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Loverless at Geno's, December 18

Music seen
Loverless aren't technically on hiatus; they just aren't playing very much. Bassist Dan MacLeod confessed he got blood blisters from practice earlier that day.
By AMANDA PLEAU | December 29, 2010

New EPs, Arborea kickstarts for an album, and Spose's song-a-week

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The much-anticipated BALTIC SEA full-length has been put on hold until the new year by ERIK ROCK RECORDS , but not to worry: The band are releasing a short-run EP with two songs from the upcoming album, plus a couple of segues and a free download of a b-side from the last record.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | November 04, 2010

Rear-view mirror

Albums you shouldn't let slip by
After a few days of Indian Summer to remind us of the summer we nearly didn't have, it's timely to shed some warm light on albums released recently that didn't get their proper due.
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 11, 2009

Samuel James at SPACE and the dilly on Dilly Dilly

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• Keep next weekend open: throwback bluesman SAMUEL JAMES has a release party scheduled for his third full-length, For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen. Joining James on August 22 at SPACE will be the likes of SONTIAGO , LADY LAMB , MICAH BLUE SMALDONE , MEANTONE , and, well, lots of other folks. Sounds like a party.
By PORTLAND MUSIC PHOENIX STAFF | August 12, 2009

Flying solo (and duo)

Elijah Ocean and Dave Gutter get busy taking it slow
Think about everything you know about Elijah Ocean and Dave Gutter: Ocean's work fronting the heavy rock trio Loverless, say, or his lead-guitar turn in the radio-rock foursome All the Real Girls; Gutter's piercing vocals out front of Rustic Overtones, or his white-hot bounce in the lead of Paranoid Social Club.
By SAM PFEIFLE | August 05, 2009

Elijah Ocean, Tony Smokes and the Ladykillers

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Yes, we know that there are important albums being released by ELIJAH OCEAN and the new duo of DAVE GUTTER and EVAN CASAS in the very near future. Pfeifle can't review everything in the same week, for Christ's sake, so just lay off and wait till next week.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | July 29, 2009

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Tower of Song Festival, Eric Bettencourt, and the Outsiders

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This is shaping up to be one of the best summers in a long time when it comes to outdoor and festival-type shows.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | July 15, 2009

Cambiata, Olivia Cornell and The Precious, Elijah Ocean and more

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OLIVIA CORNELL & THE PRECIOUS have released their first CD, available now at Bull Moose and the like. Though they won't be playing out again until fall, have a listen to Filthy Things if you've got a jones on for some girl-rock mixed with some NYC punk flavor.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | July 01, 2009

Cambiata, Olivia Cornell and The Precious, Elijah Ocean and more

Music seen: Adam Kurtz Band, Loverless

Adam Kurtz Band + Loverless at Empire Dine and Dance, April 4
Billed as the debut of Adam Kurtz's new band, Saturday at the Empire Dine and Dance marked an important moment for the local songwriter.
By BRYAN BRUCHMAN | April 08, 2009

Girls gone wild

Making Friends and cultivating Strangers
Maybe it was a good thing after all that Jeremiah Freed packed up and moved to Los Angeles. Sure, the band broke up, but in the process bassist Matt Cosby met Pete Donovan and managed to drag him back here to Maine.
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 08, 2009

Portland Music News: March 20, 2009

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We got a chance this weekend to finally see ALL THE REAL GIRLS in action and we were certainly impressed,
By PORTLAND MUSIC STAFF | March 18, 2009

Sun-ny day real estate

Loverless deliver an electrifying third album
People, show these guys some love. Or join them in worship.
By SAM PFEIFLE | December 17, 2008

Everyone get BiMPy!

Intrigue abounds for the eighth annual Best Music Poll awards
1) Who will win Best Act? 2) How will the Asylum suit the show, now that the Pavilion has shut its doors? 3) What will Shannon Moss do with her hair?
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 09, 2007

Do what they mean

Loverless are a lean Fighter machine
When 2006 wraps up, it’ll be hard to think of another show as fun as the Big Easy’s stage for the Best Music Poll Festival back in May, with Cosades and Loverless opening for Rock Kills Kid.
By SAM PFEIFLE | September 20, 2006