BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.4.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Parsonsfield w/ Alec Spiegelman X-WR-CALDESC:Portland Downtown X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20211107T060000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20220313T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20211107T060000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20220313T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Parsonsfield w/ Alec Spiegelman DESCRIPTION:$20 adv. - $25 at the door | 7pm doors - 8pm show\n\nOne lis ten to \;Happy Hour On The Floor\, the band's third full-length rele ase\, and it's clear just how liberated Parsonsfield has become.\nProduc ed by Benjamin Lazar Davis (Joan As Police Woman\, Okkervil River)\, the record fuses the group's rustic instrumentation and timeless sense of s ongcraft with dreamy synthesizers and vintage drum machines. The arrange ments here are broad and spacious\, often built off spare\, hypnotizing loops that fuel the songs' mesmerizing drive\, and the band's performanc es are deliberate and economical to match\, substituting lean\, careful construction in place of the strummed exuberance that defined much of th eir early work. The result is a record all about finding happiness in si mplicity\, a captivating collection more reminiscent of modern indie pop than old-school string bands that pushes the group far beyond the perce ived boundaries of its sound even as it shines a spotlight on the heart and soul of what's always made them such a joyous revelation.\n\n"When w e started writing and recording\, we realized that there weren't any res trictions on what we could do. It came with this boundless sense of musi cal freedom where anything felt possible\," says lead vocalist Chris Fre eman. "The experience taught us to really hone in on the core of what we love about making music together."\n\nParsonsfield first emerged in 201 4 with \;Poor Old Shine\, an ecstatic acoustic collection that promp ted \;The \;New York Times \;to praise them as "boisterously youthful yet deftly sentimental" and hailed by \;Folk Alley \;a s "the most jubilant and danceable indie roots music this side of the Ca rolinas." The band grew more experimental on their 2016 followup\, \ ;Blooming Through The Black\, and the collection earned them both glowin g reviews and dates with everyone from Josh Ritter and The Jayhawks to M andolin Orange and The New Pornographers. That same year\, the group saw their music featured in the hit \;AMC \;series "The Walking Dea d" and teamed up with the prestigious FreshGrass Festival to compose a s core for the 1922 silent classic \;Nanook of the North\, which they performed live alongside the film at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemp orary Art.\n\nAlec Spiegelman is a musician living in Brooklyn\, NY. He is \;a member of the band \;Cuddle Magic. As a sideman\, on stag e or in studio\, he’s worked with numerous creative songwriters and ba nds\, including Amanda Palmer\, Anais Mitchell\, Darlingside\, Okkervil River\, and Pokey LaFarge. \;He’s produced recordings with Ana Egg e\, Taylor Ashton\, The David Wax Museum\, Jennifer Kimball\, Anna &\ ; Elizabeth\, and the conceptual multi-media artist Jack Early. His musi cal-comedy project (with Kelly Roberge)\, \;Ronald Reagan – Boston ’s Premier 80s Pop Saxophone Duo\, shared comedy stages with Eugene Mi rman\, Kristin Schaal\, and Reggie Watts. \;His early musical educat ion included lots of improvising in the jazz tradition (broadly defined) \, formal studies with Steve Lacy\, Bob Moses\, Bob Brookmeyer and Ran B lake\, and a thorough (informal) grounding in r&\;b saxophone best-pr actices (a la Junior Walker) directed by Doo Wop survivor Little Joe Coo k.\n\n“[Alec Spiegelman is] a very gifted clarinet\, flute and bass cl arinet player … He’s quite a guy” – Bob Brookmeyer\n\nOLS Covid- 19 Protocols:\n\nWe are very excited to be hosting live music shows agai n in our listening room. OLS is committed to providing a safe environmen t for all who work\, listen\, or perform live music in our venue. \; Because our venue is so small\, we will require all staff\, volunteers\, performers\, and patrons to show proof of full vaccination against COVI D-19 when they attend OLS events AND to wear masks indoors unless they a re actively drinking\, eating\, or performing.\n\nProof of vaccine must come directly from the health care provider that performed the vaccinati on and can be a photo or physical copy of the vaccination card or record with an accompanying photo ID. Full vaccination means that the date of the performance you are attending is:\n\n*at least 14 days after your se cond dose of an FDA or WHO authorized two dose COVID-19 vaccine\, or\n\n *at least 14 days after your single dose of an FDA or WHO authorized sin gle dose COVID vaccine.\n\nWe hope we can ease these restrictions once f urther progress has been made reducing transmission of the virus. Until then\, we greatly appreciate your patience and cooperation.\n\nOne Longf ellow Square does not assume liability\; the ticket holder will assume a ll risks involved. By purchasing a ticket to this event you agree to ass ume full liability for any risks incurred before\, during and after the event and agree to the current Terms of Use. URL;VALUE=URI:https://portlandmaine.com/events/parsonsfield-w-alec-spieg elman/ UID:urn:uuid:67e93211-dfeb-4832-8ec4-c6451a5adfda STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260415T064011Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220423T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220423T220000 LOCATION:181 State St.\, Portland\, Maine 04101\, US END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR