Ghostbird’s raw blues-psych howl + Moon Snails’ eclectic jam-rock swirl + Modern Friendship’s shimmering indie heartbreak = a helluva night.
Ghostbird w/ Modern Friendship & The Moon Snails
Wed 10/1
7pm doors/8pm show
All Ages | $15
The Great Potoo, more commonly referred to as the “ghost bird” is known for singing hauntingly beautiful melodies while looking like an idiot. They are believed to hold deep wisdom, know truths beyond this realm, have oracular-like insights of the unknown, all while seriously looking like a freak. If you see one it is believed that trouble or even death is imminent. This begs the question, if trouble is imminent after seeing a ghost bird, then why should you see Ghostbird? Maybe you shouldn’t. But then again, maybe trouble and death is imminent regardless, and if you’ve gotta go, you might as well get a little weird first. Ghostbird is an experience, Ghostbird is loud, heavy, beautiful, ugly, bitter, rugged, raw, greasy, and delicious. Ghostbird pulls inspirations from blues, rock, haunted artifacts, psychedelia, Americana, weirdos, eccentrics, and freaks. Ghostbird is an experience unlike anything else in the Seacoast. See for yourself… Unless you’re the superstitious type.
Modern Friendship is a Portland, Maine-based band whose material ranges sonically from guitar-driven indie rock to stomping acoustic romps. The band’s material lyrically echoes the melancholy of young adulthood, love made, love lost, and friendship in between. Their latest offering is reverberant, layered and sparkling, complimented by glitching shoegaze lead guitar and background vocal harmony from the band. Branca’s emotional vocabulary as a singer-songwriter is at the core of the band’s sound. Consisting of bassist Nicholas Thompson-Brown, drummer Alex Ouellette, lead guitarist Jimmy Dority, and lead vocal and rhythm guitarist Anthony Branca, Modern Friendship plays songs that confront the intimate battlegrounds of young adulthood in the 2020s.
Drawing influences from a variety of genres ranging from classic rock, country folk, blues, jam jazz, and punk the Moon Snails deliver diverse original music with an eclectic flair.