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The voice and spectacular stage presence of Miss Evan meet the musicianship of Bernie and the gang in the intimacy of Blue. Jazz standards, Motown, soul…it’s all here. If you haven’t seen this amazing combo, you’re in for a huge treat!

Anthony Shostak

Anthony Shostak's wailing uilleann pipes, clawed banjo, and barking didgeridoo have helped define the sound of Wake the Neighbors, an acoustic quintet he co-founded in 1995.

Seisún (session) is a tradition throughout Ireland, in the town Pubs, where musicians, who are often patrons, gather in a large circle and acoustically perform the traditional music of Ireland. Seisún takes place right here at Blue each and every Wednesday evening around 9:00 P.M. If you have not experienced it, come down to the Blue, have a Guinness and treat yourself!

The Swear Words consist of Ronda and Kevin, who are both from the deep south and got washed up on a rock somewhere off the coast of Maine and stuck fast like two happy little clams.  They make some cool kind of music, some original songs, some rockin’ cover tunes, and always a party.

One day, you may well utter these words: “I remember when Samuel James was just starting out. We would go to see him every Thursday evening at this intimate, warm night club in Portland, Maine called Blue.”

Come and see the amazing Delta and Piedmont Blues man, Samuel James. Hambone, guitar, harmonica, tap dancing, a cappella, keyboards…he does it all! Mr. James is joined by the incomparable Miss Nina Marie, who moves audiences with her voice like no one else.

An Evening of Piano Duets with Rachel Griffin & Leah Finkelstein!

In the tradition of musical collaboration, Rachel & Leah, two local amazingly talented pianists, singer-songwriters, team up again right her at Blue!!! This show promises to be unforgettable!

Singer-songwriter Rachel Griffin, based in Portland, Maine, has always been a natural performer. Rachel began performing in the musical theater at age seven, appearing in venues throughout the state. By her senior year in high school, Rachel realized that she felt most comfortable at the piano, and began developing the natural songwriting skills that she had since childhood. Growing up Rachel was influenced by the soulful singing and songwriting of artists like Ben Folds, Billy Joel, Carole King and James Taylor, and she incorporated her passion for their art into her own music.

Local girl Leah Finkelstein was playing the piano long before her feet could touch the pedals, picked up the guitar when she was in high school and while in college, realized she could sing, too. At 19, she was playing nine gigs a week with local favorite Ken Grimsley and at 22, struck out on her own in Boston, created the band "The Help," and played regular shows in and around the city. These days, she is happy to be home and is hoping to re-establish herself here, this time as a solo artist. Watch this site for upcoming shows around Portland, and be sure to check out her original tunes, "One More Drink"

Addict's Attic is an acoustic amalgam of delta blues, folk, newgrass and jazz. In the interim between college and their recent move to Portland (that is, before they connected to make make Addict's Attic), Evan Chase (mandolin) taught music in Connecticut while Robert Allen (guitar/banjo/slide) taught music in a small town in the Mississippi Delta. While teaching, Chase developed his own unique mandolin style which employs odd scales and synchopated rhythmic funk-grass styling. Chase also has a penchant for catchy melodies and melancholic songwriting, which nicely flavors many of the instrumental parts. Robert, on the other hand, took his influence from Indianola, Ms, home to blues greats such as B.B. King, Albert King, and Charley Patton. Although the traditional delta blues elements are there, Robert's writing is inspired by the intense emotional and physical tenor of MODERN day Mississippi Delta. These progressive blues speak to today's social conditions: post-plantation hierarchies and discpline, poverty, apathy, and pervasive materialism, all of which are both alienating and overwhelming to even the casual observer. As a result, there are depressive and haunted textures developed throughout the repertoire of Robert's writing. The combination of these two different styles are combined to make Addicts Attic, the left-over-empty-old-forgotten-about space in a house filled with self-absorbed, neurotic, amxious, and emotionally distressed spirits.

Imagine being at a live perform 125 years ago. What would that have sounded like? Come find out on this night at Blue.

Appalacian fiddle tunes, old time songs, and ballads; high spirited stringband breakdowns, bluesy Mississippi melodies, waltzes and twosteps from Cajun country...Old Red plays it all...fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bass, banjo, etc...Come join us for an evening of fun and frolic! Guaranteed to get your toes tapping and bring a smile to your face!