Music

Trekkapalooza’s annual rockin’ fundraiser is tonight April 27

ROCKLAND—Peytonious Maximus is all grown up.

Some of you may remember her in a “Hail To The…

Lincolnville Community Library hosts the (non)musical group

LINCOLNVILLE – Ten guys in tuxes singing a cappella. Camden Hills Regional High School's most prestigious, accomplished (and, admittedly, only) a cappella group, the OffBeats are a group of…

April 21

CAMDEN – Fresh off her UK tour with Jerry Douglas for the Transatlantic Sessions and dates with guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel, platinum-selling country songstress Suzy Bogguss is set to return to…

May 5-13 in various concert venues

The DaPonte String Quartet’s final series of the season explores three very different kinds of obsession in works by Hugo Wolf, Franz Schubert, and Bela Bartok.  “Obsessions” has five performances…

North Atlantic Blues Festival turns 25 and the music plays on

ROCKLAND – The Lobster Festival board recently named Paul Benjamin, organizer of the North Atlantic Blues Festival, to be the artistic director of the 2018 Maine Lobster Festival. Benjamin will…

Perfect score for programming and sight-reading music

On Wednesday, March 28, the Camden Hills Regional High School Concert Band, under the direction of Nancy Rowe, participated in the Maine Band Directors Association Concert Band Festival. Thirty…

Dot’s Market fills with sound

LINCOLNVILLE – A standing-room-only crowd packed Dot's on Route 1 in Lincolnville on Saturday, March 31, where students from the Midcoast Music Academy performed a "Showcase." Tom Ulichny, founder…

Highlite was the theme song, ‘Rockland, Maine’

CAMDEN – A  hearty group of ukulele players gathered at K2 Music in Reny's Plaza for a monthly jam session. From Montville to Boothbay and points in between, they came to play and play they did,…

Evening is followed with a concert band performance

WALDOBORO – Medomak Valley High School held its 15th annual Empty Bowl Supper on Wednesday, March 28, in the school cafeteria. Students in the art classes had been busy making approximately 200…

Seeking Poets, Performers, Artists, and More for Collaborative Works

BELFAST — The 14th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival seeks teams of poets, performers, and artists for its annual juried presentation of original collaborative works featuring poetry combined with…

CAMDEN – Local musicians and those who travelled a bit to get there gathered for a wonderful night of acoustic music at K2 Music in the Reny's Plaza Friday evening, Feb. 23. Lead by Rosey Gerry,…

Making their way across the U.S., We Banjo 3 is bound for the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. The Galway, Ireland band’s first ever Maine concert will be at the Opera House on Friday, March 2 –…

Midcoast Community Chorus celebrates the tenth year of its mission to “Sing as a community for the community.”   All singers, ages 13 and up, of all abilities – novice singer, alumni, new to the…

The Portland Chamber Music Festival (PCMF) is thrilled to announce that Melissa Reardon has been selected as the organization’s next Artistic Director. Reardon succeeds PCMF’s…

Back in the day, when we were all buying albums, before and during the 8-track phenomenon, it wasn’t just for the music; the album covers were works of art. Janis’ “Cheap Thrills” artwork by R.…

THOMASTON — On Friday, December 14 Thomaston Grammar School held its annual Winter Concert. The concert was led by music teacher Dr. James Boyd.

Due to the size of the student body, the…

ROCKLAND – A who's who of Maine folk musicians will join forces Saturday, November 18, in a benefit concert forf Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which left much of the…

Hail to The Rad Kids

When was the last time you thought the French horn was cool? Well, Trevor Iltis is cool, so his dedication to the French horn puts the instrument in a whole new light. A senior this year at Camden…

Warm as summer sunshine, real as the truth, intimate as a long overdue visit between old friends — such is a Jonathan Edwards concert. Four decades into a career of uncompromising musical…

Le Vent du Nord

The award-winning and highly acclaimed quartet, Le Vent du Nord, is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional…

Advance registration available online, by phone

HOPE — Sweet Tree Arts, located at 4 Church St. in Hope, will be offering another session of its popular kids after school ukulele club. 

The five week session begins Thursday Nov. 9th,…

The DaPonte String Quartet starts its 26th season with a special look at Bela Bartok, a composer with whom the DSQ has an intimate and unusual connection. They will be playing his Quartet No. 3,…

Would you love to sing fine a cappella classical music from the Middle Ages…

BELFAST — The Maine Historic Organ Institute will hold a series of concerts, lectures, master classes, and guided tours of extraordinary 19th-century pipe organs October 24-28.

On Thursday…

Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School will be offering several group classes this fall beginning in early October. All classes meet weekly for one hour and cost $10/class and run for 6 week…

The DaPonte String Quartet launches its 26th season with a special look at the string quartets of Bela Bartok, a composer with whom the DSQ has an intimate and unusual connection. The Quartet will…

Aztec Two Step

Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman, the legendary folk-rock duo Aztec Two-Step, return to Rex’s home state with their renowned show “Classic Duos.” They’ll perform plenty of ATS fan favorites from their…

Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC), having completed a national search, is pleased to announce the selection of Steven Weston as their Artistic Director. Steven was familiar to MCC, having previously…

ROCKPORT – The 38th season of Down East Singers has begun and it's not too late to join! Rehearsals are held Tuesday nights at Nativity Lutheran Church, 179 Old County Road, Rockport. New singers…

Third annual for K2 Music

CAMDEN — Reny's Plaza in Camden was the scene Thursday, August 31, in front of K2 Music owners Harvey Curtis and Mac Economy hosted their third annual Country Music Showcase.

"Better and…

Marcia Ball

Summer wraps up with Boothbay Harbor’s multi-day HarborFest featuring local chefs, tasting, art and music aplenty including three headline performances at the historic Opera House downtown. Marcia…

CAMDEN — Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC) welcomes all singers, ages 13 and up, of all abilities – novice singer, new to the area, and former singers – to register for our upcoming semester in…

Event November 11

ROCKLAND — The organizers of Working on the Water are seeking fishermen and other mariners to participate in our annual gathering of an afternoon of tales, poems, and songs about the…

BELFAST — Belfast Community Radio (WBFY at 100.9 FM on the radio dial and streaming live at belfastcommunityradio.org) is actively seeking volunteers to serve as members of its newly forming…

CAMDEN — Abrahams Goat Farm and Creamery of Newport has joined Camden Farmers' Market's Wednesday afternoon lineup. A licensed Maine creamery and member of the Maine Cheese Guild, Abrahams…

A Summer Benefit for the Waldo Theatre

On Wednesday, August 9 th starting at 5:30 pm, Harvest Moon Pizza will provide delicious wood-fired pizza for purchase by the slice or pie at the old Round Pond School House and then, at 7:30 pm,…

Bay Chamber Concerts is proud to announce its Summer 2017 Concert Series and Screen Door Festival program. Running from July 13 to August 20 Bay Chamber will present more than 30 events in…

Local musician and vocalist Annabel Parker, 15, has studied classical voice and piano since the age of seven. Annabel has won three statewide and regional vocal competitions, performed on…

ROCKLAND—Hundreds took to the streets last night, June 17, 2017 in Rockland for the annual Summer Solstice Street Party. Despite a gloomy overcast day, Main Street was packed and people were in a…

The Waldoboro Business Association will be sponsoring the music for Waldoboro Day, including the DJ music for the Friday, June 16, dance at the VFW Hall, and all the music performed at the former…

First Church in Belfast UCC

BELFAST — The First Church in Belfast is hosting a Choral Festival: Songs of Peace for Our Times, to be held Sept. 29 through Oct. 1.

The festival will be led by Dr. Ronald Sherwin, Music…

BELFAST — Celebrants of Belfast’s fourth annual Ukulele Festival took to the waterfront to enjoy a day of food, music and fun on June 2.  (Listen to it live here: …

Thomaston Grammar School held its annual Fine Arts Night May 25.  The entertainment portion of the event was split into three concerts led by music teacher, Angela Johnson.

The first…

Camden Hills music directors Kim Murphy and Nancy Rowe reported that 17 musicians represented CHRHS at the Maine Music…

CAMDEN – In what has become tradition and an event to look forward to, K2 Music held another Music After Hours jam Friday, April 28. This time around it was acoustic music, but the jams have seen…

Tuning for 207, and beyond
Joy Comes Back

Mike Marr has the ear, listens to a lot of music, and lets us know who sounds good. This week, it’s Ruthie Foster.

A soulful and almost gospel sound for this lady. Ruthie is an…

Lakou Mizik is the Haitian supergroup bringing ‘roots pop’ to Maine

NORTH HAVEN —After the catastrophic earthquake in 2010 in Haiti, which killed more than 300,000 people, according to Haitian government reports, and left nearly a million more homeless, survival…

What next for the historic Waldoboro theater?

In January, February, and into March, the Waldo Theatre Board of Directors conducted an online survey to help chart a course for the historic building’s…

BELFAST — Belfast Community Radio, WBFY 100.9 FM, broadcasts many spoken word programs, giving listeners a variety of informative and entertaining talk shows. Program topics range from poetry to…

Heating up the Wave in Rockport

ROCKPORT – The Wave Café at Camden Hills Regional High School was abuzz with Jazz Thursday, March 23, as bands from Belfast, Camden Rockport Middle School, Camden Hills Regional High School and…