Friday May 18, 2012 | 01:35 PM

Alternative music icon of Throwing Muses acclaim, singer/songwriter/guitarist Kristin Hersh  is coming to Empire Dine & Dance for an intimate, cabaret style performance on Friday, August 17.  For info and tickets head to portlandempire.com

Here's a clip of Hersh from last year:

Thursday May 17, 2012 | 08:22 AM

Portland musician Zach Jones will be at the Portland Bull Moose Music (151 Middle St.) on Friday, June 1st at 5:30 p.m. for an acoustic in-store performance.

Jones is set to release his new "throw back soul album" called "Things Were Better" and its the follow-up to last year's "Broken Record." 

Thursday May 10, 2012 | 07:52 AM

This week's flyer is all about singer-songwriter Eric Bettencourt. He's releasing a limited edition covers EP called "Weightless Embrace" with a show at One Longfellow Square this weekend. Monique Barrett opens the show.

Check out the track listing!

Monday May 07, 2012 | 10:43 AM

The Resistance, a neo-classic style alternative/hard rock quartet from the Waterville area, took the honors of "Best Young Band in the State of Maine" in Reindeer Records' statewide Off-Ramp: Exit 27 high school band competition.

In a press release, The Reindeer Group provided the back-story.

Thursday May 03, 2012 | 11:15 AM

The Maine Academy of Modern Music (MAMM) held their high-school band MAMM SLAM rock-Off this past weekend at Asylum. The Veayo Twins (Katherine and Kristen Yeayo) beat out 11 other bands and won $1,000 cash, recording studio time, studio tours and TV and radio appearances.

Congrats to The Veayo Twins! Head to theveayotwins.com for more scoop on the band.

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