August 8, 2012

Music and Nightlife Listings

Concerts, comedy, bars and clubs

• CONCERTS

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Bob Marley will get laughs at Jonathan’s in Ogunquit on Aug. 16.

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Mary Chapin Carpenter plays at the Stone Mountain Arts Center on Monday and Tuesday.

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THURSDAY

KahBang Music, Art & Film Festival, rock festival with The Deftones, Bassnectar, Wale and others, Bangor Waterfront and various venues. $35 to $105; some events are free. Schedule at kahbang.com. Music 5 p.m. to midnight today; 12:15 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.

Cool Sounds Concert Series and Outdoor Market, featuring the KahBang Street Party, downtown Bangor. Free. downtownbangor.com. Market 5 to 8 p.m.; concert at 6 p.m.

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

Alive at Five Summer Music Series, with The Mallett Brothers Band (country/alt-rock) and cuLLu (reggae), Monument Square, Portland. Free. portlandmaine.com. 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Crusher's Kids Concerts in the Park, with Jon Call (camp songs), Deering Oaks, Portland. Free. 756-8130. 12:30 p.m.

Summer Lakeside Concerts, with Mango Grove Steel Band, Bates College (Keigwin Amphitheater), Lewiston. Free. 786-6330. 6 p.m.

Friends of Eastern Promenade Concert Series, with Jimmy & The Soul Cats (R&B), Fort Allen Park, Portland. Free. 756-8130. 7 p.m.

Hot Summer Nights Music Series, with Martin England and The Reconstructed (Americana/folk), Central School, South Berwick. Free/donation. 384-5846. 6 to 9 p.m.

Belfast Summer Nights Weekly Music Series, with The Mehuman Jonson Band, funk/hip hop/soul, Heritage Park, Belfast. Free. 322-7123. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Celtic Tenors, Irish roots-influenced music, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $40. stone mountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.

Summer Concert Series, with The Colwell Brothers (blues/R&B), Fountain Park, Lewiston. Free. laarts.org. Noon.

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

Ashelin, Newfoundland Celtic-pop band, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts. $15. unity.edu/uccpa. 7:30 p.m.

Blues Dogz, blues, Village Green, North Yarmouth. Free. 829-3705. 6 p.m. (potluck precedes concert).

Brian Patricks, acoustic, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth. Free. capelocalbuzz.com. 8 p.m.

FRIDAY

Oxxfest, heavy metal festival with Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Pop Evil, God Forbid, Emmure, Battle Cross and more, Scarborough Downs. $39.50. waterfrontconcerts.com. Gates open at 12:15 p.m.

Lazerdisk Party Sex, EDM, with Digital Bonesaw Society, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $10, $25. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

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

Caravan of Thieves, gypsy jazz, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12 in advance; $15 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Ameranouche, gypsy jazz, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10; $7 for students and seniors. mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m.

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

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

Big Fancy, traditional old-time music, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth. Free. capelocalbuzz.com. 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Livingston Taylor, singer-songwriter, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $22 in advance; $27 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 8 p.m.

Mary Fahl, singer-songwriter, with Rachel Efron, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $25. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Melissa Ferrick, singer-songwriter, Jonathan's Restaurant, Ogunquit. $25 in advance; $28 day of show. jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

Downeasters Barbershop Chorus, benefit for the theater, Deertrees Theatre, Harrison. $15. 583-6747. 7:30 p.m.

Summer Concert Series in the Hope Hobbs Gazebo, with the Eddie Forman Orchestra (polka), Wells Harbor Community Park, Wells. 646-5596. 6:30 p.m.

Ocean Park Choir, "An Evening of Music Through the Ages," The Temple, Ocean Park. $5. oceanpark.org. 7:30 p.m.

Red Stick Ramblers, Cajun fiddle tunes, Western swing and old-time New Orleans jazz, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $20. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.

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

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