| 6.24-25.2009 | Wed - Thurs | Social Justice Film: Burma VJ |
Doors open at 7:00 PM, film starts at 7:30 PM, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, all ages
In 2007, when 100,000 Burmese people took to the streets to protest their repressive regime, foreign news crews were banned and the Internet was shut down. The Democratic Voice of Burma, a collective of underground video journalists (VJs) recorded these dramatic events and smuggled the footage out of the country, for worldwide broadcast. Risking torture and life imprisonment, the VJs vividly document the brutal clashes with the military and undercover police – even after they themselves become targets of the authorities. Followed by Q&A with a group of Burmese monks, leaders of the uprising, now living in the US.
Official site here.
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| 6.26.2009 | Fri | Sun Gods in Exile (CD Release) with Ogre and Murciélago |
| Doors open at 9:00 PM, event 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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| 6.27.2009 | Sat | FAMILY EVENT: A Pink Whale and a Very Tall Tree |
Doors open at 1:30 PM, music 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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| 6.27.2009 | Sat | Arborea (Cd Release) w/ Mariee Sioux, Dearest, and Sondra Sun-Odeon |
| Doors open at 8:00 PM, event 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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6.28.2009 | Sun | Zombie Kickball Postgame ALL AGES show
4:30pm, $5, all ages
With Covered in Bees and Ghosthunter
| 6.30.2009 | Tues | Zs with Mystic Outbop Review |
Doors open at 8:00pm, music starts at 8:30 PM, $6, all ages
Zs makes music that is variously categorized as no-wave, post-jazz, brutal-chamber, brutal-prog, and post minimalist. Zs' music is angular, repetitive, and either very loud or very soft. The group is often recognized for it's dual function as chamber ensemble and rock band, working with Animal Collective, Gang Gang Dance, and Big A little a (Aa), as well as Joe Maneri, Christian Wolff, Louis Andriessen, and Petr Kotik. With a common interest in free improv jazz, obscure world music, 1960's Italian soundtracks, and outsider music Portland's Mystic Out-Bop Review connect in an on-the-spot musical language to create performances ranging from quiet textural sonic atmospheres to fiery aggressive free-jazz.
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7.3.2009 | Fri | First Friday Art Walk: Vox Populi
SPACE presents Expanded Marks, a show featuring work by 15 members of Vox Populi, a Philadelphia-based artist collective. Curated by Vox Populi’s Executive Director, Andrew Suggs, this exhibition takes “drawing” as a starting point to investigate a range of contemporary works across media. 5-8:00pm, free, all ages
7.7.2009 | Tues | Jelly
Do you work from home or just need to escape your office? Preserve your sanity at Jelly, a day of casual coworking that happens in homes, studios, and community spaces throughout the world, and now at SPACE Gallery. Join freelancers of all flavors for a day of work in a relaxed environment charged with creativity, WiFi, and coffee. Whether you could use a change of scenery, or someone new to talk to at lunch, Jelly will sweeten your routine! Bring your own laptop, and please RSVP to Christina: christina@space538.org. 10am - 4pm, free
7.9.2009 | Thur | Film: Forbidden Lie$
In July 2004, Norma Khouri, best-selling author of ‘Forbidden Love’, was exposed as a fake. She’d won fame and fortune as a Jordanian virgin on the run from Islamic extremists who’d put a Fatwah on her head for her campaign against honour killings. But she was really Norma Bagain, a Chicago real-estate agent and mother of two, on the run from the FBI for one million dollars of fraud. 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. Doors open at 7:00pm, film starts at 7:30pm, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, all ages
Watch the trailer here.
7.10.2009 | Fri | WORLD ARTS’ ExtravaDança
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. $8 in advance, $10 day of show
7.12.2009 | Sun | ALL AGES: Humanwine with Lady Lamb The Beekeeper & Marie Stella
Humanwine, out of Boston, Oakland, and anywhere in between that their mobile grease-bus home carries them, brings a mix of heavy cabaret, arty pop, rollicking klezmer, and twisted circus punk to their allegorical take on oppression, politics & the proletariat. Varying in size from two members to a dozen, each Humanwine performance is a unique experience--though always fronted by Boston Phoenix Best Female Vocalist of 2008, Holly Brewer. New local outfit, Marie Stella, is what happens when a pop band features a two-headed mermaid as its singer. Come by and see what the buzz is about. Speaking of buzz, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper is known for sweet vocals, inventive arrangements and instrumentation, and some of the catchiest pop songs in town. Doors at 7:30pm, music starts at 8pm, $5, ALL AGES
7.13.2009 | Mon | Occidental Brothers Dance Band Int’l
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. The multi-racial band mixes backgrounds in traditional African music, jazz, and underground rock to create electrifying live shows with the likes of Afropop legend Oliver Mtukudzi and art-pop superstar Andrew Bird. The band collaborated this fall with Samba Mapangala on Obama Ubarikiwe, a hit song in praise of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama that spread all over the internet. Find out why their last appearance at SPACE was the dance party of the year! Doors at 7:30pm, music starts at 8pm, $10 advance, $12 at the door, 18+ (Children permitted with parental guardian)
7.14.2009 | Tues | Cotton Jones with Mean Creek and Daniel Hales & The Frost Heaves
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. Boston’s Mean Creek bend genres, simultaneously channeling the straight-ahead rock energy of the Replacements and the alt-country stylings of Buffalo Tom. Western Mass based Daniel Hales & The Frost Heaves mix Americana and dreamy psych-pop to open the night. Doors open at 9pm, music starts at 9:30pm, $7, 18+
7.16.2009 | Thurs | Pecha Kucha Night
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. If you’re an architect, graphic designer, illustrator, painter, landscape designer, photographer or some other creative type, then come and tell the world about your ideas in 6 minutes and 40 seconds! Pecha Kucha is a fast-paced, friendly social gathering where you can can see and/or present work while meeting other designers and artists. To submit, visit: www.pechakuchaportland.com Doors open at 6:30pm, event starts at 7:20pm, $5, all ages
| 7.21.2009 | Tues | Deer Tick |
| Doors open at 8:30, music starts at 9:00, $7, 18+
Buy tickets here.
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 reviving 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 their unique Texan-style indie rock turned Maine psychedelic sincerity. Meantime, check out this awkward interview with celebrity news anchor Brian Williams.
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7.22.2009 | Wed | Film: Anvil! The Story of Anvil
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. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. Director Sacha Gervasi has concocted a wonderful and often hilarious account of Anvil’s last-ditch quest for elusive fame and fortune. Three-time New England Air Guitar champ, McNallica returns to SPACE’s stage to introduce the film before heading off to her third attempt at the national title in August. Doors open at 7:00pm, film starts at 7:30pm, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, all ages
7.23.2009 | Thur | Film: Anvil! The Story of Anvil Second screening,
Film starts at 7:30pm, $7 or $5 for SPACE members, all ages
7.24.2009 | Fri | ALL AGES: The Sophomore Beat, Moving Mountains, Pinsky & Arcuates
The ALL AGES shows continue! The New York based band Moving Mountains are on tour supporting their latest release, Foreword. Their experimental-punk-songs-turned-epic-10-minute-long-soundtracks have drawn comparison to such acts as The Appleseed Cast and This Will Destroy You. Their debut, Pneuma was released independently and grew from word-of-mouth beginnings. This Portland, Maine debut is not one to be missed! The Sophomore Beat is back! They took a break for awhile, and have punched back with their electro-pop songs and live show. Pinsky and their great debut EP Two For the Road continue to gain speed and fans on every listen. Saco boys Arcuates open the show. Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm, $5, all ages
7.25.2009 | Sat | The Extraordinaires with Malajube
“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. They’re joined by Montreal’s rising Quebecois stars, Malajube, who create stunning pop masterpieces (in FRENCH!) earning them praise from the New York Times, Spin, and Pitchfork. Doors open at 9pm, music starts at 9:30pm, $7, 18+
7.28.2009 | Tues | Lewis & Clarke with Robert Stillman’s Horses & Glass Ghost
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...” Former Portland native-now-Londoner Robert Stillman captures a similar grace with his avant instrumentals rooted in jazz and classical composition influenced by both John Fahey and Maurice Ravel. Glass Ghost, featuring members of Flying, opens the night. And, this summer, L & C is touring the US with Caroline Weeks (mem. of Bat For Lashes) and Corridor, both of whom are on Manimal Vinyl Records.Doors open at 8:30pm, music starts at 9:00pm, $7, 18+
7.31.2009 | Fri | Alasdair Roberts, and Micah Blue Smaldone |
| Doors open at 7:30, music starts at 8:00, $8, 18+
Returned from his voyages of discovery around the globe, Alasdair Roberts has brought a sac of assorted goods for you merchants, eight epic new songs…Spoils. Alasdair Roberts is one of Scotland’s best young singers and songwriters, and as the years pass, his artistry borrows more and more from centuries before. On his fourth solo album, Alasdair brings with him a crew working with ancient instruments while supporting an album that is meted out evenly with an intense energy always in service of Alasdair’s finest melodies. With Portland’s own master of the 12-string, Micah Blue Smaldone, opens.
Sorry - due to unforseen circumstances, Bert Jansch had to cancel this tour. We are hoping to catch him in 2010.
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