Portland planners set aside an approved Master Development Plan that anticipated nearly 300 units of housing in downtown Portland so LiveNation could move forward with a proposed music venue across the street from the Merrill Auditorium. According to a May 23, 2025, memo from Portland planning staff to the members of the Portland Planning Board,Continue reading “Portland Planners Ditched Plan for Hundreds of Units of Housing to Pave The Way For LiveNation”
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Local Artists Wicked Stoked To Play Portland’s Back Cove Music Festival
The inaugural Back Cove Music Festival is set to go off this weekend, on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3, and the lineup offers a strong slate of headliners, including Jack White, Lord Huron, The Roots, and Thee Sacred Souls, as well as a deep bench of local acts, including the Oshima Brothers, WeakenedContinue reading “Local Artists Wicked Stoked To Play Portland’s Back Cove Music Festival”
Back Cove Music Festival Organizers Are Playing The Long Game
Portland is no stranger to outdoor music events. Shows at Thompson’s Point routinely bring as many as 7,500 people to the waterfront venue tucked in behind the transit center near Libbytown, one of Portland’s oldest neighborhoods. In 2012, nearly 15,000 people crowded into the Eastern Prom to see the British stomp/clap posers Mumford & SonsContinue reading “Back Cove Music Festival Organizers Are Playing The Long Game”
World Premiere: Portland’s Own R&B Diva, Angelikah Fahray, Drops A Stunning New Track
Portland’s own Angelikah Fahray is on the verge of something big. Maybe you’ve caught her live at the Space Gallery, or the State Theater, where she’s showcased her powerful vocals in a mesmerizing blend of R&B, pop, and folk. Or maybe you’ve run across her stunning sound on one of the streaming platforms. In relativelyContinue reading “World Premiere: Portland’s Own R&B Diva, Angelikah Fahray, Drops A Stunning New Track”
TPS Pick o’ the Week: Vices Inc, Gum Parker, Get Out of My House, and Plague Dad at the Brass Rail — Friday 1/26 7pm — FREE!
TLDR: If you go to only one show this weekend, it oughta be the Pop-Punk showcase on tap at The Brass Rail Friday night, Jan. 26. The bill is stacked with some of Portland’s best up-and-coming live acts — Vices Inc., Gum Parker, Get Out of My House, and Plague Dad – and it’s FREE!!!Continue reading “TPS Pick o’ the Week: Vices Inc, Gum Parker, Get Out of My House, and Plague Dad at the Brass Rail — Friday 1/26 7pm — FREE!”
TPS Pick o’ the Week: Rascal Van at the Sun Tiki — Friday 7/28 8pm
If you missed out on tickets for Billy Strings over at Thompson’s Point and you’re looking for some quality live music Friday night, you might wanna dip over to Sun Tiki Studios on Forest Ave. and catch a local outfit called Rascal Van, ’cause these kids are the real goddam deal. Rascal Van’s a four-pieceContinue reading “TPS Pick o’ the Week: Rascal Van at the Sun Tiki — Friday 7/28 8pm”
Rustic Overtones Frontman Dave Gutter: Don’t Call It a Reunion
“We’re just excited to play. It’s been a big year for me, with the Grammy, and it’s been a crazy time with the pandemic. We all have a lot of feelings and a lot of pent-up energy to get out, and we have a lot of songs in our catalog.”
If You Go To Only One Music Festival This Summer, It Should Be ARME Boot Camp 2
When it comes to live music, Portland punches far above its weight, and the upcoming ARME Boot Camp Festival 2 at Threshers Brewing in Searsmont on Aug. 4 and 5 proves that point in a big, big way – the headlining act this year is Maine’s own Rustic Overtones, who are reuniting to play theirContinue reading “If You Go To Only One Music Festival This Summer, It Should Be ARME Boot Camp 2”
Portland’s Snake Lips just dropped the local Song of the Year …
Yeah, I know. I haven’t written jack-shit in weeks now. I been busy. So sue me. And honestly, I hadn’t planned to write anything tonight, either. But, as The Dude once said: new shit has come to light, man. And that new shit is the latest single from Repeating Cloud recording artist Snake Lips, whichContinue reading “Portland’s Snake Lips just dropped the local Song of the Year …”
Saturday Night Rock: FonFon Ru’s Record Release Party
For my money, your best rock value, pound for pound, is at the Space Gallery Saturday night, with the FonFon Ru record release party — four bands, no waiting: FonFonRu, Ossalot, Kal Marks and That Hideous Sound. That’s a helluva show. Three tracks from FonFon Ru’s new record, Collapse of the Silver Bridge, are upContinue reading “Saturday Night Rock: FonFon Ru’s Record Release Party”
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