A thousand thanks to all the bands and audience members for nearly 600 fantastic shows. Don't forget we still have our rehearsal spaces and recording service with all the gear ready to go!
Vapors of Morphine ft. Dana Colley of Morphine with special guest Sparxsea
Friday, September 6, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $20-25
Originally scheduled at Bayside Bowl THIS SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED TO SUN TIKI STUDIOS (375 Forest Ave, Portland, ME) TIX: $20 ADV, $25 DOOR Vapors of Morphine, ft. Dana Colley of Morphine, return to Portland, ME to perform at Sun Tiki Studios on on SEPT. 6 with special guest Sparxsea (full band) ALL-AGES ABOUT VAPORS OF MORPHINE: Vapors of Morphine are a power trio featuring electric baritone sax, drums, and 2 string slide bass (often guitar). Baritone saxophonist Dana Colley (ORIGINAL MEMBER OF MORPHINE) is the through-line between Vapors and “low rock” pioneers Morphine, who’s leader Mark Sandman left this earth while performing onstage in Italy in 1999. VoM performs much of the Morphine repertoire, plus new material and original versions of selective covers. They expand on the ethereal, hypnotic sounds popularized by the group in the nineties, and dig into their influences, from African music to delta Blues. For more info on VOM please visit: VAPORSOFMORPHINE.COM ABOUT SPARXSEA: Sparxsea is an indie artist from Maine with a soulful voice and dark story of hope. Her music is critically acclaimed, defining her as a genre-bending, dynamic, and accomplished songsmith who is thought-provoking, engaging, and alchemic. Her upcoming debut full-length album, On the Sea, is set for a 2024 release and features members of The Dave Matthews Band, Morphine, SeepeopleS, with others, and is co-produced by Will Holland (Pixies, Dead Can Dance) at Chillhouse Studios in Boston. For more info please visit: SOLO.TO/SPARXSEA
Lahnah / Red Eft ~ Surprise Show! Now w/ IdMtHeFtAbLe!!
Friday, August 23, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 6 / SHOW 7 / $12
SURPRISE! Our dear friends @lahnahband said something about needing a generator so we offered the club and they accepted! Bringing @redeft207 and @idmtheftable for a surprisingly stacked surprise second to last show in tiki-land! Early show (door 6/show7) so we can all go to @theapohadion after! *Editrix had to bow out.
Alex McMurray
Saturday, August 3, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 6 / SHOW 8 / $15
Alex McMurray is one of the most accomplished songwriters and performers in New Orleans. He played himself on the HBO series “Treme” for several episodes. In 2020 he released two albums of original songs, Lucky One and Road Songs. During the pandemic he hosted the weekly “Fireside Chat” webcast every Tuesday night for over 100 straight weeks under his nom de covid “Mister Tuesday Night”. In 2022 he released his sixth solo album of original material The Recent Future. Alex will regale us with songs and stories from throughout his catalog for a great evening of music and friends.
FonFon Ru / Midwestern Medicine / Amiright? / Mouth Washington
Saturday, July 20, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $15
This is it folks, the last big local show at Sun Tiki Studios! And it's a killer! We have been friends with these bands since the beginning so we make a little history with this one.
MURCIELAGO / BIRDIE - vinyl release / AS REAL / + benefit for Pittie Posse!
Saturday, June 29, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $15-20
Sun Tiki Studios is proud to present Murcielago, with Birdie as they release their new vinyl, and As Real, who have all graciously teamed up with us to raise money in support of the valiant work of Pittie Posse Rescue and Sanctuary! Find out more about Pittie Posse here: https://pittieposserescue.com/ About Murcielago: ...a 70’s heavy sound a la Captain Beyond, Cactus, Black Sabbath, so somewhat retro, but most compared to Queens of the Stone Age. https://murcielagorock.bandcamp.com About Birdie: Post-hardcore sounds sewn from the fabric of the Portland music scene. https://birdie-maine.bandcamp.com About As Real: As Real is a portland maine based seismic three-piece rock band combing massive walls of heavy moving sound, washed in colorfull, sometimes haunting melody amongst driven rhythm. http://www.asreal.bandcamp.com
Michael "Mac" MacDermott Memorial Celebration
Saturday, June 8, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 1PM SHOW 2PM
Come celebrate the life of our good friend and punk tribal elder Michael " Mac " MacDermott, bass player for Big Meat Hammer, Jimmy Jacked, and Sick Flicks, great punk musician and great friend. With live sets from Psycho, Big Meat Hammer, Jimmy Jacked, Thee Icepicks and Even Defeat. From Paul James Siminsky III of Thee Icepicks: "Not long after Skummy Bob of Big Meat Hammer passed, the man who played in his place for his memorial show, long time Hammer bass player Mac has also left us too soon. With this tragic news we do what we always do, honor our brothers with a show. Long time Boston agitators (1978-present) and former GG Allin collaborators Psycho (Boston) are coming up to bring the old ways of Portland Skum punk back in honor of Mac! Plus Mac's bands Jimmy Jacked and BMH back for one more, and me and my buddies are gonna do old songs from an old band for an old friend! If you knew Mac or are a Psycho fan don't miss it!
Brendan Foley Memorial Celebration
Friday, May 31, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $12
A Memorial show to celebrate the life of Brendan Foley at Sun Tiki Studios on Friday, May 31. Featuring John Hughes Radio, Dark Hollow Bottling Company, Golden Rules the Thumb and Contrails, we welcome you to come celebrate the life of one of our beloved community members. Proceeds to benefit the Bethlehem, NH Skate Park. https://obits.csnh.com/brendan-foley
CODEINE w/ Perfect Hair
Saturday, May 11, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $30-35
90’s band Codeine is playing shows in support of their lost album Dessau, recorded in 1992 but released just last year, along with new, colored vinyl reissues of their three original Sub Pop records: Frigid Stars LP, Barely Real (EP), and The White Birch, all via the archival label Numero Group. With the release of Frigid Stars LP (1990), Codeine almost single-handedly invented what would later become known as "slowcore." Predating influential albums by kindred spirits Low and Duster by almost half a decade, Codeine's slow, graceful songs support lyrics that are a disturbingly pure embodiment of depression. Opening for Codeine is Portland based, next generation slowcore band Perfect Hair. Established in 2013 by Steven Conner, Cory McWilliams, Stefan Hansen, Dan Smith and joined now by Matthew Houston, collectively members of bands including Pamola, An Anderson, $300, Huak, Red Medicine and so many others!
WHEATUS
Saturday, May 4, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 / SHOW 8 / $20-$25
Wheatus ~ acoustic ~ We are excited to welcome Wheatus at Sun Tiki Studios who will be doing a rare acoustic performance of their extensive song catalog. Best known for their hit single “Teenage Dirtbag”, Wheatus has been a pop-rock staple in music for over 2 decades. In 2014, the band experienced a renaissance after “Teenage Dirtbag” was covered by One Direction. Since then, Wheatus, still led by Brown, has enjoyed a renewed interest with their songs covered by the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Sza, Jax, Ruston Kelly and touring with such acts as Dashboard Confessional, Living Colour, Everclear, and many more.
DUB APOCALYPSE ft. Dana Colley of Morphine/Vapors of Morphine
Friday, May 3, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $15/20
Dub Apocalypse is an instrumental dub reggae band from Boston, MA. They have created their own unique sound that fuses the militant toughness of Sly and Robbie, and Scientist productions,with a balanced twin guitar attack,explosive Coltrane inspired sax,and a healthy dose of improvisation. The band plays a mix of classic Jamaican tunes and dub plates from the 70s and early 80s, mixed with their own compositions. Featuring current and former members of John Brown's Body, Ghosts of Jupiter, The Skatalites, Morphine and G Love and Special Sauce, DA brings decades of combined experience from clubs,theaters and festivals around the globe to the stage every night. The band maintains a busy schedule in New England with appearances at many festivals and clubs. They have 2 successful long running residencies, won a Boston Music Award in 2011 for Best International Act, and were recently named "One of the 10 Local Acts You Have to Hear Now" by the Improper Bostonian.. The Dub Apocalypse live show is a soul shakin' throw down and they invite you along for the journey. Recently they released a new album, "Frozen Plane," which charted on the Billboard Magazine reggae music charts. For more info please visit: http://dubapocalypse.com
ONEIDA with Lemon Pitch & Snaex
Saturday, April 27, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $20-$25
Oneida has long straddled gray-area boundaries between the NYC punk/psych/rock world and the art/experimental world, playing at gritty rock clubs and elevated cultural institutions, including the Guggenheim, MoMA PS1, ICA London, MassMOCA and the Knoxville Museum of Art. The band has been known for extended live improvisational performances, collaborating onstage with Mike Watt, members of Flaming Lips, Portishead, Boredoms, Yo La Tengo, Dead C, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and many others. Oneida’s members juggle a wide variety of other music projects. Drummer Kid Millions has played with Spiritualized, Royal Trux and Boredoms and releases solo compositions under his own name and as Man Forever. Shahin Motia founded noise-punk’s Ex Models and currently plays in Knyfe Hyts. Kid and Fat Bobby perform and release music as People of the North, and Bobby has a band called New Pope. Lemon Pitch is an indie rock band from Portland, Maine. Alex, Brock, and Galen write the songs and Jeff plays drums. Snaex know no limits, yet aspire to align themselves with what is always necessary: patience, harmony, and the child's mind. Snaex are Chris Teret, who hails from Baltimore and founded a band called Company, and Chriss Sutherland, who is from Maine and who helped maintain such musics as Cerberus Shoal, Fire on Fire, and Olas. Both now reside in the Portland, Maine area.
Mouth Washington / Borderlines / Peace Breaker
Friday, April 26, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $15
We are excited to welcome back one of the cornerstones of the Sun Tiki family, Mouth Washington. Their music is a tempest—a collision of raw emotion and blistering riffs that leaves audiences both exhilarated and introspective. Joining them is Portland's own Borderlines, whose sound is rooted in 90’s punk and pop-punk such as early Green Day and Riverdales, mixed with more recent melodic punk and alternative acts like The Menzingers and Jimmy Eat World. Rounding out the bill is Peace Breaker: hardcore Rock ‘n’ Roll from Portland Maine. Unrestrained, raw, loud, fast and powerful. A storm of emotion and an energetic live presence.
SPARKS THE RESCUE ~ SOLD OUT
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Door 7 • Show 8 • $25
with special guests Worried Well & Dustin Saucier • What do you get when you blend infectious melodies and pop-infused technical guitar riffs with high-energy and solid musicianship? You get Sparks The Rescue, a five-piece pop rock band from Portland, Maine that will win you over with their originality, passion, and dedication to constantly make rockin’ songs. The group is comprised of Alex Roy (vocals), Patrick O’Connell (guitar), Toby McAllister (guitar), Ben Briggs (bass), and Nathan Spencer (drums). Seasoned musicians of over a decade, the crew started playing together in high school where they spawned from three local bands. They shared stages frequently at local shows and events until they decided in 2005 to become one single entity, Sparks The Rescue (deriving their name from Nicolas Sparks novel The Rescue).
SPARKS THE RESCUE ~ SOLD OUT
Friday, April 19, 2024
Door 7 • Show 8 • $25
The 4/20 show sold out in under two hours SO we've added another show on 4/19!!! What do you get when you blend infectious melodies and pop-infused technical guitar riffs with high-energy and solid musicianship? You get Sparks The Rescue, a five-piece pop rock band from Portland, Maine that will win you over with their originality, passion, and dedication to constantly make rockin’ songs. Seasoned musicians of over a decade, the crew started playing together in high school where they spawned from three local bands. They shared stages frequently at local shows and events until they decided in 2005 to become one single entity, Sparks The Rescue (deriving their name from Nicolas Sparks novel The Rescue).
Enigmatheory with MANUEL & Black Vinegar
Saturday, April 13, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $10/15
Enigmatheory ~ A Modern Prog Rock band from Maine. The band members are Ronnie Lee (Drums/Lead Vocals/Synths), Scott Young (Guitars/Backing Vocals/Synths), and John Chenard Jr. (Bass Guitars). They write and record original music at their private HQ studio in Windham, ME. MANUEL ~ From coast to coast, calm to chaos–the diverse and dynamic career of Manuel Urgiles shines through on MANUEL, one of Maine’s most promising contemporary instrumentalists. The guitarist is a father of two: a mantle of pride, duty, and joy, one that has challenged–but ultimately championed–the man and the musician! MANUEL blends percussive passion, groove, and paint-peeling shred to deadly effect, Progressive Latin Metal. Proving that ‘soul’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘singer,’ this composer’s lyrical lines and lighting fingers ring with meaning and melodrama, remaining unspoken but leaving nothing unsaid across his music. Black Vinegar ~ Progressive Metal from right here in Portland, Maine!
MAMM Presents: Adult Students & Faculty Bands
Saturday, March 30, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 7:30 $10
Maine Academy of Modern Music Presents: Adult Students & Faculty Bands ~ Join us for an evening of originals & covers by our adult student bands and talented faculty! We'll kick off the night with four adult student bands, before the takeover of our faculty acts, Isabelle Hyde and Mocking Bird.
theWorst with Lake Over Fire and Carissa Johnson & the Cure-Alls + special guest Bean Surprise!
Friday, March 29, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $15/20
Hailed by Alternative Press as the "...glorious love child of Joan Jett & Kurt Cobain," theWorst has been on a meteoric rise since their inception. Led by bandleader and true survivor, Brooke Binion, the band has gained a reputation as a one-of-a-kind raucous live act, fueled by an aggressive raw sound, anthemic songs and a brutally honest lyricism that is rare in today's highly commercial and often fabricated mainstream music scene. Having toured nationwide and coast to coast since 2016, theWorst features Binion on lead vocals and guitar, alongside Will Bradford (SeepeopleS) on bass and Craig Sala (Paranoid Social Club, Kurt Baker, Planeside) on drums. The band earned wide critical acclaim with the release of their debut album Jane Doe Embryo (RascalZRecordZ 2017), produced by Will Holland (Pixies, Fall Out Boy) and recorded at the legendary Chillhouse Studios in Boston, MA. Recently, theWorst released their second full length album with Will Holland, entitled Yes Regrets, which features guest musical contributions from the likes of Tony Bevilacqua (The Distillers, Spinnerette) Dana Colley (Morphine, Vapors of Morphine), Nikki Glaspie (Beyoncé, Nth Power, Maceo Parker, Griz), and Nate Edgar (Nth Power, John Brown’s Body). The album has been featured in Alt-Press, Revolver, Brooklyn Vegan, Under The Radar Magazine, Glide and many more. Theband is currently on tour in support of the album and back in the studio working on their third album on RascalZ RecordZ and on March 29th return to Sun Tiki, where the band has sold out their last two performances, for an unforgettable evening with theWorst and special guests Lake Over Fire. Carissa Johnson and Bean Surprise - the event also serves as an unofficial birthday party for theWorst lead singer, Brooke Binion. Do you need any more reasons to make plans to join us? For more info or current tour dates, please visit: SOLO.TO/THEWORST
PRESENCE
Saturday, March 23, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7:30 SHOW 8:00
~ AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIMENT IN BEING ~ How to attend: RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKET (You must reserve your free ticket - if you are unable to attend after reserving your ticket, please let us know or pass your ticket to a friend who can attend - we have limited space and this will be a capacity event) Where you go: Sun Tiki Studios (March 23, 8pm)What you get: Friends, Free Food (Provided by Blaze Brewing Co & The Holy Donut), Company, Community, Inspiration(s) & Art (Installed) What you see: Magic In Every Direction & Dark Spaces IlluminatedWhat you hear: Performances by Just Milk & Giant Squirrel (FFQ) + Sparxsea (DJ sets) What is required from you: Aside from dressing for the occasion, your PRESENCEWhat occasion are we dressing up for, and how to dress? EXACTLY.
DOMINIC LAVOIE with Rascal Van
Friday, March 22, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 • SHOW 8 • $15
We are excited to welcome back one of Maine's acclaimed artists: Dominic Lavoie and his incredible band. Hailing from Madawaska, Dominic is an Acadian songwriter, musician and producer who creates music to stay true to himself and the creative spirit. His music and lyrics pull from lucid dreaming and the human experience and are realized both on stage and through his recordings. He has shared the stage with artists including Rayland Baxter, Mikaela Davis, Los Lobos, Dr Dog, Guster and Ghost of Paul Revere. Since beginning his career in 2004 with Dominic and The Lucid, he has released 7 full length albums, 2 EPs and a self-directed music film. *** The incredible young local band RASCAL VAN has been added as support for this show!!
Forget Forget • Modern Friendship • Talons of Spring
Saturday, March 9, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 • SHOW 8 • $12
Forget, Forget is an indie synth-pop quartet from Portland, ME. Their music is equal parts dance party and introspection, defined by analog warmth, driving beats, intertwining instrumental parts, vocal harmonies, swirling textures, and reflective lyrics. Stylistically they've drawn comparisons to Beach House, Hot Chip, and Arcade Fire among others, but they self-identify as a soundtrack to whatever you're going through right now. Dance. Cry. Make Out. Modern Friendship is the brainchild of Anthony Branca and features members of the Meddybemps, along with Jimmy from Showmen's Rest. Talons of Spring is an indie psych rock band based in Portland, Maine.
ADULTING • darwin and the finches • GRIEFMONGER
Saturday, March 2, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 SHOW 8 $10
Saturday March 2nd a beautiful, fresh emo-indie-math-punk pasta medley launches us into an early spring with Adulting: noodley emo-punk, Darwin and the Finches: swerving indie-rock, and Griefmonger: crushing hard-math-core.
A Tribute For SKUMMY BOB FARRINGTON
Saturday, February 10, 2024
SHOW @2:20!
NEW DOOR TIME: 2PM!
NEW DOOR TIME: 2PM! SHOW STARTS @2:20! Please come out and join us as we pay tribute to legendary Portland punk and father Skummy Bob Farrington. All proceeds from the show go to his family. You can also give directly at their GoFundME: https://www.gofundme.com/f/r3zu2-please-help-me-help-my-dad-through-a-health-crisis From his daughter Lakisha Green just before his passing: "Many people know my dad as Scummy Man, the guitar god. He’s a musical genius, always building guitars, amplifiers, or speakers from scratch. In his seventy years he’s been in so many punk rock bands it’s impossible to name them all: Big Meat Hammer, The Scummymen, Skull 69, and Gwynne and the Tonics, to name a few. He's helped so many of his friends, without judgment, to better themselves and get on the right track, especially the ones who were just lost in life or in addiction, or just by fixing someone’s instrument or speakers, or giving them the best advice a true caring friend could give, or anything really. So many people have told me this past week how he has helped them. They also told me how much he’s made them laugh with his sideways wit. One of the funny things he’s always said is "If you love me, say it with cash." Scummy Bob—aka Bob Da Punk, aka Way Back Bob, aka The King of Scum—is a punk rock legend; ask any of his friends and they’ll tell you the same. But really, he’s an angel disguised as a punk rocker. He’s the most loving man, and, well, he might not like me saying this in public, but he has such a pure soul and I love him so much."
JON SPENCER with Tiger Bomb ~ SOLD OUT
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $25-$30
Jon Spencer at Sun Tiki on February 7, 2024. We are extremely pleased to welcome back Jon Spencer at Sun Tiki on February 7. Jon Spencer has been an influential and innovative force in the independent music scene since the mid-80s. He has toured all the continents and is the creator of fierce punk-influenced music that encompasses everything from American roots styles such as Hill-Country Blues and Rockabilly to Industrial Noise and Hip-Hop. *** Opening up are local legendary garage-rock girl-group TIGER BOMB!!!
Breton • Trash Fire • Suburban Surf Club • Covery
Saturday, January 13, 2024
ALL AGES
DOOR 7 • SHOW 8 • $10
BRETON ~ An Emo / Alternative Rock band from Maine. New singles April’s Bloom and All Alone out July 14th 2023. SUBURBAN SURF CLUB ~ Unhardcore from NYC. As if NYC needed another indie band. Suburban Surf Club brings together indie, surf rock, and punk. Neither member can surf. TRASH FIRE ~ a 3 piece aggressive alternative rock band from Portland, ME. The band was formed in 2018 by drummer Trevor Whitney and guitarist and vocalist Justin Mckim. In 2021, they were joined by Sunset Hearts bassist Tyler Whitney. Trash Fire takes influence from early 90’s alt rock, punk and hardcore. COVERY ~ a 5 piece band embracing both the melodic and dark corners of the heavy metal genre. Truly an unforgettable LIVE experience. Self-titled EP Streaming on all major platforms.
ILLUMINATE THE DEPTHS ~ Winter Solstice Concert, Ritual, and Witches' Market
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
ALL AGES
MARKET 5:30 • SHOW 7PM • $10/$15
$10 ADV • $15 AT THE DOOR • MARKET OPENS AT 5:30 • FREE UNTIL 6:30 • SHOW TICKETS REQUIRED AFTER 6:30 • MUSIC STARTS AT 7 • Join us for our second annual celebration of the winter solstice! This year's party once again features a witches' market for your holiday shopping pleasure, another one-of-one leather jacket raffle by local fashion designer JM Syron of True Self Couture, a group ritual by Circle of the Cosmic Serpent as led by Bianca Pastrana, followed by ripping live sets by Get Out Of My House, Lake Over Fire, and Mound! New this year, dancer and saxophonist Vivenne Obsidian serves as Master of Ceremonies.
Scissorfight with Blood Lightning and Viqueen
Saturday, December 16, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $20
Join us for the triumphant return of the one and only Scissorfight, one of New England's loudest and most powerful bands, undeterred in their pursuit of heavy grooves and riffs. Joining them is Boston-based heavy metal supergroup BLOOD LIGHTNING (with members of GOZU, Sam Black Church, Worshipper, We're All Gonna Die) delivering badass, straightforward, hard-hitting heavy metal. AAAAND Portland's thrash/hardcore group Viqueen will warm up your eardrums to start the night.
SeepeopleS with One Hundred Thorns and Sequela
Saturday, December 9, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15-$20
The anti-genre-indie-pranksters, SeepeopleS, play their last hometown show of 2023 at Sun Tiki Studios with special guests Sequela & One Hundred Thorns, Saturday December 9th. Formed in Boston, MA in 2000, the band has garnered wide critical acclaim from their eight studio albums, many of which feature members of Morphine, Dave Matthews Band, and their now legendary live shows. Don't miss a rare Portland, ME show. The show is all-ages. For more info on the band please visit: SOLO.TO/SEEPEOPLES
Toby McAllister & the Sierra Sounds with Becca Biggs & The World Famous Grassholes
Friday, December 8, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$13
Known primarily as the founding member of Sparks The Rescue, Toby has been playing music since he was old enough to hold a guitar. The pandemic brought on an unexpected source of inspiration, which led him in a new direction with a little more twang and a little more depth to his songwriting. He has shared the stage with acts such as Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters, Eddie Montgomery, and supported Rhett Miller & The Old 97’s on a tour in Spring of ’22. Joining Toby is Becca Biggs who has been making a name for herself in Maine for over eight years, but her country influences and twangy vocals (with a vibrato reminiscent of Dolly Parton) betray her Tennessee roots. Rounding out the bill is The World Famous Grassholes, playing high-energy bluegrass (yes, a little bit like that Billy Strings guy, but also like Greensky and Leftover Salmon and Mighty Poplar, etc.), a mix of originals, classics, and cool covers.
Micromasse • Katie Matzell • Cilla Bonnie
Friday, December 1, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15
Join us for an evening with some of Portland's finest musicians. Cilla Bonnie's incredible bass playing and sultry voice will warm you up for Katie Matzell, a beautiful songsmith with an amazing backing band. Rounding out the night is Maine's premier organ trio Micromasse whose blend of afro-beat, funk and fusion will guarantee to make you move your feet.
BENSBEENDEAD. with WON POUND
Friday, November 17, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
We are excited to announce BENSBEENDEAD., a Portland-based vocalist, songwriter and producer described as a dreamy blend of electronic pop and alt-R&B fueled by airy synths and bubbly percussion. Joining him is Portland's electronic artist WON POUND, a beat maker in form, conductor in function.
Reid Genauer & Assembly of Dust ~ SOLD OUT!
Saturday, November 11, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / SOLD OUT
NOTE: Thank you to everyone who bought tickets! This show is sold out. No additional tickets will be released. No tickets will be available at the door. ~ Reid Genauer is best known as a singer and songwriter. In that capacity he first hit the national stage fronting the band Strangefolk in the mid nineties. Since then he has gone on to cement his reputation as a prolific songsmith and band leader, fronting a second grassroots success story – The Assembly of Dust. Genauer’s success as a songwriter is evidenced by the caliber and cast of musicians who have supported those songs. Beyond his bandmates from Strangefolk and Assembly of Dust, Genauer has his recordings gilded with guest performances from the likes of Bela Fleck, John Scofield, Mike Gordon, David Grisman and Richie Havens. The music Genauer makes with Assembly of Dust and his original group Strangefolk is a Psychedelic infused Folk Rock and has been compared to the likes of Paul Simon, CSNY, and The Band. Strangefolk leans more towards the psychedelic and Assembly of Dust more towards Americana. The commonality of both groups is the backbone of Genauer’s trademark songs, characterized by crafted lyrics, American stories and authentic vocal performances.
HUNTER HILL with special guest Keith Hebert
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $20
*** This is a partially seated show with ample standing room. *** Los Angeles based stand-up comedian, actor and writer HUNTER HILL masterfully blends heart and humor, delivering an engaging storytelling performance that keeps the laughs rolling. Hunter has taken the stage at the coveted “Just For Laughs” Festival in Montreal and Sydney, and can be seen on Netflix’s THE ILIZA SHLESINGER SKETCH SHOW, GOOD ON PAPER and YouTube’s ILIZA’S LOCALS Series. Hunter can be seen headlining clubs around the country and is currently featuring on Iliza Shlesinger’s and Taylor Tomlinson's 2023 International tours.
Jeffrey Lewis with The Burning Hell plus Myles Bullen
Saturday, November 4, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15
Local favorite, Myles Bullen has been added to this show! ~ NYC antifolk cult songwriter and comic artist Jeffrey Lewis is teaming up with longtime friends and frequent tourmates The Burning Hell for a tour of the Northeast USA this fall. Hailing from Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island, The Burning Hell will be performing songs from their recently released album Garbage Island, and Jeffrey will be mining his extensive back catalog of songs and hand-drawn short films. Bring your ears and your eyes: in spite of their differences, these two acts share a love of densely-packed narratives, surprising twists, and joyful performances.
Halloween Tribute to Radiohead & Portishead
Friday, October 27, 2023
Al Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15
Jeff Beam & Friends present a Halloween Tribute to Radiohead & Portishead at Sun Tiki Studios Friday, October 27! Come to Sun Tiki Studios for a Halloween weekend doubleheader - Jeff Beam & Friends perform the music of Radiohead, with a special opening set featuring the music of Portishead! Members of Jeff Beam, Micromasse, Builder of the House, Dead Man's Clothes, The Milkman's Union, and more are coming together for one night only to perform music from these two heady bands. Heads will roll on Oct 27th, so get your tickets and head to Sun Tiki Studios for an unforgettable night of music!
HIGHER GROUND ~ a tribute to Stevie Wonder ~ a benefit for Sweetser
Saturday, October 21, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15~$20
The incredible Stevie Wonder, had his first hit record at the age of 13, has gone on to have over 30 top ten hits and has won 25 Grammys. He has sold more than 10 million records and songs like Sir Duke, Superstition, You are the Sunshine of My Life and many others are iconic treasures in the American songbook. Stevie has been a champion of black rights and ran a very successful campaign in the early 80’s to have Dr Martin Luther King’s birthday celebrated as a national holiday. Higher Ground, a Tribute to Stevie Wonder, a benefit for Sweetser, features eighteen of Portland’s most accomplished musicians, performing 24 of Stevie Wonder songs. The musicians hail from stellar Maine bands and collectives such as Hambone, Akela Moon, BOBA FUNK, DJ vs Rapper, Papa Tim and the Whisky Throttle Band, Wake Up Mama, Ragtime Rebellion, Jason Spooner Band, Bad Combo, Jumpin’ Willy’s, Biddo Honeys and the XYZ Factor. Produced by Marc Kaplan whose previous productions included sold out tributes to Tom Petty, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, the Allman Brother Band and Chicago. Collectively, these productions have raised thousands of dollars for Preble Street, Full Plates Full Potential and Sweetser. Sweetser is a behavioral health nonprofit that provides evidence-based treatment, support & hope through a statewide network of community-based mental health, recovery, and educational services. Sweetser served over 15,000 children, adults, and families just last year alone. Visit https://www.sweetser.org to learn more.
JOBS w/ An Anderson & Red Eft
Thursday, October 12, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15~$20
Give audiences a way into the bizarre and a way out of the normal. This ethos guides pop-minded experimentalists JOBS, one that finds them fusing uniquely human gestures with precise repetition, creating an overall sound with distant echoes of folk songs, IDM, and 1970s jazz fusion. Portland Maine's experimental rock heroes An Anderson join the bill with their sonic soundscapes and creative polyrhythms. Opening the show is Portland's Red Eft, an indie pop-experimental group taking the scene by storm.
Adulting with Suburban Samurai & Blame it on Whitman
Saturday, September 23, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15
Adulting- "todd's dad's favorite emo band" // Suburban Samurai- "Melodic Punk Rock from Vermont. Fast music for introverts." // Blame it on Whitman- "sad boy rock'n'roll indie punk from Boston!”
Self-Help with Matriarch & Angusisdead
Saturday, September 16, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
On tour this September, Self-Help describes their music as lighthearted, introspective pop songwriting with intricate indie, psychedelic and intensely melodic. Joining them are Maine favorites Matriarch and Angusisdead.
Michael Corleto Band & The Gravel Project
Friday, September 15, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15-$18
Guitar virtuoso Michael Corleto brings his new band to Sun Tiki Studios on September 15. Growing up in the Portland music scene, Corleto has become one of the premier guitar players. Taking influence from his heroes like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Warren Haynes and Jimi Hendrix, Corleto fuses Blues, Rock and Country together to create his signature sound. The Gravel Project is an all star band of Boston music veterans whose live show blends rock, world music and jazz with power and soul. Carrying the tradition of 70’s blues and psychedelic rock music, The Gravel Project embodies the spirit of Santana combined with the classic raw energy and moving songwriting of The Allman Brothers and Tedeschi Trucks Band
Gum Parker with Little Oso, Snake Lips & Picniclunch
Saturday, September 9, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10
Gum Parker plays jangly songs about small disappointments and occasional wins. Jeff plays drums, Kate plays bass, Jason plays lead guitar, and Galen plays rhythm and writes the songs. There’s also a little bit of shouting, which everybody does in more or less equal measure. The list of DIY bands in their collective family tree is extremely long and includes Wood Burning Cat, Lemon Pitch, The Outfits and Crunchcoat, among many others. Portland-based dream pop artists Little Oso commemorate summertime nostalgia with catchy melodies, shimmering vocals, and spacey lead guitar riffs. Their most recent release, Happy Songs EP, is out August 28th. Snake Lips is an indie punk band out of Portland, Maine. Created by vocalist and guitarist Cody Mitchell, Snake Lips features a rotating line up backing musicians, including Pete Caradonna on drums, Tom Cook on bass, and Sam Ellis on guitar. Their most recent EP Dice, released by Repeating Cloud and Totally Real Records, features skittery up-tempo songs about bad roomates, anxiety, and general bummers. Like finger foods being dragged across a chalkboard, Picniclunch is a post-punk, noise rock trio from New Bedford, MA. Comprised of MR on guitar/vocals, DB on bass/vocals, and MW on drums/vocals, Picniclunch has been launching their tuneful snack missives of dread since 2009, and has two self-produced studio albums, and one live album available on Bandcamp, Spotify, etc.
BOYSCOTT with Dead Gowns
Thursday, September 7, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
Boyscott Punctuating wistful, daydreamy indie rock with surfy guitar hooks, Boyscott took shape in college dorm rooms and grew into a fully formed band. The loose collective that made up the project completed their whimsically drawn 2015 debut Goose Bumps before ever playing live. Boyscott began in 2015 as an outlet for singer/songwriter Scott Hermo's recording experiments while he was attending college in Nashville, TN. Hermo recorded in his dorm room and sometimes enlisted friends to help flesh out his light and breezy indie tunes. Fellow schoolmates and musicians Emma Willer, Tiger Adams, John Lewandowski, Ellen Ivy McGuirk, and Noah Miller joined him to bring a live energy to Hermo's recordings and together, the group completed debut album Goose Bumps and self-released it in late 2015. When Boyscott began playing live, school commitments kept a solid lineup from forming, but Hermo enlisted a rotating cast of friends and musicians, including Davey Alaimo of Bunny Boy and Noah Dardaris of Another Michael, to play shows and go on tours. The band's acclaim grew organically through consistent touring and their album, which caught on in a grassroots fashion. A physical release of Goose Bumps arrived in 2019 as a joint release from Top Shelf Records and Babe City Records. Dead Gowns Ideas of shedding, and the power and tenderness required to do so, are evoked again and again over the course of Dead Gowns’ 2022 EP, HOW. ‘Renter Not a Buyer’ is the cheekiest of the tracks, but also the most indelible. The narrator, hungover and late to work, tumbles down the stairs from an apartment too drafty to be habitable. Bleeding from the mouth, she tries to kiss her date goodbye, avoiding a larger reality in her body. Songwriter Geneviève Beaudoin’s own experience with endometriosis informs this exploration: she sets concealed pain in direct opposition to the demands of saving face. This process is invariably fraught with contradictions and she is the first to recognize the absurdity of trying at all. The rest of the EP is less fixated on the pitfalls of how one presents to the world. Though Beaudoin first wrote these songs as unspoken dialogues, she sees them now as affirmations intended for herself. ‘How You Act’ is a reclamation of agency: “Yeah it’s messy, grow up your heart” elucidates this revelation, with Beaudoin’s voice ringing out unaccompanied for a moment of quiet triumph.” ‘Change Your Mind’ is a celebration of this new life, emerging with gusto from the past. Set atop swelling strings and the warm swagger of a Fender Rhodes, this affirmation feels earned and regal. But it’s the final track, ‘Real Life,’ that reminds Beaudoin there’s no fixed point here. Her desire for change will always run alongside a past that won’t entirely stay past.
STEREO DREAMS Producer Showcase presented by Graphic Melee with "Pass the Aux Cord" open aux!
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
All Ages
Door 8 / Show 9 / $5-$15
Wednesday September 6th at Sun Tiki Studios we’ll be back for the next edition of Stereo Dreams! Don’t miss live performances from Teal Child, Tiefling, and Merge & Vary. If you’ve got beats to play signups start at 8 for Pass The Aux Chord! $5-$15. All ages. Doors at 8. A monthly all ages music producer showcase highlighting Hip-Hop, Electronic, and R&B producers. Featuring the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux. Every first Wednesday at Sun Tiki Studios 375 Forest Avenue Portland, Maine. Stereo Dreams... Don't Sleep.
Tommy Stinson's Cowboys in the Campfire
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $25-$100
***ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR 8/3 NOW TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH*** Tommy Stinson's Cowboys in the Campfire celebrate the release of their debut album WRONGER at SUN TIKI STUDIOS in Portland ME. Note from Tommy: "...and in case you were wondering? yes! we are now a 3 piece! our good pal Chops laConte playin upright and singin back up vox for us! good times a comin!" Americana Highway on WRONGER: "Wronger is equal parts Americana, pop, folk, Rockabilly and classic country. The album perfectly marries Stinson’s punk rock bona fides with his obvious love for the telecaster twang of the Outlaw Country founders. The album opens on “Here We Go Again,” a deceptively joyful ukelele track punctuated by horns while “That’s It” sounds like a Johnny Cash/The Clash hybrid. The two early standout tracks though are the mellow “Mr. Wrong” and the fantastic “We Ain’t”. There is a comfortableness to these songs that makes for an enjoyable listen from start to finish. The album closes on the beautiful “Dream.” Stinson is joined on the record by longtime buddy Chip Roberts. “We’ve been really good friends and writing partners pretty much since we met each other,” Stinson says. “We were writing rock tunes to ballads or country or Americana, but we’ve both come from that sort of singer-songwriter thing.” Their partnership clearly works, as Stinson has just turned in one of the finest records of his post-Replacements career. < Photo by Vivian Wang >
Milk St. Album Release
Friday, September 1, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15
Milk Street with The House Flies, Kill Kennie & the Vandals and Justin Arena and the Math Team at Sun Tiki Studios Friday, September 1st. Door 7, show 8, $15 tickets at suntikistudios.com Join us for the Official release show for Milk St's new album V3RM0NT. It will be an incredible evening of indie rock from some of our favorite New England bands.
Zac Amico
Saturday, August 26, 2023
All Ages
Door 6, Show 7, $20, Seated
~ presented by Portland Maine Comedy Festival ~ A Comedian, broadcaster, and filmmaker, Zac Amico has appeared on Comedy Central, SiriusXM, and on Tru TV's Impractical Jokers. He has also had a hand in writing and filmmaking with legendary indie film production company Troma.
Rodney Norman
Friday, August 25, 2023
All Ages
Door 6, Show 7, $20, Seated
~ presented by Portland Maine Comedy Festival ~ If you have been on social media you have seen Rodney Norman's face. His videos have garnered millions of views worldwide and his style (or lack thereof) is catching on. Honest and unassuming, his humor will catch you off guard and leave you laughing days later. Rodney Norman is more than an entertainer, he is an experience.
William Tyler & the Impossible Truth with Garcia Peoples
Thursday, August 24, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $20-$22
An excerpt from the M.C. Taylor-penned bio: William and I bonded early in our relationship over Barry Hannah, a hellraising writer from Mississippi who practically reinvented the way that words could be assembled on a page. Like Hannah, William Tyler knows the South—as a crucible of American histories and cultures, an entity capable of expansive beauty and incomprehensible violence, often in the same beat—as his native place, the place that holds him and that he runs from. In the music of William Tyler, the South is not apart from America; the South is America condensed. And like Hannah—and this part is important—William moved to California, where Goes West was written. We don’t know how long William will stay—Hannah lasted just a couple of years, writing in the employ of director Robert Altman—but the change of scenery seems to suit him. Goes West marks a sort of narrowing of focus for William’s music; it sounds as though he found a way to point himself directly towards the rich and bittersweet emotional center of his music without being distracted by side trips. Perhaps this is down to the fact that William only plays acoustic guitar on the album, a clear and conscious decision considering that he is one of Nashville’s great electric guitarists. The band that performs Goes West alongside William—including guitarists Meg Duffy and Bill Frisell, bassist and producer Brad Cook, keyboardist James Wallace, drummer Griffin Goldsmith, and engineer Tucker Martine—is the best and most sympathetic group of players that William could have assembled to play these songs.
When Particles Collide at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, August 19, 2023
All Ages
6-9 PM FREE
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
Chris Ross at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, August 12, 2023
All Ages
6-9 PM
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
Yellow LedVedder & In Your Honor
Saturday, August 12, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15-$20
Prepare to be transported to the 90s as we welcome two of Maine's best tribute acts Yellow LeVedder & In Your Honor, performing Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters sets respectively. Featuring Ben Kilcollins and Andy Aikens from the band Kilcollins, Joel Amsden from Kennebec Instrument and Amplifier, Jason Young from the band Pop Rocks and Pete Risano from the Tim Mercer Band, prepare to be transported back in time to experience these albums as if it was the first time you heard them.
Sequela with Gollylagging & Lake Over Fire
Friday, August 11, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$15
SEQUELA "Sequela takes the multi-layered nature of the indie-shoegaze sound to a whole new level, incorporating the grandeur of classical symphonies and the bombastic epics of post-rock auteurs." -Marilyn Drew Necci, RVA Mag, 2022 // GOLLYLAGGING Boston noisy alt rock. // LAKE OVER FIRE Lake Over Fire is a maine-based chaotic queer jazz-punk quartet weaving sneaky doomsday disco tunes for fighters, lovers, psychiatric patients, weirdos, and absurdists.
ARME BOOT CAMP 2 Music Festival at Threshers Brewing Co
Friday, August 4, 2023
All Ages
Noon 8/4 ~ noon 8/6
ARME Group, Thresher's Brewing, Landrace Cannabis, Punky's Mixtape and Sun Tiki Studios are proud to present: ARME BOOT CAMP 2, August 4th & 5th at Threshers Brewery in Searsmont, ME. The all-ages festival is also proud to announce the line-up for this year's event, now in its second year. Headlining the festival, and reuniting for their first announced show in years, are Maine's beloved Rustic Overtones, who make their ARME Boot Camp debut this year alongside some of New England's best independent acts including Vapors of Morphine (ft. Dana Colley of Morphine), Scissorfight, Murcielago and co-hosts theWorst and SeepeopleS. The full line up is listed in the event link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arme-boot-camp-2-tickets-525673723257 The festival is regularly priced at $60 in advance, $75 at the gate. Family four packs and VIP tickets (all-access, VIP parking) are also available. On-site camping is included from noon August 4th until noon August 6th. ARME Boot Camp 2 is a family and pet friendly event!
STEREO DREAMS Producer Showcase presented by Graphic Melee with "Pass the Aux Cord" open aux!
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
All Ages
Door 8 / Show 9 / $5-$15
Wednesday August 2nd at Sun Tiki Studios we’ll be back for the next edition of Stereo Dreams! Don’t miss live performances from Just Milk, Soulstice, and AlexeoIf you’ve got beats to play sign ups start at 8 for Pass The Aux Cord! $5-$15. All ages. Doors at 8. A monthly all ages music producer showcase highlighting Hip-Hop, Electronic, and R&B producers. Featuring the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux. Every first Wednesday at Sun Tiki Studios 375 Forest Avenue Portland, Maine. Stereo Dreams... Don't Sleep.
An Evening with Rascal Van ~ Album Release Show feturing Jaade
Friday, July 28, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$15
We are excited to welcome back Rascal Van for their album release show. Rascal Van is a jangly 4-piece band with an eclectic range of music ranging from folk, jazz, blues and rock. Every show is high energy and full of amazing original music.
portland : stripped ft. brooke binion (theWorst), maximus hansen (Mouth Washington), abbeth russell & js henry (Bumbling Woohas), jake carden (Ten Miles Wide, the Pimpsons)
Thursday, July 27, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$15
Sun Tiki Studios will host four prolific bandleaders as they come together to play stripped down, intimate versions of their original material in the third installment of the series, hosted by Brooke Binion of theWorst. Joining her on the bill are Maximus Hensen (Mouth Washington), Abbeth Russell & JS Henry (Bumbling Woohas) and legendary Seattle musician, Jake Carden (Ten Miles Wide, the Pimpsons).
LOVE BY NUMB3RS w/ Becca Biggs at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, July 22, 2023
All Ages
6-10 PM / $10
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
Borderlines "Keep Pretending" Album Release with GOING2HELL and Hell Beach
Saturday, July 22, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$15
We are excited to host Maine's premier punk group Borderlines as they celebrate the release of their newest album "Keep Pretending" out on July 21. Joining them is Portland's most dangerous supergroup GOING2HELL and New Hampshire's red-hot rock and roll outfit Hell Beach.
THE IGUANAS with Cilla Bonnie
Friday, July 14, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15-$20
What if Americana actually encompassed ALL of the Americas? You'd have the Tejano and Conjunto sounds of the Texas/Mexico border region, as best exemplified by the accordion and bajo sexto, the American South's Blues, Jazz and New Orleans R&B, and the lilting grace and fiery passion of the music of the Caribbean, Mexico and Colombia. You'd also have New Orleans' premier distillers of this musical mélange, The Iguanas. Taking their cues from all of the above influences and then some, the band's music redefines the notion of Americana, crossing cultures, styles, eras... and even languages. It's as if Rue Bourbon, Muscle Shoals and Plaza México were all within earshot of each other and The Iguanas were the musical conduit between them. —— Based out of New Orleans for the past couple of decades save for a short, Katrina-imposed exile in Austin the members of the Iguanas have (collectively or individually) played or recorded with everyone from Charlie Rich, Alex Chilton, and Willy DeVille to Emmylou Harris, Allen Toussaint, and Pretty Lights. Their two-decade ride has taken them all over the map musi- cally and geographically, yet the inescapable patina of their hometown infuses every note they play. Through eight studio albums, countless tours and Jazz Fest appearances, and a flood in 2005 that did its best to take their adopted city with it, it's a testament to the band's endurance that the same four guys that started playing in the early 1990s are still together. Joe Cabral is philo- sophical about the band's persistence in the face of challenges that would have felled — indeed have felled lesser bands. "First of all, this is all we know how to do; we're musicians. But more than that," he continues, "we respect the power of the band as an entity, and each individual in the band steps up to play his part. When it's good, that's really what it's all about." — Rod Hodges agrees. "I don't want to get all heady and mystical about this, but it's not really an outward reward we're looking for. We all enjoy playing music, we all get along, and finding a group of people who can say that after all this time is a rare thing." ~ Cilla is a working bass player, singer and songwriter. Over the past 15 years she’s played, toured and recorded in numerous projects in Maine, Boston and Los Angeles. In 2020 she released her fourth recording project, ‘August’ with her bandmates Emmett Harrity on keys, Chris Sweet on drums and Peter Herman on guitar. Cilla Bonnie’s music is a blend of R&B-inspired groove and structure similar to Radiohead. In addition to her solo project, Cilla currently plays bass for the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winner, Alisa Amador and Boston-based soul artist Ali McGuirk. Check out Cilla’s most recent recording project 'August' and follow her on Instagram @cillabonniemusic to keep up with her performances.
Black Plate & Spall
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / FREE
Black Plate (all the way from California!) with Spall (from right here at Sun Tiki!)
Hayley Thompson-King & Joel Thetford
Saturday, July 8, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
We are thrilled to host two of New England's most prolific voices at Sun Tiki Studios. Hayley Thompson-King’s music ranges from garage rock to Americana. She has appeared on bills with Jason Isbell, Frank Turner, Hurray for Riff Raff & Andrew WK. Joel Thetford grew up in Fort Worth listening to the sounds of classic country radio and the wide variety of rock and roll, blues, and folk music that the Texas scene provided. Joel Thetford has become a fixture in the songwriting community and has been featured as a supporting act for national headliners such as Dwight Yoakam, Alabama, Shooter Jennings, Asleep At The Wheel, James McMurtry and more.
NO VOX: This World Has Bees + Spall + Skymall at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, July 8, 2023
All Ages
6-9 PM
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
Bloomsday, Allie, and Louisa Stancioff
Friday, July 7, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
Bloomsday Iris James Garrison and Alex Harwood come together as Bloomsday, the Brooklyn-based indie pop duo formed in 2019. The band is fronted by Iris (they/them), who sings with warmth and darkness in the quiet hours where shadows and ghosts rise to the surface. Over the course of 2020, Bloomsday’s debut album Place to Land was recorded as a collection of songs written throughout Iris’ gender transition. The songs weave through periods of loss, upheaval, hope, fear and setting oneself free. The album explores the yearn to find homes in other people, places, addictions or memories; ultimately finding a place to land within the self. The duo expresses their learned lessons through difficult growth that they witnessed in one another over the years, with playfulness and heart wrenching melodies, they hold space for whatever comes up. The "brotherly dynamic" brings tenderness and trust to the songs, as the two set out on a new chapter with their first ever LP. Allie Sometimes the most profound new beginnings are only made possible by an equally impactful ending. Maybe Next Time, the debut full-length from Allie—the mononymous creative moniker of Nashville-based singer/songwriter Allie Cuva (they/them)—exists at such an intersection. Born out of intense personal upheaval, it’s an album of sonically ambitious yet deeply intimate indie rock that unflinchingly explores both the necessity of change and its challenges. And in the process, Maybe Next Time paints a vibrant portrait of an artist truly coming into their own. Louisa Stancioff Songwriter and guitarist Louisa Stancioff, backed by her bandmates Dave and Dan Kelly, is quickly establishing herself as one of the premier musical artists in Maine. Her intelligent and soulful writing pairs with a confident and catchy indie sound drawing on folk, rock, pop, and her own Bulgarian heritage. You can listen to her previous band Dyado anywhere, or purchase her EP at a show. Keep an ear out for her first music release, coming this summer.
STEREO DREAMS
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
All Ages
Door 8 / Show 9 / $5-$15
Live performances by Dynamo P, OKChree, Vulpes Vulpes, and Kwinton Mikal after the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux! Hosted by Graphic Melee Wednesday July 5th 8pm. $5-$15. Sun Tiki Studios. A monthly all ages music producer showcase highlighting Hip-Hop, Electronic, and R&B producers. Featuring the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux. Every first Wednesday at Sun Tiki Studios 375 Forest Avenue Portland, Maine. Stereo Dreams... Don't Sleep
El Grande at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, July 1, 2023
All Ages
6-9 PM ~ FREE
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
SAGE FRANCIS with Jesse the Tree, The Metermaids & Myles Bullen ***SOLD OUT***
Friday, June 30, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $20-$25
We are excited to welcome the "forefather of indie hip-hop" and one of our generation's greatest lyricists, Sage Francis to the Sun Tiki Stage. Sage Francis' gifted wordplay creates vivid narratives to investigate as well as inspire, but it often derives from an accumulation of public disdain and personal turmoil. Joining him are Strange Famous Records artists Jesse the Tree and The Metermaids plus Portland's own Myles Bullen.
Keith Briggs (Bandwich) & Friends at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, June 24, 2023
All Ages
6-9 PM ~ FREE
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
Murcielago with Gozu & One Hundred Thorns
Saturday, June 24, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
Prepare yourself for an evening of sheer volume and power from one of Maine's hardest rocking bands Murcielago. With full Marshall stacks, bombastic drums and unique songwriting, Murcielago's music captures a lot of influence from their 60s and 70s predecessors such as Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult. Joining them is Gozu, a badass American rock band with heavy riffs in tow and who "bang out tunes loud enough to piss off the neighbors". Rounding out the bill are Maine's newest hard rock band One Hundred Thorns- recent high school graduates with the power and voice to rival a young Alice in Chains. Murcielago and One Hundred Thorns have both separately sold out Sun Tiki Studios so don't wait and miss out on an evening of incredible rock and roll.
The Hempsteadys with Jug & Sonic Libido
Saturday, June 17, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$15
The Hempsteadys are a 10 piece band from Connecticut with a wide array of influences ranging from ska to punk to rock 'n' roll JUG-American Folk Punk from northern New England! Sonic Libido are Earth’s deadliest Rock Hard Ska/Crossover Punk Boy Band. They are the bloodsoaked and battleforged ambassadors of the next generation of real, LIVE music.
The Midnight Riders at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, June 17, 2023
All Ages
6-9 PM / FREE
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
HARSH ARMADILLO
Friday, June 16, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8
Join us for an evening with Portsmouth's high octane funk band Harsh Armadillo. Performing two sets of original music, they guarantee to get your body moving. RIYL: Strange Machines, The Motet, Kung Fu, lespecial, Dopapod, Twiddle
Jake Xerxes Fussell with special guest Sam Moss
Saturday, June 10, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8
Singer, guitarist, and folk music interpreter Jake Xerxes Fussell has distinguished himself as one of his generation’s preeminent interpreters of traditional (and not so traditional) “folk” songs, a practice which he approaches with a refreshingly unfussy lack of nostalgia. In all his work, Fussell humanizes his material with his own curatorial and interpretive gifts, unmooring stories and melodies from their specific eras and origins and setting them adrift in our own waterways. ~ Joining Jake for this tour is special guest Sam Moss, a songwriter and instrumentalist based in Staunton, Virginia. Shapes (2020) is the latest LP in his wide ranging discography, one which has been acclaimed by publications like The Boston Globe, NPR, The Wire, and Paste. He has played hundreds of shows around the country and shared bills with Joan Shelley, Diane Cluck, Doug Paisley, and others. Moss plays violin on a recent duo album with guitarist Rob Noyes (Rob Noyes & Sam Moss) and can sometimes be seen accompanying singer-songwriters like Kris Delmhorst and Jackson Emmer. He is also a woodworker.
SPARXSEA w/ Sea Level & Morning Whiskey Club at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, June 10, 2023
All Ages
6-9 PM / FREE
With members of SeepeopleS and theWorst! Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
Midwestern Medicine with Teenage Tom Petties & That Hideous Sound
Friday, June 9, 2023
All Ages
Door 8 / Show 9 / $10-$15
Midwestern Medicine combines the quirky and frenzied songs of Brock Ginther (of Lemon Pitch and The Breakfast Cowboy; formerly of Boston’s King Pedestrian) and the powerhouse rhythm section of McCrae Hathaway and Brian Saxton (of Whale Oil). Influenced by the sincere surreality of Guided by Voices and the wry caricatures of The Kinks, Ginther’s songwriting on The Winking Badge ranges from wordy comic narratives to scathingly self-deprecative manifestos. Wrapped around the band’s urgent, melodic music,the result resembles Pavement at their most manic, or an 80’s punk variation on the psychedelic character acting of Ween. Teenage Tom Petties - Rock and Roll from across the pond That Hideous Sound - Bedroom Rock and Roll
STEREO DREAMS
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
All Ages
Door 8 / Show 9 / $5-$10
Stereo Dreams producer showcase presented by Graphic Melee featuring Pass the Aux Cord producer open aux. Live performances by Sealevel, Even Tho, and Bright Individual after the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux! Hosted by Graphic Melee Wednesday June 7th 8pm. $5-$10. Sun Tiki Studios. A monthly all ages music producer showcase highlighting Hip-Hop, Electronic, and R&B producers. Featuring the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux. Every first Wednesday at Sun Tiki Studios 375 Forest Avenue Portland, Maine. Stereo Dreams... Don't Sleep
An Evening with Alex McMurray
Saturday, June 3, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8
An Evening with Alex McMurray ~ a very special intimate concert with one of New Orleans' premiere singer-songwriters and guitarists. A two time winner of the Offbeat Magazine Album of the Year, Alex McMurray has performed as a leader and sideman at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for 30 years and played himself on the HBO series “TREME.” He is one of New Orleans’ finest songwriters and has been writing and performing music professionally since 1989. Past and current bands include Tin Men, The Valparaiso Men's Chorus, The Write Brothers, Royal Fingerbowl, 007, Debbie Davis and the Mesmerizers and Happy Talk Band. He is also an in-demand sideman and has worked with Susan Cowsill, John "Papa" Gros, Paul Sanchez, Spencer Bohren, Greg Schatz, Lynn Drury and many others. Awards include the 2020 Offbeat Magazine Best Country/Folk/Singer-Songwriter Artist and Album awards for his 2020 release "Lucky One", a 2014 Big Easy award for best Roots Rock artist and 2010 Big Easy award for Album of the Year. He hosts the weekly “Fireside Chat” webcast every Tuesday night live from the Faraway Lounge at 8pm under his nom de covid “Mister Tuesday Night”. He released his 6th solo record The Recent Future in August 2022.
Grammy Winner Dave Gutter at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, June 3, 2023
All Ages
6-9 PM
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
Showmen's Rest & Forget, Forget w/s/g Rascal Van
Friday, June 2, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
Showmen’s Rest— the indie-rock brainchild of Portland Renaissance man Jimmy Dority— presents an immersive multimedia experience featuring songs of hurt, hope, and healing. Conceived in the isolated tumult of lockdown, the band’s forthcoming album Porch Talk features songwriter Jimmy Dority with a supporting cast of musicians— Mike Effenberger, Nick Phaneuf, Alex Ouellette, and Anthony Branca. ~ Forget, Forget - Indie synth-pop from Portland, ME. Sounds like: if Max Martin produced a Beach House album.
Gina Brown Birthday Bash w/ Euphemia, Gamma Goochies & Alex Fraktman
Saturday, May 27, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$15
Join us to celebrate Portland's own Gina Brown with performances by Euphemia, The Gamma Goochies, Alex Fraktman and more!
Hambone at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, May 27, 2023
All Ages
6-9 PM / FREE
Presented by ARME Group & Sun Tiki Studios at Threshers Brewing Co, 22B Main St N Building 3B, Searsmont, ME
ROUGH FRANCIS with Bait Bag & Mouth Washington
Saturday, May 20, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15
*** MOUTH WASHINGTON ADDED *** Rough Francis are a musically adventurous band from Burlington, VT. Core members Bobby, Julian, and Urian Hackney represent the second generation of unsung Detroit rock pioneers, Death. With Tyler Bolles on bass, the band embraces the same mixture of garage and proto-punk as Death as well as accents of new-wave inspired 80’s hardcore. Joining them are the post-riot grrrl anthems, jagged dance breaks, and tight harmonies of Bait Bag. Founded in 2018 by Fiona Robins, Claire Donnelly, and Courtney Naliboff, BAIT BAG was featured on KEXP’s Sound and Vision Podcast, and has shared the stage with punk and indie legends Deerhoof, Screaming Females, Weakened Friends and more. ~ MOUTH WASHINGTON ~ Staggering, melancholic, full-bore rock and roll. One of Portland Maine's best and most beloved bands of all time.
The Mallett Brothers Band at Threshers Brewing Co
Saturday, May 13, 2023
All Ages
Door 6 / Show 7
An Evening with The Mallet Brothers Band *** at Threshers Brewing Co, 22 Main St N, Searsmont ME *** "FOUNDED IN 2009, THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE LINEUP CHANGES AND STYLISTIC SHIFTS OVER THE YEARS, BUT THEY’VE REMAINED STEADFAST IN DELIVERING HEARTFELT SONGS WITH EMOTIONAL LYRICISM, VIVID IMAGERY, AND DYNAMIC MUSICAL TONES…" - NO DEPRESSION The Mallett Brothers Band is an independent rock and roll / Americana / country band from Maine. Their busy tour schedule since forming in 2009 has helped them to build a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. and beyond while still calling the state of Maine their home. With a style that ranges from alt-country to Americana, country, jam and roots rock, theirs is a musical melting pot that's influenced equally by the singer/songwriter tradition as by harder rock, classic country and psychedelic sounds.
COME with Dumbass Youth and Real Burn
Friday, May 12, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15-$20
Come came into being after a mutual acquaintance invited Brokaw, O'Brien, and Johnson to play with him. Brokaw was playing drums with Codeine, Johnson had previously drummed for Athens, Georgia band Bar-B-Q Killers, and O'Brien had played with two other 1980s Athens bands, Kilkenny Cats and Fashion Battery. After playing one show together, Brokaw, O'Brien, and Johnson decided to split off into their own project and invited Thalia Zedek to join them. In 1992, Come released its debut album, 11:11, on Matador Records. 11:11 received acclaim from both the independent and established media, with David Browne, from Entertainment Weekly, characterizing it as "enthralling, like watching someone howl into a rainstorm." After the release of 11:11, Brokaw left Codeine, devoting himself full-time to Come. Already after the release of the debut album, Come received praise from Dinosaur Jr.'s lead singer J. Mascis, Hüsker Dü's Bob Mould, and Nirvana's frontman Kurt Cobain among many others Throughout its career, Come has supported and toured with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Sugar, Dinosaur Jr, and many other seminal 1990s rock bands. Chavez’s guitar player Matt Sweeney characterized the band as “mind-blowing and one of the best bands ever”. ~~~ DUMBASS YOUTH Imagine a songwriter's workshop hosted by VIP Knoxville magazine, dosed with CIA 'sponsored' LSD, and invaded by the ghosts of Alfred Jarry, Don Rickles, and Paul Lynde. The bassist and guitar player are accomplished musicians, but have been stricken with an amusingly severe case of amnesia which renders them (seemingly) incompetent accompanists. The drummer knows how to play drums, but isn't a drummer. Somehow it all works. The End. P.S. One of the guys used to be in Deerhoof, so they must be good, right? ~~~~ Now REAL BURN from NYC are opening this show! "A 4-piece indie rock band from nyc drawing on midwestern and northeastern influences to shape their take on melodic grunge," Real Burn is a new project featuring Sumner Bright of Plains.
HIRS Collective
Thursday, May 11, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$15
We are excited to have HIRS Collective make a stop at Sun Tiki Studios on their nationwide tour. The HIRS Collective exists to fight for, defend, and celebrate the survival of trans, queer, poc, black, women and any and all other folks who have to constantly face violence, marginalization, and oppression. Joining them is Misery Whip, Lepra and Tossed Aside. This show will be fast and loud and not to be missed!
SeepeopleS w/ Whitney Walker ft. Dana Colley & Brooke Binion
Saturday, May 6, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $13.66~$20
RascalZ RecordZ / ARME Group / Sun Tiki Studios present... SeepeopleS w/ Whitney Walker ft. Dana Colley (Morphine, Vapors of Morphine) Album Release + Brooke Binion (theWorst) solo MAY 6 / SUN TIKI STUDIOS $13.66 ADV / $20 DOOR On May 6, RascalZ RecordZ (in conjunction with Sun Tiki Studios & the ARME Group) is proud to present the anti-genre indie-pranksters, SeepeopleS, alongside Whitney Walker (featuring Dana Colley of Morphine / Vapors of Morphine) and Brooke Binion (theWorst) solo, in celebration of Whitney Walker's album release, A Dog Staring Into a Mirror on the Floor. The small indie label based in Portland, ME has had a monster stretch of late, releasing new albums by all three of their artists between April 2022 and March of 2023, all of whom come together in some formation to perform on May 6th at Sun Tiki Studios in Portland, ME. For more info on RascalZ RecordZ please visit: SOLO.TO/RASCALZ
As Real // This World Has Bees // Ghostegirl
Friday, May 5, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
***Crystal Canyon has had to bow out of this show and Ghostegirl has been added! ~ AS REAL is a portland maine based seismic three-piece rock band combing massive walls of heavy moving sound, washed in colorfull, sometimes haunting melody amongst driven rhythm. michael reid (grand hotel, baltic sea) on vocals and guitar. richard verrill (too late the hero, harbor) on drums. erik tasker (sunset hearts, diomedes) on bass guitar and vocals. the three having crossed paths over the years playing together in and/or along side various bands in the area formed as real back in 2019 and wrapped production on their debut album Marveless in early 2020 right as the world shut down around us. recorded and produced by Kevin Billingslea at Halo Studios, Marveless was released June, ‘20 on all major platforms. given the times, As Real jumped right back into writing and fleshing out album 2, expanding in all directions from where they things off with Marveless, with plans to get back into Halo Studios w/Kevin again later this year.
STEREO DREAMS producer showcase presented by Graphic Melee
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
All Ages
Door 8 / Show 9
Live performances by God.Damn.Chan, Bright Boy, 8 BZA, and Krate Killer after the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux! Hosted by Graphic Melee Wednesday May 3rd. 8pm. $5-$10. Sun Tiki Studios. A monthly all ages music producer showcase highlighting Hip-Hop, Electronic, and R&B producers. Featuring the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux. Every first Wednesday at Sun Tiki Studios 375 Forest Avenue Portland, Maine. Stereo Dreams... Don't Sleep!
ROYAL HAMMER
Saturday, April 29, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8
Join us Saturday, April 29 for a funky reggae party with Portland's own Royal Hammer! (Originally scheduled to be held at the Apohadion.)
LAKE OVER FIRE with Villans & Drifters in Vellichor
Friday, April 28, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$13
We are excited for the return of Portland's own Lake Over Fire, the punk-adjacent indie group fronted by singer Olive Twombly. Described by Bait Bag's Courtney Naliboff as “sneaky doomsday disco”, Lake Over Fire bridges genres and scratches all of the rock and roll itches. Joining them is Villains whose eclectic blend of punk, glam, and hard rock heroism, pays homage to Black Flag, T-Rex and Kyuss, without ever tripping into tribute. Additionally, Nashville's Drifters in Vellichor bring their swagger filled rock and roll to the Sun Tiki stage.
theWorst + The Bumbling Woohas + Milk St. + Rosemary
Saturday, April 22, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15-$20
Hailed by Alternative Press as the "...glorious love child of Joan Jett & Kurt Cobain," theWorst has been on a meteoric rise since their inception. Led by bandleader and true survivor, Brooke Binion, the band has gained a reputation as a one-of-a-kind raucous live act, fueled by an aggressive raw sound, anthemic songs and a brutally honest lyricism that is rare in today's highly commercial and often fabricated mainstream music scene. Having toured nationwide and coast to coast since 2016, theWorst is comprised of Binion on lead vocals and guitar, Will Bradford (SeepeopleS) on bass and Craig Sala (Paranoid Social Club, Kurt Baker, Planeside) on drums. The band earned wide critical acclaim with the release of their debut album Jane Doe Embryo (RascalZRecordZ 2017). In April of 2022, theWorst released their sophomore album Yes Regrets. The album was produced by Will Holland (Pixies, Fall Out Boy) and recorded at the legendary Chillhouse Studios in Boston, MA, and features musical contributions from the likes of Colley, Tony Bevilacqua (The Distillers), Nikki Glaspie (Beyoncé, Nth Power, Maceo Parker, Griz), and Nate Edgar (Nth Power, John Brown’s Body). The album has been featured in Alt-Press, Revolver, Under The Radar, Brooklyn Vegan and Glide Magazine to name a few.
Planetary Access / Lufty / Sarah Violette / Myles Bullen
Friday, April 21, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8
***Originally at the Apohadion, now at Sun Tiki Studios
Confusatron / The Button Men / As Real / Boat Dares
Thursday, April 20, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8
***Originally at the Apohadion, now at Sun Tiki Studios
TWIN GRIZZLY with MEGOG & Thems That Wait
Saturday, April 15, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10-$15
We are excited to welcome back Twin Grizzly to the Sun Tiki Stage. Twin Grizzly is a face-melting rock band from Portland. They're no frills, no gimmicks and no egos- just ROCK. Joining them will be Portland’s blackened metal band MEGOG and Maine metal/stoner rock power trio Thems That Wait.
COYOTE ISLAND with Skosh
Friday, April 14, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15
Coyote Island is the musical vision of producer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mike O’Hehir. For many years Mike travelled the country with guitar in hand collecting sounds and ideas. Upon returning home to Maine, he began the process of pouring his heart into recordings. With roots in folk music, the sound quickly expanded into a new genre-bending realm of psychedelic indie. Mike assembled a band of brothers in order to capture the expansive soundscape in a live setting. From this, Coyote Island was born. With the release of their first hit single “Here Before”, the band quickly gained fans around the globe. Their live performance has been called both “electric” and “transportive”. With good vibrations, dancey grooves, and tropical psychedelia, Coyote Island offers you a sonic vacation from the doldrums of existence. ~ AND we are excited to announce SKOSH as direct support for Coyote Island. With an eclectic blend of influences that combine “just a little bit” of everything, SKOSH has gained a reputation for their driving, funky tunes and live improvisations.
A Celebration of the Life of Aron Werman
Saturday, April 8, 2023
All Ages
Door 5 PM / Event 6 PM / $10-$20
Aron Werman was a lifelong musician, an amazing Father and a beloved friend who was a staple of the Maine music community for many years. Join us to celebrate Aron's life with live music, friends and family. Admission and any additional donations will go directly to benefit Aron's teenage son.
PINK NAVEL with Altered Gee & Won Pound
Friday, April 7, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
Pink Navel is a non binary rapper originally based out of the South Shore of MA, but has relocated to Maine to join Ruby Yacht at their headquarters. As a self proclaimed Nintendo and Disney collector, Navel's music tends to blend the carefree cadence of cartoons with introspective lyrics on gender identity and mental health. Joining Pink Navel are Maine's own Altered Gee & Won Pound.
STEREO DREAMS
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
All Ages
Door 8 / Show 9 / $5-$10
Producer showcase presented by Graphic Melee w/ Goiter, Molkromatic, and Spriggan after the "Pass The Aux Cord" producer open aux.
GOD-EMPEROR PENGUIN with Serling & Stasis
Saturday, April 1, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $12-$15
Come celebrate 5 years of SUN TIKI STUDIOS with two nights of local rock mayhem featuring Max and Zach Hansen of Mouth Washington with Max fronting GOING2HELL Friday and Zach fronting GOD-EMPEROR PENGUIN on Saturday! ~ God-Emperor Penguin was born during the earlier months of the pandemic. With more free time than usual, three friends came together to play the kind of music that we all agreed simply felt good to play - slow, heavy, and cathartic. Without the pressure of upcoming shows for the foreseeable future, it was easy to spend time together doing something that felt good, and God-Emperor Penguin slowly grew from there. The results were doomy and dreamy- inspired by the epic poem The Conference of the Birds, a story that they all related to in some way. These songs came together to form Peregrine Mountain. Joining them are two Maine bands: Serling- Twilight Zone inspired mathcore, and Stasis a melodic but mind-crushingly heavy band.
Spall / GOING2HELL / Paul Jarvis of Scissorfight
Friday, March 31, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $10 / $18 PASS
Come celebrate 5 years of SUN TIKI STUDIOS with two nights of local rock mayhem featuring Max and Zach Hansen of Mouth Washington with Max fronting GOING2HELL Friday and Zach fronting GOD-EMPEROR PENGUIN on Saturday! $18 flat gets you both nights! ~ SPALL is Ian Smith and Jack Blagdon of Sun Tiki Studios ~ uncategorizable guitar and drum duo. ~ GOING2HELL is the unholy alliance of members of Mouth Washington, $300, An Anderson, and approximately 20 other local legends. In their short life as a high concept rock outfit, they've developed a rabid fanbase of self-proclaimed "meatheads" and started online beefs with nearly every band in a 30 mile radius. They were voted "Portland, Maine's Most Dangerous Band" by a jury of their peers. ~ PAUL JARVIS is the bass player for the legendary band Scissorfight.
CHRIS BROKAW with An Anderson and That Hideous Sound
Saturday, March 25, 2023
All Ages
Door 7 / Show 8 / $15
Chris Brokaw’s resume over the past 25 years reads like a “who’s who” of indie rock alumni. Starting out as the founding member of Codeine and then fronting rock mainstay Come, Brokaw has established himself as a Renaissance man of songwriting. Since he’s collaborated over the years with Liz Phair, John McEntire (Tortoise), Rhys Chatham, Evan Dando, Glenn Jones, Thurston Moore, and even briefly with GG Allin, it is sometimes easier to list who Chris Brokaw hasn’t collaborated with rather than everyone who has crossed his path. After his time with Come, Brokaw lent his talents to bands such as Pullman, Consonant, and The New Year, and as a member of Dirtmusic alongside Hugo Race of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Local support from math rock heroes An Anderson and solo electric wizard That Hideous Sound make this a killer must-see event.
