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🥁 MAINE MUSIC RESOURCE Maine Academy of Modern Music — Bangor A nonprofit music school's Bangor program that places area youth ages 10–18 into bands that rehearse weekly with an instructor at the PAL Center on Watchmaker St. from September through June, with performances at local venues and need-based scholarships available. 📍 Bangor, Maine 🎶 Nonprofit • Youth Bands • Weekly Rehearsals • Scholarships Website: https://www.maineacademyofmodernmusic.org/bangor Another Maine resource for the 207 music community. 🤘 #MaineMusic #207MusicProject #MaineMusicians

🎙️ MAINE MUSIC RESOURCE Project Freewill — New Portland A nonprofit arts space in an 1837 church in New Portland that offers free recording services to musicians with limited resources, brings instruments and music education to people in Maine prisons, and hosts an annual music, poetry and sound festival. 📍 New Portland, Maine 🎙️ Nonprofit • Free Recording • Music Outreach • Festival Website: https://www.savefreewill.org/ Another Maine resource for the 207 music community. 🤘 #MaineMusic #207MusicProject #MaineMusicians

🔧 MAINE MUSIC RESOURCE Stephen Ryder Stringed Instrument Repair — South Portland A stringed instrument repair shop in South Portland, in operation since 1987, that repairs acoustic and electric guitars, basses, mandolins and banjos and makes magnetic pickups for 3, 4 and 5-string instruments. 📍 South Portland, Maine 🔧 Instrument Repair • Luthier • Guitar • Bass • Mandolin • Banjo • Pickups Website: https://www.sjryder.com/ Another Maine resource for the 207 music community. 🤘 #MaineMusic #207MusicProject #MaineMusicians

Maine songwriter Griffin William Sherry, founder of The Ghost of Paul Revere and writer of the official Maine State Ballad, returns to The Grand's Stanley Subaru Stage mixing folk, country and rock, with Boston Americana band Jake Swamp and the Pine. Date: Fri Nov 6, 2026 Venue: The Grand, 165 Main Street, Ellsworth, ME With: Jake Swamp and the Pine Show: 7:00 PM Tickets: $20 advance / $25 at the door (general admission) Info and tickets: https://yourgrand.org/upcoming-events/live-music-griffin-william-sherry Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

Wells, Maine rapper Spose, of the 2010 hit "I'm Awesome," headlines Black Market Soup Kitchen's third Halloween-night Black Market Monster Mash at the Old Town Theatre, with BMSK, Treelock and Lord T Double also on the bill. Date: Sat Oct 31, 2026 Venue: The Old Town Theatre, 261 Main Street, Old Town, ME With: Black Market Soup Kitchen, Treelock, Lord T Double Ages: All ages Info and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-market-monster-mash-3-wspose-tickets-1996519177605 Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

Arkansas folksinger-poet Willi Carlisle brings The Universal Bubba Tour, behind his Tyler Childers-produced double album, to First Parish Church in a SPACE presentation, with Sparrow Smith & the Resonant Rogues. Date: Fri Nov 6, 2026 Venue: First Parish Church, Portland, ME (presented by SPACE) With: Sparrow Smith & the Resonant Rogues Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 8:00 PM Tickets: $20 advance / $25 day of show ($2 off for SPACE members) Info and tickets: https://space538.org/event/willi-carlisle-universal-bubba-2026/ Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra carries the swing-era big band's book, from Opus One to Song of India, into the Waterville Opera House for a Sunday matinee, with crooner Hayden Grove of The Voice on vocals. Date: Sun Dec 20, 2026 Venue: Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME Show: 3:00 PM Tickets: $45-$55 (includes handling fee) Info and tickets: https://www.watervillecreates.org/shows/tommy-dorsey-2026/ Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

Fiddle-icious, the Maine community fiddle orchestra of 100-plus musicians from Kittery to Augusta, brings Irish, Scottish, Quebecois and Acadian reels, jigs and waltzes to the Franco Center for a Sunday matinee with special guest Denny Breau. Date: Sun Nov 1, 2026 Venue: Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston, ME With: Denny Breau (special guest) Doors: 1:00 PM Show: 2:00 PM Tickets: $25 advance / $30 at the door Info and tickets: https://francocenter.org/event/fall-favorite-fiddle-icious-at-franco-nov-1/ Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

🎸 MAINE MUSIC RESOURCE String Theory — Camden A music shop on Bay View Street next to Camden harbor selling new, used and consignment instruments and gear, with rentals, repairs and maintenance. 📍 Camden, Maine 🎸 Music Shop • Guitars & Gear • Rentals • Repairs Website: https://www.stringtheorycamden.com Another Maine resource for the 207 music community. 🤘 #MaineMusic #207MusicProject #MaineMusicians

🎸 MAINE MUSIC RESOURCE J&H Music — Oakland A family-owned music store on Kennedy Memorial Drive selling new and used instruments and accessories, with repairs on string instruments and electronic equipment, sound system installation and onsite music lessons. 📍 Oakland, Maine 🔧 Music Shop • Instrument Repair • Lessons • Sound Systems Website: https://www.jandhmusic.com/ Another Maine resource for the 207 music community. 🤘 #MaineMusic #207MusicProject #MaineMusicians

Hancock, Maine singer-songwriter Chris Ross, the New England Music Awards' 2014 Songwriter of the Year, returns to the Camden Opera House's third-floor Blue Café for an intimate, hour-long acoustic set of story-driven Americana. Date: Wed Nov 25, 2026 Venue: Camden Opera House (Blue Café, 3rd floor), 29 Elm St, Camden, ME Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Tickets: Free; donations to the Community Arts Fund welcome; seating limited Info and tickets: https://www.camdenoperahouse.com/events/blue-cafe-chris-ross Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

Grammy-winning Brazilian guitarist, composer and singer Toninho Horta, a longtime collaborator of Milton Nascimento and Pat Metheny, brings his quartet to Minsky Recital Hall with pianist Tyler Henderson, bassist Alex Claffy and percussionist Duduka da Fonseca. Date: Sat Dec 5, 2026 Venue: Collins Center for the Arts – Minsky Recital Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME With: Tyler Henderson, Alex Claffy, Duduka da Fonseca (quartet) Show: 7:00 PM Tickets: Adult $36 / K-12 $17 (all fees included) Info and tickets: https://www.collinscenterforthearts.com/event/toninho-horta/ Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

Maine's own Sparks the Rescue, the pop-punk/alt-rock band born from a merger of three Maine high school bands, headline a four-band bill at Madrid's with Too Late The Hero, Broadwing and Slim Jim Carrey. Date: Sat Dec 12, 2026 Venue: Live at Madrid's, 144 Fore Street, Portland, ME With: Too Late The Hero, Broadwing, Slim Jim Carrey Doors: 6:00 PM Show: 7:00 PM Tickets: $25 general admission Info and tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/liveatmadrids/events/sparks-the-rescue-too-late-the-hero-broadwing-slim-jim-carrey-209350 Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

Former Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate brings Operation: Mindcrime - The Final Chapter to Aura, performing the 1988 progressive metal concept album that made his name. Date: Thu Nov 12, 2026 Venue: Aura, 121 Center Street, Portland, ME Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 8:00 PM Ages: 18+ Tickets: From $45.50 (standard ticket) Info and tickets: https://auramaine.com/event/111226/ Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

Boston hardcore punk mainstays Blood For Blood, formed in 1994 out of the Boston and New York hardcore scenes, bring their gritty sound to Madrid's on Fore Street in a Cheap Life Records presentation. Date: Sun Nov 15, 2026 Venue: Live at Madrid's, 144 Fore Street, Portland, ME Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 8:00 PM Tickets: $25 general admission Info and tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/liveatmadrids/events/cheap-life-records-presents-blood-for-blood-204768 Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

🎁 MAINE MUSIC RESOURCE Music and Magic of Maine — Biddeford A Biddeford organization that collects gently used guitars, ukuleles, keyboards and drumsets in playable condition, fixes them up and gives them free to kids and families at giveaway events. 📍 Biddeford, Maine 🎸 Instrument Donation • Free Instruments for Kids • Giveaway Events Website: https://musicandmagic.org/ Another Maine resource for the 207 music community. 🤘 #MaineMusic #207MusicProject #MaineMusicians

🎻 MAINE MUSIC RESOURCE Slobodkin Violins — Bangor A violin shop at 31 Central St. in Bangor, run by violin maker Nathan Slobodkin, offering violins, violas and cellos plus rentals, repairs, tonal adjustments, bow rehairing, appraisals and consignments, with office hours by appointment. 📍 Bangor, Maine 🎻 Violin Shop • Rentals • Repair • Bow Rehairing Website: https://www.slobodkinviolins.com/ Another Maine resource for the 207 music community. 🤘 #MaineMusic #207MusicProject #MaineMusicians

Burlington, Vermont songwriter Lily Seabird returns to SPACE with her new album Lightspheres On Their Way, pairing troubadour folk with grungy rock, with Eliza Niemi opening. Date: Wed Dec 9, 2026 Venue: SPACE, 538 Congress St, Portland, ME With: Eliza Niemi Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Tickets: $15 advance / $18 day of show ($2 off for SPACE members); cash, no-fee tickets at the 534 Congress St box office Info and tickets: https://space538.org/event/lily-seabird-eliza-niemi-2026/ Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

Portland's own Mallett Brothers Band, the group brothers Luke and Will Mallett founded in 2009, headline the State Theatre behind their new album Higher Up in the Hills. Date: Sat Dec 5, 2026 Venue: State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland, ME Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 8:00 PM Ages: All ages Tickets: $25 advance / $30 day of show Info and tickets: https://statetheatreportland.com/events/the-mallett-brothers-band/ Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.

Maine's Celtic-American four-piece Bailey's Mistake bring their bagpipe-and-harmony mix of Irish, Scottish and Newfoundland tunes and new songs to Dover-Foxcroft for a festive Celtic Christmas concert. Date: Sat Dec 5, 2026 Venue: Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, 20 East Main St, Dover-Foxcroft, ME Show: 7:30 PM Tickets: $25 advance / $30 at the door Info and tickets: https://centertheatrefortheperformingarts.thundertix.com/events/273090 Details verified from the official listing; check the link for any changes.