Photos from last weeks First Friday show taken by Katy Fischer.

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On Saturday, February 27 we had a unique Middle Eastern Night here at SPACE. The night began with an impressive performance by Alhan Middle Eastern Music Ensemble before picking things up with the high-energy music played by The Shavarsh Kef Ensemble. Both groups paid homage to the late master musician Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian. Photos by [...]

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Originally billed as a show for Glenn Jones, the headliner had to cancel, but luckily we were still left with a great three-act bill, helmed by Arborea and with two of Maine’s most promising newer acts, Old Man Forest and Selbyville, supporting. Photos by Jon Donnell.

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For something with a name that causes so much confusion, Pecha Kucha certainly is an overwhelmingly popular event. Basically, it’s an international event at which designers and creators of all sorts come together to share their work (20 slides, 20 seconds each) with an audience. The Portland event has a site here where you can [...]

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On Saturday, February 13, we had our 4th Annual Dead Of Winter show. This experiment involves taking songwriters out of their element (bands) and seeing what they do on their own or with new collaborators. This year’s performers were José Ayerve (Spouse), Eric Schwan (Orchards), Randy Illian (Tin Ceilings), Jeremy Alexander (An Evening With), Aly [...]

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In an effort to support Partners In Health’s efforts in Haiti, SPACE Gallery held a fundraising event on Friday, February 12. For this unique event, we had two of Portland’s most notable acts perform classic albums: Darien Brahms did Green Valentine (with some help from friends) and Phantom Buffalo played Shishimumu. Thanks to the bands [...]

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Once again, Portland proves that no matter the night of the week, if a great band is coming to SPACE, the crowd will show up on make a great night of it. This was the case on Monday, when Chicago’s Maps & Atlases played (with local openers Brenda and Dead Man’s Clothes). Check out the [...]

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On February 6, the Maine Academy of Modern Music brought their annual Girls Rock! show featuring young talent from their Rock Camps to SPACE. This bill included Marie Moreshead, Totem, Darien Brahms, Oxymorons, and Arcane Lore. Photos by Dennis Stein.

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For one night only, the Tess Van Horn-directed new adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s classic surrealist play Ubu Roi was performed at SPACE. Check out the photos below by Dennis Stein’s and Jon Donnell!

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On February 1 we held two shows at SPACE. The first, an earlier, suggested-donation event with bands on the floor included Planets Around The Sun, Peace, Loving, Theodore Treehouse, and Prince Rama Of Ayodhya. The later show – for which much of the earlier crowd returned – was guitar virtuoso James Blackshaw and folk songwriter [...]

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