Brooke Binion from The Worst. Photo by Joe MacFadzen

Several local musicians are performing on Sunday at Bayside Bowl to raise funds for residents of Asheville, North Carolina, and the surrounding areas who were impacted by Hurricane Helene last month.

The show is called Portland Stands with Asheville.

The lineup includes a solo set by Portlander Brooke Binion from rock band The Worst. Binion is originally from Asheville.

The other performers are members of SeepeopleS, Sparxsea, Moses Atwood, Ryan Haliburton and Frank Hopkins. The evening will also include a remote performance by Asheville-based musician and artist Josh Phillips.

Along with all the music, there will be auctions and raffles of prizes, artwork and gift certificates, with all proceeds going to the community-based charity Beloved Asheville.

Will Bradford from Portland alternative rock band SeepeopleS is also a former Asheville resident and played a big role in putting the show together. “We felt compelled to do something after the Helene disaster because some of us have deep ties to Asheville,” he said.

Singer-songwriter Atwood also lived in Asheville for several years before moving to Portland. Same goes for Victoria Karol, creator of the website Hot Trash Portland. Karol was also involved in the planning of the show.

Bradford said that some of the raffle and auction items include a gift certificate from Chris Dingwell, a Portland-based tattoo artist who is another former Asheviller. There will also be Bull Moose gift certificates, rehearsal time at Sun Tiki Studios and recording time at Monaco Studios in Falmouth, among other items.

Admission to Portland Stands with Asheville is free, and the start time is 6 p.m. Head to baysidebowl.com for complete details.

NEW TUNE

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Maurice released the tender-hearted Americana single “Telephone” on Oct. 11.

Maurice, who lives in Biddeford, worked with guitarist and composer Danny Black on the song. Black’s band is Good Old War, and he also plays with Gregory Alan Isakov. “This is one of a couple tunes of mine he’s helped produce, adding harmonies and pedal steel,” said Maurice in an email.

The track also features mandolin from Philadelphia singer/songwriter Adam Monaco, banjo with my Maurice’s bandmate Zavier Walker and cello from Philly-based Peter Oswald.

With broken-hearted lyrics underscored with the lonesome, hushed tones of pedal steel and the shimmering of mandolin strings, “Telephone” is sung with breathy clarity. “Our dreams collide, so real in my head that I even cried. I was pounding my head on the pavement to prove it wasn’t a lie,” sings Maurice.

Suns So Far…”Pastels” album cover. Image by Jonathan Lambert, design by Jason Lambert

ON THE SIDE

Suns So Far is the side project from Portland musician Jason Lambert. The fourth Suns So Far album, “Pastels,” was released on Aug. 23.

Along with vocals, Lambert plays synths and drum programming on an album that kicks off with a funky, dance floor tune called “Fly Girl.” Backing vocals from Ruth George and Nova Mullineaux, Dylan Sullivan’s bass and Marc McElroy’s synths, guitar, bass and percussion make for a song that throbs with addictive beats.

The album chills out significantly on the hypnotic track “Hologram.”

On a whole, “Pastels” is a roller coaster ride in slow motion that sometimes ratchets up, but is mostly in no hurry to release you from it’s sometimes mellow and sometimes bouncy aesthetic. A couple listens in you’ll come to know the groove and sinew of “Pastels,” especially on songs like “Le Midi,” and “Galaxy Run.”