Field Recordings

Heather Maloney at Music Hall Loft

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 21:51 |

Written by Griffin Sinclair-Wingate

Heather Maloney’s blend of rock, country, folk and indie music filled the cozy Music Hall Loft on Friday, May 17, when the artist and her band arrived in Portsmouth after two weeks on the road promoting their new self-titled album. For a group that has only been together a year and a half, they have not only found their sound but tightened it into a presentable and enjoyable gift for their audience.

Pop and popcorn with Dirty Projectors

Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:43 |

Written by Craig Robert Brown

Dirty Projectors blazed through a 13-song set, followed by a three-song encore, of their eclectic catalogue on Friday night as part of the Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival, starting the night with title track from their latest full-length, 2012’s “Swing Lo Magellan.”

Damon & Naomi at Portsmouth Book & Bar

Tuesday, 26 March 2013 18:17 |

Written by Craig Robert Brown

In the corner of the room, between the architecture and cookbook shelves, stood Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, sole members—and married couple—of the indie-pop/folk duo Damon & Naomi.

“I keep getting distracted,” said Yang as she pointed at the books.

“We’re happy to be here. Happy this places exists,” said Krukowski, referring to his love for Portsmouth Book & Bar in particular and bookstores in general.

And the crowd was happy to have them. People clamored into the bookstore café for the much-buzzed-about free show—nearly filling the space to its 93-person capacity and visibly happy to be inside from the cold of a delayed spring.

New textures

Wednesday, 13 March 2013 00:00 |

Written by Craig Robert Brown

In Eyes ’n’ Ears blends experiments with live art and jazz in Kittery

It was the kind of night one might have found in a basement club in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. Or any of the handful of jazz clubs in New York City, or Chicago. But it was at a packed former Grange hall, now called The Dance Hall, in Kittery, Maine, where the “In Ears ’n’ Eyes” collective performed a mash-up of experimental jazz and live art in an effort to bring a fresh take on standard mediums.

Session Americana @ Portsmouth Book and Bar on Jan. 23

Wednesday, 30 January 2013 00:00 |

Written by Stacie McCoy

While a polar wind forced temperatures below zero and city workers to steam icy hydrants, those trying to stay warm in Portsmouth Book and Bar on Wednesday, Jan. 23, were thawed by the heart-melting harmonies and luxuriant, literate tales shared by Boston’s all-star band, Session Americana.

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