VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING
LOCATION OF MACHIGONNE MUSIC FESTIVAL!
Due to the approaching tropical
storm The Machigonne Music Festival is being officially
moved from The Maine State Pier to The Cumberland County
Civic Center. Beer & food will be available.
The move to a larger venue has made more seats available.
Tickets are available NOW at The Civic Center Box Office.
Get yours while they last!
Will call opens at 11:30am on
Saturday, August 29 at the Civic Center.
Please check this website later today for
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9:30PM
Ray LaMontagne with Rustic Overtones
Lauded singer/songwriter, Ray LaMontagne released his
much-anticipated third album, Gossip In The Grain, on
October 14, 2009 on RCA Records. Recorded with returning
producer, Ethan Johns in Box, England, and touching upon a
range of styles and musical settings- spanning pastoral
folk, railroad blues, front porch country, and plangent
balladry - Gossip In The Grain proves to be his most
creative and emotionally expansive collection to date.
Whereas LaMontagne's two previous albums, 'Trouble' and
'Till The Sun Turns Black', were largely solo affairs,
with Johns serving as multi-tasking instrumentalist,
Gossip In The Grain sees him joined by members of his
touring band, bassist Jennifer Condos and guitarist Eric
Heywood (with Johns largely handling drum duties). Along
with his band members, LaMontagne is also joined on two
tracks - "A Falling Through" and "I Still Care For You" -
by singer/songwriter Leona Naess.
www.raylamontagne.com
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8:00PM
Rustic Overtones
The hard-hitting, show-stopping, horn-powered rock band
had broken up five years before, going out with a
spectacular three-hour performance at the State Theater in
their hometown of Portland, Maine. Two thousand fans filed
into the night afterwards, exhilarated yet downcast as
witnesses to the swan song of one of the best bands ever
to emerge from their state.
Then this summer, an even greater crowd of 6,000 assembled
in downtown Portland, on Monument Square, as the hiatus
ended and Rustic Overtones heralded its return with a
dramatic show executed on the rooftop of WCYY Radio. On
Light at the End, their electrifying Velour Music Group
debut, the group mixes the tight, slamming sound that put
them on the map in the late ‘90s with a few twists
guaranteed to delight loyal fans as well as new recruits.
This is a band that has bucked the odds to come back from
a premature demise, with a strength and depth that,
frankly, has surprised even its own members.
www.myspace.com/rusticovertones
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7:00PM
Gypsy Tailwind
In December of 2007, Dan Connor sat lonely on the doorstep of a solo album he’d been working on for several years when he was introduced to Anna Lombard. After spending countless winter evenings working together, Connor and Lombard laid the groundwork for the critically acclaimed, "The Halo Sessions," as their harmonious musical connection was born. Under the guidance of producer Jonathan Wyman, the duo embarked on a journey for what would soon become Gypsy Tailwind.
Touching on an array of genres, Gypsy Tailwind's style remains rooted firmly within Americana and Roots traditions, flickering between folk, rock, and alt-country, gracefully capturing the unclaimed sound that is now completely their own.
www.gypsytailwind.net
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6:10PM
The Jason Spooner Trio
The ingredients behind northern New England’s Jason Spooner Trio read like a bizarre musical science experiment. Start with a prolific,
singer/songwriter (Jason Spooner) with heavy roots, folk & blues influences. Then mix in a classicly-trained bassist (Adam Frederick) with foundations in jazz and a knack for serious pocket grooves. Lastly, shake things up with a rock-solid drummer (Reed Chambers) with deep-
seeded roots in funk, soul & reggae and you’ve begun to scratch the surface of this unique, energetic band.
Fresh off of a win as "Best Folk Act" for the second year in a row at the 2009 Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll Awards, the band has
had a busy summer sharing stages with Blues Traveler,
Kathleen Edwards, The Waybacks, Amos Lee and Dar Williams.
Their latest album, a live EP entitled "Live on the Loft",
was recorded at XM studios in Washington D.C. and released
with the blessing of the wildly popular satellite radio
channel, XM50 The Loft.
www.jasonspooner.com
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5:30PM
Gavin Castleton
At fourteen he began studying jazz with David Azarian. At
fifteen he formed his first band, "Subgenius," and played
his first live show (a friend's birthday party). Shortly
thereafter he and some friends formed "futurock" band
Gruvis Malt, and from 1995 to 2004 they toured the US and
released nine recordings (one with Warner subsidiary
Lakeshore Records, and the other eight independently).
When Gruvis Malt stopped touring in 2004, Gavin embarked
on a solo career, releasing four full-length records,
three EPs, and touring the US several times in just three
years.
He's won Best Electronica/DJ Act three years in a row in
the Providence Phoenix, where he lived until late 2008
when he relocated to Portland, OR. In February of 2009,
LA-based indie label Five One Inc. released Gavin's newest
opus, Home. Gavin is currently on tour to get the word
out.
www.gavincastleton.com
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5:00PM
Marie Moreshead
Twenty-one year old folk/pop songstress Marie Moreshead (pronounced more-shed) has established herself as one of the up-and-coming artists in Portland's music community. With an acoustic guitar in hand, she has shared the stage with regionally and nationally touring acts including Rustic Overtones, Mark Erelli, Jason Spooner Trio, and Pete Kilpatrick Band.
In 2007, she signed with Roadside Manna Records to release "The Distraction E.P.", an eclectic mix of original songs. The Portland Phoenix dubbed her “our city’s new ingénue,” and The Maine Switch called her music “aural comfort food, the equivalent of slipping on comfy pajamas before bed.” Marie was also recently named as one of Portland's Top Ten Artists to Watch in 2009 by the Portland Press Herald, and will be independently releasing her brand new album "Birdwatchers" in August '09.
www.mariemoreshead.com
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