Friday, November 20, 2009
And metal supergroup (members of Ocean, Confusatron, and Covered in Bees) Book of the Dead are at Geno’s with Pigboat and Lodge for a pulverizing 9 pm concert at Geno’s, at 625 Congress St. Call 207.221.2382 for a cover.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
For something a little more intimate, esteemed folk duo Aztec Two-Step stop by One Longfellow Square to perform songs from the Simon & Garfunkel Songbook. Seats are $25 in advance and $28 at the door for the 8 pm show. 207.761.1757.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Arlo Guthrie and some of his kids — including Sarah Lee, whose profile on the folk circuit has been rising quickly of late — are going the Partridge Family route, with a tour that Portland Ovations brings to Merrill Auditorium tonight. Tickets for the 8 pm event run from $32-44 by calling 207.842.0800 or visiting the box office at 20 Myrtle St.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
In something of a homecoming for Bath-bred drummer Casey Keenan, the great indie pop band Pants Yell! follow up an excellent set at last week’s Slumberland Records showcase in Brooklyn (see page 16) with Boston pals Windy Smiles and local upstarts Boxy. Cover’s just $5 at SPACE Gallery, at 538 Congress St. at 9:30 pm. Call 207.828.5600 for more.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Chapter 2, a group featuring Soulive’s Eric Krasno and local hero Nigel Hall, play a 9 pm megaset at the Asylum. Tickets for the 121 Center St. gig are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. 207.772.8274.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
WePushButtons presents the rather spectacular post-rock duo El Ten Eleven (double-neck guitars and loop pedals!), along with Boston’s Arms & Sleepers (releasing their latest, Matador) and Atomik at 9 pm. See our Club listings for more information.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
The effortlessly charming
Roger Salloom is at North Star Music Café at 8 pm. See our Club listings for more information.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Elsewhere, the Southern Christian rockers Needtobreathe are at Port City Music Hall with Jacob Augustine and Marie Moreshead at 8 pm. See our Club listings for more information.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
A late add to the Asylum calendar, Rakim, legendary rapper of Eric B. & Rakim fame, heads to 121 Center St. tonight for a show with Rhymefest, Dynamo P, and local partymakers Labseven. Tickets for the 9 pm gig are $18 in advance and $20 at the door; call 207.772.2274 for more.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Lost on Liftoff mark the release of The Brightside at Empire Dine and Dance tonight, with openers Colepitz and Hour Past. Best of all, the 9 pm gig is open to all ages, and adults can still drink. Check out Sam Pfeifle’s album review on page 18; and call the 575 Congress St. venue or stop by any Bull Moose store for ticket info. 207.879.8988.
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Saturday, November 21, 2009
One of our favorite annual benefits, the WMPG CD & Record Sale, opens up at 10 am and runs through 4 pm at USM’s Sullivan Gym today. There are thousands of discs, LPs, books, and more to choose from at the event, which has a $2 admission at 96 Falmouth St. 207.780.4424.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
And fiddle favorite Lissa Schneckenburger is at One Longfellow Square at 8 pm, with openers Owen Marshall and Rebecca Wudarski. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door; call 207.761.1757.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Perhaps the best known pianist in America, Peter Serkin has a Portland Ovations recital at Merrill Auditorium this afternoon at 3 pm. Student seats are just $10 at 20 Myrtle St., while the rest of us pay $40 by calling 207.842.0800.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
America’s leading historian, David McCullough — every-award-winning author of John Adams and 1776 — appears at the Farnsworth Museum’s “Farnsworth Forum” at Rockland’s Strand Theatre this afternoon to discuss a subject some of his books are (very) tangentially related to: “The Influence of Paris on American Art.” Should be a great event at 2 pm, with McCullough in conversation with the Farnsworth’s Roger Dell. Tickets are $30; call 207.596.0949 for details.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Out of Birmingham, England, the great new wave ska band the English Beat bring their reunion (with the bulk of their original membership) tour to Port City Music Hall tonight, with doors opening at 7 pm. Locals El Grande get the honor of opening the 504 Congress St. event, with tickets $18 in advance, $20 at the door, or $30 for VIP seating. 207.899.4990.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Clash of the Titans begins a two-night stint of pre-Thanksgiving shows tonight, with a duel that ought to please any local hard-rock fan, as tribute acts representing Metallica and Megadeth take the stage. The Wednesday night installment may prove even wilder, as Kiss and Meat Loaf are paid due diligence. Both shows start at 10 pm at Empire Dine and Dance, at 575 Congress St., with a $6 cover. Call 207.879.8988 for details.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Brew return to Portland with opener Audrey Ryan at the Asylum. See our club listings for more information.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Elsewhere, Paranoid Social Club and Headstart lead the charge at what ought to be a sellout gig at the Big Easy. See our Club listings for more information.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
As if all the tributes and reunions and retro-leanings of the week weren’t enough — and are they ever here, really? — it seems that 311 are still beloved enough to play Cumberland County Civic Center. Fortunately, the 7:30 pm show enables Sidecar Radio to score a major coup in opening up the night, alongside the Massachusetts rock group State Radio. Tickets are about $40 on Spring St. or by calling 207.775.3481.
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