Country music cover band Borderline Express will play at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 22, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band takes requests and they do their best to keep up with the latest music, playing songs such as “Boys Round Here,” “Tulsa Time,” “Country Girl (Shake It for Me),” “Fishin’ in […]
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Marc Black to celebrate the songs of the 50s and 60s with Boppa Chua music program
Musician Marc Black brings history to life through the songs of 1950s and 60s in his Boppa Chua Program at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Lewiston Public Library. This free, public program will take place in Callahan Hall and is directed towards adults though all ages may participate. The New York Blues […]
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Heather Pierson Duo to perform in Auburn concert series
The Heather Pierson Duo will perform at the City of Auburn’s Summer ’22 Anniversary Park Acoustic Music Series at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, in Anniversary Park in Auburn. Hailing from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley, Heather Pierson is a pianist, singer/songwriter, and performer whose inspiring live performances with her bassist/partner Shawn Nadeau delve […]
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Jerry Bryant to present a musical program on traditional sailor chanteys in Norway
Jerry Bryant, of Amherst, Massachusetts, will present a musical program on traditional sailor chanteys from 7-8 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, at the Norway Memorial Library. The men who worked on square-riggers in the 19th century used rhythmic work songs, which they called chanteys (or shanties, depending on where they were from), to coordinate their […]
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Low Commotion concert planned at West Paris Public Library
Tuba ensemble Low Commotion will present an outdoor lawn concert at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at the West Paris Public Library. Low Commotion, formed in 2013, is an ensemble of euphoniums (tenor tubas) and full-sized tubas. The ensemble performs several concerts annually at senior living centers, veterans’ homes, churches, and libraries. Literature performed […]
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DaPonte String Quartet to perform at Denmark Arts Center
A new series of chamber music series kicNEW CHAMBER SERIES WITH DAPONTE STRING QUARTET SUNDAY, JULY 24 3PM New this year, a series of four chamber performances begins with the DaPonte String Quartet at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, at the Denmark Arts Center. 2022 marks the DaPonte String Quartet’s 31 year as […]
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Back Woods Road to play at Music for Mavis series
Back Woods Road will perform in the Music for Mavis series from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, at the gazebo in Turner. They are an energetic acoustic band known for tight harmonies, hard driving lead solos, and crowd-pleasing diversified choice of music and arrangements. Members are Rich Bernier (dobro, guitar, and vocals); Jane Bernier […]
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Al Hospers & the Valley Horns with Kemp Harris bring funk to Denmark Arts Center
Kemp Harris is an acclaimed singer/songwriter/performer
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Live music at Mixers
Country cover band Fireball Creek takes the stage at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 8, at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The 5-piece band adds their own twist of energy to the songs they cover. Band members Chase Jobe (vocals/acoustic guitar), Glen Foss (drums), Mike Fox (guitar), Mike Dozois (guitar), and Dave Perreault (bass). There […]
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Photos: Annual music series are back live and in-person along the Kennebec River
Hallowell’s Rock On The River shows run every Tuesday through August from 7-8:30 p.m. on the Warren Heald Bandstand, at the corner of Water and Winthrop streets.
Augusta Parks & Recreation along with radio stations 92 Moose and B98.5 sponsor the SummerFun Concert Series that happens on Wednesdays 6-7:30 p.m.in Mill Park. The free concert series will run from June through Wednesday, Aug. 3, and will wrap up with an end-of-summer block party on Aug. 10 with kids’ activities and bounce houses.
This year’s Johnson Hall Free Waterfront Concert Series in Gardiner’s Waterfront Park will have a different live band every Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. through the end of August.
Photos by Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal