music
T-Acadie to perform at Turner gazebo on August 26
At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, “Music for Mavis” will host a Tuesdays at the Gazebo concert featuring the toe-tapping, sizzling sounds of (TEE-ah-kah-DEE), a folk trio from Maine. Band members are Pam Weeks on fiddle, mountain dulcimer, guitar, singing; Jim Joseph on button accordion, 5-string banjo, mandolin, fiddle, jaw harp, percussion, feet, singing; and […]
Night life calendar for the week of August 24
Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to bmail@sunjournal.com and received no later than Monday. Tonight Film: Finding Fela, 5 and 8 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Open […]
Blues festival kicks off in Minot
MINOT — At first, it appeared as though Ken Wood was going to be perfectly mellow. Then, the band started to play and the 64-year-old Portland man couldn’t contain himself. He began to do a slightly modified version of the twist, right there in the wide-open field of R. E. Hemond Farm. He jabbed his […]
Lonely Heartstring Band to play bluegrass doubleheader
STRATTON — A pre-show jam session at Skye will start at 6:15 p.m. The Lonely Heartstring Band was born as a wedding band, hired for one wedding to play only Beatles music on traditional bluegrass instruments. It didn’t take long for the band to start exploring other sounds and original songs, but that initial flame […]
Veggies to play at Fast Breaks in Lewiston on August 23
At 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, the classic rock band will return to Fast Breaks, 1465 Lisbon Street, in Lewiston. Guest bass player Moe mcKenna, who has played in multiple bands all over New England, will join the Veggies for the evening. There is no cover charge.
‘Kickin’ Butt: Come Help Take a Load off Annie’ musical benefit in Norway on Sept. 7
“Kickin’Butt: Come help take a load off Annie” is a benefit planned for from 1-8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at Tuckers Music Pub, 290 Main Street. The gala features seven hours of live entertainment for the support of friend and community stakeholder, Anne Mallory, and to raise awareness for colon cancer. Among the performers slated […]
Jen Chapin Trio to perform at Bath center on Sept. 13
BATH — Chapin performs story songs that search for community and shared meaning, powered by funk and improvisation. The roots of Chapin’s upbringing have inspired her songs and a lifetime of passionate activism. She has performed on stage with Bruce Springsteen, on bills with Aimee Mann, Bruce Hornsby, and The Neville Brothers. Her rendition of […]
Quartet to perform series at historic sites
All four sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. This is the 18th year the Quartet has performed in the Old Walpole Meeting House, and it is almost always a sell-out. This very special setting — a 1772 building that boasts its original hand-shaved shingles, 12-over-12 windows, and paneled balconies — has no […]