Porchfest Performer Schedule, Bios & Music
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12:15pm - Kick-off Parade! Followed by Commencement at 12:45pm at Brentwood/Best Street. Parade starts at Stevens/Brentwood St intersection and proceeds 2 blocks to Best St. All are welcome to join! Bring your noise makers, costumes & fun spirit!
1pm Music Begins! Performers listed below alphabetically in 4 hourly time slots.
1pm
1. Becca Biggs - 123 Mabel St, click here for their music. Indie rock/ alt country artist Becca Biggs has become known for her heartfelt storytelling and signature blend of grit and warmth. Drawing from country, Americana, Folk, Pop, and Rock, Biggs and her band—J.R. Braugh (guitar), Sam Yawdik (drums), and Zack Bence (bass)—craft a sound that’s expansive yet intimate.
2. Colliders - 54 Richardson St. Oldies and favorites
3. Flying Crowbar - 18 - 20 New St, click here for their music. Original singer-songwriter. Shades of Nick Cave and Eilen Jewell
4. Glassfishis - 117 Alba St, click here for their music. Dynamic Alt-Psychedelia
5. Gray Matters - 3 Hyde St. Acoustic guitars and harmony vocals, performing mostly our own original songs plus a few songs by other artists, with flavors of rock and blues.
6. Honeytones - 86 Brentwood St, click here for their music. The Honey Tones perform a sweet blend of vocal harmonies and groove instrumental accompaniment. Each member brings different musical styles to the band ranging from swing, blues, jazz, and folk songs from various genres and instrumental ensembles. The band’s sound is best described as an eclectic mix of popular and lesser-known “rooty”, blues, swing and R&B songs from various genres. Their set list includes a pleasing combination of original, old, new, and undiscovered tunes just right for any occasion.
7. Ideal Maine Social Aid & Sanctuary Band - 118 Brentwood St, click here for their music. The Ideal Maine Social Aid and Sanctuary Band is a community brass band that welcomes players of all levels. They are regulars in public spaces around Portland and the local pep-band at progressive rallies of all kinds. Get ready for New Orleans Second Line, street band funk and a few pop tunes thrown in for good measure!
8. James Day Leavitt - 42 Alba St, click here for their music. James Day Leavitt is a Portland based musician making introspective and innovative acoustic based folk songs with poetic lyrics a touch of avant-garde sensibility.
9. Maine Academy of Modern Music (MAMM) Open Stage - 88 Mabel St, click here for their music. Come rock out on the MAMM stage! We'll provide the backline, you provide the music. All ages welcome.
10. Marlena Fulton - 127 Leland St. 13 year old singer/songwriter playing mostly covers and some originals on keyboard and guitar.
11. Redemption - 46 Leonard St. Redemption is an eclectic group of musicians celebrating traditional African rhythms with a blend of modern instrumentation and arrangements. The infectious sounds we make inspire all that watch to dance and sing along, with a little encouragement. Come dig our groove.
12. Space Fog - 19 Crosby St, click here for their music. Space Fog is a creativity collective (founded in 2020) which seeks to reduce barriers around collaborative creativity. We host jams, DIY recording sessions, and more, remaining focused on process over product. Chat with us to find out how YOU can contribute to the collective.
13. Taiko Maine Dojo - 55 Hamblet Ave, click here for their music. Taiko Maine Dojo is a multi-generational, multicultural community drumming group from Portland, Maine. Founded in 2006, we aim to share Japanese culture via the unifying spirit of kumi-daiko.
14. The FLUKES - 86 Leland St, click here for their music. The FLUKES, Fun-Loving Ukulele Society, boast a membership of over 30 ukulele musicians. They’ve built a repertoire from many different musical genres, practicing, playing and most of all having a lot of fun. Repertoire ranges from Bach, to the Beatles, and beyond, appealing to audiences of all ages. Their mission is to bring ukulele music and song to Maine audiences, traveling far and wide, in all four seasons, bringing smiles and laughter to appreciative audiences.
15. Why Whisper - 251 Pleasant Ave, click here for their music. Covering classics and current tunes, with originals sprinkled in. Matured, crisp delivery and harmonies throughout. We may just throw a few surprises in.
16. Yard Sauce - 33 Brentwood St, click here for their music. YARD SAUCE is a Maine-based, acoustic string trio featuring Chris Moore (mandolins and vocals), Jeff Christmas (guitar and vocals) and Callie Brennan (fiddle and vocals). Their dynamic live performances draw from the group’s eclectic musical tastes, diverse regional traditional music influences, and a deep catalog of original songs. Old-time, bluegrass, country and folk traditions (including traditional Shaker music) are all part of the mix in every live set. The trio trades off on lead vocal and harmony duties, delivering arrangements of traditional and original tunes with their distinctive, down-to-earth authenticity combined with virtuosic instrumental skills.
2pm
1. 3rd Shelf Kava - 25 Bedell St, click here for their music. Emerging from the coastal pulse of Portland, Maine, 3rd Self Kava (often abbreviated as 3SK) is a post-punk/alternative wave rock band blending melodic depth with a gritty, raw edge. Formed in 2022, the band is known for their immersive soundscapes and emotionally charged live performances. After solidifying their sound through months of writing and rehearsal, 3rd Self Kava released their debut EP "Tide Dream" in 2025. The record captures the band’s signature style: lush yet aggressive, introspective yet anthemic. Tracks from Tide Dream feature layered guitar work, tight rhythm section, and emotionally resonant vocals.
2. Benny Griffin - 542 Stevens Ave, click here for their music. Singer/songwriter that alternates between piano and guitar. Music is mostly folky with some indie/alt country and soul vibes, depending on the instrument. It’s all a collage inspired by the artists I grew up on and the music that makes Maine unique.
3. Cold Creeps - 91 Brentwood St, click here for their music. Shoegaze grunge. We've been told we remind folks of the pixies.
4. Cosmic Ramblers - 27 Brentwood St, click here for their music. The Cosmic Ramblers are a 5 piece jam-style cover band that plays a variety of Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Phish, Rolling Stones, some funk, and a few originals.
5. Ellie and Bella Anne - 12 Crosby St.
6. End of the Day - 137 Brentwood St. We are a group of friends in high school who like to play Jazz, Blues, and songs from the 1970s to the present.
7. Ferry Beach String Band - 235 Pleasant Ave. Ferry Beach String Band is a down-home Old Time fiddle and banjo duo who rocks unknown lyrics and joyfully plays with a percussive, foot-stepping style.
8. First in Maths - 60 Brentwood St, click here for their music. First in Maths, Portland, Maine’s indie rock gem, delivers punchy riffs, dancey beats, and memorable hooks. While the UK-inspired Maths nods to influences from Britpop and garage rock, their catalog balances 90’s alt-indie nostalgia, 2000’s dance rock sweat, and trying-not-to-jam-band-but-damn-we-can-jam. Captivating block parties, house parties, and Portland bars, four guys singing about Cherry Coke wear their hearts on their flannel sleeves.
9. HERYN - 107 Leland St, click here for their music. HERYN is an alt-pop/EDM producer and singer-songwriter, appealing to fans of Grimes, Aurora, and Florence + the Machine. Her energetic live performances blend acoustic guitar with electronic music. Her setlists combine original music & modern reinterpretations of classics from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, for a nostalgia-driven experience designed for audience connection and dance.
10. Hussey Sound - 86 Best St, click here for their music. Hussey Sound is a sneak rock band from Portland, Maine, with folksy originals and creative covers.
11. Maine Academy of Modern Music (MAMM) Open Stage - 88 Mabel St, click here for their music. Come rock out on the MAMM stage! We'll provide the backline, you provide the music. All ages welcome.
12. Pat Barceleau - 18 - 20 New St, click here for their music. Pat Barceleau is a musician based out of Portland, Maine. He started playing music after a major injury when he had nothing to do but sit around and learn guitar. Now he writes and performs original folk music reflecting on his life and the struggles we all go through.
13. Sean Mencher and his Guitar, 127 Leland St, click here for their music. Fingerpickin' guitar
14. silhouette - 53 Leland St.
15. The John Buffalo Project - 55 Hamblet Ave, click here for their music. I have played Portland Porchfest 4 times. I play a mix of classic rock, funk, country, reggae, and 90's/2000's.
16. The Lion Sisters - 115 Mabel St, click here for their music. The Lion Sisters are a sibling duo from New Hampshire known for their tight harmonies and natural musical synchronicity. With Josi on fiddle and vocals and Lily on guitar and vocals, their sound blends folk and bluegrass with Irish fiddle, vintage country, and subtle pop and rock influences—creating a warm, contemporary style that’s distinctly their own. Raised on a small family farm, the sisters draw inspiration from their rural surroundings, weaving nature and authenticity into their songwriting and visual identity.
17. van Voorst Jazz Group - 11 Richardson St, click here for their music. Jan van Voorst has been a musician and drummer in the New England area for over 30 years, leading his own groups and performing as a sideman across jazz, funk, and rock. The van Voorst Jazz group has taken many forms over the last 20 years — from organ-drums driven duos and small straight-ahead groups to outside jazz with hints of the hard sounds of the 60s and 70s.
18. Wayne Street - 15 Newman St, click here for their music. We look like a bluegrass band, but we play a mix of 80's and 90's crowd-pleasing covers, originals, and party time singalong anthems.
3pm
1. 2nd Chance UKE Band - 117 Alba St, click here for their music. The 2nd Chance UKE Band has been performing for an array of audiences throughout Maine the past several years. Great friends and dedicated musicians, we play a variety of music to include light rock, country classics, blues, swing, folk and of course a special set of Hawaiian Music that includes several original songs written by Rene a member of our group. We are unique, dynamic and create a great connection with live audiences in many different settings. Aloha nui loa.
2. Allons-Z! - 251 Pleasant Ave. Based in Portland, Maine, Allons-Z! is dedicated to sharing the lively exuberance of traditional French Canadian fiddle music. Our current lineup features 3 fiddles accompanied by bouzouki, accordion, tenor banjo and the foot percussion that characterizes the unique style of Quebecois and Acadian dance music. Guaranteed to get your toes tapping! Musicians: Patrick Foley: Accordion, Kevin Johannen: Fiddle, Seth Moore: Tenor Banjo, Mike Petrozzini: Bouzouki and Feet, Patrice Rossi: Fiddle, Martha Winn: Fiddle
3. Andrew Potter - 542 Stevens Ave, click here for their music. Andrew Potter hails from Jamestown Rhode Island, and delivers great syncopated finger-style guitar, and stride piano songs in blues, jazz, folk and rock genres. He performs his Andrew Potter hails from Jamestown Rhode Island, and delivers great syncopated finger-style guitar, and stride piano songs in blues, jazz, folk and rock genres. He performs his shows at bars, clubs, hotels and other venues in New England and the San Francisco Bay Area. His current album, “I Haunt My Own House”, is co-written with his long time cohort Mr. Wheeler Cole. Potter's driving syncopated guitar style and Cole's snarky and sublime lyrics create vivid musings on family, love, hope, fate and regret.
4. Custom House Gang - 43 Richardson St. Custom House Gang have been playing weekly gig in Portland’s Old Port for many years. On guitars, fiddle, and harmonica, they play and sing Americana: blues, country, folk, bluegrass, old folk-rock, swing, and other tunes that strike their fancy by the likes of Dylan, the Band, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Reed, Merle Haggard, John Prine, John Hurt, Fred McDowell, and Johnny Cash, to name just a few.
5. Duane Asdourian & Russ Mason - 240 Pleasant Ave, click here for their music. Original with guitar & Harmonica
6. Jason Lambert - 12 Crosby St, click here for their music. Jason Lambert is a Portland resident; born and raised in the city. He has been playing around town for twenty years. He writes and performs mellow acoustic music inspired by both the past and the present, from Bob Dylan and the Beatles to Prince and Bruce Springsteen, as well as the pop and rock music of today.
7. Jim Gallant - 127 Leland St, click here for their music. I perform throughout New England on acoustic guitar I have 5 published cd’s which you can access on pandora and other streaming platforms also have over 100 videos on my you tube page Jim Gallant music.
8. John Sayles / The Franklin Farm - 522 Stevens Ave (Lincoln Middle School south side), click here for their music. John Sayles is a Portland-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His recordings (as The Franklin Farm) can be eclectic, but for live performance, John sticks with the “guy with an acoustic guitar” approach, with a folky sound tinged with country and indie rock.
9. Juniper Ginger - 18-20 New St, click here for their music. Folk singer/songwriter
10. Maine Academy of Modern Music (MAMM), Open Stage - 88 Mabel St, click here for their music. Come rock out on the MAMM stage! We'll provide the backline, you provide the music. All ages welcome.
11. Portland Conservatory of Music - 67 Brentwood St, click here for their music.
12. The Drop Sets & Maternal iNSYNC - 33 Brentwood St, click here for The Drop Sets music, click here for Maternal iNSYNC music. The Drop Sets play indie punk vibes. Maternal iNSYNC is an a cappella group based in the Deering Center neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Formed in the summer of 2021, we are 6 moms and friends who love singing together. We arrange and sing a wide variety of songs from oldies and traditional songs to contemporary pop.
13. Uncle Allen's - 62 Alba St, click here for their music. Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy-based band. Exploring the human condition with Allen's as our muse.
14. ZEME LIBRE - 128 Brentwood St, click here for their music. ZEME LIBRE is a vibrant New England-based band that has been captivating audiences for over a decade with their high-energy fusion of Afrobeat, reggae, ska, and funk, renowned for dynamic live performances and a powerful, immersive sound. Comprised of seasoned musicians who have shared stages with legendary acts like Michael Franti, Toots and the Maytals, and The Wailers, they generate a powerful, immersive sound that energizes audiences at venues and festivals alike.
4pm
1. Albacapella - 522 Stevens Ave (Lincoln Middle School south side). A capella octet -- mostly from the neighborhood -- coming together to perform vocal music from the Renaissance through the 21st century!
2. BhavaVibe Rhythm Tribe - 55 Hamblet Ave, click here for their music. BHAVA is the Vibrational State of being immersed in Devotion and ecstatic Celebration of LIFE (Love In Full Expression). BHAVA-VIBE RHYTHM TRIBE brings the power of music, rhythm, community dance and creative expression to a powerful multi-sensory experience intended to inspire and encourage people of all ages to express and embody more FUN, JOY and connections in their lives and with each other.
3. Biz Turkey - 38 Leonard St, click here for their music. Blending pessimistic pop instincts with electric, guitar-driven indie rock, Biz Turkey evokes the melodic melancholy of Built to Spill and Grandaddy, filtered through the cracked optimism of coastal Maine.
4. Brady’s Grownup Time - 24 Brentwood St, click here for their music. BRADY’S GROWNUP TIME is Maine’s premier one man band rock & roll extravaganza! Drawing inspiration from 60’s garage rock, Dick Van Dyke in “Mary Poppins,” and insistence that this is not a mid-life-crisis, BRADY pours all he has into the craft of melting faces and aggressively tickling ear-holes. He sings! He strums! He drums! And does it all with a thick layer of fuzz, AND MORE! Tune your receivers for low budget fun, because BRADY’S GROWNUP TIME is a show that you just don’t want to miss!
5. Gunther Brown - 30 Richardson St, click here for their music. Gunther Brown is a four-piece roots rock Americana band from Portland. Performing and recording since 2009, Gunther Brown returned in 2025 after a five-year hiatus.
6. Heather Lynn - 156 Brentwood St, click here for their music. Virginia-born songwriter Heather Lynn creates music that melds humor, nostalgia, vulnerability, with roots in nature. Her latest release "Narrows" features seven songs reminiscent of classic folk fingerstyle tunes, indie rock anthems, and pining solo ballads. Her performances have been compared to the likes of Patsy Cline, Weyes Blood, and Feist.
7. Holly Rose - 230 Pleasant, click here for their music. Holly Rose is 13 years old. She has been performing live since she was 10. She won Decma two summers ago and represented Maine at Nacmai in Tennessee. She won first place in the national song writer category. She won her opening night at the Studio Portlands song writer competition at the Thirsty Pig. She won first place at Greelys got Talent 2025. She performs the breaks for acts such as Swipe Left, Anthony Saint Peter and David Jacques. She currently has around 34 covers and 7 originals in her repertoire. She loves to perform live.
8. Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble - 91 Brentwood St, click here for their music. Founded in 2018 by Eric LaPerna, the Maine Middle Eastern Ensemble performs Arabic, Turkish, and Armenian music from art, classical, folk, and Sufi traditions. You can find them playing across Maine, including their regular residency at Blue in Portland every first Wednesday.
9. Myles Bullen - 127 Leland St, click here for their music. Rainbow rap folk punk.
10. Nell and Mari - 53 Brentwood St. Hi! Join us for some acoustic, folksy covers and a little bit of our original music! We’re rising seniors at Portland High School, and we’re here with our guitars to play upbeat, americana style music. Check us out for a good time!
11. NuSchlippers - 74 Best St. We started as a band with Maine Academy of Modern Music (we still have lessons with them, and we practice/play on our own) we are starting to book our own gigs. We play rock, funk, soul, taste of country and a little pop (covers).
12. Plague Dad - 101 Alba St, click here for their music. Grungefolk -- if Woodie Guthrie played Black Flag songs, it'd sound like this.
13. Prairie-Music - 12 Crosby St, click here for their music. I've been singing and playing folk-songs for 50+ years. I play hammered dulcimer, guitar and sing in the style of Gordon Bok or Pete Seager.
14. Rocket Burns - 115 Mabel St, click here for their music. Rough blues/ electric folk and spoken word
15. sparrow - 132 Brentwood St, click here for their music. chamber folk music ~ fun, fervent, and a little fierce ~ cello, harp, banjo, guitar, mandolin, etc
16. Starling, 18 - 20 New St, click here for their music. I'm a 15 year old singer songwriter who wants to change the world through her music.
17. The Bells - 114 Leland St. One to three generations of Bells performing songs you know and love (or at least like).
18. Tree Willow - 3 Hyde St, click here for their music. Folk rock, contemporary folk. Tree Willow brings a blend of original folk-rock and thoughtfully chosen covers rooted in spirit and community to the stage, weaving together stories and rhythms that invite you to connect with your surroundings.