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Pigboat is Back with a Live Show and New Material! Oh, and DRI is Playing, too …

Portland metal legends Pigboat return to the stage with new material, alongside hardcore icons DRI.

Two Killer Shows on the Same Night? What’s a Portland Punk to Do!?!

Two killer shows on the same night? What’s a Portland punk to do? We got you covered.

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.Continue reading “Rally for Rumors Tomorrow: Sunday, July 12 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 editionContinue reading “All Roads Belfast is Back, and the Lineup is Stacked!”

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.

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,Continue reading “Get Your Portland Pride On!”

Anti-Folk Legend Hamell On Trial Rolls into New England for Four Shows

In this age of backing tracks and AI slop, there aren’t many performers left who can walk onstage with nothing but an acoustic guitar and not only command, but reward a roomful of attention for ninety minutes. Hamell On Trial is one of them. The anti-folk lifer, punk-rock storyteller, professional rabble-rouser, and all-around force ofContinue reading “Anti-Folk Legend Hamell On Trial Rolls into New England for Four Shows”

Another Southern Maine Music Venue Bites The Dust

Rumors, a scrappy, DIY venue carved out of some unused space above the venerable Mulligan’s in Biddeford, will shut down on Sunday, barring an act of God or a miracle of equal measure from some other unlikely source. “We’re closing our doors as of Sunday because the building is being sold,” Rumors mastermind Austin Hunter-MelansonContinue reading “Another Southern Maine Music Venue Bites The Dust”