Hey everyone, looks like we'll have a live CD to release for the show on the 26th. It's a full recording of the St. Lawrence show we did for WMPG back in June. And check it out: A press release about the show.

Show listing:

"A Dust Up at the Empire"
The Molenes, with the Grassholes and the Streaking Healys
At Empire Dine & Dance
575 Congress Street, Portland
www.portlandempire.com | 207-879-8988
At 9 p.m. | $5
Sponsored by WCLZ, 98.9 FM


Molenes headline "A Dust-Up at the Empire"
Bringing Americana roots music and hillbilly twang back to Portland with the Streaking Healys and the Grassholes

PORTLAND—The Molenes, a band the Portland Phoenix called "one of New England's premier alt-country/Americana bands," headlines "A Dust-Up at the Empire" at Empire Dine & Dance, Sept. 26. They join with local slamgrassers the Grassholes and the whisky-and-nicotine fueled Streaking Healys in an effort to cement the Empire's status as the new home for roots and twang in Portland.

The event is sponsored by WCLZ, 98.9 FM.

Following great shows with the Grassholes, Toughcats, Roy Davis, Gypsy Tailwind, Darien Brahms, and the Greetings From Area Code 207 release party, plus the weekly bluegrass of the Stowaways, there's talk that there's finally a room in Portland ready to replace the much-lamented Raoul's and Stone Coast Brewery.

The Molenes feature guitarist and frontman Dave Hunter, a veteran of London's indie-rock scene who's a renowned guitarist and guitar journalist, along with former WOW bassist Andrew Russell, drummer Zach Field, who's backed everyone from Jon Nolan to the Mill City Ramblers, and pedal-steel guitarist Bruce Derr, who has toured and recorded with Slaid Cleaves, Patty Griffin, Joyce Anderson and Say Zu Zu. They're currently supporting their second full-length album, the critically acclaimed Songs of Sin and Redemption. Jamie Perkins at the Portsmouth Herald praised them for "singing songs that glorify the guns, guilt and gallows of the American cultural landscape."

The Grassholes are a six-piece bluegrass outfit that plays around one mic and hammers out string-band traditionals like "Shady Grove" and "Sittin' on Top of the World" along with originals that range from Outlaw ("Janey") to Cash-Carter duets ("Kicked in the Shins"). They'll be using the night to release their first live album, recorded at the St. Lawrence Arts Center as part of the WMPG Bluegrass Extravaganza.

The Streaking Healys are every band you hope is playing in the background as you walk into your favorite watering hole and order an ice cold beer. Rolling Stones rock paired with George Jones country, they've got a twang that feels like home and enough giddy-up to get you out of your chair. Full of Nashville's sound paired with Maine's irony, the band pull sounds from the likes of Uncle Tupelo, the Statler Brothers, Merle Haggard, and David Allan Coe. They're currently supporting their debut release, Loveless, recorded with Jim Begley at the Studio.

For more information, contact Dave Hunter at themolenes@yahoo.com

www.themolenes.com
www.myspace.com/thegrassholes
www.thestreakinghealys.com