HOT ACTFlorida goth act (and appealing, crossover dance hitmakers) the
CRUXSHADOWS are at the Asylum for a Gothic Maine-presented show at 9 pm. Tourmates
AZOIC and
I:SCINTILLA, along with local
DJ DEHUMAN8, round out the bill. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door at 121 Center St.; call 207.772.8274.
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SQUEALING GOOD ROCKERSHeckuva good rock lineup at Geno’s, as
PIGBOAT headline after a slate of some relatively fresh faces on the revisionist classic rock scene.
LEAD STILETTO,
SUN GODS IN EXILE (members of Supersoul Challenger and Ocean), and Boston’s
BORN OF THUNDER share opening duties at the 9 pm, $5 show at 625 Congress St. 207.221.2382.
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EARLY STUFFINGSA little early (but no less welcome) to the forthcoming spate of Turkey Day weekend celebration shows,
DOMINIC AND THE LUCID offer up a rock/pop bonanza that’ll help you “suppress tryptophan absorption.” Joining the band at Empire Dine and Dance are the
SEA CAPTAINS, an ebullient Adam Flaherty project primed to release a Christmas EP in the coming days, and
ALL THE REAL GIRLS. Call 207.879.8988 for a cover at the 9 pm show at 575 Congress St.
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SQUEALING GOOD ROCKERSHeckuva good rock lineup at Geno’s, as
PIGBOAT headline after a slate of some relatively fresh faces on the revisionist classic rock scene.
LEAD STILETTO,
SUN GODS IN EXILE (members of Supersoul Challenger and Ocean), and Boston’s
BORN OF THUNDER share opening duties at the 9 pm, $5 show at 625 Congress St. 207.221.2382.
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THAT’S MONEYThe gratifying instrumental experimental rockers
MONEYCASTASIA have a 10 pm show at Slainte lined up, with guests to be announced. Amusingly, Leah Finkelstein’s vanilla R&B/pop group,
DEAR CLAUDIA, play before at 9 pm. It’s free all night at 24 Preble St.; call 207.828.0900 for details.
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GARBAGE GOODIESA touring show comprised largely of yard-sale and thrift-store finds,
FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL curators Nick Prueher (The Colbert Report) and Joe Pickett (The Onion) stop by SPACE Gallery to present the latest edition of their ongoing project. The results are uniformly ridiculous, but highlights include Angela Lansbury in a bubble bath, Hulk Hogan, a rapping guide to making sandwiches at Wendy’s, and more male packages in leotards than one could be expected to handle. Prueher and Pickett narrate the show at 7:30 pm at SPACE Gallery. Tickets are $8 at 538 Congress St.; call 207.828.5600.
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CHILDREN OF WINTERPeople who ski or snowboard or whatever: the new Warren Miller joint,
CHILDREN OF WINTER (aww), screens at 6:30 and 9:30 pm at Merrill Auditorium (20 Myrtle St.). Possible admission of ignorance: people will pay $26 to see these things when most of them already have 40”+ TV screens at home?! Call 207.842.0800 for tickets.
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HOT ACTFlorida goth act (and appealing, crossover dance hitmakers) the
CRUXSHADOWS are at the Asylum for a Gothic Maine-presented show at 9 pm. Tourmates
AZOIC and
I:SCINTILLA, along with local
DJ DEHUMAN8, round out the bill. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door at 121 Center St.; call 207.772.8274.
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SPACE1000SPACE Gallery wraps up a frenzied run-up to the holiday season with a milestone: their
1000TH EVENT. The omni-disciplinary arts venue hits that benchmark after just six years in business, and they’re celebrating throughout the day. In the afternoon, it’s family-friendly art-making (including a DIY screen printing session) and a truly massive game of
TWISTER from 4 to 7 pm. The nightcap is a “Bring Your Bling” dance party led by
DJ JON, starting at 9 pm. The whole shebang is free at 538 Congress St.; call 207.828.5600 for details and salutations.
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GANDALF COMES TO TOWNInching closer to mainstream fame every time they come to the area,
GANDALF MURPHY AND THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS are a concertgoer’s delight: big, ambitious, and just raucous enough to keep everyone happy. They’re at One Longfellow Square for an 8 pm show, and tickets are $20 in advance and $23 at the door. 207.761.1757.
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AMERICAN DREAM
FRANK HOPKINS AND LINE OF FORCE officially drop their latest album, American Dream, at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge with help from
DOMINIC LAVOIE,
ANNA’S GHOST,
ADAM WAXMAN,
and (just guessing here) others. It’s a $5 cover at 9 pm at 92 Portland St. 207.828.0549.
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THINK ABOUT THIS
PARKER HOUSE AND THEORY, the Boston funk/rock band last in town supporting
O.A.R., are at the Big Easy with
DOUBTING GRAVITY and local singer/songwriter
BEN KILCOLLINS. $7 cover at 9 pm at 55 Market St.; call 207.775.2266.
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GET YOUR LAUGHSIt’s your last weekend to catch two actors playing 15 roles in the Good Theater’s acclaimed production of the Irish comedy
STONES IN HIS POCKETS. There are two performances at the St. Lawrence Arts Center (76 Congress St.) today, one at 3 pm and one at 8 pm, before tomorrow’s final curtain at 2 pm. Tickets are $18-24; call 207.885.5883 for reservations.
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’CYY GETS FESTIVE
It’s time again for
WCYY’s annual
HOLIDAY BIZARRE, which caps off the year with a few big national rock shows and a couple of local festivals. Opening things up for 2008 are the Los Angeles dance rock band
SHINY TOY GUNS, bringing along like-minded friends from the UK the
DELTA FIASCO. HISS & CHAMBERS open the all-ages, 7 pm, $15 concert at the Station at 272 St. John St. Call 207.773.3466 for details or stop by Bull Moose for tickets. December events include concerts with Saving Abel (December 12) and Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (December 16), along with the annual local holiday show at the Big Easy (December 19). And more! wcyy.com has your full rundown.
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STARVING ARTISTSWe’ve been meaning to pop into One Longfellow Square’s new monthly classical series,
DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER MUSIC, and tonight may be a fine opportunity. The event — a 6 pm hour of classical music performed by a chamber quartet, designed with mingling and conversation time for the 9-to-5ers among you — features Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden,” and pieces by Beethoven and Carter. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door; call 207.761.1757 for details.
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FEEDING A CAUSEAcross the way, Local 188 is one of a number of local stores displaying “
FOOD, HUNGER, JUSTICE,” an exhibition of works by MECA first-years responding to research and volunteer work they’ve done relating to Maine’s food crisis. See the work there, or at Aurora Provisions, Rabelais, or MECA through December 6. Call 207.775.3052 for details.
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PROSE BEFORE HOSCome January, word around the campfire is that the White Heart will start screening horror films on Tuesday nights, so consider this one of your final chances to check out a
DJ GRAYMATTER Tuesday at the 551 Congress St. bar. Big Brother is also to be congratulated for his “Best Hip-Hop DJ” win at last week’s WePushButtons Awards. His free dance night starts at 9 pm. 207.828.1900.
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FERAL PHRASESLocal micro-publishers
MOON PIE PRESS release their latest anthology, Agreeable Friends — works about animals by 46 poets from around the country— at the
PORT VERITAS night at the North Star Café. The open mic and book release party begins at 7 pm, and a $2 donation is requested at 225 Congress St. 207.699.2994.
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THANK THE MUSICThe annual Rocksgiving show at Geno’s (complete with pies) features
HATCHETFACE & THE VIPERS, who spent a recent weekend recording an album they ought to be releasing at the show, along with
MINK WILDE AND THE GENTLEMEN CALLERS and
JODI EXPLODI. Call 207.221.2382 for a cover on the 9 pm, 625 Congress St. gig.
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ALBEE & THE DOUBLE ALBUMLots doing tonight, led off by
SPENCER ALBEE’s annual Beatles night. Albee brings his collected
SCHOOL SPIRIT MAFIA — Dominic Lavoie, Zach Jones, and others — to the Asylum for a live recreation of the Fab Four’s seminal White Album. Tickets for the 9 pm show — at 121 Center St. — are $10 in advance and $12 at the door ($10 for people dressed in white). 207.772.8274.
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THANK THE MUSICThe annual Rocksgiving show at Geno’s (complete with pies) features
HATCHETFACE & THE VIPERS, who spent a recent weekend recording an album they ought to be releasing at the show, along with
MINK WILDE AND THE GENTLEMEN CALLERS and
JODI EXPLODI. Call 207.221.2382 for a cover on the 9 pm, 625 Congress St. gig.
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WHAT’S THE BUZZ?
Elsewhere: our new friends
LADY LAMB THE BEEKEEPER are at Flask Lounge with Johnny Fountain, a free, 9 pm show on 117 Spring St. (207.772.3122) before they play about 90 shows in December;
DJ JON hosts a Bubba’s Sulky Lounge dance party with hot wings and meatball buffet (8 pm and $3, but free with a wrapped toy donation at 92 Portland St.; call 207.828.5600); and
SLY-CHI’s at the Big Easy at 55 Market St. at 9 pm (call 207.775.2266 for a cover), among other festivities. See club listings for more.
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FREE FOR ALLAs you’re doubtless aware, many (though not all) area clubs and bars are shackling up the locks for Thanksgiving, so it’d be worthwhile to give your favorites a call before heading over (or just enjoy a leisurely stroll downtown until you overhear some loud conversations about high school pit parties). What we do know for sure: Grateful Dead cover boys
BAND BEYOND DESCRIPTION are at the Big Easy, and there’s the traditional James Bond marathon on TV (way better than Quantum of Solace, ugh).
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