August 1, 2012

Music and Nightlife Listings

Concerts, comedy, bars and clubs

• CONCERTS

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Kathy Mattea is at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield on Thursday and at Jonathan’s in Ogunquit on Friday.

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THURSDAY

Lucinda Williams, country/rock/blues, State Theatre, Portland. $30 to $45; reserved seating. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.

Kathy Mattea, country/bluegrass, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $75. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.

New Black Eagles Jazz Band, traditional jazz from the '20s to the '50s, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $25. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.

Maria de Barros, Cape Verde Morna and Coladeira singer, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $20. stlawrencearts.org. 8 p.m.

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Orchestra, post-rock chamber music, with Correspondences and Awaas, 18-plus; Space Gallery, Portland. $12. space538.org. 8:30 p.m.

Alive at Five Summer Music Series, with March Fourth (New Orleans marching band), Anna & The Diggs (Americana) and The Veayo Twins (MAMM Slam high school band winner), Monument Square, Portland. Free. portlandmaine.com. 5:30 to 7 p.m.

March Fourth, New Orleans marching band, with The Fogcutters, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $20. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.

Friends of Eastern Promenade Concert Series, with Local Circus (bluegrass and folk), Fort Allen Park, Portland. Free. 756-8130. 7 p.m.

Cool Sounds Concert Series and Outdoor Market, with Stesha Cano (soul), downtown Bangor. Free. downtownbangor.com. Market 5 to 8 p.m.; concert at 6 p.m.

Summer Lakeside Concerts, with the Merrymeeting Community Band (showtunes, patriotic music, marches and rock), Bates College (Keigwin Amphitheater), Lewiston. Free. 786-6330. 6 p.m.

Summer Concerts in the Park, with the Tony Boffa Band (jazz), Memorial Park, Scarborough. Free. 772-2811, Ext. 234. 6:30 p.m.

Hot Summer Nights Music Series, with PB&J, Ethan Martin, Olivia Martin and Sophie Towle, Central School, South Berwick. Free/donation. 384-5846. 6:30 p.m.

Joint Chiefs, acoustic, Portland Lobster Company. Free. portlandlobstercompany.com. 6 p.m.

Summer Concert Series, with Jacob Augustine (indie-folk singer songwriter), Lithgow Public Library, Augusta. Free. lithgow.lib.me.us. 6:30 p.m.

Jayme Stone's Room of Wonders, international banjo music, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Belfast Summer Nights Concert Series, with Mondaynite Jazz, High and Maine streets, Belfast. Free. 322-7123. 5:30 p.m.

Summer Concert Series, with Robert Sylvain and Cajun Aces de Douce (Cajun music), Fountain Park, Lewiston. Free. laarts.org. Noon.

Meteora, acoustic trio, Camden Amphitheater. Free. 236-3440. 7 p.m.

Old Port Music Series, with Max Garcia Conover (singer-songwriter), Gelato Fiasco, Brunswick. Free. 699-4314. 7:30 p.m.

Gone to the Buffalo, rock, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m. 

FRIDAY

Mumford & Sons, folk-rock, special in-store appearance, Bull Moose Music, Scarborough. Sold out. bullmoosemusic.com. 1 p.m.

Yeasayer, pop, with Daedelus, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $20 to $40. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

Kathy Mattea, country/bluegrass, Jonathan's Restaurant, Ogunquit. $55 in advance; $60 day of show. jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

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

Summer Music Series, with Heather Pierson (singer-songwriter), Congress Square, Portland. Free. 772-6828. Noon.

Now is Now, rock/pop covers, Portland Lobster Company. Free. portlandlobstercompany.com. 7 p.m.

Deely Stan, Steely Dan tribute band, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15 in advance; $18 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. 

SATURDAY

Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Festival, with Mumford & Sons, St. Vincent, Dawes, The Maccabees, The Apache Relay, Simone Felice, Haim and Dropkick Murphys, Eastern Promenade, Portland. Sold out. statetheatreportland.com. Gates open at noon; music runs 2 to about 9 p.m.

Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons, DJ'ing "Gentlemen of the Road" after-party with special guests, 18-plus; Space Gallery, Portland. $5. space538.org. Doors at 8 p.m.

Dropkick Murphys, Boston punk band, "Gentlemen of the Road" after-party with The Parkington Sisters, all ages; State Theatre, Portland. $20 in advance; $25 day of show; general admission. statetheatreportland.com. 10:30 p.m.

Aaron Embry and Tan Vampires, atmospheric rock, "Gentlemen of the Road" after-party, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $20. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

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