The Weekend: The Baltic Sea, Rotors to Rust Returns and The Snuggie?
It's the end of another week, so let's run down some of the possibilities for this weekend, which include, but are not limited to, staying in with a warm Snuggie.
You were warned.
FRIDAY
Rock that is equal parts mellow and hard. I don't know if that makes much sense, but when I listen to The Baltic Sea, that's the feeling I get. At times slow, other times blaring and beating down your door. Find out for yourself tonight over at SPACE Gallery where they'll be playing with Arms and Sleepers, Hadoken (who get serious points for the Street Fighter reference), at 9 p.m. According to SPACE's listing, the whole show will be accompanied by video displays, so it should make for a serious sensory feast. It's a $7 entry.
Slainte not only avoided a shutdown, but seems to have emerged from its bout with the city even stronger. Tonight Hillytown.com, chronicler of all things indie rock around these parts, presents Lady Magma, Pass Kontrol and Data Entry. Lady Magma and Pass Kontrol are out of NYC, most specifically Brooklyn. I trust Bryan's taste in these matters of the Brooklyn sound, so give it a try. Also, it's a free show, so no harm in checking it out. Fun starts at 9:30 p.m.
If you have never had the occasion to check out the work ofDJ Mayonnaise, I would suggest you check him out at the White Heart tonight. While I'm a fan of his solo work, which is a mix of hip-hop and electronic, his sets at the White Heart are usually a nice journey through the glory days of hip-hop as he unearths rare cuts, B-sides, wayward singles and all the jams from the 80s and 90s you only thought you forgot. Worth stopping by, if only because it's free. Fun starts at 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
Big, loud and aiming for your back of your head, that's the best way I could describe tonight's showcase of local punk and metal favorites at Geno's. Werewolves on Wheels, Big Coffin Hunters, and Megatime round out your evening. The action begins at 9 p.m. and it's only $5.
In 1996 Ed Gaines, lead singer and guitarist for Rotors to Rust told the Press Herald, "People aren't up on heavy music as much as they were a few years ago." If you want to talk about rock history in Portland, look no further than this metal trio, who like a handful of other bands around town, have been working so long they can tell you tales of the heyday of live clubs in Portland, having played places like Zootz and T-Birds. Tonight Rotors returns to the stage, this time at The Big Easy, and maybe, just maybe, the time is right again for the type of "heavy music" Gaines was talking about. Antiseptic and Sun God in Exile are along for the triumphant return, which starts at 8 p.m.
File tonight's CD release fromJacob Augustine under "keep an eye out for," or "up-and-coming." Augustine's a talented vocalist who plays somewhere on the folk-rock-almost blues level. He's had his share of shows around town and tonight's party to celebrate the release of "Harmonia" should be fun. Dead End Armory is opening for the show, which starts at 9 p.m. It's a $5 ticket
Finally, here's your weekend video, which gets to the bottom of a new menace we've all been dreading: The Snuggie, or as they aptly name it here, "The WTF Blanket!" It comes in blueberry, mint and blood flavors, and well...see for yourself. (Note: Video contains just a little blue language, but only used to really convey the disturbing nature of the Snuggie.)
Justin is a former newspaper intern and has the scar tissue to prove
it. Justin has been a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine
Sunday Telegram since 2003, and in 2004 began writing a weekly column in the
Monday Magazine.
If he had to pick a label, the column would fall under "youth culture,"
covering everything from high school dance etiquette, dealing with college
debt, the resurgence of Roller Derby and Portland's one-of-a-kind music
scene. This of course has not stopped him from answering letters to Santa
Claus or writing about his experience riding shotgun in a drift car.
Justin is an export from the Midwest. He is a graduate of the University of
Missouri and is originally from Minnesota. He enjoys bacon, cheap beer,
redheads, Burt Reynolds jokes and wondering what the soundtrack to his life
would sound like.
When he grows up he wants to be an international art thief. Or Captain
America.
Until then he'll be bringing you dispatches about "the young people" and
what they do.
ITUNES
other podcast
client
Subscribe