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Piper: OmniJam Expeditions: A Jam Band Tribute

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Richard Corson on guitar. Ryan Benoit on drums/percussion. Chris Chasse on bass guitar. Justin Wiley on keyboards. These are who we think of when we ponder Piper, the new Portland, ME music project that bridges the creative gap between jam and bands, paying homage to some of the best improvisational rock/funk/groove/livetronica groups of both the classic and modern eras. Won't ...

$10.00 – $12.00

Emo Night Portland

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Tickets are $13 in advance and $16 day of show. Doors at 8 pm | Music starts at 9 pm. 21+ All of our tickets are paperless. Purchased tickets will be at will call at the door. All you need to do is arrive with your ID and enjoy the show!

$13.00 – $16.00

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of David Bowie for Kids + More

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ...

$15.00

Down East Dead

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 day of show. Doors at 8 pm | Music starts at 9 pm. 21+ All of our tickets are paperless. Purchased tickets will be at will call at the door. All you need to do is arrive with your ID and enjoy the show!

$10.00 – $12.00

State Theatre Presents Mac Saturn

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

with special guest Billy Tibbals Bursting out of Detroit, and the same studio where Greta Van Fleet got its start, Mac Saturn is music first quintet that fuses the best of its members' disparate influences into a high-energy and highly melodic sound that's vibrant and infectious. With personal roots that go deep -- frontman Carson Macc and guitarist Nick Barone ...

Wolfman Jack

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Wolfman Jack is a live music project of veteran musicians from the New England area performing the psychedelic and electrifying Live Dead era of The Grateful Dead. A true dance band in the style of such legendary venues as The Fillmore West, Carousel Ballroom and Avalon Ballroom. They recreate those vintage sets from when the Grateful Dead were first cutting ...

$12.00 – $15.00

State Theatre Presents Griffin William Sherry

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

SOLD OUT with special guest Dominic Lavoie. Living somewhere in-between modern catharsis and American myth, Griffin William Sherry's roots continue to grow strong in the ever-evolving genres of Folk, Americana and Rock & Roll.Griffin's music is inspired by his New England rural roots. As such, he cobbles together an inimitable signature style, visceral and heartfelt, loud and passionate, each song ...

Zach Nugent & Dead Set

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

"It usually only takes one show to understand why Zach Nugent is one of the most sought after guitarists in the live music scene. Since touring as de-facto Jerry Garcia expert with Melvin Seals & JGB, he continues to build his dedicated following, putting together and leading multifaceted Grateful Dead related groups for special runs and festival appearances. Nugent’s playing ...

$17.00 – $20.00

Rock and Roll Playhouse plays music of Motown for Kids + More

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ...

Charissa Hoffman with Darby Sabin – MOVED TO OLD PORT PUB

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

A 6th-generation musician raised in Nashville, TN, Charissa Hoffman’s path to music seemed inevitable, but her choice of instrument- the ukulele- came out of nowhere. A celebrated instrumentalist and songwriter, she’s performed everywhere from Freshgrass Festival (through Berklee’s American Roots Music Program) to the Bluebird Cafe. Musically, Charissa has been influenced by artists ranging from Amanda Palmer to Joni Mitchell ...

$12.00 – $15.00

The Go Big All-Star Band feat. Steve Kimock, Oteil Burbridge, Rob Derhak, Wally Ingram, Tom Constanten, and Cyril Neville

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

with special guests Tom Faunce, Jenna Mammina, Charles Wigo IV, John Hanrahan, Jeff Glidden, Matt Day, Brian Graham, James Taylor, Chris Dow, Compton Maddux, Sam Whitman, Chris Coninis, Chip Sullivan, Treelock Wheelock, Dan Kelly, Rodney Sturdee, Marcus Kaplan, Marc Chillemi, Jeff Merrow, Tim Tyler, David Graham, and Michael Taylor. Tickets are $130 Doors at 6:30 pm | Music starts at ...

$130.00

State Theatre Presents Enter The Haggis

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

For the better part of two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound, praised by The Boston Globe, The Washington Post and Canada’s Globe and Mail.  Their songs offer singalong melodies and deep, meaningful lyrics which tell the stories of everyday hard working people, often faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges.  Signature songs ...

Weird Phishes with Spaceheater

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Weird Phishes is exactly what it sounds like - the iconic melancholy rock songs of Radiohead completely reborn as danceable, crunchy jams. With full-album performances, unexpected mashups, and gluey funk-driven improvisation, their jam-heavy take on alt-rock classics has sparked an unexpected energy in audiences across the northeast. Cleverly avoiding the "tribute" trope, Weird Phishes continues to push the envelope of ...

$10.00 – $12.00

Maine Dead Project

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 day of show. Doors at 8 pm | Music starts at 9 pm. 21+ All of our tickets are paperless. Purchased tickets will be at will call at the door. All you need to do is arrive with your ID and enjoy the show!

$15.00 – $20.00

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Fleetwood Mac for Kids + More

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ...

$15.00

Snakes & Stars

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Snakes and Stars is a brand new musical creation of Michael Travis (The String Cheese Incident, EOTO) and Aaron Johnston (Brazilian Girls, David Byrne's American Utopia).   Long time friends and collaborators, Michael and Aaron were looking for new avenues of musical creation when Michael reached out to share a concept for a new Electronic Duo.  They got together to ...

$15.00 – $20.00

Piper

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

The Music of Phish & Adjacent Nuggets Richard Corson on guitar, Ryan Benoit on drums/percussion, Chris Chasse on bass guitar/vocals, and Justin Wiley on keyboards/vocals have joined forces to form Piper, the new Portland, ME music project that bridges the creative gap between jams and bands, paying homage to some of the best improvisational rock/funk/groove/livetronica groups of both the classic ...

Get Tickets $10.00 – $12.00

Waterfront Concerts and PHOME present Jukebox The Ghost’s Spring 2023 “I Got A Tour” w/ Wildermiss

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

with special guest Wildermiss Jukebox the Ghost formed in college in 2006 and has been a steadily growing cult favorite and a globally touring band ever since. Composed of Ben Thornewill (piano/vocals), Tommy Siegel (guitar/bass/vocals) and Jesse Kristin (drums/vocals), they have played over 1,000 shows across the country and around the world over the course of their career. In addition ...

Get Tickets $25.00 – $100.00

State Theatre Presents Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Hailed as “musical explorers” by Rolling Stone, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong first took flight roughly a decade ago at the University of Maryland, and the pysch-funk trailblazers have since gone on to play more than a thousand shows across 44 states. In just the past two years alone, the band has co-billed at Red Rocks, played halftime at Madison Square ...

Wake Up Mama – An Allman Brothers Tribute

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 day of show. Doors at 8 pm | Music starts at 9 pm. 21+ All of our tickets are paperless. Purchased tickets will be at will call at the door. All you need to do is arrive with your ID and enjoy the show!

Get Tickets $10.00 – $15.00

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers w/ Coral Moons

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers will make a sprightly young groove doctor out of anyone. With spectacular energy pulsating from every member of the band, the Rainbow Seekers could illuminate the very chambers of Heaven. Lead singer Joe Hertler splashes through lyrical puddles of golden rain, leaving his audience wearing flowery crowns and bubbling smiles. A ride on the ...

Get Tickets $15.00 – $20.00

State Theatre Presents THE HEAVY HEAVY with Shane Guerrette

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

The Heavy Heavy create the kind of unfettered rock-and-roll that warps time and place, immediately pulling the audience into a euphoric fugue state with its own sun-soaked atmosphere. Led by lifelong musicians Will Turner and Georgie Fuller, the Brighton, UK-based band began with a shared ambition of “making records that sound like our favorite records ever,” and soon arrived at ...

Get Tickets $20.00 – $25.00

Magic Bus

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

The Who, one of rock’s most iconic bands, made the charts in 1964 with their hit song, “Can’t Explain.” That was the beginning of their amazing journey. Still performing more than 50 years later, The Who can be heard in commercials, television theme songs and on the radio. Magic Bus, a tribute band based in Portland, ME, captures the sound and ...

Get Tickets $10.00 – $15.00

Waterfront Concerts and PHOME Present Ryan Montbleau Band with Kat Wright – SOLD OUT

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

For as long as he can remember, Ryan Montbleau’s been a seeker. From the jungles of Peru to the volcanoes of Hawaii, from the beaches of Costa Rica to the streets of Brooklyn, from the backseat of a 16-passenger van to backstage at Carnegie Hall, the acclaimed singer/songwriter has spent much of his life crisscrossing the globe on a perpetual ...

Sold Out $25.00

Hambone & Bandwich

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Hambone is a Modern Soul Band from Portland,ME with moving sounds and feel that will take you for a ride! Collectively has played with members of Phish, The Allman Brothers, The Neville Brothers, The Meters and James Brown's Band... And has traveled across New England and Beyond, Frontman Sam Whitman has played with George Porter Jr and Cyril Neville on multiple ...

Get Tickets $8.00 – $12.00

Down East Dead

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 day of show. Doors at 8 pm | Music starts at 9 pm. 21+ All of our tickets are paperless. Purchased tickets will be at will call at the door. All you need to do is arrive with your ID and enjoy the show!

Get Tickets $10.00 – $15.00

An Evening With YellowHouse Blues Band

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

A nine-piece band with a funky horn section, The YellowHouse Blues Band is a Seacoast based blues band that will perform for you a set of popular songs, putting their own spin on them! Expect a night with songs from Earth Wind and Fire, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Aretha Franklin, the Talking Heads and Stevie Wonder! Bring your dancing shoes and expect a ...

Get Tickets $15.00 – $20.00

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Bob Marley for Kids + More

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ...

Get Tickets $15.00

State Theatre Presents DELLA MAE

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

with special guest Maya de Vitry Della Mae is a GRAMMY-nominated all-woman string band founded by lead vocalist/guitarist Celia Woodsmith and 2-time Grand National champion fiddle player Kimber Ludiker. Rounding out the lineup are guitarist Avril Smith, bassist Vickie Vaughn and mandolinist Maddie Witler. Hailing from across North America, and reared in diverse musical styles, Della Mae is one of ...

Get Tickets $18.00 – $25.00

Waterfront Concerts and PHOME Present City of the Sun w/ Portair

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

THE EXPERIENTIAL MUSIC OF CITY OF THE SUN IS THE SOUND YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU WERE MISSING. NYC’S POWERHOUSE TRIO FLIP THE PERCEPTION OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, ATTRACTING A WHOLE NEW GENERATION TO THE GENRE. Formed in 2011, City of the Sun features guitarist John Pita and percussionist Zach Para. The band’s sound has an array of influences including indie rock, ...

Get Tickets $20.00 – $25.00

Rigometrics & King Kyote

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 day of show. Rigometrics:  A young up-and-coming original rock & roll band out of Portland, Maine, formed in May 2021. Heavily influenced by classic rock bands, we provide original raw high-energy rock & roll music. Lyrically we bring a message of inspiration, self-reflection & acceptance, and creating a positive change, all while packaging ...

Get Tickets $15.00 – $20.00

Kendall St. Company & The Crowded Table

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Virginia's Kendall Street Company are no strangers to having a wild time. The genre-fluid, eclectic rock ensemble has drawn varied comparisons to the dynamic jams of Umphrey's McGee and Widespread Panic, songwriting prowess of John Prine, experimental psychedelia of Pink Floyd, progressive jazz-infused rock of Frank Zappa, and off-color humor of Ween and They Might Be Giants. Including elements of ...

Get Tickets $12.00 – $15.00

Clean Out Colon Cancer #2, w/ Dovetail Joints

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Inspired by a friend's diagnosis and founded in 2019, Clean Out Colon Cancer is a benefit concert that supports Maine Cancer Foundation's efforts to prevent colon cancer in Maine.  Please come join us for a night of revelry and rock n' roll featuring the world-renowned (in their minds) Dovetail Joints.  All proceeds from ticket sales and on-site donations will go to MCF. Tickets are ...

Get Tickets $25.00

Weird Phishes

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Weird Phishes is exactly what it sounds like - the iconic melancholy rock songs of Radiohead completely reborn as danceable, crunchy jams. With full-album performances, unexpected mashups, and gluey funk-driven improvisation, their jam-heavy take on alt-rock classics has sparked an unexpected energy in audiences across the northeast. Cleverly avoiding the "tribute" trope, Weird Phishes continues to push the envelope of ...

Get Tickets $10.00 – $12.00

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of The Beatles for Kids + More

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ...

Get Tickets $15.00

Zach Nugent & Dead Set

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

"It usually only takes one show to understand why Zach Nugent is one of the most sought after guitarists in the live music scene. Since touring as de-facto Jerry Garcia expert with Melvin Seals & JGB, he continues to build his dedicated following, putting together and leading multifaceted Grateful Dead related groups for special runs and festival appearances. Nugent’s playing ...

Get Tickets $17.00 – $20.00

Holy Smoke w/ Division North, Nervous Eaters, and Nothing Ventured

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Holy Smoke, the practice of setting fire to gifts meant for the gods is an ancient one. Because deities are presumed to inhabit the heavens above and smoke rises, the connection was made that burning items designated as religious offerings would result in these oblations being transported to their intended recipients. Holy Smoke... Communicating with the heavens. Music can be ...

Get Tickets $15.00 – $18.00

The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of the Grateful Dead for Kids + More

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ...

Get Tickets $15.00

Mo Lowda & The Humble

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Mo Lowda & the Humble are a self-produced indie rock band hailing from Philadelphia. The band released their fourth LP, (self-titled) on March 3, 2023. Since releasing their debut album in 2013, they’ve vastly expanded the sonic exploration of their recorded material whilst developing a dialed-in, yet energetic live show through persistent touring. In turn, they’ve built a ravenous and ...

Get Tickets $18.00 – $23.00

Easy Honey – Summer Surf Tour

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Easy Honey was born out of the small-town innocent college days: the days of walking home under the starry night, and springing under the watchful eye of sunny graveyards, Dairy Queens, and neo-gothic cathedrals. Easy Honey’s witty melodies dotted with catchy hooks serve as anthems of nostalgia for their indie rock audience of daydreamers and nightseekers. Drawing inspiration from the ...

Get Tickets $15.00 – $18.00

Gone Gone Beyond

Portland House of Music 25 Temple St., Portland, ME

Gone Gone Beyond is the synergy of David Block, Danny Musengo, Kat Factor, and Mel Semé, delivering a potent message of hope and the desire to return to humanity. The band captures the story of beautiful uncertainty in an ever changing world. Their music pays homage to the traditions of folk-americana songwriting while bringing together a myriad of influences from ...

Get Tickets $20.00