October 3, 2012

Music and Nightlife Listings

Concerts, comedy, bars and clubs

• CONCERTS

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Blues singer Shemekia Copeland performs on Friday at the Samoset Resort in Rockport.

Sandrine Lee photo

THURSDAY

Maia Sharp, AG and Garrison Starr, supergroup of women singers, Jonathan's Restaurant, Ogunquit. $21.50. jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

Portland Jazz Orchestra, 18-piece ensemble, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $9 at door; $5 in advance and for students and seniors. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Sultans of String, raucous roots music, Dexter Regional High School. $8. 924-4121. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Lori McKenna, singer-songwriter, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $22 in advance; $25 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Blues Ball with Shemekia Copeland, blues, with F&G Band; big dance floor and cash bar; Samoset Resort, Rockport. $25; table of 10 for $200. 596-6055. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Ben Harper, acoustic blues-rock, State Theatre, Portland. Sold out. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.

David Mallett, singer-songwriter, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $20 in advance; $25 day of sow. boothbayoperahouse.com. 8 p.m.

James McMurtry, singer-songwriter, Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover-Foxcroft. $22.50. centertheatre.org. 8 p.m.

Fall Festival of Music, benefit concert for Nisa Smily and Sustainable Harvest International with The Blast Addicts, The Loose Cannon Jug Band and Through the Dirt, The Maine Grind, Ellsworth. $10; free for children under 12. 664-7554. 4 to 9 p.m.

Jim Campilongo Electric Trio, rock, blues, country and jazz, Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Gardiner. $27. johnsonhall.org. 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Suede, pop, jazz and blues, Jonathan's Restaurant, Ogunquit. $30 in advance; $34 day of show. jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m.

Keelan Donovan, singer-songwriter, CD-release show with Amy Allen, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $8. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Maine Ole' Opry Show and Induction, with The Record Family Band and emcee Kenny Tibbetts, Silver Spur, Mechanic Falls. $6 in advance; $8 day of show; $3 for children under 12. 490-1232. 1 to 4:30 p.m.

MONDAY

Regina Spektor, piano-based singer-songwriter, with Only Son, State Theatre, Portland. $36.50 in advance; $40 day of show; general admission. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.

Howard Levy and Joe Craven, folk and blues, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $18 in advance; $23 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Believers, Foam Castle and Computer at Sea, atmospheric indie rock, 18-plus; Space Gallery, Portland. $8. space538.org. 8:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Honey Dewdrops, Americana and traditional folk music, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $10 in advance; $12 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

Songwriters in the Round, with Matt Newberg, Kat Logan and Brad Hooper, The Frontier, Brunswick. $10. explorefrontier.com. 7 p.m.

OCT. 11

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, alt-rock, with The Outfits, 21-plus; Asylum, Portland. $15. portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.

Kraddy, EDM, with Alpha Data, 18-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $8, $20. portcitymusichall.com. 9 p.m.

Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, bluegrass, with Erica Brown and Bluegrass Connection, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15 in advance; $18 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

• COMEDY

Open Mic Comedy Night, 21-plus; Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m. Thursday and Oct. 11.

Suzanne Westenhoeffer, Jonathan's Restaurant, Ogunquit. $27.50 in advance; $30.50 day of show. jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m. Friday.

• BARS/CLUBS

THURSDAY

Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Wray, Americana/psych-folk, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.

Joel Cage, folk-rock, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.

Poke Chop & The Other White Meats, blues rock, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

Sugar Shack, rock, Dogfish Bar and Grille, Portland. thedogfishbarandgrille.com. 8 p.m.

Travis James Humphrey Blue Review, roadhouse roots music, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.

Band Beyond Description, jam band, 21-plus; Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.

Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B-set, 21-plus; Club Texas, Auburn. $2. 784-7785. Doors at 6 p.m.

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