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Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
September 13, 2009 by detuned
id just like to say that i am ridculously happy that port city is starting to bring bands more in line with my tastes, i.e. minus the bear, amanda palmer, and now supposedly METRIC! thank you thank you thank you port city.
Re: The State Theatre rumors
June 30, 2009 by detuned
any clue if there has been any moving forward with them doing so in the past 2 months since you said that?
Re: The State Theatre rumors
April 22, 2009 by detuned
Form my end I have heard that Mass Concerts is serious considering.
-goldenroad
have you heard this directly from them? this would be fucking amazing
Re: The State Theatre rumors
April 2, 2009 by detuned
who on earth is toxic audio? pollstar can be pretty inaccurate very often so id be inclined to think its a mistake. (hell, they still think overcast is playing the asylum on nov 14th, when it was actually nov 14 LAST year)
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
March 27, 2009 by detuned
http://soloudinhere.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/a-word-from-one-of-the-pcmh-event-programmers/
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
March 23, 2009 by detuned
i would DIE if mogwai played portland. shame they tend to do only one US tour per album, so itll probably be at least another 2 years before they come around again. though there IS a open day the day before boston on this current tour.
Re: The State Theatre rumors
March 20, 2009 by detuned
just saw that massconcerts bought the webster theatre. i wish they could buy the state :/
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-webster-sale.artmar18,0,685516.story
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
March 20, 2009 by detuned
id go to that sounds show if it wasnt the same night as mogwai in boston :/
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
March 14, 2009 by detuned
just got back from the ok go show. port city is pretty damn cool, a lot bigger than what it looked like in pictures, especially the stage, and rad that there are a bunch of places to sit. and most importantly, the bathrooms dont suck! thats always crucial in my decision of if i love or hate a venue haha.
now the lease restricting you guys from having all ages, is that something that can be changed somehow down the road, or is it set in stone? cause obviously, with the left section of tables being seperated and having its own bar, i cant help but to fantasize of a day when all ages shows can happen and of age people could still drink in that section. that would rule so much, but i understand there are higher powers that make something that seems like such a logical solution extremely difficult to make happen.
regardless, the place is great and has so much potential and im so happy that there is another proper venue in portland.
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
March 9, 2009 by detuned
i saw in a phoenix ad that the ok go show is 18+, but chem free? that doesnt make any sense, if its chem free, then why isnt it all ages?
Re: The State Theatre rumors
March 6, 2009 by detuned
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=242530
ugh, this is so frustrating
Re: The State Theatre rumors
February 9, 2009 by detuned
what was the reason why it closed in the first place? i always heard things about firecode violations or something, but i dont think i heard anything official.
Re: The State Theatre rumors
February 6, 2009 by detuned
god i hope it comes back. combined with port city, there could be such potential to get so many of the great mid level independent bands that have risen to popularity since its been closed. fingers freakin crossed.
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
January 31, 2009 by detuned
man port city, you guys should REALLY try to figure some way to make all ages shows work. its so incredibly sad and depressing that the station is the only all ages venue in town. i went there tonight for the sold out unearth show, and despite the band being great, it was overall a totally miserable experience. it was either squeeze yourself into the performance area like sardine and kinda see the band and risk getting knocked around, or stand over near the pool tables and maybe see the band from the shoulders up (provided you didnt have a pillar blocking the way). and on top of it it was ridiculously hot. (i could not believe the steam that was pouring down the front entrance stairs every time the door was opened) that place is just not suited for major bands or big crowds.
on a side note, while waiting in line for the bathroom at the show, some dude started talking to me and saying that supposedly the state theater is going to re-open? has anyone heard anything? is there any truth to this?
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
January 29, 2009 by detuned
isis have a new album coming out in april and will surely be touring in support of it. despite being boston based until 2003, im pretty sure the last time they ever played here was at the fine arts cinema in 2000, so needless to say they are long overdue for a show. PCMH should really try to get them. they seem to almost always play 18/21+ venues too, so that restriction shouldnt matter.
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
January 18, 2009 by detuned
heres rob on WCSH's 207 the other night
http://www.wcsh6.com/video/default.aspx?aid=45188
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
January 15, 2009 by detuned
if you guys didnt catch it, hilly town has a first look at the inside of the venue
http://hillytown.com/news/first-look-inside-port-city-music-hall/
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
December 20, 2008 by detuned
whoa! ok go at port city! now thats more like it!
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
December 18, 2008 by detuned
HAH! wu-tang is playing sunday river on january 3rd. i guess since rob mentioned them they must have been in consideration for port city. pretty neat.
also, i see derek trucks is playing sugarloaf the night after port city, i hope that doesnt affect the draw much. this place needs to succeed.
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
December 17, 2008 by detuned
while derek trucks isnt something id really be interested in going to, im so glad to see a show finally get announced. man, if wu-tang played there, that sure would be something, haha.
i suggested them above, but i just saw trail of dead is doing a tour in feb/march, and they seem to have some open days after their cambridge show *COUGHCOUGH* :)
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
December 15, 2008 by detuned
and the first annnounced show isssss...
http://portcitymusichall.blogspot.com/2008/12/pcmh-is-pleased-to-announce-derek.html
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
October 31, 2008 by detuned
i thought it was hard to tell at first too, but then i looked at those guitar stands and boxes on the stage to give some vague scale, and well, it definitely looks a little small, especially for a place that supposedly aims to fill the void the state theater left. im sure itll be be fine for smaller/low level bands, but does it even have enough room for a larger headliner to leave all their gear set up during a show?
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
October 29, 2008 by detuned
just got an email from port city, they have launched a blog with some pictures of the renovation. good to see progress, stage looks a little small to me though...
Re: Why don't more bands and artists take advantage of RSS feeds?
August 30, 2008 by detuned
yeah, youd think with all the update/subscription/stalker features that myspace is pushing these days, that there would at least be able to be notified when bands add shows to their pages. having RSS feeds for shows would be a nice addition as well.
Re: Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St.
August 30, 2008 by detuned
i too saw many great shows at the asylum in high school, and it killed me when the place went 21+ only (especially since i was about 20 at the time and was forced to miss some of my favorite bands). i could probably count the number of great shows that have happened since then on two hands, while on the other hand id need a supercomputer or something to count the number of goth dance nights or whatever. at least it seems they have gotten a little better as of late, with more well known names (though still a little footed in the past, *cough*everlast*cough*) and some all ages shows, so maybe this is the beginning of the asylum stepping back up to help fill this larger venue void we've had since the fall of the state.
back to port city though, i guess on the bright side of the ages debate, is that its 18+ and not 21. hell, the middle east in boston is 18+ 99% of the time, and it books practically every small to mid level band in existence, and has something going on almost every night of the week. i pray someday portland can sustain a venue of that caliber.
