• CONCERTS
THURSDAY
Beck, indie rock, State Theatre, Portland. Sold out. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.
The Lost Trailers, country, with Ayla Brown and Jillian Cardarelli & Tricky Britches, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor. Free. waterfrontconcerts.com. Gates at 5:30 p.m.
Alive at Five Concert Series, with The Ghost of Paul Revere and North of Nashville, alt-country, Monument Square, Portland. Free. portlandmaine.com. 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Friends of the Eastern Promenade Concert Series at Fort Sumner Park, with Pete Kilpatrick, acoustic folk-pop, Fort Sumner Park, Portland. Free. 874-8826. 7 p.m.
Belfast Summer Nights Concert Series, with Bennett and Edith and Friends, Steamboat Landing Park, Belfast. Free. 322-7123. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Concerts on the Quad Series, with Samuel James, roots and blues, Bates College Quad, Lewiston. Free. 786-6400. 6:30 p.m.
Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen, folk, Camden Amphitheatre. Free. 236-3440. 7 p.m.
Matt Loosigian, songs for children, Deering Oaks, Portland. Free. 874-8826. 12:30 p.m.
Rhad & Athena, vocals and guitar, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.
Michelle Lewis and Pitch Black Ribbons, roots, The Hive, Kennebunk. $5. thehivekennebunk.com. 8 p.m.
Chain and The Gang, rock, with Metal Feathers and High Spirits, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford. $8. theoakandtheax.com. 8 p.m.
FRIDAY
Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley, country, with Kix Brooks, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor. $27.75 to $61.75. waterfrontconcerts.com. Gates at 5 p.m.
Port City Music Hall Grand Re-Launch, with AWAAS, DJ Matty T, Foam Castles, Hitch Heelan, Billy Libby, Sunset Hearts, Ian Hammond and Soule Monde, Port City Music Hall, Portland. Free; all ages. portcitymusichall.com. 5 p.m.
Cherish the Ladies, all-female roots group, with John Mock, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $20 in advance; $25 day of show. boothbayoperahouse.com. 8 p.m.
Weekday Music and Performance Series, with Ted Demille, singer-songwriter, Congress Square, Portland. Free. portlandmaine.com. Noon.
The Wetsuits, surf rock, The Hive, Kennebunk. $8. thehivekennebunk.com. 8 p.m.
Yosvany Terry Quintet, jazz, Stonington Opera House. $15 to $35; free for island students. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Jamey Johnson, country, Asylum, Portland. $39 in advance; $42 day of show; 18-plus. portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.
Peter Yarrow, folk singer from Peter, Paul and Mary, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit. $37.50. jonathansrestaurant.com. 7 p.m.
Dam Blues Fest, headliners Ricky “King” Russell and The Cadillac Horns, Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, Damariscotta. $25 in advance; $30 day of show; $5 for ages 6 to 12; free for ages 5 and under. dambluesfest.com. 1 to 10:30 p.m.
The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue, music of the ’50s doo-wop era, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. $20; $15 for seniors; $5 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.
2013 Summer Concert Series, with The Head and the Heart, indie folk-pop, L.L. Bean Discovery Park, Freeport. Free. llbean.com. 7:30 p.m.
Stone Mountain Live Anniversary Show, with Irish band Teada, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $75. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.
The THE BAND Band, music of The Band, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $20 in advance; $25 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.
Summer Concert Series in the Hope Hobbs Gazebo, with On Tap, pop covers, Wells Harbor Community Park. Free. 646-5596. 6:30 p.m.
Westbrook High School Alumni Concert, jazz ensemble and choral group, Westbrook High School. Free/donation. 854-5753. 7 p.m.
Jacob Augustine, singer-songwriter, The Hive, Kennebunk. $10. thehivekennebunk.com. 8 p.m.
Soft Healer and Lisa/Liza, atmospheric rock, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford. $5. theoakandtheax.com. 8 p.m. Fred Hersch Trio, jazz, Stonington Opera House. $15 to $35; free for island students. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m.
SUNDAY
Jimmy Eat World, emo rock, with Royal Bangs, State Theatre, Portland. $25 in advance; $30 day of show. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.
Bluegrass Brunch, with instrumentalists Ron Cody, Lincoln Meyers and guests, Gather Restaurant, Yarmouth. Free. 847-3250. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sean Mencher & Friends, American roots music, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 11 a.m.
Reggae Sunday, with East Wave Radio, El Rayo Taqueria, Portland. Free. elrayotaqueria.com. 7 to 9 p.m.
Hymn for Her, rock, Stonington Opera House. $15. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m.
MONDAY
Explosions in the Sky, rock, with Computer at Sea, State Theatre, Portland. $22 in advance; $25 day of show. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.
Summer Music Series, with Portland Rhumba Project, El Rayo Taqueria, Portland. Free. elrayotaqueria.com. 7 to 9 p.m.
TUESDAY
Hadacol Bouncers, swing dance concert, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.
Summer Music Series, with The Maine Marimba Ensemble, El Rayo Taqueria, Portland. Free. elrayotaqueria.com. 7 to 9 p.m.
Chris Ross, Eric Bettencourt and Mike O’Heir, singer-songwriters, Acoustic Artisans, Portland. $15. 671-6029. 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Kenny Chesney, country, with The Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor. $41.50 to $91.50. waterfrontconcerts.com. Gates at 5 p.m.
Summer Music Series, with Primo Cubano, Latin music, El Rayo Taqueria, Portland. Free. elrayotaqueria.com. 7 to 9 p.m.
Music in the Park Series, with Songwriter’s Eclectica, Shevenell Park, Main Street, Biddeford. Free. heartofbiddeford.org. 5:30 p.m.
Summer Concert Series, with Motor Booty Affair, ’70s disco favorites, Mill Creek Park, South Portland. Free. southportland.org. 6:30 p.m.
Summer Music Series, with Carolyn Currie, singer-songwriter, Western Promenade Park, Portland. Free. 874-8826. 7:30 p.m.
Peaks Island Music Association Summer Concert Series, with violinist Ron Lantz and pianist Laura Kargul, Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, Peaks Island. $5. 766-5763. 8 p.m.
Bill Harley, children’s entertainer, Stonington Opera House. $5. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m.
Yarmouth Summer Arts Series, with JG & The Boofs, Americana/folk, Royal River Park, Yarmouth. Free. 846-2406. 6:15 p.m.
Stefan Low, acoustic, Camden Amphitheatre. Free. 236-3440. Noon to 2 p.m.
Potato Pickers, bluegrass, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.
Music on the Mall Series, with acoustic duo Hey Buddy, downtown Brunswick. Free. brunswickdowntown.org/motm, 6 p.m.
AUG. 8
KahBang V Music Festival, music and film festival with Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Spose, Of the Trees and many more, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor. $35 to $100. kahbang.com. Aug. 8-11.
Device and Hellyeah, metal, Asylum, Portland. $30 in advance; $33 day of show; 18-plus. portlandasylum.com. 9 p.m.
Bill Harley, children’s entertainer, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $12; $5 for children under 18. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.
Summer Outdoor Concert Series, with The Blood Orange Martinis, blues, Lithgow Public Library, Augusta. Free. www.lithgow.lib.me.us. 6:30 p.m.
Belfast Summer Nights Concert Series, with Rural Electric, rock and pop, corner of High and Maine streets, Belfast. Free. 322-7123. 5:30 p.m.
Nathan and The Zydeco Cha Chas, with Jennifer Porter on piano and vocals, Saco River Theatre, Buxton. $25; $22 for students. sacorivertheatre.org. 7:30 p.m.
Alive at Five Concert Series, with Jeff Beam, Sara Hallie Richardson and Arc of Sky, folk and rock, Monument Square, Portland. Free. portlandmaine.com. 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Friends of the Eastern Promenade Concert Series at Fort Sumner Park, with Sly-Chi, funk, soul and R&B, Fort Sumner Park, Portland. Free. 874-8826. 7 p.m.
Pretty Girls Sing Soprano, vocal group, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.
Inner Visions Reggae Band, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12 in advance; $15 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.
Alpenglow, indie folk, with Tan Vampires, if and it, and Lisa/Liza, Space Gallery, Portland. $8. space538.org. 8:30 p.m.
• COMEDY
Comedy Open Mic, Slainte, Portland. Free; 21-plus. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 8.
Juston McKinney, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $22. boothbayoperahouse.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Bob Marley, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $27.50. stonemountainartscenter. com. 8 p.m. Aug. 8.
• BARS/CLUBS
THURSDAY
Mike Stockbridge, guitarist with quartet, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 8 p.m.
Joint Chiefs, acoustic, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. 6 p.m.
After the Rodeo, Americana, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 7 p.m.
Joe Walsh & Lincoln Meyers, mandolin, banjo and guitar, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 9 p.m.
Beatdown: A Night of Live Electric Music, rock, Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 9 p.m.
Karaoke Night, Flask Lounge, Portland. flasklounge.com. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Eric Bettencourt, singer-songwriter, Brian Boru, Portland. brianboruportland.com. 5 to 8 p.m.
Dave Gagne Band, singer-songwriter, Brian Boru, Portland. brianboruportland.com. 9:30 p.m.
A Band Beyond Description and Friends, jam band covers, Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
Open Mic and Jam, Spring Point Tavern, South Portland. 799-2245. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Hang the DJ with DJ Silverchild, Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 10 p.m.
Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B-set, Club Texas, Auburn. clubtexas.info. Doors at 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
First Friday: The Darkness Is the Light, art and rock show featuring Felt Tip Prick, Doomstone, Johnny Cremains and Indre Strike, Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 5:30 p.m.
Back Bay Connection’s Summer Music Celebration, with The Rattlesnakes, Metal Feathers and more, Bayside Bowl, Portland. $5. baysidebowl.com. 7 p.m.
Rick Miller and His Band, three-piece Chicago blues band, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 9 p.m.
Da Block Radio Show, collaboration of local hip-hop artists, Club Texas, Auburn. $3; 18-plus. clubtexas.info. Doors at 8 p.m.
Ryan Halliburton and The Grumps, rock/pop, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobster company.com. 7 p.m.
Chris Fitz Band, electric blues, Inn on the Blues, York Beach. $6. innontheblues.com. 9:30 p.m.
Silent Sam & The Evans, rock, blues, soul and bluegrass, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 6 p.m.
Okbari, Middle Eastern music with bellydancers, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.
Evan King Group, soul and jazz, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.
VIK44, house/techno, Flask Lounge, Portland. flasklounge.com. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Royal Hammer, Big Easy, Portland. $8. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
Sam Shain & The Scolded Dogs, rock, country, hip hop and funk, Brian Boru, Portland. brianboruportland.com. 9:30 p.m.
Hello Newman, ’90s alt-rock covers, Ri Ra, Portland. rira.com/portland. 10 p.m.
SATURDAY
Nuclear Boots, punk, with Jimmy Jacked, Big Meat Hammer, The Bed Bugs and The Partials, Flask Lounge, Portland. flasklounge.com. 8 p.m.
Poke Chop & The Other White Meat, soulful blues, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 9 p.m.
The Burners, Americana, folk, swing and ragtime, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobster company.com. 12:30 p.m.
Pete Kilpatrick Band, rock/roots, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. 7 p.m.
Techno Is for Lovers, Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 9 p.m.
Sweet Willie D Band, blues and soul, Inn on the Blues, York Beach. $6. innontheblues.com. 9:30 p.m.
The Keenans, traditional and modern Irish music, Annie’s Irish Pub, Ogunquit. anniesirishpub.com. 8 p.m.
Erin Quinn Quintet, jazz, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.
Mike Beiling Trio, jazz, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.
Kip Brown’s Kronikles, rock, with 4 Player Co-Op and Euphemia, Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. 221-2382. 10 p.m.
The Tone Kings and Lyle Divinsky, soul/R&B, Big Easy, Portland. $6. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
Capt. Ray & The Castaways, rock, Brian Boru, Portland. brianboruportland.com. 9:30 p.m.
Mugsy, rock, Ri Ra, Portland. rira.com/portland. 10 p.m.
SUNDAY
Mitch Alden Duo, acoustic, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. 12:30 p.m.
Lyle Divinsky & The Diggs, soul/R&B, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. 5 p.m.
Evan Goodrow Band, neo-soul and blues, Inn on the Blues, York Beach. innontheblues.com. 2 and 9 p.m.
Irish Sessions, Brian Boru, Portland. brianboruportland.com. 3 p.m.
MONDAY
Sorcha and The Clearing, blues, jazz, country and Latin, Portland Lobster Company. portland lobstercompany.com. 6 p.m.
Albert Cummings, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland. $10. 593-9336. 7 p.m.
’90s Night, Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 10 p.m.
Model Airplane Monday, funk and soul, Big Easy, Portland. $5. bigeasyportland.com. 10 p.m.
TUESDAY
Lyle Divinsky & The Souvenirs, soul/R&B, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobster company.com. 6 p.m.
Open Rounds, singer-songwriters, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 7:30 p.m.
Heather Hardy, singer-songwriter, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.
Green Lion Reggae Night, Inn on the Blues, York Beach. innontheblues.com. 9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Irish Music Night, with Starlight Honeys and Darlin’ Corey, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 7 p.m.
Rob Schreiber’s Standard Issue, jazz from the Great American Songbook, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 7 p.m.
Eric Bettencourt Trio, singer-songwriter, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. 6 p.m.
Rap Night, hosted by Shupe and Ill By Instinct, Big Easy, Portland. $3. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
Joyce Andersen, fiddler, Ri Ra, Portland. rira.com/portland. 8:30 p.m.
AUG. 8
Relentless Belanger Benefit, with Sylvia, Dead By Now, Cryptic Overcast, Gimme Goldar and Eastern Spell; helps Portland musician Mark Belanger battle cancer; Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. $8; 21-plus. 221-2385. 6 p.m. Aug. 8-9.
Tom Curren, folk and blues, Inn on the Blues, York Beach. $15 to $25. innontheblues.com. 10 p.m.
The Lucid, rock/pop, with Hotel Cocktails, Portland Lobster Company. portlandlobstercompany.com. 6 p.m.
Julie Thompson and Flash Allen, jazz, Gingko Blue, Portland. gingkoblue.com. 7 p.m.
The Barn Swallows, bluegrass, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 7 p.m. concert; 9 p.m. jam.
The Band Apollo, alt-rock, Ri Ra, Portland. rira.com/portland. 9 p.m.
A Band Beyond Description and Friends, jam band covers, Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.
Open Mic and Jam, Spring Point Tavern, South Portland. 799-2245. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Hang the DJ with DJ Silverchild, Slainte, Portland. slaintewinebar.com. 10 p.m.
Beer Pong, Line Dancing, Karaoke and DJ B-set, Club Texas, Auburn. clubtexas.info. Doors at 6 p.m.
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