Amanda Palmer & Nervous Cabaret played Port City Music Hall in Portland, Maine (pics) -- Brooklyn tonight

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Amanda Palmer & Nervous Cabaret played Port City Music Hall in Portland, Maine (pics) -- Brooklyn tonight

photos by Bryan Bruchman

Amanda Palmer

Nervous Cabaret are opening for Amanda Palmer on this tour. They're also her backing band. Byran just caught the show in Maine. He writes:

at this show, Amanda sent out a twitter message saying she would have people go in a room and confess anything they wanted to her before the show. it was a janitor's closet. a small line of people formed and they got to spent a couple minutes each with her in there talking about whatever they wanted. the lights stayed on, as far as I know.

AP introduced the Nervous Cabaret at the beginning of their set Then she began her own set at the red piano out in the front lounge of the venue before leading the band through the crowd to the stage. Throughout the show, a friend was doing an original painting, which was auctioned off at the end, I believe it went for about $250 in the end. Apparently they're doing this at every show (sorta Cloud Cultish, no?) [editor's note: yes].

Amanda began her encore by playing the ukulele while standing on the bar, then once again leading the band and crowd to the stage for a couple more songs. She then stuck around (along with a very patient venue staff) until everybody who wanted one got an autograph, photo, and hug.

The 11/14 show at MHOW is already sold out. I'm sure it'll be an even livelier one, there's lots of stuff to climb on there.

Tonight's show at Music Hall of Williamsburg is sold out (but where there's a will there's a way?). More pictures from Maine below....

Amanda Palmer

Nervous Cabaret

Amanda Palmer

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Tags: Amanda Palmer, Maine, Nervous Cabaret, Port City Music Hall

Posted on November 14, 2009 4:14 PM

Comments (3)

show was amazing. just happened to be in the back of the club at the beginning of the set and during the encore, so got to see the whole entrance and the uke ontop the bar up close.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOnPT0R8RFU

Posted by Anonymous | November 14, 2009 5:34 PM

i got dragged by a friend to her show in northampton mass last night, never listened to her music before, etc etc. it was one of the most epic shows i've been to all year.

Posted by genevieve | November 14, 2009 9:24 PM

Very epic shows, except for when she toots into the mike.

Posted by Anonymous | November 14, 2009 10:33 PM