PORTLAND, Maine — Fall may be here, but that doesn't mean it's an end to concerts happening around Maine.
Portland Press Herald music writer Aimsel Ponti joined 207 to preview some of the shows you won't want to miss.
SHOW: Todd Rundgren
WHEN & WHERE: Aura in Portland, Friday, Oct. 25
COST: $49.50 to $89.50
DETAILS: I mean why not? See the light and bang on the drum all day! Plus, Hello, It’s Me is as iconic as it gets.
SHOW: Del Rey and Samuel James
WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, Oct. 29 @ Space in Portland
COST: $ 15
DETAILS: Dubbed “one of the greatest modern players of the metal-bodied resonator guitar” by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Seattle-based guitarist, singer, and American music scholar Del Rey is joined by Maine’s own Samuel James, an internationally-traveling storyteller, journalist and musician in the Black folk tradition.
SHOW: Gina & The Red Eye Flight Crew: Are You Afraid of the Funk?
WHEN & WHERE: Halloween Night @ Portland House of Music
COST: $ 20
DETAILS: This is going to be awesome! Entire night of funk, rock, soul and R&B covers.
SHOW: Julia Gagnon
WHEN & WHERE: Friday, Nov. 1 @ Johnson Hall Opera House
COST: $ 25 in advance, $35 day of show
DETAILS: Halloween costumes encouraged!
LIGHTNING ROUND
- Foreside Funk at The Dance Hall in Kittery on Nov. 1
- 14th Annual Maine Songwriters Association Songwriting Contest Finals at Cadenza in Freeport on Nov. 3
- Aysanabee: Oji-Cree indie artist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter at Strand in Rockland on Nov. 8
- Ellis Paul at Stone Mountain Arts Center on Nov. 9 and at Jonathan’s in Ogunquit on Nov. 10