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Portland’s SeepeopleS is back in action, people

Portland’s own genre-bending band, SeepeopleS, has been on an involuntary hiatus since the Pandemic shut pretty much everything down. But, with vaccinations rates climbing and venues starting to reopen, Seepeoples is swinging back into action, too, with a couple of high-profile gigs coming up on the immediate horizon. On Dec. 4, they’ll be opening forContinue reading “Portland’s SeepeopleS is back in action, people”

Live music in Portland – so many choices, so little time on Friday, Nov. 12

What is it with the Portland>Poughkeepsie connection? A Poughkeepsie band, What Makes Sense, is at Geno‘s tonight, and tomorrow night another band from Poughkeepsie, Spud Cannon, is headlining a trio of power pop indie rock bands at Sun Tiki Studios. Spud Cannon put out a record, as in vinyl, back in June, and it’s jammedContinue reading “Live music in Portland – so many choices, so little time on Friday, Nov. 12”

Thursday shows

The Veteran’s Day weekend promises some solid shows in Portland and, really, there’s something for everybody. Over at the Sun Tiki Studios, they’ve got the Rhythm & Babes showcase. This pop bill features Sydney The Singer, Hannah Harleen, Brit Martin. Sydney the Singer is the stage name for Sydney Choate, from Richmond, ME. She’s beenContinue reading “Thursday shows”

Vapors of Morphine and Muddy Ruckus at the Bayside Bowl on 11/6/21

There are a lot of hardcore Morphine fans in Portland, it seems, and when Vapors of Morphine rolled into town to do a show at the Bayside Bowl on Saturday, they were all in the house, and pretty damn stoked to be there. They were not disappointed. Vapors of Morphine delivered a set that acknowledgedContinue reading “Vapors of Morphine and Muddy Ruckus at the Bayside Bowl on 11/6/21”

It’s an embarrassment of musical riches tonight in Portland

If we weren’t gonna be at the Vapors of Morphine show tonight at Bayside Bowl — and make no mistake, that’s where we’re gonna be – it’d be a tough call where to go, because there are some kick-ass shows happening around town tonight. First, Sun Tiki Studios is rolling out a garage rock lineupContinue reading “It’s an embarrassment of musical riches tonight in Portland”

Vapors of Morphine and Muddy Ruckus

Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Bayside Bowl Morphine was one of those bands that elicited far more than its share of those, “Holy shit, what was that I just heard?” moments from anyone who caught them for the first time. A three-piece outfit that featured drums, bass and a baritone sax, they put out aContinue reading “Vapors of Morphine and Muddy Ruckus”