Music Venues
Asylum
121 Center Street
(207) 772-8274
www.portlandasylum.com
The Big Easy
55 Market Street
(207) 775-2266
www.bigeasyportland.com
One of the best spots to catch a show in Portland. Right in the Old Port. Portland's favorite 80's band, The Awesome, takes up residence there every month or so.
Cumberland County Civic Center
44 Spring Street
(207) 775-3458
www.theciviccenter.com
Home of the Pirates, Oz-fest and country B listers. Have yet to find a concert worth going to in this 70's throwback of a civic center.
Empire Dine and Dance
575 Congress Street
(207) 879-8988
www.portlandempire.com
Portland's newest spot for live music. Built out of the shell of an old bank in the Arts District. Bar and restaurant on the first floor and a large venue upstairs. Old wooden floors, exposed beams and a bunch of diner style stools along one wall make this one of the more unique spots to watch a show in Portland. The small home-made stage in the corner lends the space an informal feel and the large bar at the back ensures that guests are well libated.
Geno's
625 Congress Street
(207) 221-2382
www.myspace.com/genosrockclub
Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
(207) 842-0800
www.porttix.com
A 3 level, ornate theater attached to City Hall. Host to a slew of plays, classical music and the occasional big name. By far the most refined venue on the peninsula. You stay classy, Portland.
North Star Cafe
(207) 699-2994
www.northstarmusiccafe.com
Part coffee spot, part organic lunch place, part bar, part venue. They get an interesting mix of poetry slams and aucusitc artists.
One Longfellow Square
181 State Street
(207) 761-1757
www.onelongfellowsquare.com
Space
538 Congress Street
(207) 828-5600
www.space538.org
Gallery by day, venue by night. They bring in interesting films, local favorites and national acts. The backdrop can't be beat. The walls are cramed art and there is a small bar in the corner that serves local micros and the requisite PBR.
Zero Station
222 Anderson Street
(207) 347-7000
www.zerostation.com
