Art by Grego Anderson
www.mojohand.com
grego@mojohand.com
Supporting Maine Musicians that perform Blues, Roots, Swamp Rock, Funk, Jazz, Americana, Bluegrass & Rockabilly.
Musicians & Venues please send Gigs by Tuesday for inclusion.
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Jun
4
Wed
2025
VenuePortland Lobster Co
AddressPortland
Contact
207-761-1757
VenueOne Longfellow Square
Address181 State Street, Suite 201
NotesI'M NOT SURE IF THIS HAPPENS EVERY 1ST WEN OF THE MONTH - CALL AHEAD
How It Works:
Doors open at 6:30PM
In-person sign-ups: 6:30PM – 7:00PM – Drop your name in the lottery; we’ll draw 10 performers (or 12 if time permits.)
Showtime: 7:00PM – 9:30/10:00PM – The night kicks off with a short set from Thomas before performances begin. Each artist gets two songs or 10 minutes—whichever comes first.
Extra Slots? If time allows, we’ll pull more names at 9PM to keep the music going.
Performer Notes:
This open mic is geared toward singer-songwriters to keep transitions between sets short and smooth.
Bands may have a chance to apply for a featured artist slot in the future… stay tuned!
Stick around, support your fellow artists, and grab a drink at the bar!
About Your Host:
Thomas Charles Clukey is a singer-songwriter from Saco, Maine, whose music is deeply rooted in the landscapes and stories of New England. Growing up in the small town of St. Albans, Thomas was immersed in music from an early age—whether it was listening to Q106.5 Country Music and Country Gold Saturday Night with his dad, or performing in his school band.
With a sound that blends Country, Roots, and Americana, Thomas crafts songs that feel like heart-to-heart conversations. His influences range from modern icons like Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers to timeless storytellers like John Denver. His lyrics reflect the grit and grace of everyday life, often exploring how music serves as therapy—a way to process life’s challenges while honoring his Maine roots.
Contact
207-985-8966
VenueBentleys
Address1601 Portland Road Arundel, ME 04046
NotesEnjoy Traditional Nights & All Original Nights! PA / Stage Gear – Full Band Backup Provided. Hosted by: Ali & Nat Bailey & the OMN Band. A Great Night of Music & Friends! This is season 19 with the Open Mic Night Hosts Ali & Nat!!
Jun
5
Thu
2025
Jun 5 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
VenueThe Lakeshore House
Address9 Tenney Hill Rd. Monson Maine 04464
Jun 5 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Contact
(207) 589-3031
VenueLake St. George Brewing Company, Inc.
Address4 Marshall Shore Road Liberty, ME 04949
VenueDeer Isle Music Hall & BBQ
Address653 Sunset Road Deer Isle, ME 04627
Jun
6
Fri
2025
Contact
(207) 319-5553
VenueTuck's
AddressFarmington
Contact
(207) 524 8029
VenueWillows Awake Winery and No.10 Eatery
Address10 Leeds Junction Rd, Leeds, ME 04263
Jun
7
Sat
2025
VenueOrange Bike Brewing
Address31 Diamond St., Portland
Jun 7 @ 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Contact
VenueCorner Point Brewing Company
Address1 Rochester St, Berwick, ME 03901
VenueFast Breaks
AddressLewiston, ME 04240
VenueHey Sailor
Address25 E Main, Searsport
NotesMostly original roots music, funky soulful rhythms, bluesy howling vocals, lots of instrumental improvisation, generated from the 6 piece alien collective, combinations of two electric guitars, bass, saxophone, trombone, drums, and gritty harmonies
Contact
207 775 5568
VenueHill Arts
Address76 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101
NotesDenny Breau’s rhythmically flawless and dazzlingly clear style allows him to do amazing and stunning things with a six-string guitar. He first draws in an audience with a finely arranged melody and then slides effortlessly into scorching fingerwork that sets ears aflame. The lighting fast guitar lines that seem almost humanly impossible to accomplish are balanced with those that have a quiet intimacy and wrap tenderly around his carefully crafted songs. He mixes genres with ease — folk, Delta blues, country and jazz — “creating a totally accessible musical mélange that captivates as it entertains,” according to Lucky Clark writing for the Kennebec (Maine) Journal.
Guitarists in the audience often suspect that they have been left in the dust and regularly tell Denny that they might as well hang up their guitars! As Denny greets concert-goers and shakes hands following his performances, guitar players invariably ask how he performs certain techniques and Denny, who has a passion for teaching, is happy to show them. This is especially true when demonstrating the guitar style of Chet Atkins, who was a family friend and major influence. Shows usually include a “smartly executed Chet Atkins medley by Breau who truly does the late Atkins proud,” according to a review in Dirty Linen magazine.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Denny was born to the instrument on May 26, 1952. His parents, Hal Lone Pine and Betty Cody, were popular country performers and RCA recording artists beginning in the 1940s. His older brother, the late Lenny Breau, is considered a jazz guitar giant. A recent Dirty Linen review of Denny’s solo CD of “neighborly song portraits of weathered souls” said that “listening to Denny nimbly bend his acoustic steel strings…one can hear a jazz player’s elegant fluidity.”
Denny started playing guitar when he was 9 years old and was performing professionally by his early teens. During more than 30 years as a full-time musician, he has performed with many well-known artists and picked alongside outstanding guitarists including Bryan Sutton, Harvey Reid, J.P. Cormier, Pat Donohue, Dan Crary and Steve Kaufman. He has long been in demand as a studio musician and has done jingles and sound tracks for radio and television as well as recorded and produced albums for other artists. Denny was a member of roots music trio Turkey Hollow with Tom Rowe and Tom’s son Dave starting in 1998. Since Tom’s death in early 2004, Denny and Dave have continued to perform as Turkey Hollow on a limited bases. Denny was inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004, the youngest inductee in the history of the organization.
In addition to an active solo career, Denny gives private guitar lessons and teaches music clinics. He also fronts the Denny Breau Trio. Both in solo and trio performances, musical boundaries disappear as Denny takes his music to wherever the joy and spirit of the moment leads him.
Denny is a triple threat: a consummate picker, evocative songwriter, and a singer with a ” voice that is warm and inviting but completely unpretentious— much like the singer himself,” according to Lucky Clark. Mainers have long considered Denny a “must –see,” but they are happy to share a favorite son with those “from away.”
Jun
8
Sun
2025
Jun 8 @ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
VenueO'Donoghue's Pub
Address103 Pleasant St, Brunswick, ME, United States, Maine 04011
Jun
10
Tue
2025
Contact
(207) 225-2030
VenueMusic for Mavis - Turner Gazebo
AddressRoute 117, 98 Matthew's Way, Turner, ME 04282
Contact
(207-841-1461)
VenueNobleboro Jam Cave
Address 294 Center St., Nobleboro, Me.
NotesCall (207-841-1461) for More Info
Contact
207.956.7051
VenueThe Blue Lobster
Address200 Anderson St Bay 1 Portland, ME 04101
VenueBPM Blue
AddressPortland
Jun
11
Wed
2025
Contact
207-985-8966
VenueBentleys
Address1601 Portland Road Arundel, ME 04046
NotesEnjoy Traditional Nights & All Original Nights! PA / Stage Gear – Full Band Backup Provided. Hosted by: Ali & Nat Bailey & the OMN Band. A Great Night of Music & Friends! This is season 19 with the Open Mic Night Hosts Ali & Nat!!
Jun
12
Thu
2025
Jun 12 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
VenueThe Lakeshore House
Address9 Tenney Hill Rd. Monson Maine 04464
Jun 12 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Contact
(207) 589-3031
VenueLake St. George Brewing Company, Inc.
Address4 Marshall Shore Road Liberty, ME 04949
VenueDeer Isle Music Hall & BBQ
Address653 Sunset Road Deer Isle, ME 04627
Jun
13
Fri
2025
VenueSugar Shack Cafe
AddressCornish, ME
Contact
207 353 6069
VenueRailroad Pub
Address697 Lisbon St, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252-1201
NotesDouble check start time - 6 PM is a guess on my part
VenueThe Lincoln Tap House
AddressLincoln, ME
Jun
14
Sat
2025
Jun 14 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Jun 14 @ 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Jun 14 @ 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Jun 14 @ 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Jun 14 @ 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
VenueCasablanca Cruise, Birthday party
AddressPortland
Jun 14 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Jun
15
Sun
2025
Jun 15 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Contact
(207) 685-3818
VenueWayne General Store
Address506 Main St, Wayne, ME
NotesAndy Buckland and Mark Horn
Jun 15 @ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
VenueO'Donoghue's Pub
Address103 Pleasant St, Brunswick, ME, United States, Maine 04011
Jun
17
Tue
2025
Contact
(207) 225-2030
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VenueMusic for Mavis - Turner Library
Address98 Matthew's Way, Turner, ME 04282
Contact
207.956.7051
VenueThe Blue Lobster
Address200 Anderson St Bay 1 Portland, ME 04101
VenueBPM Blue
AddressPortland
Jun
18
Wed
2025
Contact
207-985-8966
VenueBentleys
Address1601 Portland Road Arundel, ME 04046
NotesEnjoy Traditional Nights & All Original Nights! PA / Stage Gear – Full Band Backup Provided. Hosted by: Ali & Nat Bailey & the OMN Band. A Great Night of Music & Friends! This is season 19 with the Open Mic Night Hosts Ali & Nat!!
Jun
19
Thu
2025
Jun 19 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
VenueThe Lakeshore House
Address9 Tenney Hill Rd. Monson Maine 04464
Jun 19 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Contact
(207) 589-3031
VenueLake St. George Brewing Company, Inc.
Address4 Marshall Shore Road Liberty, ME 04949
VenueDeer Isle Music Hall & BBQ
Address653 Sunset Road Deer Isle, ME 04627
Jun
20
Fri
2025
Contact
(207) 319-5553
VenueBigelow Brewing
AddressSkowhegan
Jun
21
Sat
2025
Contact
VenueBlistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival
Address30 Plains Rd, Litchfield, ME 04350
VenueWestbrook Public Event
AddressWestbrook
VenuePirates Patio
AddressOld Orchard Beach
VenueThe Throttle Car Club
Address10 Dynamic Drive, Scarborough, ME
VenueRivers Edge Tavern
AddressIntervale, NH
VenueLenny's
AddressWestbrook
NotesToni Lynn Vocals
Mike Williams Guitar
Per Hanson Drums
Kris Day Bass
Blues singer Toni Lynn Washington is Boston's official "Queen of the Blues". She was nominated 7 times for a Blues Music Award, received the Boston Blues Festival Lifetime Achievement Award and was named " Soul-Blues Female Performer of the Year" three years in a row. Don't miss this RARE Maine appearance. Tickets available at Lenny's
Jun 21 @ 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
VenueRod & Custom Car Club Fryeburg Fair Grounds
AddressFryeburg
Jun
24
Tue
2025
Contact
207-754-0954
VenueMusic for Mavis - Turner Gazebo
AddressRoute 117, 98 Matthew's Way, Turner, ME 04282
Contact
207.956.7051
VenueThe Blue Lobster
Address200 Anderson St Bay 1 Portland, ME 04101
VenueBPM Blue
AddressPortland
Jun
25
Wed
2025
Contact
207-985-8966
VenueBentleys
Address1601 Portland Road Arundel, ME 04046
NotesEnjoy Traditional Nights & All Original Nights! PA / Stage Gear – Full Band Backup Provided. Hosted by: Ali & Nat Bailey & the OMN Band. A Great Night of Music & Friends! This is season 19 with the Open Mic Night Hosts Ali & Nat!!
VenueSea 40
AddressLewiston
VenueBPM Blue
Address650 Congress St # A, Portland, ME 04101
NotesAttention jazz players of Portland and the surrounding area! Come one come all for the weekly open jam session! Informal and fun for both those playing and listening! There will be a house band, of course! Musicians of various backgrounds converge to play tunes from the American Songbook of jazz standards. Sit in, call a tune, "bring your axe and blow".
Hosted by Jordan Bicki (gigging guitarist & bassist; degree in jazz performance from The HART School)
*if you are under 21 and wish to participate in the session you MUST be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Jun
26
Thu
2025
Contact
VenueHuot's Seafood Restaurant
Address29 Eastern Avenue, Camp Ellis Beach, 29 Eastern Ave, Saco, ME
NotesBluehill is a Portland Maine music group that performs Americana, Roots and Blues Music for a variety of venues, from festivals to back yard parties!
Jun 26 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
VenueThe Lakeshore House
Address9 Tenney Hill Rd. Monson Maine 04464
Jun 26 @ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Contact
(207) 589-3031
VenueLake St. George Brewing Company, Inc.
Address4 Marshall Shore Road Liberty, ME 04949
VenueRockland Public Library
Address80 Union St., Rockland
NotesThe Rockland Public Library will present a lawn concert by The Sugar Snaps, Thursday, June 26, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to all.
All ages are invited for a free concert on the library lawn outside the Union Street entrance.
The Sugar Snaps are a high-energy 8-piece R&B band from Midcoast Maine.
"Featuring powerhouse vocals and a classic horn section, the Snaps bring to life the rich back catalog of lesser-known funk and soul tunes sprinkled with occasional popular hits by artists like Maceo Parker, Sharon Jones, Stevie Wonder, Ann Peebles, Al Green, and the Meters," said a Library news release.
For more information, please email elewis@rocklandmaine.gov or call 207-594-0310.
The Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union St.
VenueLost Valley Brewpub
Address200 Lost Valley Rd Auburn, ME 04210
VenueDeer Isle Music Hall & BBQ
Address653 Sunset Road Deer Isle, ME 04627
Jun
27
Fri
2025
VenueFlight Deck Brewing
Address11 Atlantic Ave Brunswick, ME 04011
Venue Fairlawn Golf Course
AddressPoland
VenueCadenza
AddressFreeport
Jun
28
Sat
2025
Contact
207 723 4326
VenueGolden Road Crossing Restuarant
Address1605 Baxter State Park Rd., Millinocket, ME 04462
VenueGFB Pub
AddressOOB
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Jun
29
Sun
2025
VenueLewiston Farmers' Market
Address2 Oxford St Lewiston, ME 04240
Jun 29 @ 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
VenueO'Donoghue's Pub
Address103 Pleasant St, Brunswick, ME, United States, Maine 04011
Contact
207 340 1011
VenueSilly Goose Bar & Grill
Address164 Main St, Kingfield, ME 04947-4239