Alberta Rose Theatre

After over 20 years of being closed to the public, the Alberta Rose Theatre has reemerged as one of Portland’s premier settings for acoustic music, art house films and live performances.

They’ve started up a series showcasing neighborhood bands called “There Goes the Neighborhood”, and we’ve been invited to play this Saturday night. Come check out this gorgeous new venue, and bring a friend for free with this handy 2-For-1 Coupon.

We’re 3rd on the bill, and our set starts around 10:00pm.

Sat, 8/14 @ Alberta Rose Theatre
“There Goes the Neighborhood:”
Alberta Bands Vol. 2
3000 NE Alberta Street
Portland, OR
w/ Jonathan Brinkley, Its Radiant Light, Alexander Hudjohn, The Twistellettes
9pm

White Eagle

Join us the last Saturday of the month at one of our favorite pubs, McMenamin’s White Eagle Saloon. I’ve been told this is one of Portland’s oldest bars and that it used to be a destination of Portland’s infamous Shanghai Tunnels. I’ve also been told it’s haunted. Best of all, they serve baskets of these really great deep fried mini-corndogs. Mmm… mini-corndogs…

We’re playing a rollicking set, joined by the old-timey force-to-be-reckoned-with Scott McDougall and indie rock trio Rozendal.

Sat, 8/28 @ The White Eagle
836 N Russell Street
Portland, OR
w/ Scott McDougall, Rozendal
9pm

Also, we’re stoked to be playing some great shows in August at the newly renovated Alberta Rose Theater on Saturday, August 14th as part of their “There Goes the Neighborhood” Alberta bands series, and then on Saturday, August 28th at The White Eagle with Rozendal and Scott McDougal. Hope to see you there!

Visit www.myspace.com/adamsweeney to hear our new song “The Fall”.

In December we spent a day recording drums at The Woods, a new venue in Sellwood that used to be a funeral chapel. The stage is where they used to lay out the bodies for veiwing… pretty creepy, huh? But the acoustics in there are gorgeous, and the high ceiling and wood floors made for some really killer drum sounds. Pun intended.

We’ll be finishing up tracking over the next couple months, and we couldn’t be more excited about it! In the meantime, we’ve got some live shows coming up.

Looking forward to seeing you in an exciting new year.

much love,
-adam

More Than Love and Child of Everyone were recorded by David Fuller who runs Sunroom Portable Studios… ironically located in his dark basement.

The band spent an afternoon tracking these tunes last April, and we finally got around to mixing them. They are perfectly rough around the edges and give a good idea of where we’re going with the new record once we start recording this fall.

That’s Jonathan Behr on drums, Zach Pace on bass, Jeremy Murphin on electric guitar, David Fuller on accordion/electric guitar/percussion/melodica, and Katie Sawicki on vocals and banjo.

We hope you like it! See you at a show sometime soon.

-adam

My last full band show of the summer is coming up next weekend at the Alberta Street Pub, and we’d love to see you! We’re taking a break until October to write some new songs, make an animated video, retool the website, let various band members get married, and prepare for recording a new record.

But before all that, we’re playing one last show! Opening up the evening is Noah Gundersen, one of the best and brightest up-and-coming songwriters I’ve seen in a long time — and hey, he’s from Lewis County, right where I grew up! Check out his tunes at myspace.com/noahgundersen and you’ll be tapping your toes for sure.

** Friday, July 24 @ Alberta Street Pub
w/ Noah Gundersen
1036 NE Alberta Street, Portland OR
7pm, $5 cover, 21+

And one last solo show in August:

** Tuesday, August 18 @ Liquid Assets Wine Bar
w/ Sabrina Fountain
96 N Main Street, Ashland OR
8pm, 21+

Enjoy the sun!

-Adam

First thing is that I’ve been asked to play a three-week happy hour residency at Biddy McGraw’s during the month of May, starting tonight. I’ll be playing there for the next three Thursdays from 6 to 8 pm, and I’ll have a few special guests with me. Kicking it off tonight will be Katie Sawicki, and we’ll be previewing material from our upcoming East Coast tour. Come on out for a drink!

And that’s the second bit of news–I’m finally coming back east! For the first week of June I’ll be touring as a side-man for Katie Sawicki, playing banjo, accordion, and electric guitar. Then I’ll spend another week playing a few dates of my own, and three of those will be full band shows with Dave Chalfant (from the Neilds) on bass, Jim Henry on electric guitar and dobro, and Ben Laine (from Fancy Trash) on drums. Should be good times!

BIDDY MCGRAW’S RESEDINCY:

* Thurs, May 14 - Portland, OR - 6pm
@ Biddy McGraw’s w/ guest Katie Sawicki
6000 NE Glisan Street

* Thurs, May 21 - Portland, OR - 6pm
@ Biddy McGraw’s w/ guest TBA
6000 NE Glisan Street

* Thurs, May 28 - Portland, OR - 6pm
@ Biddy McGraw’s w/ guest Sabrina Fountain
6000 NE Glisan Street

SIDEMAN DATES W/ KATIE SAWICKI:

* Tues, June 2 - Boston, MA
@ Venue TBA w/ Liz Stahler

* Wed, June 3 - Portland, ME - 7pm
@ North Star Cafe w/ Liz Stahler
255 Congress Street

* Thurs, June 4 - New York, NY - 8pm
@ Highline Ballroom opening for Girlyman
431 West 16th Street

* Fri, June 5 - Northampton, MA - 8pm
House Concert w/ Phillip Price & Flora Reed (of the Winterpills)
Details TBA

* Sat, June 6 - Philadelphia, PA - 7pm
@ Tin Angel w/ Gillian Grassie
20 S. Second Street

ADAM SWEENEY TOUR DATES:

* Sun, June 7 - Somerville, MA - 8pm
@ The Burren w/ Greg Hawks Trio
247 Elm Street

* Tues, June 9 - Somerville, MA - 10pm (full band show)
@ Atwoods Tavern w/ Ryan Fitzsimmons Band
877 Cambridge Street

* Fri, June 12 - Norwood, MA - 8pm (full band show)
@ Perks Coffeehouse
685 Washington Street

* Sat, June 13 - Northampton, MA - 7pm (full band show)
@ the Elevens w/ Drew Hickum & the Colonels
140 Pleasant Street

To infinity and beyond,

-Adam

Oh yeah, and we’ve got a new video up on YouTube from our Mississippi Pizza show last week. Take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxNCWWW7A88

I’ll be opening most of the shows, then I’ll be joining Katie Sawicki and Ashleigh Flynn on banjo, electric guitar, and accordion for their sets as well. I think they’re trying to get their money’s worth out of me.

Seeing as this is my first time playing in CA, if you know anyone who might be into the show, I’d love it if you’d let them know we’re coming. Check out the shows page for specific dates and times.

And Portlanders, I’d love it if you’d come out to the Alberta Street Pub on Thursday the 26th (7pm) to welcome us home.

Much love from the road,

Adam

That show will be followed by a full band extravaganza at one of my favorite Seattle establishments, the Conor Byrne Pub, on Saturday night (Jan 31). And that is gonna rock.

I can say so for certain because I was there when we were practicing in a low-ceilinged echoy basement, and if it sounded good in there, it’s sure to sound good at ye olde pub with beer in hand, right? Right!