In spite of the pretty blasé concert calendar around the end/beginning of the year, many area clubs are already selling tickets for shows up until spring and beyond. Here’s a guide to some you might want to buy early for, a few of which have already been rescheduled due to recent snowstorms. And take special note of mid-to-late February, which brings the long-awaited arrival of Black Mountain to Portland and a killer series at the Music Hall in New Hampshire.
Cumberland County Civic Center | Feb 14 Toby Keith | Feb 19 Blue Man Group
Geno’s | Jan 16 Queers | Jan 25 Pinkerton Thugs
Merrill Auditorium | Jan 31 Ani Difranco | March 1 John Edward (the psychic!) | May 18 BB King
The Music Hall (Portsmouth NH) | Jan 26 They Might Be Giants | Feb 19 Lyle Lovett + John Hiatt | Feb 22 Medeski, Martin, and Wood | Feb 23 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals | March 9 Joshua Bell
North Star Café | Jan 13 Peter Mulvey
One Longfellow Square | Feb 1 Steve Forbert | Feb 8 Antje Duvekot | Feb 24 Ellis Paul
SPACE Gallery | Jan 19 Fiery Furnaces | Feb 14 Sole + Sky Rider Band + Telephone Jim Jesus | Feb 16 Company + Micah Blue Smaldone | Feb 25 Black Mountain
The Station | Feb 23 Bravery
The Strand (Rockland) | March 6 James Cotton
Strange Maine | April (day TBA) 5th Anniversary with BJ Snowden
Waterville Opera House | March 4 Joan Baez
