Live Music
Tonight

Jeffrey Foucault

As seen Opening for Shelby Lynne!
Longtime disciple of the rich and strange music that sings behind the American veil, Jeffrey Foucault has spent the last decade mining the darker seams of country and blues, producing a string of spare and elemental albums of rare power while garnering accolades across the United States and overseas for a tersely elegant brand of songwriting set apart by its haunting imagery and weather-beaten cool.
Andy Friedman opens! Video!
($15 adv/$18 door, 8pm)

Danielle Miraglia and Amy Black

Two of our favorite openers get their chance to headline the show …

Danielle Miraglia and Amy Black who have opened for the likes of Joan Osborne and Rodney Crowell at OLS have a night for themselves. These two wonderful performers will bring full bands to back up their musical talents for a great evening of music. Danielle's Video! Amy's Video!
($12 adv/$15 door, 8pm)

An Evening With Tish Hinojosa

Tish Hinojosa’s music crosses borders – between cultures, languages and musical genres. Moving with equal grace through folk, country, pop and latino styles, her music reflects contemporary America’s multicultural richness. Combining a vision that embraces all of these musical styles with her characteristic warmth and a pure, soulful voice, this enchanting Texan singer- songwriter has gained a loving and loyal audience throughout America, Europe and beyond.Video!
($17 adv/$20 door, 8PM)

An Evening With Chris Smither

Decompression Chamber Music Season Four

Bring someone who has never been to a Chamber Music Concert and the newbie gets in free!

The Celebrity And The Rebel
Masterwork by the father of the string quartet: Joseph Haydn’s beloved “Quinten” Quartet, Op. 76 #2, and young Beethoven’s Op. 18 #4.
This "rush hour" concert series is designed for you! Stop in for an entertaining hour on your way home from work. Bring a date! Have glass of wine, listen to beautiful music, become a connoisseur.
($12 adv/$15 door, $48 for a season pass. 6:00pm)

Maine Clean Communities and Sierra Club of Maine Present The Maine Movie Premiere of "Revenge of the Electric Car"

Maine Clean Communities and Sierra Club of Maine Present

The Maine Movie Premiere of "Revenge of the Electric Car" A film by Chris Paine - Director of "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

Tuesday, May 22nd 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

This film is a follow-up to the very successful “Who Killed the Electric Car” which chronicled the demise of the Electric Vehicle (EV) market and destruction of electric cars in the early 1990s. The newest film follows four entrepreneurs battling from inside GM, Nissan, Tesla and a private business who stake everything on the comeback of the electric car.
Video!

The Portland Jazz Orchestra

Dr. Chris Oberholtzer and his 18 piece ensemble perform an evening of big band swing!
($5 students, seniors, and advance. $9 door)

The Duke Robillard Band

Four time winner of the "Best Blues Guitarist" recognition from the Blues Music Awards, Robillard is a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. Video! ($20 adv/$23 door)

An Evening with Arborea

Arborea, avant-folk duo from Maine, formed in the summer of 2005 by husband and wife Buck and Shanti Curran. Their music follows in the progressive folk rock tradition of artists Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, Chris Whitley, and Pentangle. Buck plays guitar, slide guitars, bowed strings, flutes, banjo, and vocals. Shanti provides lead vocals, banjo, ukulele, bowed strings, harmonium, and percussion. Arborea is often joined by Helena Espvall on cello.

Arborea recently did an NPR Tiny Desk Concert that will be aired on May 21st, and have been confirmed for the 2012 Philadelphia Folk Festival. They were also the only Maine band to appear at SXSW this year.

The Guru Ganesha Band, Live in Concert

Experience the GuruGanesha Band in concert. The group is led by world devotional music pioneer GuruGanesha Singh, renowned for his work with singers Snatam Kaur, Tina Malia and Nirinjan Kaur; widely respected as the founder of Spirit Voyage records. An avuncular figure in turban, kurta and long white beard, GuruGanesha handles his guitars with easygoing mastery, bouncing trippy, inventive, melodic leads off the ceiling and casting polyrhythmic glitter all over the grooves.

This is a rental event, for more information on rentals click here

($15 adv/ $18 door. OLS is not selling tickets for this event. Tickets available online at www.showclix.com/even)

John Gorka

An Evening with Dar Williams 9:30PM Show

One of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of her generation, Dar has been engaging audiences with her musical artistry since the early 90s when she rose from the Northeast coffeehouse circuit to the national spotlight.

Sponsored by WCLZ

An Evening with Dar Williams 6:30PM Show

One of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of her generation, Dar has been engaging audiences with her musical artistry since the early 90s when she rose from the Northeast coffeehouse circuit to the national spotlight.

Sponsored by WCLZ

Kids' Open Mic Night at One Longfellow Square

Hosted by Portland musicians Liam Swift and Sadie Grant. Come and share your music! You can play an instrumental piece, you can sing a song and have a friend accompany you on an instrument (it's OK to be accompanied by an adult), or you can both play and sing. A vocal microphone and keyboard will be set up on stage as well as a line and/or microphone to amplify your guitar, violin, saxophone, or other instrument.

For kids 10 to 18. All levels of experience are welcome. Sign up starts at 3:00 pm. Please call 761-7099 for more information or if you have questions about the event.
(3pm to 6pm, $5 at the door)

Music Movie Mondays: Woodstock Diary

Sponsored by:
Mexicali Blues Maine www.mexicaliblues.com
Enterprise Records www.enterpriserecords.net
The Paint Pot www.paintpotportland.com

OLS Revisits our Roots with Music Movie Mondays!
From the blues and folk revivals of the early 60s, to the rock festivals of the late 60’s, One Longfellow Square has gathered some of the most remarkable performances ever filmed! With our Music Movie Mondays series, on the first Monday of every month, we will present films and programs that feature some of the finest musicians and moments of the decade. Please join us as we happily and joyfully show the following:

Woodstock Diary” Monday, June 4, 7 pm
We close out our Music Movie Mondays series with the greatest rock festival of all time, Woodstock! This is the second of the 2 Woodstock films that were released, the one you probably didn’t see. A little documentary at the beginning helps remind us of the event (wow, what an event!), then it’s mostly all music. Richie Havens, Sly & the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, the Who, Jimi Hendrix; nothing more needs be said except “don’t miss it, and get your tickets early!” Executive Producer: Alan Douglas. ($7 or ($25 series pass – phone orders only.)

Max Garcia Conover and Jaw Gems

Chosen by the NPR Mountain Stage Newsong Contest as one of the best new songwriters in the northeast, Max García Conover invites his audiences to enter into overgrown landscapes and vibrant scenes, to join him as he bushwhacks through life with songs.

Now based happily out of Portland, Maine, Max has jumped around the globe for the last few years. He's lived in Puerto Rico, Spain, Western New York, Coastal Maine, and Taiwan, and has been writing songs throughout. After returning to Maine, he put out his first EP in July 2011 and a second, entitled Birches Lo, in February 2012.

The genre-defying Jaw Gems have been bringing crowds to Local 188 every Tuesday night for months. The group consists of DJ Moore, Andrew Scherzer, Ahmad Hassan Muhammad, and Tyler Quist, and their dynamic sound is a blend of hip hop, soul, jazz, and a whole lot of other things.

Max Garcia Conover and the Jaw Gems have both recently been nominated for awards from The Portland Phoenix -- Max for Best New Act and the Jaw Gems for Best Jazz Group.

Adam Ezra Group

Having toured with Rusted Root, The Avett Brothers, Jason Mraz, Corey Smith, Deer Tick, The Goo Goo Dolls, Blues Traveler, Los Lobos, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Dwight Yoakam, and many more, the Adam Ezra Group has graduated from the local Boston scene to the national level with a momentum that is catapulting them towards being one of the country’s most talked about bands. Ezra and his band are activists and community leaders as much as they are musicians and songwriters.

Standing Show! (Note that there will be seats available in balcony but the floor will remain open for standing. Video!
($10 adv/$10 door, 8PM)

Ray Bonneville

Ray Bonneville is a Canadian born, Austin based singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player, who is known for his “loose, darkly funky vibe” (All Music Guide).
His Red House release Goin’ By Feel was named one of the best CD’s of 2008 by DownBeat Magazine and featured the Americana hit “I Am the Big Easy,” which was #1 most played song on folk radio that year and won the Folk Alliance Award for Song of the Year. The tune was a powerful tribute to the resilience of New Orleans, where Ray lived for half a decade and picked up his take your time attitude toward music. Noted for having one of “the sexiest guitar styles around” (Acoustic Guitar), Ray is a unique player and has performed with such blues luminaries as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and Robert Cray. He has quickly become a fixture in the Americana scene since moving to Texas, becoming one of the go-to session players for artists like Ray Wylie Hubbard, Mary Gauthier and Eliza Gilkyson.

Rosa Noreen's 4th annual Solstice Spectacular variety show!

Rosa Noreen's 4th annual Solstice Spectacular variety show! Belly dance, blues, hip hop, aerial arts and more by top entertainers from Portland and beyond! The last three years have sold out, so get your tickets early!!
($15 adv/ $18 door)

This is a rental event, for more information on rentals click here

Christian Cuff Band

Christian Cuff is renowned for live performances that deftly blend light-spirited banter with powerhouse pieces that are at times dark, brooding and aggressive. His music draws its roots in the rugged coastline of Maine and the gritty streets of New York City, and these backgrounds are reflected in the honesty, raw emotion, and quick wit inherent in Cuff’s work.

Aoife O'Donovan

Aoife, founder and lead singer of Crooked Still, is also guest vocalist with the Goat Rodeo Sessions a collaborative album by Yo Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan and Edgar Meyer! For the past 10 years, Aoife has been fronting the alt-bluegrass/string band Crooked Still, which she formed when she was 18. Despite her young age, Aoife has toured in ten different countries, performed with the Boston Pops and the Utah Symphony Orchestra and has appeared on countless radio and television programs.

Her natural talent for songwriting recently came to the attention of Alison Krauss, who recorded Aoife’s song Lay My Burden Down, which is included on Alison’s album Paper Airplane (2011 Rounder Records) and can also be heard in the film Get Low (2010 Sony Pictures). Aoife’s crystalline voice has also been heard on True Blood (HBO) and Private Practice (ABC). Video!
($20 adv/$25 door, 8PM)