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the “demi-gods of Canadian metal,” influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. |
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Wednesday 07.22.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the “demi-gods of Canadian metal,” influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. |
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Tuesday 07.21.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here. CANCELLED! Believe us, we're super disappointed about this. John is having tonsil trouble today and we wish him speedy recovery. IF YOU HAVE TICKETS, PLEASE CONTACT THE PLACE YOU BOUGHT THEM FOR A REFUND. Though ostensibly an alt-country act, no amount of Telecaster bends or fiddle breaks are going to disguise Deer Tick's indie-rock core: John McCauley, in both composition and performance, owes more to the Shins, Modest Mouse and early Bright Eyes than he does even to alt-country acts like Uncle Tupelo. McCauley is the REAL country of Hank Williams and company, louder and dirtier for a new generation looking for honest music. California's Dawes open with their sweet porch harmonies and local boys Dead End Armory bring the unique Texan-style indie rock turned Maine psychedelic sincerity. |
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The Arm Factory and E2A present: ASSEMBLE Saturday 07.18.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $8, 18+
The Evolve2Advance crew is at it again, with help from the Bayside screen printing co-op, Arm Factory. "ASSEMBLE" offers a full 360 degrees of creativity. Live DJ performances to shake your soul by Boondocks, J- Spun, Mr. Dereloid & guests. Live screen-printing, painting mash-up, video mixing. Purchasable art will include new prints and apparel lines by Ratio and Outer Soul. Vivid, artisanal food creations will be presented by The Beetroot Kitchen. Most options vegan/gluten free and made with native, organic ingredients.
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Thursday 07.16.2009, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:20 PM, $5, All Ages Buy tickets here Started in 2003 by Klein Dytham Architects, Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) Night is an opportunity for designers of all stripes to present their work. |
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Cotton Jones with Mean Creek and Daniel Hales & The Frost Heaves Tuesday 07.14.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here or at Bull Moose record stores. Cotton Jones is the latest, greatest incarnation of Basket Ride and Page France. Maryland’s Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw have found new folk flexibility with their new name and new record entitled Paranoid Cocoon featuring gauzy grooves with spirit filled organ lines and washed out dual vocals that fall somwhere between Luna, Yo La Tengo and Beach House. |
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Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int’l Monday 07.13.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10 advance, $12 at the door, 18+ Buy tickets here Chicago’s Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int’l plays classic Central and West African dance music-specializing in soukous, Highlife, Rumba, Dry Guitar, and other delights from the great continent. |
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HUMANWINE with Lady Lamb The Beekeeper & Marie Stella Sunday 07.12.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $5, All Ages Buy tickets here or at Bull Moose record stores. HUMANWINE is independent on purpose, avoiding major label support and sticking with their self owned record label, Nervous Relatives Records since 2002. Out of Boston, Oakland, and anywhere in between that their mobile grease-bus home carries them, HUMANWINE brings an allegorical take on oppression, politics & the proletariat. Varying in size from the two founding members, M@ McNiss and Holly Brewer to a dozen, each performance is a unique multi-media event that includes acoustic /electric instruments, video projection and a voice that Boston Phoenix awarded Best Female Vocalist of 2008. |
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Friday 07.10.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8 advance, $10 day of show, 18+ Buy tickets here. Join World Arts and Culture Center's first SPACE Gallery Fundraiser with special dance performances featuring Bellydance with Adira, Tribal Bellydance with Jaiyana, Nia Dance with Maggie Bokor, Capoeira Angola with Mestre João and a range of traditional Brazilian dances such as Samba, Afoxe, Frevo and Carimbo by World Arts Samba Troupe. All this and a Latin Dance party all night with DJ Marcus Caine spinning favorites of Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and other Latin specialties from Brazil and beyond. Come celebrate with us in style, a dance show not to be missed! Bring your friends and dance for a great cause! For more info, call 207-409-6124 |
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Thursday 07.09.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here Spinning murder, politics, greed and literary scandal into a web that ensnares us all, Forbidden Lie$ is a real-life thriller about a brilliant con/artist, the people she’s duped, and why, despite everything, we still want to believe her. |
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Tuesday 07.07.2009, Starts at 10:00 AM, Ends at 4:00 PM, free, All Ages Do you work from home or just need to escape your office? Preserve your sanity at Jelly, a day of casual coworking that happens in homes, studios, and community spaces throughout the world, and now at SPACE Gallery. |
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First Friday opening: Vox populi Friday 07.03.2009, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages
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Tuesday 06.30.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $6, All Ages Zs makes music that is variously categorized as no-wave, post-jazz, brutal-chamber, brutal-prog, and post minimalist. Zs' music is angular, repetitive, and either very loud or very soft. The group is often recognized for it's dual function as chamber ensemble and rock band, working with Animal Collective, Gang Gang Dance, and Big A little a (Aa), as well as Joe Maneri, Christian Wolff, Louis Andriessen, and Petr Kotik. |
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FAMILY EVENT: A Pink Whale and a Very Tall Tree Saturday 06.27.2009, Doors at 1:30 PM, Starts at 2:00 PM, $8, All Ages Join Maine artist and musician Shana Barry as she performs a CD Release of her family album "A Pink Whale and a Very Tall Tree." Her multi-media concert includes story-songs on guitar and ukulele, animated music videos and visits from the Fofers, kid-sized creatures with furry bodies and human faces. Visit Fofers.com to watch Shana’s music videos and learn more about the multi-colored Fofers who live on the special secret island of Fof. Read the Bollard review here. |
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Arborea (Cd Release) w/ Mariee Sioux, Dearest, and Sondra Sun-Odeon Saturday 06.27.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Arborea is Buck and Shanti Curran melding lilting lyrics, dulcimer, guitar, banjo and otherworldly sounds into a psych-folk evocation of the land and seascapes in their home state of Maine. They'll be celebrating the release of a compilation CD they curated called Leaves of Life, featuring tracks by Larkin Grimm, Micah Blue Smaldone, Big Blood and Devendra Banhart among many others. California's Mariee Sioux continues the folk tradition of songwriting greats such as Joni Mitchell, Kate Wolf and Nick Drake, Sondra Sun-Odeon is the lead singer of Silver Summit. Both artists also appear on the compilation. |
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Sun Gods in Exile (CD Release) with Ogre and Murciélago Friday 06.26.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Local bad boys Sun Gods in Exile write songs in the spirit of Southern Fried Rock to set fire to the hearts of cold-weather Mainers. Picture Ted Nugent storming the stage at an Allman Brothers show and then ripping solos over everything; verses, choruses, intros, outros, everything. Join them in celebrating their new album of Skynyrd worship, titled “Black Light, White Lines” on Small Stone Records. Ogre makes a long-overdue appearance on the SPACE stage with their raging underground metal set. Murciélago is the brand-spankin' new project of King Memphis gunslinger Matt Robbins. |
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Thursday 06.25.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages
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Wednesday 06.24.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages
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Sunday 06.21.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Inside a small airport in central Maine, a group of senior citizens are making history by using handshakes and hugs to play a critical role in the Iraq war. The Way We Get By is an inspirational story about how these handshakes can change a person's life. Since March 2003, nearly one million soldiers and marines from across the country have been greeted at the Bangor International Airport. With each flight, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, these volunteers have been there to send them off and welcome them home. |
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Saturday 06.20.2009, Doors at 2:30 PM, Starts at 3:00 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Inside a small airport in central Maine, a group of senior citizens are making history by using handshakes and hugs to play a critical role in the Iraq war. The Way We Get By is an inspirational story about how these handshakes can change a person's life. Since March 2003, nearly one million soldiers and marines from across the country have been greeted at the Bangor International Airport. With each flight, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, these volunteers have been there to send them off and welcome them home. |
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Friday 06.19.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Inside a small airport in central Maine, a group of senior citizens are making history by using handshakes and hugs to play a critical role in the Iraq war. The Way We Get By is an inspirational story about how these handshakes can change a person's life. Since March 2003, nearly one million soldiers and marines from across the country have been greeted at the Bangor International Airport. With each flight, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, these volunteers have been there to send them off and welcome them home. |
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Works in Progress: Writers and Artists Affiliated with The Telling Room Thursday 06.18.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $5 suggested donation, All Ages The lifeblood of The Telling Room is a volunteer army of writers and artists who believe in the power of stories. This community includes accomplished and professional novelists, poets, screenwriters, journalists, photographers, book makers, songwriters, teachers, and carpenters. 8 writers, 1 radio producer, and 1 filmmaker will share recent work and talk briefly about their struggle to create it and get it out in the world. Those participating include non-fiction writers Susan Conley, Andrew McNabb, and Mike Paterniti; poets Patty Hagge and Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, fiction writers Ari Meil and Genevieve Morgan and radio producer Suzi Piker. |
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Winterpills with Bird in the Rafters Computer At Sea, and Seymour Saturday 06.13.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $7, 18+ Northampton's Winterpills return to SPACE with their delicate dream-pop laced with vocal harmonies and the inventive songwriting of Philip Price pushing the songs in new forceful directions reminiscent of Elliot Smith and Arcade Fire. |
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Friday 06.12.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $6, 18+ Local label L'animaux Tryst celebrates the release of three limited edition vinyl LPs with TRYST HAUNT II: Space Is The Place - a biennial label showcase and "happening". |
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Tuesday 06.09.2009, Starts at 10:00 AM, Ends at 4:00 PM, free, All Ages Do you work from home or just need to escape your office? Preserve your sanity at Jelly, a day of casual coworking that happens in homes, studios, and community spaces throughout the world, and now at SPACE Gallery. Join freelancers of all flavors for a day of work in a relaxed environment charged with creativity, WiFi, and coffee. Whether you could use a change of scenery, a second opinion, or someone new to talk to at lunch, Jelly will sweeten your routine and keep your work fresh! Bring your own laptop or work tools, and please RSVP to Christina: christina@space538.org or 828-5600. |
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Saturday 06.06.2009, Starts at 12:00 PM, free, All Ages Sponsored by the Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance, in partnership with SPACE, this meeting focuses on providing direct consultative support as a resource to artists. Artists are invited to bring their questions and materials for review. Guidance will be suggested in response to questions and feedback will be offered on how to strengthen materials. Bring your resume and other written material, tech questions, and applications for grants and residencies. Artists should bring disks or reproductions instead of actual art work. |
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Saturday 06.06.2009, Doors at 5:30 PM, Starts at 6:00 PM, free, All Ages The Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance presents a lecture by artist Jean Shin, best known for her labor-intensive process of transforming exhaustive accumulations of cast-off objects into visually alluring, conceptually rich works. |
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First Friday opening: Vox populi Friday 06.05.2009, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages
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Pink Mountaintops with Quest for Fire & Dilly Dilly Wednesday 06.03.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ Remember that amazing Black Mountain show at SPACE last year? Well say hi to their alter ego! "Outside Love" is the third album by Pink Mountaintops, AKA Stephen McBean, the driving force behind Black Mountain. With Pink Mountaintops, McBean marches to the beat of a poppier drummer, turning his songwriting to themes of love, while maintaining the dense sonic architecture that propelled Black Mountain's runaway acclaim. |
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Enterprise Records presents the SPACE Gallery Record Fair Sunday 05.31.2009, Starts at 11:00 AM, Ends at 4:00 PM, free, All Ages We're committed to alternative and underground arts for our events and that passion extends to alternative formats for music listening. Enterprise Records knows that in the age of mp3's you still can't beat vinyl LPs. Join them and many other record dealers here at SPACE for an opportunity to dig through the crates for hard to find selections in all genres. Viva la vinyl! Dealers: for information regarding table reservations for the fair, email Enterprise Records enterpriserex@aol.com or call 207-773-7672 |
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isobell CD Release with Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and Phantom Buffalo Saturday 05.30.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Buy tickets here. isobell releases their first album, Maproom, on Peapod Recordings, at SPACE tonight. Members formed not so long ago but have quickly moved onto everyone's radar. The Portland Press Herald added them to their "10 to watch" list with an album that's being compared to Sigur Ros and Mazzy Star. |
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Public Art Lecture - MTA Arts for Transit: Along the Way Friday 05.29.2009, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, free, All Ages Buy tickets here. |
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Thursday 05.28.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here. Follows American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record and album. Béla's boundary-breaking musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia and Mali and provides a glimpse of the beauty and complexity of Africa. Using his banjo, Béla transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections with musicians from very different backgrounds. Co-Sponsored by |
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Wednesday 05.27.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $13 adv / $15 at the door, 18+ Buy tickets here. |
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HOMETOWN HEROES: Honey Clouds CD release with Gully and the Rattlesnakes Saturday 05.23.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Buy tickets here. Just in time for summer, Honey Clouds are releasing their first CD entitled "Fall On the Honey Clouds", a properly recorded follow up to 2007's "earl grey demos".
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Azita with Plains and Orchards Saturday 05.16.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Azita Youssefi established herself as a fixture in Chicago's Wicker Park no wave scene in the early nineties when she formed the Scissor Girls. Since then, she's traded in the abrasive guitars for solo work on piano and her brilliant warbling voice, got picked up by Drag City records and released records with members of Isotope 217 and Tortoise. Plains opens with their acoustic shoegaze sound along with the Portland ramshackle folk collective The Orchards. |
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Friday 05.15.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $10 or $8 for SPACE members, All Ages Buy tickets here. Anyone who made it to the packed house for the Found Footage Festival last November knows they're in for a wild ride as FFF curators Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher to host a whole different batch of outlandish and hilarious found videos, culled from yard sales, dumpsters and sent in by contributors.
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Thursday 05.14.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, All Ages Rooted in Flamenco dance, driven by palmas, and borrowing elements from Afro-Cuban, Folk, Acoustic, and Arabic music, Lindsey Bourassa, in collaboration with an eclectic group of Portland dancers, musicians and artists, composes a story about movement. Through original music, flamenco dance, and spoken word Lost for Words is the visceral and corporeal representation of a written narrative about geographical, emotional, and expressive movement. Featuring dancers Lindsey Bourassa and Megan Keogh, and musicians Chriss Sutherland, Dylan Blanchard, Tom Kovacevic, Leif Sherman-Curtis, Molly Angie and Anna Trunzo. |
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The Telling Room presents Tearing Down the Playground: Neighborhood Stories Wednesday 05.13.2009, Starts at 7:00 PM, Ends at 9:00 PM, $5 suggested donation, All Ages Over the past year, with the help of The Telling Room's community of writers and artists, more than 100 elementary, middle, and high school students from fifteen schools throughout Greater Portland wrote stories and songs, took photos, created performances, and filmed videos for this community storytelling project, all about their neighborhoods. Come see Portland through the eyes of its young writers and storytellers. |
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Tuesday 05.12.2009, Starts at 5:30 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, 21+ A one-of-a-kind Greendrinks event born from the combined resources of Space Gallery, Rose Street, and Goodwill Industries of Northern New England. Come network with environmentally-minded Portlanders, while enjoying locally brewed beer, and browsing a selection of items from area Goodwill stores, specifically chosen with you in mind. Bring your wallets! Our Goodwill boutique will feature hip clothing, unique jewelery, and used bikes - just in time for spring riding. Arrive with an item to donate, and receive a ticket for the night's raffle drawing. |
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Sunday 05.10.2009, Doors at 9:00 AM, Starts at 9:30 AM, Ends at 5:00 PM, All-Day (2 blocks per person): each block is $12.50 or $10 for SPACE or MOFGA Members Half-Day (1 block only) $15 or $12 for SPACE or MOFGA Members , All Ages The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association helps organize an all-day series of intensive workshops to give attendees the skills to start producing their own sustainable food with a focus on urban/suburban food production. Topics will include, small space gardening, beekeeping, chicken care, root cellars, fruit for small spaces and vermicomposting. |
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Found Magazine presents "Requiem for a Paper Bag" Sunday 05.10.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $5, All Ages Once a year, Davy and Peter Rothbart climb into their van with a trunk-load of magical finds and hit the road for a couple months to put on lively reading-and-music FOUND shows all over the country. They'll share their latest and greatest finds, the kind of notes and letters folks find on the ground and send in for publication in the super-famous FOUND Magazine. And if that wasn't enough, the bros. Rothbart welcome local filmmaker David Meiklejohn, who will screen exclusive footage about FOUND mag from his upcoming documentary, "My Heart Is An Idiot"! |
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Urban Gardening Fair at Cultivating Community’s Boyd Street Urban Farm Saturday 05.09.2009, Starts at 9:00 AM, Ends at 12:00pm, free, All Ages Takes place at Boyd Street Urban Farm (corner of Cumberland Ave and Franklin Arterial). A free, family-friendly event featuring a variety of demonstrations including garden preparation, composting, container gardening, rainwater collection and raised bed gardening. With live music, hands-on activities and plenty of opportunities to ask your gardening questions. |
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Saturday 05.09.2009, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, $8 or $6 for SPACE or MOFGA members, All Ages Eco chef, author, food justice activist, Bryant Terry works in many facets of food advocacy. He is currently a fellow of the Food and Society Policy Fellows Program and has worked to build a more just and sustainable food system and has used cooking as a tool to illuminate the intersections between poverty, structural racism, and food insecurity. |
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Friday 05.08.2009, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, $8 or $6 for SPACE or MOFGA members, All Ages A special advance-release screening of the new documentary exposing how corporations compromise profit over consumer health and safety in the American food industry. The film features such sustainable food luminaries as Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma), Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Joel Salatin (Polyface Farms), and Gary Hirshberg (Stonyfield Farm). Introduction and post-film discussion with Russell Libby, Executive Director, MOFGA. http://www.foodincmovie.com |
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Food+Farm -- Ted Ames: Fishing Voices Thursday 05.07.2009, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, $6 or free for SPACE or MOFGA members, All Ages Buy tickets here. |
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The Thermals w/ The Shaky Hands and Point juncture, WA Wednesday 05.06.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 18+ We love The Thermals! Even though they're from that other Portland, the Kill Rock Stars popsters always seem at home here. |
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Tuesday 05.05.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+ One of Portland's finest exports, Ocean, headline a show of head-nodding heaviness with Thrill Jockey Record's Pontiak: three brothers from Virginia who mind meld for amp-blowing sound and incredible productivity - three albums in just over a year! Their latest, Maker, leads the listener through a maze of sustain and hum tones with piercing vocal phrases and a sound reminiscent of more saturated, heavier Dead Meadow. |
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ALL AGES: Feel it Robot, the 500s, and Rotundo Sealeg Sunday 05.03.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, Ends at 11:00 PM, $7, All Ages
Feel It Robot is a five piece power post punk synth pop force from the seemingly innocent hamlet of Bangor, Maine. Singing exclusively about Bicycles, Robots, Dancing, and Taking Off Your Pants might seem a bit limiting, but the hour long set swings from Punk to Salsa to 50s Swing with such ease that it always leaves sweaty crowds wanting more. They're joined by comrades-in-fun, Portland's own the 500s, and keytar-fronted powerpop/punk band Rotundo Sealeg for an early all-ages show guaranteed to get everyone screaming with happiness and joy! |
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The Thinking Heart & Casco Bay Tummlers: History in Poetry and Music - a CD Release Concert Thursday 04.30.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $12, All Ages Join us for a journey into one of history ’s darkest passages and the stirring and heart-spirited music of Jewish jazz: The Thinking Heart, a performance in two voices, with cello, based on the writings of a Dutch woman, Etty Hillesum, who died in the Holocaust. |
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Tuesday 04.28.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $5, 18+ Milled Pavement Records brings a host of performers from around the globe together to send the rhinosaurus of alternative rap music running loose in our hometown. |
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The Pack A.D. with Dead End Armory, Prism Camp and Samuel James Monday 04.27.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $7, 18+ Come on down for a night of musical variety with rock from The Pack A.D., indie alt-rock-country with Dead End Armory, experimental with Prism Camp; and straight Soul and blues with Samuel James all under the same roof. |
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Saturday 04.25.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10 $5 for students , 18+ The WMPG Fashion Show presents an exciting array of locally designed, all-original clothing, jewelry and accessories, with 50 products from more than 20 local designers. DJ Goober will provide the soundtrack to this fabulous benefit. |
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Film: Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell followed by performance by Nat Baldwin Thursday 04.23.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $8 $6 for SPACE members, All Ages View the documentary film Wild Comination as it reveals the intimate details surrounding the life and works of Arthur Miller. To be followed by a performance after the film by Nat Baldwin. |
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Wednesday 04.22.2009, Doors at 07:00, Starts at 07:30, $7, All Ages Local punk band A Primitive and Savage Land and Dylan Bredeau play SPACE for the first time, joined by Lewiston hardcore punks to the barricades! and hometown post-punk phenomenon Huak. This all-ages Earth Day show will benefit local arts collective The Dooryard. Come one & all! |
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Saturday 04.18.2009, Doors at 1:30 PM, Starts at 2:00 PM, $8, All Ages Morgan Taylor returns to SPACE with the latest installment in the story of Gustafer Yellowgold, a golden alien who comes to life in a “moving book” of songs and pictures; a show for the whole family to enjoy. |
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Emiliah Dahlin CD release show Saturday 04.18.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+ Tonight come in to hear the newest from local songstress Emiliah Dahlin. Also in the house this evening will be singer-songwriter Mieka Pauley. |
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The Lord Dog Bird & Micah Blue Smaldone Friday 04.17.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Come in and enjoy some wonderiful music of the singer/songwriter type with The Lord Dog Bird, Micah Blue Smaldone, and Tom K of Fire on Fire. |
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The Jason Spooner Trio, Adam James Frederick with The Hippie Killers, and The Toughcats. Thursday 04.09.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ Come on down for an evening with The Jason Spooner Trio, Adam James Frederick with The Hippie Killers, and The Toughcats. A night of good ole' fashioned rock and roll for your your inner hobo.
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Wednesday 04.08.2009, Starts at 7:00 PM, free, All Ages Join us for a discussion about the new exhibit: Carving the Floor. With Bowdoin Professor and Artist Anna Hepler, artist Andrea Sulzer and Bowdoin College students. |
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First Friday Art Walk Exhibit opening Friday 04.03.2009, Starts at 5:00 PM, free, All Ages
Come and witness firsthand the results of a project by artists Andrea Sulzer, Professor Anna Hepler and here Bowdoin College, Advanced Printmaking Class. Given 20 hours to work, the group carved, inked and printed the floors of two entire rooms from the old Brunswick High School, soon to be demolished. Photographs and video of their process will also be on display. |
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Sunday 03.29.2009, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10 / $8 for students and SPACE members, All Ages Speech and Debate is Stephen Karam’s fiercely funny and surprisingly timely new play, and SPACE’s inaugural theatrical production.Three teenage outsiders in Salem, Oregon discover they are connected by a shocking scandal involving one of their teachers. They take on the serious responsibility for unmasking the truth in a ridiculous way - by founding the school’s first Speech & Debate club and mashing its competitive events into their own fantastically awkward version of theatrical catharsis, complete with time-traveling witches, a gay Abraham Lincoln, and a George Michael dance break. |
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Saturday 03.28.2009, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10 / $8 for students and SPACE members, All Ages Speech and Debate is Stephen Karam’s fiercely funny and surprisingly timely new play, and SPACE’s inaugural theatrical production.Three teenage outsiders in Salem, Oregon discover they are connected by a shocking scandal involving one of their teachers. They take on the serious responsibility for unmasking the truth in a ridiculous way - by founding the school’s first Speech & Debate club and mashing its competitive events into their own fantastically awkward version of theatrical catharsis, complete with time-traveling witches, a gay Abraham Lincoln, and a George Michael dance break. |
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Friday 03.27.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, Ends at 1:00 AM, $10, 18+ What started as a trickle became a hurricane as a dancing craze is sweeping the city. If you’re already in the know, you’ve got plans to be at SPACE tonight with your dancing shoes on. If you’re new to the game, we’ll have Tango and Salsa lessons at the beginning of the night, alternating with dj’s and warm-up sets by the bands and then... full sets of the hottest music in Portland to heat up the early spring weather. |
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Social Justice Film Series: Very Young Girls Thursday 03.26.2009, Doors at 7:00, Starts at 7:30, Ends at 10:30, , All Ages In New York City, the average age of entry into the commercial sex industry is 13. Very Young Girls is an expose of human trafficking that follows young girls as they are seduced, abused, and sold on New York’s streets by pimps, and treated as adult criminals by police. The film identifies hope for these girls in GEMS (Girls Education and Mentoring Services), a recovery center founded and run by Rachel Lloyd, herself a survivor of sexual exploitation. Very Young Girls’ unprecedented access to girls and pimps will change the way law enforcement, the media, and society as a whole look at sexual exploitation, street prostitution and human trafficking. Followed with a Q&A with Director David Schisgall. |
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Kris Clark presents: CHANGE UP! Equinox Party! Saturday 03.21.2009, Doors at 9:00pm, Starts at 9:30pm, Ends at 12:30am, free, 18+ Kris Clark invites you to celebrate the first day of spring and the new spirit of change. Brooklyn’s DJ NILES reprise set of soulful, uplifitng house is guaranteed to fire up your feet and rejuvenate your soul. PLUS special guest DJ. Are you Ready To Go, Portland?asdfsadfsadf |
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Hometown Heroes: Chriss Sutherland CD Release with Brown Bird and Christopher Teret Friday 03.20.2009, Doors at 8:30pm, Starts at 9:00pm, Ends at 12:30am, $7, 18+ Chriss Sutherland (Fire on Fire/Cerberus Shoal) celebrates his second full-length solo record Worried Love, released March 17th on Peapod Recordings. Sutherland will play both solo and accompanied by a gaggle of friends. The music and the performance promise to be loaded with complicated and conflicting emotions. Opening the night will be the hard fought songs and voice of Christopher Teret and the lively heart of Brown Bird. Sutherland and Brown Bird launch a string of east coast tour dates with this show. |
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Sister Suvi with Shapes and Sizes and Lady Lamb the Beekeeper Friday 03.13.2009, Doors at 9:00pm, Starts at 9:30pm, , 18+ If you didn’t catch Sister Suvi’s frontwoman Merrill Garbus doing her solo project called Tune Yards here last fall, you missed one of the best performances on our stage in 2008! She’s back with her Montreal/Toronto full band, featuring a member of Islands, that locomotes like Deerhoof, folks-out like Akron Family and has been called the best unsigned band in North America. We’d like to suggest another contender for that title: Portland’s own Lady Lamb the Beekeeper who open the night along with Montreal popsters Shapes and Sizes. |
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Thursday 03.12.2009, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at , , 18+
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Saturday 03.07.2009, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, , All Ages Ocean “crawl through big riffs, rewarding the attentive with method and nuance, an achievement that recalls the subtle payoffs of classical composers Arvo Pärt and Philip Glass.... Imagine the climax of your favorite post-rock explosion lasting longer and gilded with the heavy elements and themes of desperation. Indeed, among the relatively crowded field of viscous, torpid metal ... Pantheon of the Lesser feels like a new benchmark.” (Pitchfork). Junius puncture each track with unshakable singularity until it turns into something addictive and encompassing.” (Exclaim! Magazine) |
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Friday 03.06.2009, Starts at 5:00pm, Ends at 8:00pm, , All Ages
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Philosophy Symposium: “Examined Life” Wednesday 03.04.2009, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, , All Ages |
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Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia with Sara Hallie Richardson Saturday 02.28.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+
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THE FEEL GOOD PARTY OF THE WINTER Friday 02.27.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+
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Johnny Cash’s Birthday, presented w/ WMPG Thursday 02.26.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Free, All Ages
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Hometown Heroes: 48 Hour Music Festival Saturday 02.21.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 18+
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Film: Oscar Shorts - Live Action Friday 02.20.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages
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Thursday 02.19.2009, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:20 PM, $5, All Ages
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Film: Oscar Shorts - Animation Wednesday 02.18.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages
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Sam Roberts Band with Mother Mother Tuesday 02.17.2009, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 18+ Sam Roberts, dubbed “The best live frontman in music” by Esquire Magazine, makes his first stop in the USA here in Portland |
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HEARTBREAKS & CRATES - Songs for the Grown and Sexy with DOCKS79 and PORE Saturday 02.14.2009, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+ Valentine’s Day presented by SPACE and Imperial Dynasty: HEARTBREAKS & CRATES, DJ’d by local Portland crate diggers Boondocks and Pore. |
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Thursday 02.12.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages In South Philadelphia, 50,000-square feet of concrete are covered with tile and mirrors—mosaics that were created by Isaiah Zagar, an eccentric, tormented artist. |
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Saturday 02.07.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $10, All Ages Girls Rock! is a showcase of female talent from the Maine Academy of Modern Music. |
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First Friday Art Walk: Sound and Vision: Circuit, Tube, and Prism Friday 02.06.2009, Starts at 5:00, Ends at 8:00, free, All Ages "Sound and Vision: Circuit, Tube, and Prism” is curated by Gideon Bok as part of SPACE’s annual “Artists Curating Artists” series. |
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Middle Eastern Night with Turgay Ertürk and Alhan Saturday 01.31.2009, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $10, 18+ Turgay Ertürk was born and raised in Urgup, a small town in Central Anatolia, Cappadocia, Turkey. He started playing the longed neck lute saz (baglama) at the age of fifteen. |
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Baltic Sea with Arms and Sleepers, Hadoken Friday 01.30.2009, Doors at 9:00pm, Starts at 9:30pm, , 18+ Deep orchestral atmospheres crossed with hard playing make The Baltic Sea Portland’s premier post-rockers. They team up with Boston’s Arms and Sleepers who utilize electronic sources to create rich, brassy textures, choppy beats and ethereal vocals. Brooding Amherst newcomers, Hadoken, open. The whole evening will be filled with music combined with live video. |
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Baltic Sea with Arms and Sleepers, Hadoken Friday 01.30.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Deep orchestral atmospheres crossed with hard playing make The Baltic Sea Portland’s premier post-rockers. |
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The 2009 Slow Food Portland Writer’s Night Thursday 01.29.2009, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, $25, $20 for Slow Food members, All Ages Come hear local and nationally known authors read and sample tastes of Maine’s soil and see. |
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Wednesday 01.28.2009, Doors at 6:30pm, Starts at 7:00pm, , All Ages Underneath the din of politicians posturing about “life” and “choice” and beyond the shouted slogans about murder and rights, there are real stories of real women who have had abortions. Each year in the US, 1.3 million abortions occur, but the topic is still so stigmatized it’s never discussed in polite company. Powerful, poignant, and fiercely honest, I Had an Abortion tackles this taboo, featuring 10 women – including famed feminist Gloria Steinem – who candidly describe experiences spanning seven decades, from the years before Roe v. Wade to the present day. Filmmakers Jennifer Baumgardner and Gillian Aldrich insightfully document how changing societal pressures have affected women’s choices and experiences. Presented by the Maine Choice Coalition, The League of Young Voters, The Portland Phoenix, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, The Family Planning Association of Maine and the Maine Civil Liberties Union. |
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Wednesday 01.28.2009, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, free, All Ages Underneath the din of politicians posturing about “life” and “choice” and beyond the shouted slogans about murder and rights, there are real stories of real women who have had abortions. |
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Mission of Burma with Huak and The Rattlesnakes Sunday 01.25.2009, Starts at 8:30 PM, $15, 18+ Yes, THE Mission of Burma! |
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Hometown Heroes presents the 3rd annual Dead of Winter Saturday 01.24.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $5, 18+ A couple years ago, we got a good idea. Warm up these darkest days by cramming a ton of Portland songwriters into one night |
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Friday 01.23.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $5, All Ages
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Thursday 01.22.2009, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $5, All Ages Acorn Productions continues its “Naked Shakespeare” series with “Will’s Shorts,” the latest installment of an ongoing compilation of scenes from the bard’s work. |
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Fucked Up with Cougars Kill Cobras Sunday 01.18.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ Matador Records recent signees, Fucked Up, are a bunch of noisy Canadians adept at face-melting during live shows. |
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Larkin Grimm with Beat Circus and Chriss Sutherland Saturday 01.17.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+
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MV & EE with Attar Cups and The Red F Friday 01.16.2009, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+
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Tuesday 01.13.2009, Doors at 7:00pm, Starts at 7:30pm, free, All Ages In the days before the first black presidency of the United States and the 80th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, do we really understand how racism works in America? Blue-Eyed demonstrates Jane Elliott’s work conducting controversial anti-racism training exercises, subjecting the white members of her workshops to pseudo-scientific explanations of their inferiority, culturally biased IQ tests and blatant discrimination to demonstrate the corrosive powers of racism firsthand. Followed by a discussion with members of the Portland branch of the NAACP. Funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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Greater Portland Volunteer Fair Saturday 01.10.2009, Starts at 10:00am, Ends at 2:00pm, free, All Ages SPACE Gallery invites you to come and meet some other nonprofit organizations who are actively recruiting volunteers |
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Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int’l with Grupo Esperanza Saturday 01.10.2009, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10, 18+ Chicago’s Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int’l plays classic Central and West African dance music-specializing in soukous, Highlife, Rumba, Dry Guitar, and other delights from the great continent. |
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Opening Reception for Sound and Vision: Circuit, Tube, and Prism Friday 01.09.2009, Starts at 5:30pm, Ends at 9:00pm, free, All Ages “Sound and Vision: Circuit, Tube, and Prism” is curated by Gideon Bok as part of SPACE’s annual “Artists Curating Artists” series. |
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New Year's Eve: WALL STREET PARTY!! Wednesday 12.31.2008, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 21+ Sometimes there's a bubble. Sometimes it bursts. The good news is, either way it's a good excuse to party! |
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Phyzkidz Featuring Tim Holland, Karen Montanaro and Two. Tuesday 12.30.2008, Starts at 11:00 AM, $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, $8 kids twelve and under. , All Ages For full info and tickets, visit www.acorn-productions.org |
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Phyzkidz Featuring Norman Ng, Jacob Sharp and Michael Trautman Monday 12.29.2008, Starts at 11:00 AM, $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, $8 kids twelve and under. , All Ages For full info and tickets, visit www.acorn-productions.org |
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Phyzkidz Featuring Alex the Jester, Tim Holland and Drew Richardson Sunday 12.28.2008, Starts at 2:00 PM, $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, $8 kids twelve and under., All Ages For full info and tickets, visit www.acorn-productions.org |
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Phyzkidz Featuring Jan Damm, Julie Goel and Yo-Yo People Saturday 12.27.2008, Starts at 11:00 AM, $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, $8 kids twelve and under. , All Ages 2 shows: 11am and 2pm. $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, $8 kids twelve and under. |
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Saturday 12.27.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages When a series of bloody murders occurs in his quiet suburb |
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Friday 12.26.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, All Ages Acorn Productions once again offers area audiences a week of extraordinary family variety entertainment |
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Film: Christmas On Mars: A Fantastical Film Freakout Featuring the Flaming Lips Tuesday 12.23.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Years in the making, psych-rock weirdos The Flaming Lips unveil their instant cult classic opus in time for the holiday. |
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Saturday 12.20.2008, Starts at 10:00am, Ends at 3:00pm, free, All Ages In case you missed the sale in November. They have nice stuff. Check it out. |
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Hometown Heroes: Graeme K., Brenda, Eggbot, and Computer at Sea Friday 12.19.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Portland’s prodigal son, Graeme K., returns for a special Hometown Heroes. |
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Social Justice Film Series: The Garden Thursday 12.18.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages The first film in the new SPACE bi-monthly Social Justice Film Series. The Garden tells the story of the 14-acre community garden in South Central Los Angeles |
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New England Foundation for the Arts Public Art Workshop Tuesday 12.16.2008, Starts at 2:00 PM, Ends at 4:00 PM, free, All Ages The New England Foundation for the Arts is administering a Request for Qualifications for six different public art projects in Northern New England. |
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WCYY Holiday Bizarre: Loverless and Dominic and the Lucid’s SUNSHINE PARTY Saturday 12.13.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, free, 18+ It’s December and you’re cold and it’s 4 o’clock and it’s already dark! Don’t be bummed out, come to the SUNSHINE PARTY! |
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Friday 12.12.2008, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10 in advance, $15 at the door, 18+ Dimensions in Jazz delivers another heavy night at SPACE for the jazz-heads! Snowmonks are a five piece ensemble |
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The Howlies, Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia, and The King Left Thursday 12.11.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Atlanta’s The Howlies are cut from the same analog cloth as their city-mates The Black Lips. |
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Wednesday 12.10.2008, Starts at 4:00 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, free, All Ages A fantastic collection of handmade goods including books, t-shirts, cards and other printed materials, handbags, jewelry, iron cribbage boards, affordable art and more. This will be the best holiday shopping party of the season |
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The Spinto Band with Oxford Collapse and Phantom Buffalo Tuesday 12.09.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+ Bacharach, Beatles, Berlin, Bowie... all B words brought to mind by the mighty Spinto Band! |
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Saturday 12.06.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Kira Kira is Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir on thumb piano, music boxes and all kinds of toys wired with contact mikes. |
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First Friday Artwalk -- Time Warp: Thirty Years at Spindleworks Friday 12.05.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8::00 PM, free, All Ages Thirty years ago, Nan Ross, a weaver from Bath, Maine, began working with six individuals from Independence Association, an agency that helps children and adults with disabilities achieve full and inclusive lives in their chosen community. |
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How’s Your News: On The Campaign Trail and Everything in Sight Wednesday 12.03.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages In Director Arthur Bradford’s How’s Your News: On The Campaign Trail, a team of six reporters with mental and physical disabilities attends both the Democratic and Republican conventions during the 2004 presidential campaign. |
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Pete Kilpatrick with Roy Davis and the Dregs and Marie Moreshead Friday 11.28.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ It’s time to get out of the house after a lazy holiday, and what better reason than Pete Kilpatrick’s long-overdue return to SPACE? |
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Saturday 11.22.2008, Starts at 4:00 PM, Ends at 1:00AM, free, All Ages Yes, in 6 short years we've brought you, our loving audience, 1000 events! So tonight we're celebrating! Please join us. |
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Friday 11.21.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $8, $6 for SPACE members, All Ages The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event that showcases footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters throughout the country. |
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Dracula Zombie USA with Jerk Off Jack Off Frig Face, Feel it Robot, and Miss Amanda Jones Thursday 11.20.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Portland’s DraculaZombieUSA Yankee Ingenuity is the third branch of the legendary DraculaZombieUSA franchise, which began in Brooklyn and spread to San Francisco. |
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Creative Conversations - The Business of Art Part 3 : Promotion Tuesday 11.18.2008, Starts at 7:00 PM, free, All Ages The Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance and SPACE bring you another successful series of mediated discussions about the Arts in our personal lives, our local communities and beyond. |
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Sunday 11.16.2008, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, $5 suggested donation, All Ages Famed rock scribe Joe Carducci visits Portland in support of his new book “Enter Naomi; SST And All That.” |
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Saturday 11.15.2008, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $5, 18+ WePushButtons is Portland’s one stop shop for electronic music and hip hop communities. The 2nd annual Awards Show honors the cream of the crop in all areas of the local electronic music, including categories for Best Hip Hop Act, Best House Act and Best Club DJ. |
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Friday 11.14.2008, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $8, 18+ 7 SIRENS is just what it sounds like: Seven of the most sonorous voices in Portland with two X chromosomes sharing the stage. |
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Fredrik with Plains and Lady Lamb The Beekeeper Thursday 11.13.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Sweden’s Fredrik is the more acoustically oriented Swedish sextet from the men behind previously loved electro pop outfit the LK. They make pitch-perfect folk songs somewhere between Aerial M, Magnetic Fields and Panda Bear. |
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Doc. Film: The Greening of Southie Wednesday 11.12.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7, $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Set in rugged South Boston, this is the story of a revolutionary Green Building. From wheatboard cabinetry to recycled steel, bamboo flooring to dual-flush toilets, The Macallen Building is something different––a leader in the emerging field of environmentally friendly design. |
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Dance Performance: Dance Plus Video Equals Love Saturday 11.08.2008, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $8, All Ages Featuring dance, video and performance by Dana Detweiler (Maine), Karinne Keithley (New York), Carol Dilley & Bill Matthews (Maine) and Sara Smith (Massachusetts, formerly Maine); with Emily Hricko, Caribeth Klemundt and Jessamyn Schmidt. |
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First Friday Art Walk: Tod Seelie Constant Quarry Friday 11.07.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8::00 PM, free, All Ages NYC photographer Tod Seelie is a relentless documenter of city life who manages to capture all the vibrant grime, grit and magic of underground parties, sweaty rock shows and urban bike culture. |
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Reggae for Haiti, a benefit for Haitian flood relief Thursday 11.06.2008, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7-15 suggested donation, 18+ SPACE teams up with Peace Action Maine to present a benefit for Haitian flood relief featuring Baraka Oyuru from the Wailers Band, Jamaican vocal sensation Fitzie Niceness, Portland’s legendary Mystic Vibes, Tuf (featuring members of Rockin Vibration) and and DJ Lukaduke from Cognizant Sound. |
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World/Inferno Friendship Society with The Swaggerin' Growlers Wednesday 11.05.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+ World/Inferno is a cabaret punk band from Brooklyn, merging punk, klezmer, and gospel. |
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Friday 10.31.2008, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 21+ Yes, friends, it’s a time-honored SPACE tradition: your favorite local bands as your favorite all-time bands for Halloween! Darien Brahms as David Bowie! The Toughcats with Emilia Dahlin as Cyndi Lauper! Computer at Sea as Kraftwerk! Conifer as CAN! |
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My Brightest Diamond with Clare & The Reasons - Halloween-Eve Bash! Thursday 10.30.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ My Brightest Diamond is spearheaded by Shara Worden whose vocal style and stage theatrics channel Jeff Buckley, Nina Simone and Portishead, backed up by the band’s Mancini-esque string arrangements. |
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Friday 10.24.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $8, $6 for SPACE members, All Ages Asbury Shorts New York, now in it’s 28th season, is a touring exhibition of major award winning short films including current international festival honorees combined with classics from the past 10 years. |
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Portland City Councilor and Candidate Halloween Meet’n’Greet Thursday 10.23.2008, Starts at 7:00 PM, free, All Ages The League of Young Voters and the Maine People’s Alliance are coming together to throw a fun and exciting Halloween Meet’n’Greet! Current Councilors and Candidates will come and mingle with the public, dressed in fun costumes, with sweet tunes and a costume contest, great punch, and good political conversation. |
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Conifer CD Release with Akimbo Monday 10.20.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Finally! Our local ministers of LOUD, Conifer, are throwing their CD release party at SPACE for their long awaited sophmore effort entitled Crown Fire, released by Important Records. |
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LIVE! ON STAGE JONATHAN RICHMAN featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums, with Hilton Valentine Saturday 10.18.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $12, 18+ Jonathan Richman has been writing songs, making records and performing live for most of his life, winning fans and making friends around the world with his guileless honesty and playfully catchy compositions. |
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Cougars Kill Cobras CD Release Party w/ Guillermo Sexo and SHELLSHAG Friday 10.17.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+ It’s not a secret anymore that Cougars Kill Cobras rock really really… really hard. They haven’t even properly released an album and they’ve launched to the top of everyone’s list of contenders for the title of Best Rock Band in Portland. |
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Thursday 10.16.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 8:20 PM, $5, All Ages Started in 2003 by Klein Dytham Architects, Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) Night is an opportunity for creatives of all stripes to present their work. |
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Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour Tuesday 10.14.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ A traveling variety show featuring Julian Koster, William Cullen Hart, Scott Spillane, Laura Carter, Eric Harris and many more members of The Elephant 6 collective performing the music of The Music Tapes, Circulatory System, Scott Spillane, The Gerbils, Elf Power, Olivia Tremor Control, Nesey Gallons and more. |
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Citay w/ Tempera and tUnE-YaRdS Monday 10.13.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $6, 18+ Citay is the project of San Francisco’s Ezra Feinberg and his cadre of “goddam hippies”. The result is sweeping psychedelia with Byrds harmonies and Floyd-ed out guitar wails somehow compacted into tight pop gems. |
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Sunday 10.12.2008, Starts at 12:00 PM, $5 and available first-come, first-serve at the door only. , All Ages The Time of Rivers Festival focuses on exploratory stringed instrumental soloists with an emphasis on the guitar. There are however a few ensembles who round things out a bit and hopefully complement the other musicians. Last year's inaugural festival was a huge success with locals and visitors from all over due to the the diversity of the players and the various approaches to their instrument(s). |
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Sunday 10.12.2008, Starts at 11:00 AM, Ends at 5:00 PM, free, All Ages Last year Enterprise Records, our local (vinyl-only) record store reported that the Time of Rivers crowd --- both attendees and performers --- had a voracious appetite for interesting LP’s in all categories. So for this year’s Festival, in combination with Enterprise, we’re organizing a regular show and sale involving multiple dealers. |
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Sunday 10.12.2008, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, $15 advance, $18 at the festival. Passes for all three evening shows are $35 in advance and $45 at the festival., All Ages The Time of Rivers Festival focuses on exploratory stringed instrumental soloists with an emphasis on the guitar. There are however a few ensembles who round things out a bit and hopefully complement the other musicians. Last year's inaugural festival was a huge success with locals and visitors from all over due to the the diversity of the players and the various approaches to their instrument(s). |
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Saturday 10.11.2008, Starts at 12:00 PM, $5 and available first-come, first-serve at the door only. , All Ages The Time of Rivers Festival focuses on exploratory stringed instrumental soloists with an emphasis on the guitar. There are however a few ensembles who round things out a bit and hopefully complement the other musicians. Last year's inaugural festival was a huge success with locals and visitors from all over due to the the diversity of the players and the various approaches to their instrument(s). |
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Saturday 10.11.2008, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, $15 advance, $18 at the festival. Passes for all three evening shows are $35 in advance and $45 at the festival. , All Ages The Time of Rivers Festival focuses on exploratory stringed instrumental soloists with an emphasis on the guitar. There are however a few ensembles who round things out a bit and hopefully complement the other musicians. Last year's inaugural festival was a huge success with locals and visitors from all over due to the the diversity of the players and the various approaches to their instrument(s). |
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Friday 10.10.2008, Doors at 5:30 PM, Starts at 6:00 PM, $15 advance, $18 at the festival. Passes for all three evening shows are $35 in advance and $45 at the festival., All Ages The Time of Rivers Festival focuses on exploratory stringed instrumental soloists with an emphasis on the guitar. There are however a few ensembles who round things out a bit and hopefully complement the other musicians. Last year's inaugural festival was a huge success with locals and visitors from all over due to the the diversity of the players and the various approaches to their instrument(s). |
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Documentary Film: Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot Thursday 10.09.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7, $5 for SPACE members, All Ages On the corner of 155th and Frederick Douglas Boulevard in Harlem lies Rucker Park. By appearances, the concrete pavement, anchored on one side by its run down slab bleachers, is no different than any other basketball court in the city, but this is the place where nicknames are indelibly branded and legends are born. |
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Wednesday 10.08.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ New Zealand's Liam Finn is going to be freakin' huge once he's done touring with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, though he already has a head start after that sweet duet of “Two of Us” with dad, Neil Finn (Crowded House), on the I Am Sam soundtrack and an “Artist to Watch” nod from Rolling Stone that calls his sound “Elliot Smith - despair + a leprechaun”! |
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Monday 10.06.2008, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, free, All Ages Tod Seelie’s life is an adventurous one, whether he’s floating down the Mississippi or Hudson River on art-raft journeys, shooting rogue taxidermy projects made from Chinatown garbage or touring on a veggie-oil converted bus. |
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PSO @ SPACE: Untitled No. 1 featuring dj Masonic and the Improvisational String Quartet Sunday 10.05.2008, Starts at 7:00 PM, $5, All Ages The Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform Mason Bates’ “Liquid Interface” on their season opening concert at Merrill Auditorium, but for the first ever PSO @ SPACE program, Bates, aka dj Masonic, will collaborate with the Improvisational String Quartet (Yasmin Craig Vitalius, PSO violinist, Nathan Kolosko, classical guitar, Al Giusto, resonator guitar and Catherine Stambach, acoustic bass). |
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Japanther with Matt & Kim and Black Label NYC DJs Saturday 10.04.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+ Brooklyn invades Portland tonight for the best party in town. For photographer Tod Seelie's gallery show this month, we've brought together some of Tod's closest musical friends to celebrate a great installation. |
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Friday 10.03.2008, Doors at 7:00PM, Starts at , free, All Ages Tod Seelie’s life is an adventurous one, whether he’s floating down the Mississippi or Hudson River on art-raft journeys, shooting rogue taxidermy projects made from Chinatown garbage or touring on a veggie-oil converted bus. Seelie is the go-to photographer for bands like Japanther, Matt & Kim, The Death Set, and Parts & Labor, and for years he’s documented urban bicycle culture, namely the Black Label Bicycle Club, who practice philosophies of avoiding wastefulness, rejecting consumerism-as- identity, and using creativity as a means for improving one’s life. todseelie.com / www.suckapants.com / www.ofquiet.com / www.everydayilive.com |
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First Friday Art Walk: Tod Seelie Constant Quarry Friday 10.03.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, free, All Ages Tod Seelie, a young NYC photographer is a relentless documenter of city life and manages to capture all the vibrant grime, grit and magic of underground parties, sweaty rock shows and urban bike culture. |
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Black Label Bicycle Club DJs Dirtyfinger, Stache & Porkchop Friday 10.03.2008, Doors at 9:30 PM, Starts at 10:00 PM, $5, Free for SPACE Members, 18+ The Black Label Bicycle Club is a national network of seriously dedicated bicycle modifiers and riders. From the ranks of the Brooklyn chapter, the club has also spawned some outrageous DJs like Dirtyfinger, Stache and Porkchop who have been making loft parties and clubs all over the Boroughs sweat to a gritty mix of '80s Euro new wave, dancey edits of early rock jams, hip-hop booty bass and Latin soul classics. |
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Dark Meat w/ The Loom and Metal Feathers Thursday 10.02.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Vice Records' Dark Meat are an Athens ensemble mixing elements of blues, punk rock, psychedelic jams, jazz and Zappa/Beefheart styled explosions. |
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These Are Powers with The Rattlesnakes Tuesday 09.30.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Brooklyn's These Are Powers are a group of future primitives that can't seem to stop touring and getting better at making noise-infused, madness invoking no-wave rock n' roll that brings to mind Deerhoof, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Boredoms. |
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Film Screening: Manhattan Short Film Festival Saturday 09.27.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages The 11th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival is the largest short film festival in the world. It's stated mission is "to unite audiences around the world with the most creative short films in the world" and tonight, our SPACE audience will unite with viewers from Australia, Europe, North, South and Central America to watch and vote for the 2008 finalist. |
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Moses Atwood with Samuel James and Johnson's Crossroad Friday 09.26.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+ It's the return of the mighty Moses Atwood! He's been spending his days in Asheville, NC, but Portland's "heir apparent to Ray LaMontagne" can't seem to leave for too long, especially with good friends like Samuel James able to lend a hand with a concert. |
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Thursday 09.25.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, 18+ Join Words and Images, the University of Southern Maine's literary journal, for a marathon evening of author readings and musical guests. |
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Death Vessel w/ Micah Blue Smaldone (CD Release) Wednesday 09.24.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+ Kennebunkport raised Joel Thibodeau has come along way since he left these parts, now touring his band Death Vessel with the likes of Low, Jose Gonzalez, and Iron & Wine. The same growth can be said for Fire on Fire member Micah Blue Smaldone who's been honing his set all over Europe and the U.S. |
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Creative Conversations - The Business of Art Part 1: Rescources Tuesday 09.23.2008, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages The Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance and SPACE bring you another successful series of mediated discussions about the Arts in our personal lives, our local communities and beyond. |
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The League of Young Voters Presents RECLAIM your world: registration to ROCK concert Monday 09.22.2008, Starts at 6:00 PM, Free, All Ages What's that? A free rock concert? The League of Young Voters partners with rockin' musicians and rollin' local organizations to bring you an evening of sweet tunes and everything you'd ever wanted to know about voting in Maine. |
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Saturday 09.20.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+ Anticon’s WHY? are the kings of jangle-rap, equally at home sharing the stage with their hip-hop labelmates or touring with Yo La Tengo and Islands. They roll through town to support their third LP of hard rhymes and raw-spun songs, Alopecia. |
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Rabelais and Slow Food Portland present an evening with Gary Paul Nabhan Friday 09.19.2008, Doors at 6:30 PM, Starts at 7:00 PM, $5, free for members, All Ages Gary Paul Nabhan, PhD., is a prize-winning essayist, lecturer, food and farming advocate, rural lifeways folklorist, and conservationist. His work has long been rooted in the U.S./Mexico borderlands region he affectionately calls “the stinkin’ hot desert.” |
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Film Screening + Panel Discussion: Under Our Skin Thursday 09.18.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages A powerful and often terrifying look at the science and politics of Lyme disease, interlaced with personal stories of those whose lives have been affected and nearly destroyed. From a few brave doctors who risk their medical licenses, to patients who once led active lives but now can barely walk, the film exposes a broken health care and medical research system. |
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Melissa Ferrick CD release with Michelle Malone Wednesday 09.17.2008, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $18 in advance, $20 at the door, 18+ Melissa Ferrick returns to SPACE for a special, solo-acoustic CD release show for her yet to be titled 8th album. Don't miss this opportunity to see this legendary singer/songwriter - as she has sold out the last three shows she has played in Portland. |
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Indian Jewelry with Mmoss and Planets Around The Sun Tuesday 09.16.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ If the castaways from "The Lord of the Flies" had guitars and messed up keyboards, they would have formed Indian Jewelry. But they didn't. Some kids from Texas did and their music has been called anything from ethno-voodoo, industrial death disco or other dumb phrases that might bring to mind Suicide or Throbbing Gristle. |
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Saturday 09.13.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $10, 18+ We've been saving our energy up for a good ol' fashioned SPACE party so let's get one thing straight: This is a SEMI-FORMAL dance, okay? No baggy jeans, and get a haircut young man! |
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Film Screening: Beautiful Losers Thursday 09.11.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7, $5 for SPACE members, All Ages In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders, rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world, this group has become a movement that has transformed pop culture. |
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Hometown Heroes: Darien Brahms CD Release with The Hot Tarts Saturday 09.06.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8, 18+
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First Friday Artwalk: houseboat Friday 09.05.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Free, All Ages On view for the month of September in SPACE’s entrance gallery is houseboat, a show of new drawings by Kyle Durrie. The works originated from a night Kyle spent with an atlas, tracing every single road she has traveled in North America. |
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Peapod Recordings Showcase - featuring a million bands! Saturday 08.30.2008, Doors at 7:30 PM, Starts at 8:00 PM, $8, 18+ We give the reigns over to Ron Harrity and his homegrown record label’s amazing lineup of talent from as close as Portland and as far away as Berlin. |
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Roy Davis & The Dregs with The Everyday Visuals and Tree By Leaf Friday 08.29.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Roy Davis & the Dregs bring a warming mix of alt-country and Americana pop-rock to SPACE Gallery in support of his new album, Deadweight. Think Bruce Springsteen’s lyrics over Neil Young & Crazy Horse after three beers. |
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Grow Smart Maine presents: SMART GROWTH FOR’EM | creative design for sustainable communities Wednesday 08.27.2008, Doors at 5:30 PM, Starts at 6:00 PM, $5, All Ages ‘Smart Growth’ projects are reviving Maine’s historic downtowns with workspace and housing for Maine’s creative economy. GrowSmart Maine presents this social and informational For’Em for YOU to meet the architects, developers, and designers working to bring Maine’s “good bones” back to life. |
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B-Boys in Arms Presents… A Hip-Hop Jam for Justice Saturday 08.23.2008, Starts at 8:00 PM, Free, All Ages B-Boys in Arms Presents… A Hip-Hop Jam for Justice is a fund-raising exhibition of local visual and performing Hip-Hop artists, through which we will be raising money for the Darfur region of Sudan. |
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Thursday 08.21.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $10, All Ages Bluntfest is back! The music festival that rocked you in the late 90s with the sounds of youthful and local talent is reemerging with diverse music from across the city. |
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Tuesday 08.19.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Parachutes (based in Reykjavik, Iceland) is the music of Alex Somers and Scott Alario, taking their name from the seeds of a dandelion flower. They play lots of different toys and instruments and often sample objects from around the house. |
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SPACE Gallery and Portland’s Downtown District present The Toughcats Friday 08.15.2008, Starts at 12:00 PM, Free, All Ages The Toughcats, a trio from midcoast Maine, play a unique brand of rock n’ roll. Their songs are slow waltzes, banjo-pickers and steel guitar rockers. |
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Portland Popfest: Bears, Ghosty, PWRFL Power, The 500s and more! Thursday 08.14.2008, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ This is one gigantic humongous night of pop and twee featuring the music of Cleveland, Ohio’s Bears, melodic technicians Ghosty, one man superman PWRFL Power, and the local punk pop of The 500s. |
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Alina Simone with Adam Kurtz (CD release) and Matt Rock Saturday 08.09.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Alina Simone brings a folk-oriented sensibility to her songs about ordinary places and strange meetings. Her style brings to mind both Cat Power and PJ Harvey, but it’s her recent project of Russian punk covers that separates her from the pack. |
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SPACE Gallery and Portland’s Downtown District present Phantom Buffalo Friday 08.08.2008, Starts at 12:00 PM, Free, All Ages What more do you want us to say about Phantom Buffalo? You scream, we all scream for pretty pop tunes drenched in psychedelic effects. It’s better than a Fudgsicle. |
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Surprise Me Mr. Davis with The Low Anthem and Whitehouse on Trial Friday 08.08.2008, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10, 18+ Surprise Me Mr. Davis is an electro-folk collaboration between singer-songwriter Nathan Moore and members of the contemporary avant-rock trip The Slip. The band heard Moore singing in the shower while on tour, and during a blizzard in 2003 they recorded some tracks while they were snowed in. |
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In the Window - GC Typhois goes for the WORLD RECORD Thursday 08.07.2008, Starts at 4:00 PM, Free, All Ages R. Riley Chaisson is GC Typhois, a one-man band from Portland, ME. He will spend the next four days, a total of 60 hours, attempting to break the world record for longest continuously played solo guitar performance, currently held by James Brister of Louisiana (Jan 29, 2006 at 50 hours). |
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Thursday 08.07.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, All Ages Harmony Korine’s (Gummo) follows a lonely Michael Jackson impersonator who is invited by a beautiful Marilyn Monroe to a commune populated by other impersonators in the Scottish Highlands. In a parallel story line, the incomparable Werner Herzog plays a Latin American priest who learns his missionary of nuns can literally fly. |
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The Baltic Sea Album Release with The Cambiata and The Informati Saturday 08.02.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ For fans of Mogwai, Hum and Sunny Day Real Estate. SPACE proudly presents the CD Release of “Through Scenic Heights and Days Regrets”, the new album by Portland post-rockers The Baltic Sea. |
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SPACE Gallery and Portland’s Downtown District present Brenda Friday 08.01.2008, Starts at 12:00 PM, Free, All Ages From the ashes of Cult Maze comes Brenda! This indie rock trio is cut from the classic mold, tipping its hat with equal reverence to Pavement and the Beach Boys, Elvis and the Walkmen. |
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First Friday: Detached Sentiments closing reception Friday 08.01.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 9:00pm, Free, All Ages Artist Patrick Corrigan is one of SPACE’s favorite local renaissance men, working out of his Bayside studio, Fort Awesome, on a variety of music projects, paintings and mixed media pieces, silk-screened prints, illustrations and hand-painted custom guitar pedals. |
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Documentary Film: Operation Filmmaker Thursday 07.31.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $18 advance, $20 door, 18+ This is the story of how well-intentioned Americans try to intervene in the life of an Iraqi and how nothing goes as planned. Actor Liev Schrieber, after seeing an MTV reality show clip, recruits Iraqi film student Muthana Mohmed to intern on his production of Everything Is Illuminated. |
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Dog Day Afternoons with Vince Nez Wednesday 07.30.2008, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Who better to wrap up the Dog Day Afternoon series than the genre-defying, mind-bending musician known to the rest of us as Vince Nez? Vince is sure to pack in a set of surprise guests to help with his unique, playful songs, written on anything from an acoustic guitar to a trombone. |
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Vetiver with Arborea and Saint Disaster Tuesday 07.29.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8.00, 18+ San Francisco's Vetiver just released Things of the Past, a covers album feauring their major influences including Loudon Wainwright III and Bobby Charles. |
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Maine College of Art MFA Lecture Series with Nina Katchadourian Monday 07.28.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Nina Katchadourian spends a part of each year on a small island in the Finnish archipelago where she summered as a child. Her work exists in a wide variety of media including photography, sculpture, video and sound. |
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SPACE and Portland's Downtown District present Over a Cardboard Sea Friday 07.25.2008, Starts at 12:00 PM, Free, All Ages Over A Cardboard Sea mixes vaudevillian charm with a contemporary DIY ethos. Old Timey instrumentation is complemented with good jokes and bad jokes and giant puppets. |
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Friday 07.25.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ Wisconsin's Bon Iver stole the show this winter when they opened for Black Mountain and couldn't wait to come back. Frontman Justin Vernon isolated himself in an old cabin for four months to write and record his latest album, For Emma, Forever Ago. |
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Vialka with Crank Sturgeon and bad bus Thursday 07.24.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, Free, 18+ What's better than an art opening? A non-opening. We re-celebrate Corrigan's gallery show with music from self-described "turbo folk micro-orchestra", French guitar-and-drums duo Vialka. |
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Dog Day Afternoons with South China and White Light Wednesday 07.23.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Biddeford duo South China will someday not be referred to as 2/3rds of Brown Bird because the momentum of Jeremy and Jerusha Robinson's new project seems to be superceding the reputation of their well received Americana outfit. Expect cello, banjo, subtle guitar effects and beautiful harmonies. They'll then join the rotating cast of White Light for a psych-pop set featuring members of the L'Animaux Tryst collective. |
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Maine College of Art MFA Lecture Series with Amy Yoes Monday 07.21.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages After years dedicated to painting, artist Amy Yoes has begun exploring multimedia environments in the form of otherworldly environments and idiosyncratic interiors created through photography, sculpture and video. A Village Voice critic described one of her installations as “a cross between a skateboard ramp and a fashion-show catwalk.” |
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Phantom Buffalo CD release with Metal Feathers and Honey Clouds Saturday 07.19.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8.00, 18+ Local indie legends Phantom Buffalo celebrate the release of their long-awaited next album entitled Take To The Trees. Described as The Beach Boys meets The Shins, the band creates their own version of pop music, tricked out with effects and guided by the gentle vocals of Jon Balzono-Brookes. |
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SPACE and Portland's Downtown District present Chriss Sutherland Friday 07.18.2008, Starts at 12:00 PM, Free, All Ages Chriss Sutherland is just as much a solo artist these days as he is a member of Portland all-stars Fire on Fire. His solo debut, “Me In a Field,” offers up songs that first appear folky and then develop into something freer and more exciting with strains of Spain and psychedelia in the mix. |
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The Ladybug Transistor with Winterpills and Gully Friday 07.18.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8.00, 18+ As members of the Elephant Six Collective, Ladybug Transistor brushes shoulders with bands like Of Montreal and The Apples in Stereo. |
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Dog Day Afternoons with Computer at Sea and The Red F Wednesday 07.16.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Galen Richmond (the Enchantments, Same Basic Bear) just returned from NYC's The Bent Festival, where his new glitchy analog pop tunes, derived from modified toys and keyboards, won him praise from the Village Voice. Tim Burns (Phantom Buffalo) calls himself The Red F when he plays on his own. It's your best chance to hear his beautiful voice over pop-oriented fingerpicking compositions. |
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Maine College of Art MFA Lecture Series with Karyn Olivier Monday 07.14.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Karyn Oliver was born in 1968 in Trinidad, raised in Brooklyn and educated at Dartmouth where she studied psychology and the Cranbrook Academy of Art where she studied ceramics. She mines subjects such as childhood play, furniture and billboards to explore complex psychological and cultural riches in the form of disorienting sculptures and installations. She currently teaches at the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard. |
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Miss Fairchild with rocket.one and Sammy Bananas Saturday 07.12.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7.00, 18+ Miss Fairchild is a five-piece modern pop and soul band that’s been setting dance floors on fire! On a mission to put the K back in FUN, the band has been traveling the US and Canada in support of their sophomore release, “Ooh La La Sha Sha.” Miss Fairchild mixes the electricity of James Brown, the undeniable funk of Sly and the Family Stone, the New Jack sensibility of Bel Biv DeVoe and modern flavors. Opening set by rocket.one (wepushbuttons) and dance set by Sammy Bananas. |
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SPACE Gallery and Portland's Downtown District present Chris Teret Friday 07.11.2008, Starts at 12:00 PM, Free, All Ages SPACE is pleased to curate the Weekday Music Series with the Portland Downtown District. Kicking off the outdoor series, every Friday in July in Tommy's Park, is Chris Teret. Chris last graced our stage with his band, Company, but it's his solo set that really brings out the Americana in him, channeling the spirit of Woody Guthrie. |
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Can Kickers with The Toughcats and The Weird Beards Friday 07.11.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7.00, 18+ Self-described as "Old timey riot music for dancing", The Can Kickers are a live trio from New London, Connecticut. The three-man group plays on washboards, banjos, fiddles, and one of the fellas yodels. Expect a hootin' good ol' night with fellow Connecticut band The Weird Bears and Phoenix BMP Best Roots Act winners The Toughcats. |
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Dog Day Afternoons with Plains Wednesday 07.09.2008, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Patrick Corrigan, the artist currently featured in our gallery, had a good idea: free music and soup in the lobby of SPACE, lovingly transformed into a small venue by Corrigan. His new band with Seekonk buddy Dave Noyes, called Plains, will kick off the series which runs every Wednesday in July. |
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Maine College of Art MFA Lecture Series with Mark Wethli Monday 07.07.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages The A. LeRoy Greason Professor of Art at Bowdoin College, Mark C. Wethli is a painter inspired by the tension between ideal platonic forms and creative origins. |
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Impossible Shapes w/ Robert Stillman + Pepi Ginsberg & Hacienda Thursday 07.03.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, 6.00, 18+ Indiana's The Impossible Shapes are on tour supporting their recently released self-titled album recorded on "extra sticky analog tape." |
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Dog Day Afternoons with Visitations Wednesday 07.02.2008, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Patrick Corrigan, the artist currently featured in our gallery, had a good idea: free music and soup watermelon in the lobby of SPACE, lovingly transformed into a small venue by Corrigan. Visitations are one of Portland's best bands you still haven't heard. Their recent Time-Lag Records release prompted Thurston Moore and Byron Coley to exclaim "we NEED to hear more!" Well here's your chance. It's free... and there's soup watermelon. |
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Maine College of Art MFA Lecture Series with Caroline Jones Monday 06.30.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Martha Buskirk is associate professor of art history and criticism at Montserrat College of Art. She is author of The Contingent Object of Contemporary Art (MIT Press, 2003), and she is currently pursuing work on a new book that examines intersections between museum history and contemporary artistic practices that evoke conventions associated with the collection, souvenir, relic, and archive. |
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Covered in Bees, Confusatron and Man-Witch Sunday 06.29.2008, Doors at 4:00 PM, Starts at 5:00 PM, $6, All Ages The Entertainment Experiment presents: Portland punk-rock veterans Covered in Bees will be teaming up with theatrical-thrash titans Man-Witch and robot prog-monsters Confusatron for the first in a series of long overdue all-ages rock shows here at SPACE. |
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You Can Get There From Here! Professional Development Workshops for Emerging Artists Saturday 06.28.2008, Doors at 9:00 AM, Starts at 10:30 AM, Ends at 5:00 PM, $10, All Ages Program |
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The Animation Show - 2 SCREENINGS!! Friday 06.27.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $8, $5 for members, All Ages Curated by Mike Judge (creator of “Beavis & Butthead,” and “King of the Hill”), The Animation Show visits Maine for the first time with an all new collection of the world’s greatest animated short films. |
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Harry and the Potters - Unlimited Enthusiasm Expo! Thursday 06.26.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, $10, All Ages Harry and the Potters are pioneers of wizard rock, a form of indie rock with themes inspired by the J.K. Rowling book series and lyrics usually from the point of view of the fictional protagonist, Harry Potter. |
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Gallery Opening: Patrick Corrigan Wednesday 06.25.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, Free, All Ages Artist Patrick Corrigan is a local renaissance man, working out of his Bayside studio Fort Awesome on a variety of music projects, paintings, mixed media pieces, silk-screened prints, illustrations and hand-painted custom guitar pedals. |
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Maine Film and Video Association Annual Meeting Tuesday 06.24.2008, Doors at 5:00 PM, Starts at 6:00 PM, Free for MFVA members, $5 for nonmembers , All Ages Featuring a dynamic panel discussion on Fundraising, Marketing and Grant Strategies to help get your film off the ground. |
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Maine College of Art MFA Lecture Series with Jason Lewis Monday 06.23.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Jason Lewis is a digital artist and technology researcher whose work revolves around experiments in visual language, text and typography. |
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Grupo Esperanza - Summer Solstice Dance Party Saturday 06.21.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8.00, 18+ Join Portland’s own Grupo Esperanza for this Summer Solstice Dance Party! The band, if you don’t know, is dance-powered: the more you dance, the better the night. |
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Brothers Unconnected: A Tribute To Charles Gocher & Sun City Girls with Fire On Fire Friday 06.20.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $10, 18+ Formed in 1981 by brothers Richard and Alan Bishop and percussionist Charlie Gocher, Sun City Girls rendered an eclectic mix of every musical style one can think of -- demented surf, Indian and Asian improvisation, free-form noise, fractured folk, you name it -- with doses of kabuki theater, shadow puppetry, and maverick guerilla stagecraft thrown in. |
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Maine College of Art MFA Lecture Series with Brian Conley Thursday 06.19.2008, Doors at 6:00 PM, Starts at 6:30 PM, Free, All Ages Brian Conley is Chair of the Fine Arts Department at California College of the Arts. In work ranging from large-scale sculpture to live-radio broadcasts and interactive sound installations, his projects focus on the relationship between art installation and scientific display, mixing fact and fiction to explore the human experience within a continuum bounded by technology and nature. |
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Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance presents Creative Conversations Wednesday 06.18.2008, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages Creative Conversations is a way to connect creative individuals: to each other, to organizations, to information, to opportunities. |
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Damon & Naomi with Helena Espvall and Masaki Batoh Friday 06.13.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $5, All Ages Dark green stripes of watermelon…the blood of someone lost…singing Egyptian music…a cranky soccer ball…living under water—these are some of the things that matter most to fifty of the over 400 young writers the Telling Room worked with this year in intensive workshops in schools and at their downtown writing center. |
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Blake/e/e/e with Yeti and Estrella Norte Tuesday 06.10.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $5, 18+ Some say the dark folk music of Chicago’s Blake/e/e/e sounds like Sonic Youth on opium or the Staple Singers on acid. “The Beach Boys going to church if the church was a mutant disco” seems the most appropriate |
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Third Annual SPACE Gallery Polaroid Auction Friday 06.06.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, Free, All Ages You've probably heard the news that the Polaroid Corporation has decided to cease production of our favorite film, so who knows what future lies ahead for devotees of the beauty created with our beloved instant film? |
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Time-Lag Presents: Kemialliset Ystävät with The Skaters and Cursillistas Thursday 05.29.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ Local psych purveyor Time-Lag Records presents a rare opportunity to see a group from waaay across the pond. |
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Surfwise: The Amazing True Odyssey of the Paskowitz Family Wednesday 05.28.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7, $5 for members, All Ages Like many American outsider-adventurers, Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz set out to realize a utopian dream. Abandoning a successful medical practice, he sought self-fulfillment by taking up the nomadic life of a surfer. |
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Joe Lally with The Glorytellers and Huak Saturday 05.24.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $8 in advance, $10 at the door, 18+ You’ve most likely enjoyed the sound of Joe Lally’s bass guitar from his days in Fugazi. Since then he’s been releasing solo records on Dischord, but they’re never really solo, instead featuring collaborations with D.C. music scene friends using his bass lines as an anchor. He’s got friends with him for the tour, too. |
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The First Annual Portland Indie Biz Awards Thursday 05.22.2008, Starts at 6:30 PM, Ends at 10:00 PM, $8 for Buy Local Members and Employees of Buy Local Members, $10 Advance Tickets, General Public, $15 Day of Ticket Sales, All Ages The First Annual Portland Indie Biz Awards will recognize the leaders among Portland’s vibrant independent business community and showcase the impact that independently owned businesses have on greater Portland and the state of Maine. The event will include live music, a silent auction, and awesome food and drink from local businesses. |
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Tuesday 05.20.2008, Starts at 7:00 PM, Free, All Ages Creative Conversations is a way to connect creative individuals: to each other, to organizations, to information, to opportunities. |
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Monday 05.19.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, Suggested donation: $5, All Ages Selections from The Merchant of Venice and other classic Shakespeare plays, presented as part of Acorn’s Naked Shakespeare series. |
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Saturday 05.17.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $5, 18+ We're combining our monthly, all-local Hometown Heroes series with the Phoenix BMP Festival. Come check out why these bands are nominees. Local favorites The Cambiata always win big with their intelligent, evolved brand of modern rock. |
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Reverb: Presented by the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies Friday 05.16.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:30 PM, Free, All Ages Have you ever wanted to know more about someone you cross paths with every day? At Salt we search for the extraordinary story in each of us. |
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Beat Circus with Over a Cardboard Sea and The Gargoylez Wednesday 05.14.2008, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $7, 18+ Boston's Beat Circus got snowed out from a show here in February and we're glad they get a second shot to support their new record called "Dreamland", frontman Brian Carpenter's bizarre old-time gypsy and carnival exploration of personal songs about family and fatherhood in the tradition of Southern Gospel songwriters and Southern Gothic literature. |
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Tuesday 05.13.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $7, $5 for members, All Ages Weaving between vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul and Las Vegas, unforgettable images frame the intimate stories of breakdancers who struggle against being misunderstood by larger society and their own families. |
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Read/Rock with Eugene Robinson, w/ Conifer and An Evening With Saturday 05.10.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7.00, 18+ You may have heard Eugene Robinson singing for his San Francisco rock-group-cum-fight-club, Oxbow, but did you know he's a contributing writer for GQ, The Wire, and VICE Magazine? |
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Dead End Armory CD Release w/ Honey Clouds, South China Friday 05.09.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $5, 18+ At last! Local alt-country troubadours Dead End Armory have completed "Hope You're Good" and it's a masterpiece! |
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Thursday 05.08.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 8:20 PM, $5, All Ages Started in 2003 by Klein Dytham Architects, Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) Night is an opportunity for designers of all stripes to present their work. We welcome a broad mix of participants to present their designs, thoughts and ideas in a format of 20 slides x 20 seconds each. |
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The Cave Singers with Brenda and Dominic and the Lucid Saturday 05.03.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8.00, 18+ Seattle’s The Cave Singers are Matador Records new sweethearts with an astonishingly polished debut record called “Invitation Songs”, lovingly recorded by Black Mountain producer Colin Stewart. |
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Friday 05.02.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 9:00 PM, Free, All Ages Forget Spring cleaning. April showers bring more than May flowers. Are you a treasure hunter, collector of collectibles, lover of all things second hand? Do you need your cards read or your arm temporarily tattooed or a t-shirt airbrushed with your sweetheart’s name? You just might find that thing you never knew you wanted to find at SPACE Gallery’s first ever Flea Market! |
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Maine Jewish Film Festival - LGBT Film Project Monday 03.31.2008, Doors at 5:00 PM, Starts at 5:30 PM, Free, All Ages Maine Jewish Film Festival - LGBT Film Project presents: Keep Not Silent - Ortho-Dykes Ilil Alexander's debut film boldly documents the clandestine struggle of three remarkable lesbians within their beloved Orthodox Jewish communities in Jerusalem. |
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Ghettosocks with Sontiago + Dilly Dilly Friday 03.28.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Ghettosocks has been touted as one of the hottest properties on the Canadian hip-hop scene. Halifax’s Tony Bennett of the rap game lyrically pushes, shoves, romances, and shoplifts his way on the mic. |
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Major Stars with Cult Maze and Baltic Sea Saturday 03.22.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Fader Magazine calls Major Stars "the best rock band in the world" and we won't argue. Boston-based Twisted Villagers Wayne Rogers and Kate Biggar added young blood to their lineup with Sandra Barrett (LA Drugs) and former-Portlander Casey Keenan to make "Mirror Messenger", their first album for Drag City. |
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Gallery Opening: The New Constructionists Friday 03.21.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, Free, All Ages SPACE Gallery is pleased to present The New Contstructionists, a drawing show featuring new work by Meghan Brady, Jena Derman, Gina Siepel, and Zoë Wright. |
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USM Philosophy Symposium Film Series: Words of My Perfect Teacher Thursday 03.20.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $6, $5 for members, All Ages From the World Cup to the mythical mountain kingdom of Bhutan, Words of My Perfect Teacher follows three students on a quest for wisdom. The only catch is the teacher. Soccer obsessed, charismatic filmmaker and citizen of the world, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche may be one of the world’s most eminent Buddhist teachers, but it’s a job description he slyly rejects at every turn. |
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Hometown Heroes: Christopher Teret with The Red F and Adam Kurtz Saturday 03.15.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Christopher Teret, who last month wowed a great SPACE audience with his band Company, plays a solo set of his thoughtful songs. Chris Darling of WMPG's "Us Folk" says of Teret "a profoundly gifted writer . . . his arrangements and playing garner respect and admiration from this host." |
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Thursday 03.13.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 8:20 PM, $5, All Ages Started in 2003 by Klein Dytham Architects, Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) Night is an opportunity for designers of all stripes to present their work. We welcome a broad mix of participants to present their designs, thoughts and ideas in a format of 20 slides x 20 seconds each. |
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Wilderness with Micah Blue Smaldone Wednesday 03.12.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $7, 18+ Wilderness is an unconventional band from Baltimore, Maryland, whose apparent musical pedigree stems from the likes of the Fall, This Heat, Savage Republic, Public Image Limited and Joy Division--without sounding like any of them --and whose music is every bit as spiritual as it is visceral, as nuanced as it is overt, and as communal and all-embracing as it is culturally alienating and nihilistic. |
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Oxford Collapse with Diamond Sharp and The 500s Tuesday 03.11.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ From SPIN: "Three Brooklyn boys with perpetual nervousness launch the '80s Amerindie revival: Michael Pace jams econo-lines onto his Gibson Marauder, Dan Fetherston sprays high-hats and cymbals over a mostly 4/4 gallop, and Adam Rizer proves once and for all that repeated listening to R.E.M.'s Reckoning is a good way to learn how to play bass." |
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Samuel James CD release: Songs Famed for Sorrow & Joy Saturday 03.08.2008, Doors at 8:30 PM, Starts at 9:00 PM, $8, 18+ The official release of Portland delta blues-messiah Samuel James' new CD isn't technically until April, but that's not stopping him from throwing a serious release party this month. |
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Arcade: An Interactive Environment Friday 03.07.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, Free, All Ages For March First Friday, SPACE opens it's doors on Arcade, an interactive environment inspired by the classic video game arcades of the late 70's and early 80's |
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Friday 03.07.2008, Doors at 9:00 PM, Starts at 9:30 PM, $6, 18+ Following our First Friday Arcade event, SPACE turns its night eye to some live, circuit-based music. 8BITches hail from the island of North Haven and perform their pixellated sonance, analog romance, break dance enhanced, supreme dream of a chip hop machine on electronics and modified Nintendo Gameboys. |
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Thursday 03.06.2008, Doors at 7:00 PM, Starts at 7:30 PM, $6, $5 for members, All Ages The Ister is a 3000km journey to the heart of Europe, from the mouth of the Danube river on the Black Sea, to its source in the German Black Forest. |
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Evolve2Advance Presents Stew 'n' Crew Saturday 03.01.2008, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $10, 18+ Local arts proponents Evolve2Advance present a gathering of the creative and free-spirited, showcasing a variety of visionary and sustainable organizations, including visual artists and designers, musical performers, food producers, and artisans of edible goods and beverages. |
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Friday 01.11.2008, Starts at 5:00 PM, Ends at 8:00 PM, Free, All Ages Matter heralds the revitalization of sculptural textiles for a new era, bringing together six artists who reside in the Northeast and Midwest who have created contemporary sculptures that are visually complex and compelling, grounded in ideas that transcend the traditions of craft. |
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