CONCERTS
TODAY
Jill Sobule, acoustic pop, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $20 at door; $18 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m.
Fountains of Wayne, pop duo; 21-plus. Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18; $30 VIP seated. www.portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.
Halloween Hootenanny Tour with Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper and Murderdolls, hard rock, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $45. 775-3458. 7 p.m.
Candye Kane, blues, VENUE Music Bar and Grille, Portland. venuemusicbar.com. 8 p.m.
Community concert with Brent Moyer, country, Owls Head Transportation Museum. Free. ohtm.org. 6 p.m.
Aaron Lewis, solo show with Staind frontman, hard rock, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $36-$56.60. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
The Toughcats, indie folk, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts. $15. 948-7469. 7:30 p.m.
Son de Madera, Latin music, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $25. www.stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.
Duke Robillard, blues guitar, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $23 at door; $20 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m.
My Morning Jacket, rock, State Theatre, Portland. Sold out. www.statetheatreportland.com. 7:30 p.m.
Adrien and The Fine Print with Young Republic, Americana, VENUE Music Bar and Grille, Portland. venuemusicbar.com. 9 p.m.
Us Five, featuring Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $15. 725-3375. 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
The Tony Boffa Band, swing music with dancing, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. Free; reservations recommended. 878-0584. 8 to 11:30 p.m.
Farren-Butcher, Inc., jazz, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit. $23 day of show; $20 in advance. 646-4777. 8 p.m.
The Black Swans, folk rock, with Brown Bird, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10. www.mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m.
The Brew, Latin jazz, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts. $17. 8 p.m.
Roomful of Blues, blues, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg. www.fryeburgacademy.org. 7:30 p.m.
Son de Madera, Latin music and dance, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $18 day of show; $15 in advance. 594-0070. 7:30 p.m.
Susan McKeown, Celtic music, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $25 at door; $22 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m.
moe., rock/jam band, State Theatre, Portland. $25. www.statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.
Motor Booty Affair, local 1970s music cover band, The Grand, Ellsworth. $15. 667-9500. 7:30 p.m.
Putnam Smith, old-timey banjo, Saco Coffeehouse, Unitarian Universalist Church, Saco. 282-0062. $10/donation; free for under age 12. 7 p.m.
Night and Day, Latin jazz and swing, Johnson Hall, Gardiner. $15; $6 for students. www.johnsonhall.org. 7:30 p.m.
Ghostface Killah, rap, Asylum, Portland. $18 in advance; $20 day of show. 772-8274. 9 p.m.
SUNDAY
Avishai Cohen’s “Aurora” with vocalist Karen Malka, percussionist Itmar Doari and oudist Amos Hoffman, jazz, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. $12; $6 for seniors and students. www.bates.edu. 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Breakfast with The Blue Willow Band, Portland Museum of Art. Breakfast items available for purchase; concert free with museum admission: $4-$10; free for children under age 6. 775-6148. 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Maeve Gilchrist Band, Celtic/jazz, CD-release show with guests Darol Anger, Aidan O’Donnell and Mike Block. One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15 at door; $12 in advance. 761-1757. 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Citizen Cope, funk/pop; 21-plus, Port City Music Hall, Portland. $25 in advance; $27 day of show; $40 VIP seated. www.portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.
TUESDAY
The Hold Steady, indie rock; 21-plus, Port City Music Hall, Portland. $22. www.portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.
Phish, rock/jam band, Augusta Civic Center. Sold out. 626-2400. 7:30 p.m.
The Young Republic and Adrian and The Fine Print, Americana, University of Maine (Olsen Student Center), Farmington. Free. 778-7346. 8 p.m.
Noonday concert, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free. 786-6135. 12:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Melissa Auf der Maur, indie rock concert and film; 21-plus, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland. $8. www.portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.
Jez Lowe, folk, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $18 at door; $15 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m.
OK Go, rock, with Company of Thieves and Eytan & The Embasssy; 18-plus, Port City Music Hall, Portland. $16 in advance; $18 at door. www.portcitymusichall.com. 7 p.m.
COMEDY
TODAY
Open mic comedy hosted by comedian Brian Brinegar, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Mainely Improv, with dinner, Marco’s Restaurant, Lewiston. $36.95. 783-0336. 7 p.m.
Bill Cosby, legendary comedian, actor and author, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $36-$71. www.porttix.com. 5 and 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
Bob Marley, Maine comedian, Inn on the Blues, York Beach. www.innontheblues.com. 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Running with Scissors, improv, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $7. www.mayostreetarts.org. 7 p.m.
BARS/CLUBS
TODAY
Jazzy Chas and the DelRossi Posse, jazz, The Liberal Cup, Hallowell. 623-2739. 7 to 10 p.m.
Seaside Martini Club, local musicians; 21-plus, The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough. www.thelandingatpinepoint.com. 6 to 10 p.m.
The Mutineers, acoustic trio, Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland. 772-5483. 8 p.m.
Crunk Witch, electro rock, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 10 p.m.
Murray’s Rule, soul, Run of the Mill Public House and Brewery, Saco. 571-9652. 8 to 11 p.m.
Band Beyond Description, Grateful Dead cover band; 21-plus, Big Easy, Portland. $5. www.bigeasyportland.com. 10 p.m.
Dave Gerard, acoustic, Blue, Portland. $3-$10/donation. www.portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.
Matt Meyer & The Gumption Junction, roots, Blue, Portland. $3-$10/donation. www.portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.
FRIDAY
Todd Royce Morton, contemporary rock, Cliff House Resort and Spa, Ogunquit. www.cliffhousemaine.com. 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Home: Chris Gauthier, Marcus Caine and Ryan Tapia, monthly DJ series; 21-plus, Slainte, Portland. 7:30 p.m.
Arthur Webster and The Holy Mackerels, acoustic, Tugboat Inn, Boothbay Harbor. www.tugboatinn.com. 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Happy Hour with Meaghan Yates, folk, Slainte, Portland. 5 p.m.
Substance, rock, Inn on the Blues, York Beach. www.innontheblues.com. 6 p.m.
Friday Night Jazz with Flash Allen, Solo Bistro, Bath. 443-3373. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Darlingside, string rock, with Will Gattis; 21-plus, Big Easy, Portland. $5. www.bigeasy portland.com. 9 p.m.
Heather Maloney, singer/songwriter, Blue, Portland. www.portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.
Travis James Humphrey, acoustic, Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland. 772-5483. 5 to 7 p.m.
Heather Maloney, folk/pop, Blue, Portland. $3-$10/donation. www.portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.
The Ukulele Project, ukulele music, Blue, Portland. $3-$10/donation. www.portcityblue.com. 10 p.m. Friday
SATURDAY
Dave Packard, acoustic, Run of the Mill Public House and Brewery, Saco. 8 to 11 p.m.
The Lucid, rock, VENUE Music Bar and Grille, Portland. $5. venuemusicbar.com. 9 p.m.
Pomegranates, with In the Audience, rock, 21-plus, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland. $6. www.portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.
Evan Goodrow, modern soul, Inn on the Blues, York Beach. www.innontheblues.com. 6 p.m.
Heavy Pressure DUBSTEP Night, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 9 p.m.
Phantom Buffalo, indie rock, CD-release show with Concord Ballet Orchestra Players; 18-plus, Space, Portland. $8 day of event; $6 in advance. www.space538.org. 9 p.m.
The Wakefield Brothers, jazz and soul; 21-plus, Big Easy, Portland. $5. www.bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
Hannah Kramer Trio, jazz, Blue, Portland. $3-$10/donation. www.portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.
SUNDAY
The Mutineers, acoustic trio, The Liberal Cup, Hallowell. 623-2739. 5 to 8 p.m.
Rhythmic Cypher, music, poetry and freestyle open mic hosted by Tina Smith, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 7 p.m.
Deb Callahan, blues and soul, VENUE Music Bar and Grille, Portland. $10. venuemusicbar.com. 8 p.m.
MONDAY
Seanachie Nights, stories and music, Bull Feeney’s, Portland. $9/donation. www.lynnecullen.com. “Scared for Life” with Jennifer Armstrong, 7 to 9 p.m.
Dark Dark Dark, rock, with Milagres; 18-plus, Space, Portland, $7. www.space538.org. 8:30 p.m.
Deb Callahan, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland. $10. 593-9336. 7 p.m.
Line of Force, soul, Big Easy, Portland. www.bigeasyportland.com. 6 p.m.
The Stowaways, bluegrass/roots, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland. www.portlandempire.com. 8:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Open mic, Run of the Mill Public House and Brewery, Saco. 571-9648. 8 to 11 p.m.
Low End Philanthropy, electronic night with multiple DJs, Big Easy, Portland. www.bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Stone River Boys, classic honky tonk, VENUE Music Bar and Grille, Portland. $5. venuemusicbar.com. 9 p.m.
Bluegrass Folk Jam, bring your acoustic instrument for an informal evening of sharing songs, The Brunswick, Old Orchard Beach. 449-1126. 7 to 10 p.m.
Hip-hop open mic; 21-plus. Big Easy, Portland. $2. www.bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
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