Concerts

How long has it been for you without seeing live music? We know the answer; TOO LONG. Here's the perfect "First Show After The Pandemic" for you. June 2, 2021: Royal Hammer at Urban Farm Fermentory, Portland. Outside, safe, reggae, drinks, food, and best of all--for charity.

Summer is here and live music is FINALLY back in Maine! We get rolling again with a unique concert series starting up next week that features great local talent, fantastic venues, and a great community cause.

You might not think of the Portland Expo as one of Portland's best concert spots, so you may be a bit surprised when you see who's on this list of Expo concerts.

We had a bunch of concert announcements this week in New England. You remember concerts...when we all get together and go crazy with our favorite musicians? Making incredible memories with friends and sometimes, complete strangers! Rescheduled shows and some new shows have been announced at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, The Bank of NH Pavilion in Gilford, Rock Row in Westbrook, and Darling's Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor. And today the Boston Red Sox announces their Summer Concert Series. All of these Fenway dates are make-up dates from 2020. I hope you held on to your tickets! All the shows are tentative based on how the pandemic goes. But the fact that we may actually see LIVE MUSIC this summer warms my heart.

The popular concert venue Port City Music Hall announced it's permanent closure after a downturn in revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic

Man, do we miss concerts here at CYY. It's where we are most alive and where we get to hang with YOU. One of our most favorite spots in town is AURA. And not just because it's 100 yards from the CYY studios so we can sneak away for a beer to the AURA sports grill in the middle of the day. Well, THAT plus all the historic CYY moments we have shared with Krista and her crew over the years. First at Asylum and for the past several years at one of the greatest live music venues in America with AURA. In lieu of any live music happening, we thought we would bring you back to some CYY shows from AURA.

I don't know about you but I am really missing concerts. The whole thing. Getting tickets for them. Looking forward to them. Discussing with friends what should and should not be on the setlist. The Pregame. The $8 beers. The time of my life! And this was going to be an epic summer. From Bangor to Boston. Now? Who knows. We are watching tons of virtual shows from Maine artists and they are awesome. But when do you think we will actually be inserting ourselves into the LEAST safe and sterile situation you can think of? And when we do, what will that be like?

The idea of "drive-in" concerts came alive this past weekend in Denmark. The country, not the Maine town. But what IF drive-in concerts were held in Maine. Would you go? Bands use a sound system as well as putting the audio feed on the FM dial so you can blast it in your vehicle.

94.3 WCYY presents New Politics and Xander Nelson on Tuesday, June 18th at Aura for the low, low price of just 94 cents.

With new album releases, big music festivals and progressive punk bands, this weekend's mix has a little something for everyone!

Buy your Blink tickets!!

Our friends at Sky High Maine took some drone footage this week of the new Rock Row development in Westbrook. Looks like things are happening!

Westbrook's new development, Rock Row, could be home to a new, larger venue in 2019 that would be open as soon as May

From country-rock to soul to funk, this weekend's lineup has quite the interesting mix of styles.

With a big music festival in downtown Portland and visits from americana legends, this weekend is shaping up to be pretty sweet!

Another great tour coming thru Portland this summer!