12pm, free, at Congress Square, on the corner of Congress and High St

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. The Portland Phoenix calls them an “ideal no-frills, no-pretension band to have around this summer”.
http://www.myspace.com/brendaslicer

5-9pm, with music starting at 8pm, 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. Much of his work stems from collaborations with other artists, and this show involves Crank Sturgeon, Jenny Gardiner and Garry Bowcott (as the collective Doghaus), Chris Barry and Dave Noyes. With music by Plains, a new project by Pat and Dave and some other friends.

Doors open at 9pm, starts at 9:30 pm, $7, 18+
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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. Once considered a side project of local veteran musicians, the band has matured into a full-fledged outifit with deep orchestral atmospheres blanketing an intensity of showmanship that can only come from playing together for seven years. They’re joined by local upstarts the Cambiata and Boston’s The Informati.
http://www.myspace.com/thebalticsea
http://www.myspace.com/cambiata
http://www.myspace.com/theinformati

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). Unlike previous performers to attempt this feat of creativity and endurance, GC Typhois will not be playing a string of other people’s songs, instead he will play a continuous mega-piece for the entirety of the performance, a 60 hour-long generative improvisational tour-de-force that will be captured both in audio and video formats. In the window. Cross your fingers, and come by for a listen.
http://www.myspace.com/typhois

Doors open at 7pm, starts at 7:30pm, $7, $5 for members, all ages, Buy tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com

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. A hypnotically funny and truly poignant tale of the instability behind fanaticism and the redemption we can hope to find in one another. Original music by Sun City Girls and J Spaceman (Spiritualized, Spaceman 3).
http://www.ifcfilms.com/viewFilm.htm?filmId=558

At Congress Square, on the corner of Congress and High St, starts at 12pm, 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. Fresh on the heels of their new album, “Take to the Trees”, the reigning Portland popsters give us all a free concert.
http://www.myspace.com/phantombuffalo

Doors open at 8pm, starts at 8:30pm, $10, 18+
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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. They’ve since released a record and an ep. The Low Anthem are from Providence and remind us a little of Brown Bird. Which is hard to do. Local looping wunderkind Whitehouse on Trial opens the evening with an ethereal set of his trademark electronic jams.
http://www.myspace.com/surprisememrdavis
http://www.myspace.com/lowanthem
http://www.myspace.com/whitehouseontrial

Boston Globe review of The Low Anthem here.

Doors open at 9pm, starts at 9:30, $6, 18+
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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. Kindred spirit Adam Kurtz (last seen doing a mind-altering guitar solo in the local Russian tribute band, Kino Proby) joins Alina with the release of his new CD, “The Devil is Defeated.” The lineup is completed with the triumphant return of accordion aficionado Matt Rock, former co-proprietor of The Soundpost, fresh off the boat from a year adventuring in Europe.
http://www.alinasimone.com
http://www.myspace.com/adamkurtz
http://www.myspace.com/slimstif

Doors open at 8pm, starts at 8:30, $7, 18+
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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. There will, of course, be prizes and more bands TBA! What a bargain!
http://bearspop.com
http://www.ghostymusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/pwrflpower
http://www.myspace.com/the500s

At Congress Square, on the corner of Congress and High St, starts at 12pm, 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. (They’ve also got some bits of bluegrass, pieces of old flannel, a shred of tobacco or two, and a healthy wallop of moonshine.) The Toughcats play a mean live show. They take the stage and reel off a blistering string of short tunes that leave you breathless.
http://www.toughcats.com/

Doors open at 9pm, starts at 9:30, $6, 18+
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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. Their music develops organically, with layers of acoustic instruments, old marching drums and gentle, hushed vocals. Their most recent release was mixed by fellow Icelander Jón Birgisson (Sigur Rós) and feature the strings of Amiina. With Providence's Vio/Miré opening.
http://www.myspace.com/parachutesmakesongs 

Doors open at 7pm, starts at 7:30 pm, $10, all ages
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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. The Blunt Youth Radio Project produces a weekly call-in talk show that airs Monday nights from 7:30-8:30 on WMPG, Greater Portland Community Radio. High school age youth from the Portland area, both free and incarcerated, staff the show, covering local, national and international issues that affect young people. The show has won thirteen regional and national awards. Come support!
http://www.bluntradio.org

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. Including performances from Sontiago, Dilly Dilly, Alias, RecAALL(Boston) and many local DJ's. There will be over $500 in gifts and prizes (from local businesses) being raffled off and artwork from local and nationwide urban artists, painters, graphic designers, scuptors and jewelry makers.
http://www.myspace.com/jamforjustus

Doors open at 5:30pm, starts at 6:00pm, $5, all ages
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‘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. Featuring Paul Boghossian of Waterville’s Hathaway Creative Center, Kevin Mattson of Mattson Development and Saco’s Island Point Project, as well as a smattering of creative projects from local designers.
http://www.growsmartmaine.org

Doors open at 9pm, starts at 9:30 pm, $6, 18+
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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. Though just 22 years old, Roy has shared the stage with internationally acclaimed acts Josh Ritter, The Everybodyfields, Ellis Paul and Slaid Cleaves. He’s joined by friends Tree By Leaf who write music of the soul like they’re taking you to church. Also with The Everyday Visuals.
http://www.roydavismusic.com/
http://www.treebyleaf.org/

Doors open at 7:30pm, starts at 8pm, $8, 18+
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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.
Here's the planned lineup:
8:00 Chriss Sutherland
8:20 Dan Blakeslee (Boston, MA)
8:40 Nord Express (Baltimore, MD)
9:00 Honey Clouds
9:20 The Hands of the Wrong People (Berlin, Germany)
9:40 Dead End Armory
10:00 South China
10:20 Hearts by Darts (Baltimore, MD)
11:00 Brown Bird
11:20 Huak
11:40 Nathan Halverson
12:30 Cougars Kill Cobras

http://peapodrecordings.com