Tony Smokes and the Flared-Up Appendix!

So hey everyone, it’s Dylan. As Owen said yesterday, Tony Smokes and The Ladykillers are officially dropping out of the Maine World Tour,  and there’s a very simple reason: yesterday I went t0 the emergency room for appendicitis and got my appendix removed. The timing couldn’t have been greater; no, really. We were the only [...]

Hey guess what? An actual all-ages show in Portland!

While Portland’s music scene is vibrant and supported by a lot of great venues, one major problem has always been the lack of all-ages venues.  The Station will let kids in high school in, but it offers a limited sort of shows aiming for a very specific demographic, and so there’s little opportunity for kids [...]

Hey You Guys

Sweet announcement up on the Shows tab… -Owen

Pictures from the Show!

We’ve got some great pics from the show. All thanks to the folks at WMEB. Take a look.

Rock Trek: Greyhound Buses, Loud Music, and Pantsless Robots

Some astute readers may have noticed a conspicuous lack of new posts in the last few days. “Where,” you might be asking, “are these young hooligans whom I have grown over time to respect and admire so well?” The answer, dear friends, is this: we been busy. And I’m going to tell you about it.

Owen Rambles About The Industry: NYC and Portland

So as some of you know, I’m spending my falls and springs down in NYC, studying in NYU’s music biz program. Learning a hell of a lot, I guess. But maybe more than anything else, I’m learning about the differences between the big-ass city and my home state of Maine, particularly as pertains to their [...]

New show announced! Tony Smokes play with Feel It Robot and Pretty & Nice @ Orono, ME – April 4th!

We weren’t exactly expecing this, but apparently the kind folks at WMEB like us quite a bit, so they asked us to share the stage with Bangor’s Feel It Robot and Boston’s Pretty & Nice at the Keith Anderson Community House in Orono, Maine on April 4th. Feel It Robot and Pretty & Nice are [...]