Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Local reggae chieftains Royal Hammer wrap up (for now?) a successful residency at Port City Music Hall tonight, with an 8 pm DJ set followed by a 10 pm, $2 stage show at 504 Congress St. Call 207.899.4990 for more information.
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Thursday, December 03, 2009
Roy Davis, currently roving the country in search of the big time, returns home for a surely excellent gig at Empire Dine and Dance, where he’ll preview songs from his forthcoming album, We Are A Lightning Bolt (due in January). He’ll follow a set by the raucous and soulful Philly neo-roots group Hoots & Hellmouth, who are welcome around here anytime. Call the 575 Congress St. venue at 207.879.8988 for a cover on the 9 pm show.
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Friday, December 04, 2009
Biddeford’s standing under the mistletoe waiting for your arrival, with a holiday art walk and Brown Bird’s CD-release show, with stalwart openers Honey Clouds and Plains. See our listings for more info.
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Friday, December 04, 2009
Lucy Wainwright Roche — who opened for Neko Case at Port City Music Hall this summer — is at One Longfellow Square, Rhode Island’s Sasquatch and the Sick-a-Billys are at Geno’s, and the accomplished pop/rock band the Young Republic are at North Star Music Café at 225 Congress St. See our club listings for details on these.
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Friday, December 04, 2009
In local concerts, Empire Dine and Dance gets busy, with a “Boys Rock” festival of
Maine Academy of Modern Music students from 6-8 pm ($8, children $5) and a
Zach Deputy/Grupo Esperanza double-bill at 9 pm ($7 in advance, $9 at the door) at 575 Congress St. (Call 207.879.8988 for details.)
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
Also around town tonight are South China, properly celebrating their new Washingtons (see page 16), the dark-folk outfit the Accident That Led Me to the World (at the North Star), and reggae group Roots Nation, at Empire. See club listings for more.
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
Acoustic songwriter Benjamin Burgess begins a two-day CD-release fete (for Skeleton Forms, recently reviewed in these pages) at the Big Easy at 8 pm. Tonight’s $5 bill features Adam and the Waxmen, Dominic and the Lucid, Christian Cuff, and Darrell Foster, and an $8, all ages, 5 pm show tomorrow evening serves up Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Eric Bettencourt, and Jesse Pilgrim. Both shows are at 55 Market St.; call 207.775.2266 for details.
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
Local metal fiends Ruin, who put out their latest disc, Human Moral Deception, last month, are at Geno’s with Shabti and the experimental hard rockers the Lodge, for a concert beginning at 10 pm. Call the 625 Congress St. venue for a cover at 207.221.2382.
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
The evening’s big concert is at Port City Music Hall, where the excellent improv jazz, funk, and roots trio Medeski Martin & Wood take the stage. They’ll perform songs from their recent Radiolarians box set, which found the group severing ties with record labels altogether. Tickets for the 8 pm show are $25 in advance, $28 at the door, or $45 for VIP seats at 504 Congress St. 207.899.4990.
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Sunday, December 06, 2009
Another much-acclaimed indie-roots act, Josh Ritter, gives a special, intimate show at Bates College’s Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at 7:30 pm. Call 207.786.6135 to check on $20 ticket availability.
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Monday, December 07, 2009
A.A. Bondy, fresh off recent tours with Elvis Perkins’s and Conor Oberst’s bands, continues to raise his increasingly high profile with a slew of headlining shows, including one at
Space Gallery tonight. Bondy’s ambient country-roots rock is both professional and wounded (and recommended if you enjoyed J. Tillman), and ought to sound beautiful with a full band’s backing. Opening the 8:30 pm show at 538 Congress St. are
Wesley Allen Hartley and the Traveling Trees (the new project of the former Dead End Armory frontman) and
Vikesh Kapoor. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door; call 207.828.5600 for more.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
After a nice run, One Longfellow Square wraps up its weekly jazz night at the end of the year (fear not: you’ll still find gigs there every month), tonight featuring the
Ahmad Hassan Muhammad Trio at 8 pm. Cover’s $5, and $3 for students and seniors. Call 207.761.1757 for details.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
And your special guests at Sandbag’s Hip-Hop Open Mic at the Big Easy are Bread and DJ Graymatter. The weekly event begins at 10 pm at 55 Market St., and the cover’s an undeniable $3. 207.775.2266.
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