Upcoming Music in Maine http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2891 Everyone's favorite rockin' blues band - The Blues Dogz - is back! Doors open at 8 p.m. $5 at the door. Get there early and enjoy the music! http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2891 43.856335 -70.101494 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2483 Acts include: The Flamingos' (pioneer lead singers) Doug McLure and Sid Hall, George Galfo's Mystics, The Legacy of Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters and A Salute to Tony Williams and the Platters with Ron McPhatter, Harvey Robbins' Royalty of Rock N Roll All Stars, Special Guest West Coast Rhythm N Blues Superstar, Gizzelle. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2483 43.659748 -70.257233 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2605 Stone Mountain Arts Center presents High Range (Buy Their Music). Doors open at 6 p.m. with performance at 8 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2605 43.918213 -70.925400 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2676 As a storyteller, Grammy Award winner Shawn Colvin (Buy Her Music) remains both clear eyed and warm hearted, leavening even her toughest tales with a little tenderness and a lot of empathy. Anais Mitchell opens. Performance at 8 p.m. ($65) http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2676 43.652843 -70.266663 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2690 The Subdudes are an American rock group from New Orleans (Buy Their Music). Their music is a blending of blues, gospel, funk and R and B with harmonic vocals. Their sound is notable for the band's substitution of a tambourine player for a drummer. A great kick-off to our winter season at the Opera House. Performance at 8 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2690 43.854294 -69.626289 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2915 The band Mainely Country will play at the Peakes Hill Lodge from 8 p.m to midnight. Cash bar and snacks available. Admission is $7.00. Doors open at 7 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2915 44.696239 -68.612267 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2892 A very special performance by National Blues Legends, Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King (Buy the Music). This will be a 7:30 p.m. show, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.venuemusicbar.com. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2892 43.856335 -70.101494 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2698 The Portland Symphony Orchestra's Sunday Classical Series presents a program entitled Great Stories to Tell, with members of the Portland Ballet Company. Features Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite 1; Mendelssohn, Selections from A Midsummer Night's Dream; and Stravinsky, L'histoire du Soldat ("A Soldier's Tale"). Performance at 2:30 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2698 43.659748 -70.257233 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2639 Following debuts in New York, Chicago and Berlin, rising star Stefan Jackiw makes his BSO debut with one of the most beloved violin concertos. The orchestra will then turn from Beethoven's classic to Faure's vision of a delicate court dance. Beethoven: Prometheus Overture; Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Faure: Pavane; Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite. Performance at 3 p.m. at Collins Center for the Arts. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2639 44.897530 -68.666023 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2677 Featured here in March, Kinobe and Soul Beat Africa is the new voice of Ugandan music, the inspired synthesis of African roots and world music, of traditional and modern instrumentation. Performance at 8 p.m. ($15 adv/$18 door) http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2677 43.652843 -70.266663 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2417 The Folk Arts Quartet (FAQ) combines folk styles from the fiddle world with the heritage of the classical string quartet. The result is a new hybrid genre, "ChamberGrass." As the four young women of FAQ pioneer this style they are gaining recognition for their musicianship and innovation. The Folk Arts Quartet arranges traditional tunes and original compositions using an array of techniques and ideas, some they've learned from Classical string quartet pieces, others from folk bands, and others they've invented on their own. With the addition of the occasional beautiful song or energetic step dance, their groovy, contemporary style nods to their many influences and breathes new life into folk and chamber music. Join us in a pre-show jam at 6:15 PM in the Lower Hall. Bring your instrument and join the performers in an improvised jam session! Admission: $10 Children 12 and Under: $5.00 Tickets for young jammers 18 and under: $5.00 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2417 44.091053 -70.219452 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2484 Performing on an array of traditional percussion instruments large and small, including massive barrel-like odaiko drums six feet in diameter, the men and women of Yamato promise a heart-pounding spectacle of athleticism, grace, precision and exhilarating musical expertise. Founded in 1993 in Nara (considered the birthplace of Japanese culture) the master drummers of Yamato are young, modern, and brimming with infectious energy as they take the ancient art of taiko drumming and bring it to the present. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2484 43.659748 -70.257233 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2871 Maria Muldaur, America's First Lady of Roots Music (Buy Her Music), in concert at Cumston Hall. Performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $17. The concert is presented by The Friends of Cumston Hall as a fundraiser to help offset expenses for the ongoing restoration of Cumston Hall. All proceeds will benefit this historic monument and monolith of the community. Maria Muldaur is a folk-blues singer who was part of the folk music revival of the early 1960s. Best known to popular music audiences for her 1974 hit song "Midnight at the Oasis," Muldaur has come full circle by returning to her roots in jug band music. Though much of the repertoire of jug band music comes from the the 1920s and '30s, the material certainly touches on current topics. " http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2871 44.242222 -70.034401 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2919 Maria Muldaur and Her Garden of Joy Band perform at St. Lawrence Arts Center (Buy Her Music). Best known for her big hit, Midnight At The Oasis, Maria's musical roots run as deep and varied as the Greenwich Village she grew up in. Special reception with Maria at 5 p.m. Performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and $50 for special reception. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2919 43.654213 -70.284058 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2895 Dancing to live Afro Cuban Music from Grupo Mofongo! $8 adv/$10 door. 8pm. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2895 43.652786 -70.266563 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#1906 Born in Maine and currently residing in Texas, singer/songwriter Slaid Cleaves (Buy His Music) "tells gorgeously compact stories in a voice packed with Texas trail dust." (Entertainment Weekly) Video! ($17 adv/$20 door). http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#1906 43.652828 -70.266670 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2606 Stone Mountain Arts Center presents Mavis Staples (Buy Her Music). Doors open at 6 p.m. with performance at 8 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2606 43.918213 -70.925400 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#1629 Stone Mountain Arts Center presents legendary country group The Flatlanders (Buy Their Music). For info phone (866) 277-6523. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#1629 43.907696 -70.944633 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#1907 Punk-classical-hillbilly-Floyd. 8pm. $20 adv/$23 door online or at (207)761-1757. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#1907 43.652828 -70.266670 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2691 It's time for Novel Jazz to return to the Opera House - expect an evening of Ellington and Strayhorn from this fine group of Maine jazz musicians. Performance at 7:30 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2691 43.854294 -69.626289 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2697 David Bromberg's live show remains as unique as ever. Concerts by David and his band are extraordinary events, and performances follow no set pattern of selection. Give and take between performer is complete, spontaneous, and totally sincere. As the NY Times noted "He has such control of his audience that he can, at one moment, hold it in his hand with a tender, touching yet funny anecdotal song, and then set it romping and stomping with a raucous bit of raunch. He is electrifying." Performance at 8 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2697 43.274677 -70.592850 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2796 Due to illness, Ronny Cox has had to cancel his appearance at the Chocolate Church. He will be rescheduling for 2010. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2796 43.913166 -69.816582 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2917 Downeast Country Music Assocation at the First Universalist Church. Performers include Lolalee and the Country Bandits, Margi Sylvester, Bill Giasson, Scott "Boom, Boom" Mongeau, Country and Rusty Nails Bands, Lena Bragg, Benny Bendetto, Dean and Shirley, Potpourri. From noon to 5 p.m. $6.00 general admission, $5.00 (DECMA members). http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2917 44.094238 -70.229317 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2699 The Portland Symphony Orchestra presents Tribute to Louis Armstrong. Singing and playing in the legendary style of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, world-renowned trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling lights up the stage! Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2699 43.659748 -70.257233 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2418 La Tourn'e du Bonheur, "merchants of happiness," sow joy wherever they pass. Jean Guy Piche, singer and coordinator; Rolande Rainville, claveriste; Bernard Cormier, violinist; S. Piche, trumpet; and, Francis Tetu, guitar, draw from more than 1000 musical pieces from their repertoire. They've entertained patrons at galas and Festivals, but they've never forgotten the aged and retired in their musical adventures. La Tournee possess an "inestimable gift" in their love for performance and life they share with their audiences. Admission: $13.00 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2418 44.091053 -70.219452 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2607 Stone Mountain Arts Center presents Marty Stuart and The Fabulous Superlatives. Doors open at 6 p.m. with performance at 8 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2607 43.918213 -70.925400 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2678 Singer/songwriter Mike Doughty fronted Soul Coughing in the 90s, wrote an Aquaman story for DC comics, published a book of poetry, wrote one-act plays for the 24 Hour Company, was a pseudonymous gossip columnist at the New York Press, and used to drive an ice cream truck. Performance at 8 p.m. ($15) http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2678 43.652843 -70.266663 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2933 The Night of The Lark - Songwriters Concert. See Promo Video. This concept concert gives the audience an opportunity to experience performers up close, with personal access into the heart and thoughts of the songwriter. "Looking into a songwriter's heart." Local Artists Lisa Gallant Seal, Greg Boardman and Joel and Janna. Concert is at The Vineyard Church of Greater Portland from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Fee: Free will offering. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2933 43.723991 -70.340660 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2896 Jazz at the Square. 8pm. $5/$3 students and seniors. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2896 43.652786 -70.266563 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2603 Stone Mountain Arts Center presents Rooster Revue, a lunchtime musical variety show. For info phone (866) 277-6523. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2603 43.907696 -70.944633 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2797 Get ready to swing! Singer-songwriter Dan Hicks is truly an American original. He has deftly blended elements of swing, jazz, folk and country music to create the appealing sound he sometimes calls "folk jazz". Dan's irresistible sense of rhythm, hip lyrical styling, laid-back vocalizing, and infamous onstage wit will make those who listen fans for life. Tickets $22 advance, $24 at door. 7:30 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2797 43.913166 -69.816582 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#1482 Stone Mountain Arts Center presents singer-songwriter Chris Smither. For info phone (866) 277-6523. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#1482 43.907696 -70.944633 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2857 Full Circle: A Women's Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Anne Marie D'Amico, will celebrate its 15th anniversary season and the release of its third CD, "For The Future." Full Circle is an 18-woman ensemble that sings music from around the world that honors the human spirit. Music selected for these concerts shares a message of peace, justice and positive change "For the Future." The November 20th concert is at the First Unitarian Church in Yarmouth. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2857 43.799210 -70.182304 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2485 The first family of American folk music brings three generations to the stage for a festive evening of music drawn from the legendary songbooks of Woody and Arlo Guthrie (Buy His Music). Arlo, whose song "Alice's Restaurant" helped define a generation, is joined for this family folk festival by son Abe and daughters Cathy, Annie, and Sarah Lee Guthrie. Arlo's grandkids also join in on selected songs in a night of joyous sounds reaching back across four generations to Woody, the legendary folk poet, political activist, and patriarch of the Guthrie clan. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2485 43.659748 -70.257233 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2680 A special show featuring material from the Simon and Garfunkel Songbook, plus several of Aztec Two-Step's original fan-favorites from their long and remarkable career. Performance at 8 p.m. ($25 adv/$28 door) http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2680 43.652843 -70.266663 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2908 Country music supergroup the Flatlanders! Tickets $37.50 (cash or check) at the Owl and Turtle Bookshop (Camden), Wild Rufus in Belfast, Grasshopper Shop in Rockland, Mexicali Blues, Newcastle; Musician's 1st Choice, Augusta; and on-line at www.ticketweb.com. Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock touring their new album, Hills and Valleys. The Flatlanders wrote the soundtrack to the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer, http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2908 44.208355 -69.066658 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2533 The Saco River Festival Association is pleased to present "Welcome in the Holidays," Our 3rd annual family holiday concert at Sacopee Valley Middle School featuring the Portland Community Chorus (under the direction of Rob Westerberg. The PCC serves as the core group for the Portland Symphony Orchestra's Magic of Christmas Chorus during the Symphony's Magic of Christmas concerts. Tickets: $10.00 adults, $5.00 children over age 10, Children under age 10 free. Refreshments for sale including homemade pies and whoopee pies for sale. Free candy canes delivered by elves! http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2533 43.811432 -70.868546 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2858 Full Circle: A Women's Vocal Ensemble, under the direction of Anne Marie D'Amico, will celebrate their 15th anniversary season and the release of their third CD, "For The Future." Full Circle is an 18-woman ensemble that sings songs from around the world that honor the human spirit. Music selected for these concerts share a message of peace, justice and positive change "For the Future." Suggested donation for each concert is $ 12 at the door. The whole family is welcome. For more information, contact Rosalie Tyler Paul at 371-2077. The November 21st concert is at the First Universalist Church in Auburn. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2858 44.094238 -70.229317 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2608 Stone Mountain Arts Center presents the Don Campbell Band (Buy Their Music). Doors open at 6 p.m. with performance at 8 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2608 43.918213 -70.925400 http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2652 Everyone's favorite folk singer. Folk artist Arlo Guthrie (Buy His Music), composer of 1967's album "Alice's Restaurant," became an enduring symbol of social activism during the 1960s, continuing the legacy of his father, the late iconic folksinger Woody Guthrie. Since his performance at Woodstock in 1969, Guthrie has performed all over the world with nothing but a couple of guitars, a harmonica, and his recognizable voice. The upcoming Lost World Tour will feature hits like "Alice's Restaurant," "Coming Into Los Angeles," and his distinctive rendition of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans." Arlo will be joined by members of his family. Performance at 8 p.m. http://www.maine.info/events/music/november.php#2652 44.897530 -68.666023