ECCE SHNAK
Wednesday - August, 01 @ 7:00pm
Ecce Shnak ( pronounced “ EH–kay sh–KNOCK ” ) is an art-rock octet—
nay, a shnaktette—based in New York City. Their sound is a shape-shifting
synthesis of popular musics, classical musics, and punk musics. They have a
standard rock instrumentation—a pair of guitars, a bassist, a drummer,
and a lead singer—but also feature a classical vocal trio and occasional
flourishings of nylon string guitar. The band sports artful costumes designed
and manufactured by NYC-based Tessa Morehouse of Velvet Antler.
Morehouse has also designed costumes for Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips.
Ecce Shnak has two albums they plan to release over the next three to
six months, and most of their live set draws from that repertoire. However,
the set also features several songs from their first EP, entitled “Letters to
German Vasquez Rubio,” released in 2013, when the band was based in
Philadelphia.
Upcoming Events

207-774-4111
650A Congress Street, Portland ME
- Hours
- Mon: 5PM-11PM
- Tues: 6PM-12AM
- Wed: 5PM-12AM
- Thurs: 5PM-12AM
- Fri & Sat: 5PM-1AM
- Sun: 4PM-10PM
Blue has won Portland’s Best Jazz Venue for several years in a row and dedicates every Saturday night to Jazz at Blue.
We are a DONATION BASED venue. Please show your support to the musicians by donating to the basket by the stage. Because we don’t charge a cover and 100% of your donations go to the musicians we respectfully ask that each person make a ONE PURCHASE MINIMUM of food/beverage to help support the room. All seats are first come, first served (feel free to share a table). We do not take reservations.