PORTLAND, Maine — Aimsel Ponti is the music writer for the Portland Press Herald and joins us on 207 to preview upcoming concerts across the state.
SHOW: Muddy Ruckus
WHEN & WHERE: 5 p.m. Saturday. Waterfront Park in Bath
TICKETS: Free!
INFO: Sensational Local Americana duo of Erika Stahl and Ryan Flaherty.
SHOW: Nanna
WHEN & WHERE: Portland House of Music, Friday, July 28
TICKETS: $36 in advance, $41 day of show
INFO: Nanna is the co-lead singer and founder of Icelandic folk-rock band Of Monsters & Men. She released the solo album "How To Start A Garden" in May.
The exquisite 11-track record is home to the tracks "Crybaby" and "Godzilla," the latter of which has more than 1,000,000 Spotify streams. Incredibly, she'll be playing the intimate venue Portland House of Music the night before taking the stage at the Newport Folk Festival. Australian indie-rocker Indigo Spark opens the show with a set that will include tunes from last year's "Hysteria."
SHOW: SANTANA
WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday, Aug. 2 at Maine Savings Amphitheatre in Bangor
TICKETS: $45.50 to $205.50
SHOW: Melissa Etheridge
WHEN & WHERE: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 @ Discover Park in Freeport (L.L.Bean)
TICKETS: Free
