Events

Local Music Karaoke at Portland Music Foundation Event

| Stephen Quirk

Do you like Maine music AND karaoke? Factory Portland will be offering Maine Music Karaoke as part of The Portland Music Foundation’s Strike A Chord: A Music Discovery Funhouse.  Other booths will feature an instrument petting zoo, design your own screen-printed poster, a local music listening station, and a photobooth.  The event is free event and runs 12 to 6pm on Saturday, January 26th.

Sontiago, Spouse, A Severe Joy, Foam Castles, and Sunset Hearts have graciously donated instrumental versions of some of their tracks for karaoke.  A Severe Joy has even provided a couple covers of classic karaoke songs.  Check back soon, we may have a couple more tracks to announce!

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Launch event recap

| Stephen Quirk
Bullyclub

Thanks to both those who attended and to the musicians who played the Factory Portland launch event.  Don’t forget to check out the photos from the evening.

If you’d like more infomation on the bands who played, you can find more below.  Many of the artists have music available for sale online, so please support them if you can…

Greyshield (website)
Jose Ayerve (of Spouse)
The No. 9
TJ Metcalfe (of Dead Man’s Clothes, Cosades)
Bullyclub
The Red F (Tim Burns of Phantom Buffalo)
Wesley Hartley and The Traveling Trees

Factory Portland Launch Event

| Stephen Quirk
Bullyclub

At Space Gallery, Friday 07.23.2010, Doors at 8:00 PM, Starts at 8:30 PM, $6, 18+

A new asset to our city’s virtual scene, Factory Portland assists local musicians and artists with social networking and production efforts. Additionally, Factory Portland’s site features a database of close to 400 past and present local acts, including area favorites and one-time collaborations. To celebrate the launch, Factory Portland has invited an ecclectic selection of Portland bands and musicians to play: newer acts like The No. 9 and Greyshield; side/spinoff projects The Red F (Tim Burns of Phantom Buffalo) and Wesley Hartley and The Traveling Trees; solo appearances from Jose Ayerve (Spouse, Nuclear Waste Management Club), and TJ Metcalfe (Dead Man’s Clothes, Cosades, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper); and the surprise reunion of Bullyclub!

Buy tickets here or at any Bull Moose Music location