CONCERTS

TODAY

Portland Jazz Orchestra, big band swing, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $9. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Rory Block, country/blues, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $20; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.

Sagapool, Canadian world music band, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts. $15. unity.edu/uccpa. 7:30 p.m.

Camden Library Coffeehouse, with David and The Lowdown, Camden Public Library. $8. 236-3440. 7 p.m.

Matt Baker and Dylan Grieve, mandolin, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

 

FRIDAY

Johnny Winter, blues-rock, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit. $44.50 to $85.50. jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

Jonathan Edwards, folk-rock, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $35 in advance; $38 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Heather Masse and Jed Wilson, folk, blues, jazz and country, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $20. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.

Andre Nickatina, rap, with Fashawn & Mumbls, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15, $30. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

Burnt Beard Band, Americana, bluegrass, jazz and rock, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

SnackCakes with 5G, funky trio of pop divas, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15. stlawrencearts.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

 

SATURDAY

EDM Experience featuring Bamboora, six-hour electronica show with light show, ice luges, 10 DJs, go-go dancers and more, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $12 to $30. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

Village Coffee House, with Blu Tonic (a cappella) and Lousy Cowboy Music (blues, jazz and bluegrass), New Gloucester Congregational Church. $10; $5 for children and seniors. villagecoffeehouse.org. 7:30 p.m.

Caribbean Night, with Pan Fried Steel Drum Band, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $10 in advance; $15 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.

Omar Ricardo Show: The Sensational ’60s, cabaret-style comedy and music, Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Gardiner. $28. johnsonhall.org. 7 p.m.

Heather Masse and Ron Cody, jazz, CD-release show with special guests, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15 in advance; $18 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Two Sides of the Classical Guitar, multiple guitar styles, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10 in advance; $12 day of show. mayostreetarts.org. 7 p.m.

A Barn Burner with The Giant Kings, R&B/soul/country, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $20. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.

Putnam Smith and Gabriel Zacchai, singer-songwriters, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. $8/donation. aarhusgallery.com. 7:30 p.m.

Mezzo-Soprano Joelle Morris, “Voyage a Paris,” Franco American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $16 in advance; $18 day of show. francocenter.org. 7:30 p.m.

Robin Jellis, classical, Celtic and modern cello music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 11 a.m.

Chenda Cope, old-time ballads, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

Pete Kilpatrick, “Heavy Fire” CD-release Show, Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. $10 in advance; $12 day of show. explorefrontier.com. 8 p.m.

Ben Vida, electronica, with Artie Appleseed and Dark Urrru, all ages; Space, Portland. space538.org. $5/donation. 8 p.m.

 

SUNDAY

Hot Jazz Brunch, with Sean Mencher, Bob Hamilton, Derek Moniz and special guests, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Donation. localsprouts.coop. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

MONDAY

We Came as Romans, post-hardcore/metalcore, with Emmure, Bless the Fall, Woe is Me and The Color Morale, all ages; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $20, $35. portcitymusichall.com. 7 p.m.

 

TUESDAY

Lost in the Trees, chamber pop, with Poor Moon, 18-plus; Space, Portland. $10. space538.org. 8 p.m.

Tall Boy Tuesday, with Milkman’s Union and Butcher Boy, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $2. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

James Carter, jazz saxophonist, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 7:30 p.m.

 

WEDNESDAY

OLS All-Star Revue Fundraiser, with Joe Walsh, Darol Anger, Brittany Haas, Courtney Hartman and Amanda Kowalski, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $25. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Alisdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Scottish fiddle and cello, Waldo Theater, Waldoboro. $25. thewaldo.org. 7:30 p.m.

Old Time Music Jam, open jam of Appalachian music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

 

APRIL 12

Girlyman, Americana/rock, with Coyote Grace, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit. $22.50. jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

Mark Tipton Quintet, playing jazz classics of Woody Shaw, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12 in advance; $15 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Pretty Girls Sing Soprano, duo singing variety of music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

 

COMEDY

Open Mic Comedy, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m. today and April 12.

“Great Comedy for Good Friday,” with Karen Morgan, Nellie Coes, Tuck Tucker, Stephanie Doyle and John Ater; Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. $10 in advance; $12 day of show. explorefrontier.com. 7 p.m. Friday.

 

BARS/CLUBS

TODAY

Tony Boffa Quartet, jazz, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.

Peter Albert, solo guitar, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Joel Cage, acoustic rock, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

Potato Pickers, folk, country and bluegrass, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B-set, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $2. 784-7785. Doors at 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth. 846-9555. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Jerks of Grass, bluegrass, Bayside Bowl, Portland. baysidebowl.com. 8 p.m.

Band Beyond Description, jam-band covers, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

N.E. Town, folk-rock, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 6 p.m.

Adam Houghton, with Oliver Waterman, Dustin Saucier and William B. Carr, acoustic jams, 21-plus; Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. $4. 221-2382. 9:30 p.m.

 

FRIDAY

Jeff Beam, psychedelic music, CD-release show with Tan Vampires and Phantom Buffalo, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $6. portlandempire.com. 9:30 p.m.

Hot Neon Magic, ’80s covers, RiRa, Portland. 761-4446. 10 p.m.

A Night of Heavy Metal Mayhem, with Terrible Old Man, Hessian, Infera Bruo, Adversaries and Shabti, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. $8. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

Tricky Britches, bluegrass, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.

Brad Strause, Americana, folk and country, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Andrew Merzi, country and Americana, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

Okbari, Middle Eastern music with bellydancers, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

Gary Richardson, jazz and blues, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 5 p.m.

Poke Chop & The Other White Meat, blues, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 9 p.m.

Kevin Midgley and Friends, acoustic Delta blues, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth. 846-9555. 8 p.m.

Doug Cantwell, acoustic, Gritty McDuff’s, Freeport. Donation. grittys.com. 8 p.m.

Lynn Deeves and Trina Hamlin, singer-songwriters, The Barn, Topsham. $15. thebarntopsham.com. 7:30 p.m.

MAMM JAMM First Friday Rock ‘N Bowl Concert Series, all ages; Bayside Bowl, Portland. $5. maineacademyofmodernmusic.org. 6 to 9 p.m.

Plague, industrial night, Asylum (basement), Portland. $5; $2 before 9:30 p.m. portlandasylum.com. 9:30 p.m.

Heavy Breathing, hardcore, with The Restless Shades and Trapper Keeper, 21-plus; Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. $5. 221-2382. 9 p.m.

 

SATURDAY

Fundraiser to Aid Fort Kent Fire Victims, with Domic and The Lucid, John Clavette, Frank Hopkins and more, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $7. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.

Kevin Attra and Ronda Dale, Americana originals, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.

Station 85, rock cover band, RiRa, Portland. rira.com. 10 p.m.

Paranoid Social Club, indie rock, with Repeat Offenders, Fifth Freedom, Trial By Stone and Jacks and Aces, Club Texas, Auburn. $10 in advance; $15 at door. 784-7785. 7 p.m.

Liza Miller’s Women’s Benefit Show, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.

Eric Ott, Americana and folk-rock, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Kyle James Hauser, folk, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

Mike Beling Trio, jazz, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

Tommy O’Connell & The Juke Joint Devils, swing and blues, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland. 9 p.m.

Cajun Aces, zydeco, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth. 846-9555. 7 p.m.

Anni Clark, acoustic folk, Jumpin’ Jakes Seafood Cafe, Old Orchard Beach. 937-3250. 7 p.m.

Michael Krapovicky, acoustic, Gritty McDuff’s, Freeport. Donation. 8 p.m.

Hobgoblin Lounge Music Series, with guests Lady Zen and DJ Sandman, Bayside Bowl, Portland. baysidebowl.com. 8 to 11 p.m.

Model Airplane, R&B/soul, with Lyle Divinsky, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 8 p.m.

Mouth Washington, rock, with RSO, Cuss and The Outfits, 21-plus; Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. $5. 221-2382. 9 p.m.

 

SUNDAY

Country Show and Dance, live music, raffles and food bar, hosted by the Down East Country Music Association, Litchfield Sportsman’s Club. $5; free for children under 12. decma.org. Noon to 5 p.m.

The Couch, open mic with host John Nels and guest artist Shane Allen, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland. portlandempire.com. 7 p.m.

Rhythmic Cypher, open mic of spoken-word poetry with live music, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 7 p.m.

 

MONDAY

Frank Hopkins & The Supersonics, funk, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 10 p.m.

Open Mic with Alec Wall, acoustic singers and performers, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 7 p.m.

Stowaways Bluegrass Night, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland. portlandempire.com. 6 p.m. open jam; 8 p.m. concert.

 

TUESDAY

Out of the Blue Contest, battle of the bands speed-dating style, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

Justin Lantrip, acoustic rock, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 6:30 p.m.

Karaoke Night with DJ Ponyfarm, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. $3, $5. 553-2350. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.

Travis James Humphrey, acoustic, Gritty McDuff’s, Portland. grittys.com. 10 p.m.

 

WEDNESDAY

Clash of the Titans, battle of the cover bands, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland. $5. portlandempire.com. Jesus Lizard vs. Big Black, 9 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Slainte, Portland. 553-2350. 8 p.m.

Nikki Hunt Duo, acoustic, RiRa, Portland. rira.com. 8:30 p.m.

Grainne Murphy and Kathleen Boyle, Irish music, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 7:30 p.m.

Traditional Irish Session, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 9:30 p.m.

Joe Young, acoustic, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 10 p.m.

David Beam and The Custom House Gang, blues and bluegrass, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 7:30 p.m.

Bill Byrne Trio, jazz, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 6 p.m.

Rap Night, local DJs and musicians, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

 

APRIL 12

Dinosaur Feathers, avant-pop, with Grandchildren, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $5, $8. portlandempire.com. 9:30 p.m.

Dan Tanini, American folk blues, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 6:30 p.m.

MSA in the Round, singer-songwriters, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Cinder Cork, Eastern European, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

Trapparatus, funky jazz, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

Travis James Humphrey Blues Review, Gingko Blue Jazz Club, Portland. 8 p.m.

Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B-set, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $2. 784-7785. Doors at 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth. 846-9555. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Band Beyond Description, jam-band covers, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

Rural Ghosts, indie-folk, with Go Buttons and The Watchers, 21-plus; Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.