LIVE MUSIC + REHEARSAL STUDIOS
Showmen's Rest & Forget, Forget w/s/g Rascal Van
Showmen’s Rest— the indie-rock brainchild of Portland Renaissance man Jimmy Dority— presents an immersive multimedia experience featuring songs of hurt, hope, and healing. Conceived in the isolated tumult of lockdown, the band’s forthcoming album Porch Talk features songwriter Jimmy Dority with a supporting cast of musicians— Mike Effenberger, Nick Phaneuf, Alex Ouellette, and Anthony Branca. ~ Forget, Forget - Indie synth-pop from Portland, ME. Sounds like: if Max Martin produced a Beach House album.
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
An Evening with Alex McMurray
An Evening with Alex McMurray ~ a very special intimate concert with one of New Orleans' premiere singer-songwriters and guitarists. A two time winner of the Offbeat Magazine Album of the Year, Alex McMurray has performed as a leader and sideman at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for 30 years and played himself on the HBO series “TREME.” He is one of New Orleans’ finest songwriters and has been writing and performing music professionally since 1989. Past and current bands include Tin Men, The Valparaiso Men's Chorus, The Write Brothers, Royal Fingerbowl, 007, Debbie Davis and the Mesmerizers and Happy Talk Band. He is also an in-demand sideman and has worked with Susan Cowsill, John "Papa" Gros, Paul Sanchez, Spencer Bohren, Greg Schatz, Lynn Drury and many others. Awards include the 2020 Offbeat Magazine Best Country/Folk/Singer-Songwriter Artist and Album awards for his 2020 release "Lucky One", a 2014 Big Easy award for best Roots Rock artist and 2010 Big Easy award for Album of the Year. He hosts the weekly “Fireside Chat” webcast every Tuesday night live from the Faraway Lounge at 8pm under his nom de covid “Mister Tuesday Night”. He released his 6th solo record The Recent Future in August 2022.
Grammy Winner Dave Gutter at Threshers Brewing Co
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
STEREO DREAMS
Stereo Dreams producer showcase presented by Graphic Melee featuring Pass the Aux Cord producer open aux. Live performances by Sealevel, Even Tho, and Bright Individual after the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux! Hosted by Graphic Melee Wednesday June 7th 8pm. $5-$10. Sun Tiki Studios. A monthly all ages music producer showcase highlighting Hip-Hop, Electronic, and R&B producers. Featuring the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux. Every first Wednesday at Sun Tiki Studios 375 Forest Avenue Portland, Maine. Stereo Dreams... Don't Sleep
Midwestern Medicine with Teenage Tom Petties & That Hideous Sound
Midwestern Medicine combines the quirky and frenzied songs of Brock Ginther (of Lemon Pitch and The Breakfast Cowboy; formerly of Boston’s King Pedestrian) and the powerhouse rhythm section of McCrae Hathaway and Brian Saxton (of Whale Oil). Influenced by the sincere surreality of Guided by Voices and the wry caricatures of The Kinks, Ginther’s songwriting on The Winking Badge ranges from wordy comic narratives to scathingly self-deprecative manifestos. Wrapped around the band’s urgent, melodic music,the result resembles Pavement at their most manic, or an 80’s punk variation on the psychedelic character acting of Ween. Teenage Tom Petties - Rock and Roll from across the pond That Hideous Sound - Bedroom Rock and Roll
Door 8 / Show 9 / $10-$15
Jake Xerxes Fussell with special guest Sam Moss
Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell has distinguished himself as one of his generation’s preeminent interpreters of traditional (and not so traditional) “folk” songs, a practice which he approaches with a refreshingly unfussy lack of nostalgia. In all his work, Fussell humanizes his material with his own curatorial and interpretive gifts, unmooring stories and melodies from their specific eras and origins and setting them adrift in our own waterways. ~ Joining Jake for this tour is special guest Sam Moss, a songwriter and instrumentalist based in Staunton, Virginia. Shapes (2020) is the latest LP in his wide ranging discography, one which has been acclaimed by publications like The Boston Globe, NPR, The Wire, and Paste. He has played hundreds of shows around the country and shared bills with Joan Shelley, Diane Cluck, Doug Paisley, and others. Moss plays violin on a recent duo album with guitarist Rob Noyes (Rob Noyes & Sam Moss) and can sometimes be seen accompanying singer-songwriters like Kris Delmhorst and Jackson Emmer. He is also a woodworker.
SPARXSEA w/ Sea Level & Morning Whiskey Club at Threshers Brewing Co
With members of SeepeopleS and theWorst! Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
HARSH ARMADILLO
Join us for an evening with Portsmouth's high octane funk band Harsh Armadillo. Performing two sets of original music, they guarantee to get your body moving. RIYL: Strange Machines, The Motet, Kung Fu, lespecial, Dopapod, Twiddle
The Hempsteadys with Jug & Sonic Libido
The Hempsteadys are a 10 piece band from Connecticut with a wide array of influences ranging from ska to punk to rock 'n' roll JUG-American Folk Punk from northern New England! Sonic Libido are Earth’s deadliest Rock Hard Ska/Crossover Punk Boy Band. They are the bloodsoaked and battleforged ambassadors of the next generation of real, LIVE music.
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$15
The Midnight Riders at Threshers Brewing Co
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
Keith Briggs (Bandwich) & Friends at Threshers Brewing Co
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
SAGE FRANCIS with Jesse the Tree, Myles Bullen & The Metermaids
We are excited to welcome the "forefather of indie hip-hop" and one of our generation's greatest lyricists, Sage Francis to the Sun Tiki Stage. Sage Francis' gifted wordplay creates vivid narratives to investigate as well as inspire, but it often derives from an accumulation of public disdain and personal turmoil. Joining him are Strange Famous Records artists Jesse the Tree and The Metermaids plus Portland's own Myles Bullen.
Door 7 / Show 8 / $20-$25
El Grande at Threshers Brewing Co
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
Hayley Thompson-King & Joel Thetford
We are thrilled to host two of New England's most prolific voices at Sun Tiki Studios. Hayley Thompson-King’s music ranges from garage rock to Americana. She has appeared on bills with Jason Isbell, Frank Turner, Hurray for Riff Raff & Andrew WK. Joel Thetford grew up in Fort Worth listening to the sounds of classic country radio and the wide variety of rock and roll, blues, and folk music that the Texas scene provided. Joel Thetford has become a fixture in the songwriting community and has been featured as a supporting act for national headliners such as Dwight Yoakam, Alabama, Shooter Jennings, Asleep At The Wheel, James McMurtry and more.
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
THE IGUANAS
~ FROM NEW ORLEANS ~ What if Americana actually encompassed ALL of the Americas? You'd have the Tejano and Conjunto sounds of the Texas/Mexico border region, as best exemplified by the accordion and bajo sexto, the American South's Blues, Jazz and New Orleans R&B, and the lilting grace and fiery passion of the music of the Caribbean, Mexico and Colombia. You'd also have New Orleans' premier distillers of this musical mélange, The Iguanas. Taking their cues from all of the above influences and then some, the band's music redefines the notion of Americana, crossing cultures, styles, eras... and even languages. It's as if Rue Bourbon, Muscle Shoals and Plaza México were all within earshot of each other and The Iguanas were the musical conduit between them. —— Based out of New Orleans for the past couple of decades save for a short, Katrina-imposed exile in Austin the members of the Iguanas have (collectively or individually) played or recorded with everyone from Charlie Rich, Alex Chilton, and Willy DeVille to Emmylou Harris, Allen Toussaint, and Pretty Lights. Their two-decade ride has taken them all over the map musi- cally and geographically, yet the inescapable patina of their hometown infuses every note they play. Through eight studio albums, countless tours and Jazz Fest appearances, and a flood in 2005 that did its best to take their adopted city with it, it's a testament to the band's endurance that the same four guys that started playing in the early 1990s are still together. Joe Cabral is philo- sophical about the band's persistence in the face of challenges that would have felled — indeed have felled lesser bands. "First of all, this is all we know how to do; we're musicians. But more than that," he continues, "we respect the power of the band as an entity, and each individual in the band steps up to play his part. When it's good, that's really what it's all about." — Rod Hodges agrees. "I don't want to get all heady and mystical about this, but it's not really an outward reward we're looking for. We all enjoy playing music, we all get along, and finding a group of people who can say that after all this time is a rare thing."
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15-$20
LOVE BY NUMB3RS w/ Becca Biggs at Threshers Brewing Co
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
ARME BOOT CAMP 2 at Threshers Brewing Co
ARME Group, Thresher's Brewing, Landrace Cannabis, Punky's Mixtape and Sun Tiki Studios are proud to present: ARME BOOT CAMP 2, August 4th & 5th at Threshers Brewery in Searsmont, ME. The all-ages festival is also proud to announce the line-up for this year's event, now in its second year. Headlining the festival, and reuniting for their first announced show in years, are Maine's beloved Rustic Overtones, who make their ARME Boot Camp debut this year alongside some of New England's best independent acts including Vapors of Morphine (ft. Dana Colley of Morphine), Scissorfight, Murcielago and co-hosts theWorst and SeepeopleS. The full line up is listed in the event link below. The festival is regularly priced at $60 in advance, $75 at the gate. Family four packs and VIP tickets (all-access, VIP parking) are also available. On-site camping is included from noon August 4th until noon August 6th. ARME Boot Camp 2 is a family and pet friendly event!
