New England band Weakened Friends is performing a digital concert, “Where the Heart Is,” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, presented by the State Theatre and 98.9 WCLZ. The live stream can be viewed from State Theatre, Portland, Maine Facebook page. The State Theatre is located at 609 Congress St., Portland.
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Chocolate Church presents online concerts with Peter Alexander, Lauren Crosby
BATH – While events have been postponed at their theater, The Chocolate Church Arts Center has been presenting concerts performed by regional musicians at home that can be streamed online by audience members via Facebook. This weekend, the Live from Home series will continue with shows from Maine songwriters Peter Alexander on Friday, April 3, […]
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Palaver Strings presents: Palaver Solo Sessions
A different Palaver member will share solo music that they love
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Creative Portland shares relief options for the arts community during COVID-19 pandemic
PORTLAND — During this challenging time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the arts community is hit hard. A grassroots emergency relief effort has been launched to benefit local artists. On the bright side, music and art continues to fill social gaps and bond communities digitally. Despite the fact that Creative Portland closed its doors to the […]
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PSO launches Musician Relief Fund and introduces PSO: Notes from Home series
PORTLAND — Although the Portland Symphony Orchestra has had to cancel upcoming performances due to COVID-19, they have been busy preparing to launch two initiatives: the PSO Musician Relief Fund and PSO: Notes from Home. The Musician Relief Fund is a digital fundraising effort on the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s website (the direct link is www.portlandsymphony.org/relief/) to […]
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An ode to ‘Ode to Joy’
Scores of area musicians, including two orchestras, five choirs, four soloists and two conductors, were poised to present Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in the majestic Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul March 29. Then the coronavirus struck.
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Sharps on the Flat series to feature harpist and pianist
Vocalist and harpist Elizabeth Roth and pianist George Wiese will join for seventh concert in series
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Boyz Gone Wild to play at Mixers on Saturday
Boyz Gone Wild, New England’s ultimate 80’s rock tribute band, will play Saturday, March 14, Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The band, fronted by male and female vocalists, has been providing the ultimate 80’s hair metal experience for over a decade – playing songs from Journey and Pat Benetar to Twisted Sister and Motley […]
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Broken Theory to play at Mixers on Friday
Broken Theory will make their debut at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, at Mixers Nightclub and Lounge in Sabattus. Band members Rick “Rikki Starz” Brown (bass/lead vocals), Mike “Smokey” Leadbetter (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Marc “Sparky” St. Cyr (drums/percussion/backing vocals) will play your favorite hits from AC/DC, Poison, Weezer, Collective Soul, Lit, Queen, Jimmy […]
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Winter Blues Meltdown benefit concert planned
A Winter Blues Meltdown, a benefit for An Angel’s Wing, will be held from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, at Side By Each in Auburn. Some of the area’s favorite blues artists will join forces for an “off season” event, some of whom also put on fair weather outdoor events … the Maine Blues […]