• CONCERTS
THURSDAY
Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary, folk, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $25; $20 for seniors; $15 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.
Mary Gauthier, singer-songwriter, with Scott Nolan, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $20 in advance; $25 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.
Start Making Sense, Talking Heads tribute band, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $8 to $20. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.
Dana and Susan Robinson, fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin and vocals, Camden Public Library. $8. 236-3440. 7 p.m.
Married with Chitlins, acoustic music duo, Savory Maine, Damariscotta. Free. savorymainedining.com. 6 to 8 p.m.
Afro-Cuban All Stars, Cuban band, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick. $25. 725-3375. 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
George Thorogood & The Destroyers, blues/rock, with The Slide Brothers, State Theatre, Portland. $35 in advance; $40 day of show; general admission. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.
Dervish, Celtic music, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $20. rocklandstrand.com. 7:30 p.m.
Willie Nile, singer-songwriter, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $20 in advance; $25 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.
Jerks of Grass, bluegrass, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10. mayostreetarts.org. 7:30 p.m.
Rob Schreiber’s Standard Issue, jazz from the Great American Songbook, Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland. Free. standardissue.me. 6:30 p.m.
Shanna Underwood, singer-songwriter, Round Top Farm, Damariscotta. $7; $4 for seniors; free for ages 12 and under. 563-1393. Open mic at 6:45 p.m.; concert at 8:30 p.m.
Phantom Buffalo, pop-rock, CD-release show with An Anderson and Video Nasties, 18-plus; Space Gallery, Portland. $8. space538.org. 8:30 p.m.
Waylon Speed, country-metal, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts. $10 in advance; $12 day of show. 948-7469. 8 p.m.
Liz Knowles, Irish fiddler, Frost Gully Violins, Freeport. $20. 865-0818. 8 p.m.
Session Americana, rock/folk, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $17. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.
Pleasant Note Coffeehouse Open Mic, seventh anniversary show, First Universalist Church of Auburn. Free. 783-0461. 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Waranimal’s Winter Beach Ball 2, beach-themed party with heavy metal band Waranimal and Superorder with DJ sets and limbo contest, 18-plus; Space Gallery, Portland. $8. space538.org. 9 p.m.
Drive-By Truckers, alt-country, with The Old 97’s, State Theatre, Portland. $25 in advance; $30 day of show; general admission. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.
Rosanne Cash, country, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $85. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.
Cherish the Ladies, female vocal group, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $32 in advance; $37 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.
Moufy, rap, with Cam Groves and Trails, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $13, $20. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.
Herbcraft, psychedelic folk, record-release show, with Coke Weed, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford. $8. theoakandtheax.com. 8 p.m.
ALHAN Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, Arabic and Turkish music of the 17th to 21st centuries, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10. mayostreetarts.org. 7 p.m.
Music and Muffins, with Tom Douglas, Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland Center. Free. 829-2215. 10:30 a.m.
John Hasnip, acoustic guitar, Lithgow Public Library, Augusta. Free. www.lithgow.lib.me.us. 9:30 a.m.
Zemya, world/folk/a capella, Topsham Public Library. Free. topshamlibrary.org. 2 p.m.
Wessels and Wilsbach, traditional Irish music, South Portland Public Library. Free. southportlandlibrary.com. 7 p.m.
Glenshane, Irish folk duo, Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. Free. thomasmemoriallibrary.org. 2 p.m.
Jeff Beam & Mara Flynn, singer-songwriters, Engine, Biddeford Arts, Biddeford. $6 in advance; $8 day of show. feedtheengine.org. 8 p.m.
Sean Fleming and His Dam-Rag Scotta Orchestra, classic ragtime music and dancing from the early 1900s, Watts Hall, Thomaston. $12; free for ages 18 and younger. 354-8908. 7 p.m.
Nancy Sferra and Heather Hardy, singer-songwriters, Savory Maine, Damariscotta. Free. savorymainedining.com. 6 to 8 p.m.
SUNDAY
Jewel, singer-songwriter, with Holly Williams, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $41 to $108. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m.
Soulfly, metal, with Incite, Lody Kong and Dead Season, 18-plus; Asylum, Portland. $18. portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.
Rosanne Cash, country, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit. $60. jonathansrestaurant.com. 7 p.m.
The Alternate Routes, rock, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12 in advance; $17 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 7:30 p.m.
Southern Maine Monthly Bluegrass Jam, Roost Function Hall, Buxton. $7. 232-1528. Noon to 5 p.m.
Chris Klaxton Trio, jazz, Engine, Biddeford Arts, Biddeford. $6 in advance; $8 day of show. feedtheengine.org. 1 p.m.
Meteroa, folk, blues, Celtic music and more, Harbor Square Gallery, Rockland. $10. harborsquaregallery.com. 1 p.m.
TUESDAY
Fryeburg Academy Jazz Cabaret, instrumental jazz and big band music, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg, $8; $5 for seniors and students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.
Goitse, Irish music, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15. stlawrencearts.org. 7 p.m.
Pine Tree Coastal Winds, Freeport community concert band, benefit concert for Carol Kaplan Fuel Assistance Fund, Harraseeket Inn, Freeport. Donations at door. 865-4747. 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Goitse, Irish music, Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, South Carthage. $15. 562-4445. 7 p.m.
MARCH 14
Jonathan Edwards, singer-songwriter, with Tom Snow & The Bates Crosstones and Manic Optimists, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. $20 in advance; $25 day of show. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m.
Hurry Down Sunshine, blues, Savory Maine, Damariscotta. Free. savorymainedining.com. 6 to 8 p.m.
• COMEDY
Open Mic Comedy Night, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m. Thursday and March 14.
Friday Night Comedy, with Kyron Hobdy, Samaria Johnson and Rob Santos, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $7. clubtexas.info. 8 p.m. Friday.
Night of Laughs, comedy show presented by Biddeford Career Firefighters, Biddeford Middle School. $10/donation. 871-7876. 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday.
• BARS/CLUBS
THURSDAY
Mad Gingers, rock, with Doll Fight, Jonee Earthquake and The SkummyMen, Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.
Dave Gagne, rock, reggae and indie folk, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. therunofthemill.net. 8 p.m.
Hang the DJ, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 10 p.m.
Shanna Underwood, singer-songwriter, Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland. thedogfishcompany.com. 8 p.m.
Tony Boffa Quartet, cool and soft jazz, 21-plus; Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.
Vince Nez & Friends, singer-songwriters, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 7 p.m.
Tumbling Bones, bluegrass, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 7 p.m.
Hello Newman, alt-rock covers, Bull Feeney’s, Portland. 773-7210. 9:30 p.m.
A Band Beyond Description, music of The Grateful Dead, Phish and The Allman Brothers Band, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
Pete Witham and The Cozmik Zombies, twisted Americana and rockabilly, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. portlandempire.com. 7:30 p.m.
Kilcollins Band, pop and rock covers, RiRa, Portland. rira.com/portland. 10 p.m.
Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B-set, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $2. clubtexas.info. Doors at 6 p.m.
Acoustic Open Mic, Spring Point Tavern, South Portland. 799-2245. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Covered in Bees, death punk, with The Rattlesnakes, Pinko & The Action Boys and Tom Savage Explosion, Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.
Doubting Gravity, pop/rock, Big Easy, Portland. $6. bigeasyportland.com. 9:30 p.m.
Travis James Humphrey, guitarist, Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland. thedogfishcompany.com. 5 p.m.
Hot Lunch Bebop, jazz, Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland. thedogfishcompany.com. 8 p.m.
Station 85, hard-rock covers, RiRa, Portland. rira.com/portland. 10 p.m.
Da Block Radio Show, collaboration of local hip-hop artists, 18-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $5. clubtexas.info. Doors at 8 p.m.
David Mello, rustic blues, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 5 to 8 p.m.
Blind Albert, blues and rock, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 9 p.m.
Cariad Harmon, singer-songwriter, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.
Chris Trapper, roots/pop, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.
Welterweight, singer/songwriter Doug Cowan, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.
Josiah Leming, singer-songwriter, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. $7 in advance; $10 day of show. andysoldportpub.com. 7 p.m.
Clara Berry, Zach Zaitlin and Gunther Brown, singer-songwriters, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.
Nick Halerpin, acoustic, Gritty’s, Freeport. grittys.com. 8:30 p.m.
Jacob McCurdy, singer-songwriter, with The Dappered Gents, Bull Feeney’s, Portland. 773-7210. 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Waylon Speed, country-metal, with This Old Ghost, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $6. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.
Dean Ford, glam pop, with The Other Bones, Sea Level and DC Wonder, 21-plus; Asylum, Portland. $5. portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.
Actionslacks, indie rock, with Gravel and The Rest the South and the West (make-up show from Jan. 8), Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.
DJ Lurob, house, with Christian Hurley and Mechanism, 21-plus; Flask Lounge, Portland. flasklounge.com. 9 p.m.
Tommy O’Connell & The Juke Joint Devils, blues, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 9 p.m.
Dear Claudia, blues, jazz and R&B, Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland. thedogfishcompany.com. 8 p.m.
Carlos Cuellar Trio, acoustic jazz, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.
Adam Frederick Trio, jazz, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.
Jeff Cusack, light rock, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.
Stronghold, heavy metal covers, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $5. clubtexas.info. Doors at 7 p.m.
Poke Chop, blues and rock, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. therunofthemill.net. 8 p.m.
Electroshock, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.
The Tonekings and HDRnB, soul/R&B, Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 7 p.m.
Dirty 3rds, rock covers, RiRa, Portland. rira.com/portland. 10 p.m.
Rich Lambert, acoustic, Gritty’s, Freeport. grittys.com. 8:30 p.m.
SubSonic, jazz, blues and funk, Gritty’s, Portland. grittys.com. 8:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
J Jones, rap/R&B, with Violently Ill, Dynamo-P, Entricut and Grave Stranger, Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 10 p.m.
Brunch with Sly-Chi, R&B, RiRa, Portland. rira.com/portland. Noon.
Joyce Andersen, fiddler, RiRa, Portland. rira.com/portland. 5 p.m.
Michael Krapovicky, singer-songwriter, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 5 p.m.
“Walking Dead” Party, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m.
MONDAY
Willie J. Laws Band, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland. $10. 593-9336. 7 p.m.
Sgt. Connor’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’s Singles Night, discussion and music led by Connor McGrath, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m.
Newcastle, electro-rock/hip hop, with Smokeye Meets Jacob III, 21-plus; Flask Lounge, Portland. flasklounge.com. 9 p.m.
Poor Howard, Delta blues, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 6:30 p.m.
Funky Mondays: The Players Ball, Big Easy, Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
TUESDAY
Dan Tonini, blues, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 6:30 p.m.
Electric Open Mic with Joint Enterprise, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. therunofthemill.net. 8 p.m.
Karaoke Night with DJ Ponyfarm, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. $3, $5. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Clash of the Titans: Queens of the Stone Age vs. Black Sabbath, battle of the cover bands, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $6. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.
Laurence Kelly & Flash Allen, lounge singer and synthesizer, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 6 p.m.
David Beam and The Custom House Gang, bluegrass and Americana, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 8 p.m.
Open Mic Night, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m.
Lissa Schneckenberger, Irish music, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 7:30 p.m.
Traditional Irish Session, Irish music, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 9 p.m.
Rap Night, hosted by Shupe and Ill By Instinct, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
Tim Mercer, acoustic, RiRa, Portland. 8 p.m.
MARCH 14
The Barn Swallows, bluegrass, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 7 p.m.
Bluegrass Jam Session, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 9 p.m.
Hot Club Du Monde, gypsy jazz and swing, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.
The Gantry, indie rock, with Blue Veins, 21-plus; Flask Lounge, Portland. flasklounge.com. 9 p.m.
Heather Pierson, singer-songwriter, Andy’s Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 6:30 p.m.
Road Scholars, bluegrass, Run of the Mill Brewpub, Saco. therunofthemill.net. 8 p.m.
Hello Newman, alt-rock covers, Bull Feeney’s, Portland. 773-7210. 9:30 p.m.
Hang the DJ, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 10 p.m.
A Band Beyond Description, music of The Grateful Dead, Phish and The Allman Brothers Band, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
Pete Witham and The Cozmik Zombies, twisted Americana and rockabilly, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. portlandempire.com. 7:30 p.m.
Kilcollins Band, pop and rock covers, RiRa, Portland. rira.com/portland. 10 p.m.
Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B-set, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $2. clubtexas.info. Doors at 6 p.m.
Acoustic Open Mic, Spring Point Tavern, South Portland. 799-2245. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
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