Upcoming Events
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Upcoming Events The Hill Arts

The World Famous Grassholes
The World Famous Grassholes play 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 original compositions, classics, and cool covers.

Chris Duarte: Blues and Rock Virtuoso
Firebrand blues guitarist Chris Duarte dropped his sophomore album, Texas Sugar Strat Magik, in 1994, and it sold an excess of 100,000 units. It was a big success for amodern blues album. Duarte went onto win the highly coveted “Best New Talent” in Guitar Player’s Reader’s Poll, and he finished fourth in the magazine’s “Best Blues Guitarist” category, behind legends Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and B.B. King.

Memphis Lightning
Sweettone Recording Artist and International touring act Memphis Lighting is a force to be reckoned with!

Denny Breau LIVE
Whether on guitar or banjo, there aren’t many better pickers than Denny Breau

Ball In The House A Cappella Group
Ball in the House is a R&B, Soul, Pop a cappella group based out of Boston whose high-energy shows have audiences singing, dancing, beat-boxing along and absolutely amazed at the power of the human voice!

Cattle Call LIVE
Veteran Maine country-folk band Cattle Call will be at The Hill Arts celebrating the 25th anniversary release of their iconic CD “Good Life”. The band, which features the original songs of front-man Mark Farrington, has been playing live shows in Maine since 1992 but this will mark their first Portland appearance in five years!

Magic 8 Ball Winter Solstice Concert
As the days grow shorter and the year draws to a close Ben Hunsberger, Ted DeMille, and Chris Dombrowski have prepared a unique and compelling collection of songs that celebrate the Winter Solstice-designed to entertain and inspire during the holiday season.

Dave Rovics Bearing Witness World Tour
David Rovics is a songwriter, musician, writer and podcaster based in Portland, Oregon.


Alex Lopez and The Xpress and Memphis Lighting
2 nationally touring artists join forces to create a special rocking blues show - Billboard chart topping artist The Alex Lopez Xpress(ALX) AND Sweetone recording artist Memphis Lightning. It's called the Lightning Xpress tour:Two bands, one stage, one electrifying concert experience...with each band performing an individual set and then seamlessly coming together to perform a set of classic rock/blues songs.

Bombay Rickey LIVE in Concert
Praised as “a true treat for the adventurous ear” (TimeOut NY), Bombay Rickey is a five-piece band with a unique sound evocative of 1960s movie soundscapes. The group plays both covers and original music that borrow equally from the worlds of cumbia, surf rock, Bollywood, spaghetti-Western, balanced out with soaring operatic vocals.

Shane's Teeth, Take Two, more songs and stories of Ireland's greatest punk poet, Shane MacGowan
Shane's Teeth, Take Two, a soulful night of songs penned by legendary Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, Ireland’s greatest punk poet.

Peter Gallway and The Real Band Featuring Larry John McNally
Peter Gallway and the Real Band.

Barney Martin performs the songs of James Taylor
Barney Martin performs the songs of James Taylor

Shane MacGowan’s Teeth: A tribute to Ireland’s greatest raconteur and his smile
Kick off St. Patrick’s Day week with a soulful night of songs penned by legendary Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, Ireland’s most storied and respected musical storyteller.

Rod Picott and Sara Cox LIVE in concert
Join us for one spectacular evening of music featuring singer-songwriters Sara Cox and Rod Picott - LIVE in concert

The Unfinished Blues Band
The Unfinished Blues Band is Rob Babson, Dean Clegg and Troy R. Bennett. They started rocking high school dances, barbecues, band battles and all-night parties around their high school in Maine. Now, after a three-decade hiatus, they're back together as the Unfinished Blues Band — because they’re not done yet.

Kate Schrock and Glen DaCosta
Kate Schrock's most recent album, the musical and lyrical themes that simmer within the soul of Invocation were borne out of several inspiring journeys made to Jamaica for the purpose of recording between 2004 and 2006 while being accompanied by good friend Glen DaCosta.

Peter Gallway and The Real Band Featuring Larry John McNally
Peter Gallway and the Real Band. With special guest Larry John McNally.