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
Rally for Rumors Tomorrow: Sunday, July 12 at the Townhouse Pub in Saco
At this point, we’re less than 24 hours away from a show that will go a long way toward saving Rumors, one of southern Maine’s coolest indie music venues, that unexpectedly got the axe last month when the landlord decided he had other plans for the building. The show’s at the Townhouse Pub in Saco.…
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…
Legendary Samples Frontman Sean Kelly on Depression, Touring, and Keeping It Fresh After All These Years
The Samples frontman Sean Kelly sits down with That Portland Sound for a candid conversation on touring, depression, and keeping it fresh after 35 years or so.
Rally For Rumors Set for July 12
Local musicians in southern Maine are playing a show to help save a beloved local venue from shutting down.
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