Best Band in Maine: Hilton Park

Yep, that’s right! At the 2015 New England Music Awards on April 18th, Hilton Park was voted “Best in State: Maine”. A deserving band, recognized for their recent success with their 2nd album “Strings” released in December 2014, they caught the eyes and ears of many. From Berwick, ME, Hilton Park is comprised of father/son […]

Jazzy John Nowak

That’s not really his stage name. It’s just fun to say. Anywho. John Nowak, from (moved to, currently lives in) Bangor, ME, has been performing professionally for over 50 years. In addition to his silky smooth tenor vocals, he also plays the trumpet. In the last few years he has created a large presence within […]

Hessian-To Rock at Record Store Day

From Portland, ME, the band Hessian has been filling the Northeast with its weird magic and heavy metal boogie since 2009. Angus McFarland takes guitars and vocals, as does Salli Wason. Tim Webber can be found on drums and percussion. Dann Rich is on bass. Together this band takes classic Rock and Roll and Old […]

Tomorrow Morning-One of Maine’s Best Bands Today

I gotta tell you, people. This band has the magic. From Thorndike, ME and founded by Adam Babcock, (lead singer/songwriter) this band, Tomorrow Morning, has become one of the premiere bands in Central Maine-and having amassed such a wide reaching fan base, they have also become a well known band in the greater New England […]

The Blast Addicts-The Best Addiction Out There

This band. Woah. This band is where it is at, people. To put it simply, this band of merry men rocks. They are the musical equivalent of ecstasy. The emotion, not the drug. Duh.. The Blast Addicts are composed of lead guitarist Mike Curtis, vocalist Jason Simpson, bassist Rich Kenefic, and David Thibodeau rockin’ on […]

Fools Rule Kind Of

This Funk infused Rock/Jam band from Orono, ME has garnered quite a local following since their inception in 2013. They’ve created an impressive repertoire of 75+ cover songs, and are working on their first original album. On their Reverbnation site it says that as a band they plan to move to Austin, TX in September […]

To Infinity And Beyond!

The Band Apollo. Hailing from Portland, ME this band of strapping men have become somewhat locally famous. They’ve been nominated by The New England Music Awards for Best Maine Artist for 2014. Snaps for them! Let us meet the strapping men: There’s Jonathan Johnston on lead vocals, Jonathan Truman (JTru) on drums, keyboard and Ben […]

Meghan Clark-Country Girl Wonder

Alright. I will be the first one to admit that I am really not a big fan of country music, but as I am trying to represent a wide array of local music here I suppose that means that country deserves to have its moment, too. So if a country music act is going to […]

Nocturnem: No Rules Acoustic Jam Session Rocks

Last Wednesday, after a delicious day at the beach with my dogs, I just happened to stumble upon a most magnificent discovery. It was this: acoustic open jam night at Nocturnem. Like, what? How? WHY? Yes, folks, it is true. On the second Wednesday of every month you can bring your instruments-guitar, harmonica, percussion, fiddle, […]