July 11, 2012

Music and Nightlife Listings

Concerts, comedy, bars and clubs

• CONCERTS

Singer-songwriter Maia Sharp is at One Longfellow Square in Portland on Saturday.

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The hard-rock band Whitcomb opens for Bush tonight at the State Theatre in Portland. The band also performs with Murcielago and Atlatl on Saturday at Empire Dine and Dance in Portland.

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TODAY

Bush, rock, with Whitcomb, all ages, State Theatre, Portland. $35; general admission. statetheatreportland.com. 7:30 p.m.

Boghat, Irish folk, Bates College (Keigwin Amphitheater), Lewiston. Free. 786-6330. 6 p.m.

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

Portland Celtic Celebration, with The Don Roy Trio, Naia, Boghat and The Press Gang, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $20. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Alive at Five Summer Music Series, with Phantom Buffalo and dilly dilly, experimental folk and pop, Monument Square, Portland. Free. portlandmaine.com. 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Tycho, electroacoustic/psychedelic rock, with Onuinu and Of the Trees, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $21; $36 VIP. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.

Friends of Eastern Promenade Concert Series, with The Randy Oxford Band (blues), Fort Allen Park, Portland. Free. 756-8130. 7 p.m.

Cool Sounds Concert Series and Outdoor Market, with Rog & Ray (tropical rock), downtown Bangor. Free. downtownbangor.com. Market 5 to 8 p.m., concert at 6 p.m.

Jenny Wilson Jazz Trio, half of the proceeds will benefit the church, First Parish Church, Portland. $15. jennyandnathan.com. 8 p.m.

Summer Concerts in the Park, with The GuvNors (funk/blues), Memorial Park, Scarborough. Free. 772-2811, Ext. 234. 6:30 p.m.

Midcoast Music Fest, featuring The Jason Spooner Trio and The New Rangers (rock/pop), Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, Damariscotta. $18; $40 for series. damariscottariver.org. 6:30 p.m.

Belfast Summer Nights Concert Series, with The Hips (blues) and The Willy Kelly Band, corner of High and Maine streets, Belfast. Free. 322-7123. 5:30 p.m.

Hot Summer Nights Music Series, with Lina and Isa and Lane Klossner & Friends (folk and fiddle music), Central School, South Berwick. Free/donation. 384-5846. 6:30 p.m.

Crusher's Kids Concerts in the Park, with Sparks Ark (wild animals), Deering Oaks Park, Portland. Free. 756-8130. 12:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Elizabeth Cook, country, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15 in advance; $18 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

The Project, rock, farewell show with The Andrew Yankowsky Band, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $5 to $10. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

Friday Noon Concert Series, with Brian Patricks (acoustic), Post Office Park, Portland. Free. portlandmaine.com. Noon.

Papadello, folk/pop, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

Roy Sludge Trio, Western swing and rockabilly, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $17. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Jakeman Hall, Ocean Park. Free. 934-9068. 7 to 9 p.m.

"Woody's a'Hundred! The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie," with Bob Webb and Dave Peloquin (folk), Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Gardiner. $16; $6 for students. 582-7144. 7:30 p.m.

Old Time Musketry, jazz, rock and folk, Dobra Tea, Portland. $10. dobrateame.com. 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Yonder Mountain String Band, rock/bluegrass, State Theatre, Portland. $20 in advance; $25 day of show; general admission. statetheatreportland.com. 8:30 p.m.

Maia Sharp, singer-songwriter, with Garrison Starr, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $18. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Summer Concert Series in the Hope Hobbs Gazebo, with Monadnock Island Sounds (calypso, reggae, blues and rumba), Wells Harbor Community Park. 646-5596. 6:30 p.m.

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

Meghan Yates, soul/folk fusion, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

Windham July Concert Series, with The Royal River Philharmonic Jazz Band, Windham Hill United Church of Christ. $12; $8 for seniors and ages 6 to 12; free for ages 5 and under. 892-2154. 7 p.m.

C.J. Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band, zydeco, Saco River Theatre, Bar Mills. $30; $25 for students and seniors. 929-6472. Concert at 7:30 p.m.; bayou buffet at 5:30 p.m. next door at the Old White Church (add $20).

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