That Portland Sound!

There’s a lot going on here in the Portland, Maine, music scene. Somebody ought to be writing about it.

That Portland Sound! covers the musicians, venues, records, shows, triumphs, disasters, and beautiful weirdness that make Portland, Maine, one of New England’s most intriguing music scenes.

This is by no means an exhaustive guide to every show in town. Instead, it’s a collection of the artists, albums, performances, and stories that I find interesting, oddly fascinating, or just too good not to share.

If it’s happening on a stage, in a rehearsal space, or at the corner of a bar somewhere, it’s fair game.

Latest Posts

All Roads Belfast is Back, and the Lineup is Stacked!

You can’t swing a dead cat in this state without hitting a music festival of one sort or another but for my money, the Belfast edition of the All Roads Music Festival is, pound for pound, your best live music value. You can snag early-bird tickets at substantial savings here. Tightly curated, the Belfast edition…

Get Your Portland Pride On!

Portland PrideFest Cranks the Volume on Live Music Look, we all know the Portland Pride Parade is the main event. But once the last float rolls by and the glitter begins its inevitable migration into every crack in downtown Portland, the party shifts to Deering Oaks Park for PrideFest. This year’s festival takes place Saturday,…

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