If you are a fan of music, coming to Unity isn’t really bad at all.

As I have blogged about before, we have local artists come through live on Wednesdays to campus twice a month, sometimes even more. The best part about these concerts; they’re free. These are really cool events because from bluegrass to hip-hop we have local artists trying to get their name out.

Lets say you don’t like local, and you like main stream, no problem. Waterfront Concerts is a huge venue in Bangor. Yes, it is a tiny bit of a drive to get there, but there isn’t anywhere in Maine where you can go unless it is a bit of a drive. Big named artists from Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg to Zac Brown Band to Beach Boys to Jason Aldean all come here to perform.

Want more info and a line up of events? I got that for you http://waterfrontconcerts.com/

Don’t like Big Named Artists? Like Underground? No problem. SPACE Gallery in Portland has Alternative and Underground scene where artists like B. Dolan (From Providence, RI one of my personal favorites and a local to me) and Shonen Knife all the way from Japan. Also, local big names go throgh this venue frequently.

You want more information, right? No problem. I got that. http://www.space538.org/eventsbytype.php?cat=2

Okay, so you can’t find anything you want at those two venues? I understand. That is why Portland has State Theatre. Here, bands like Michael Franti + Spearhead, Atmosphere, Matisyahu, Dirty Heads, Mumford and Sons, Anthrax and Girl Talk play here.

Here’s more information on that – http://www.statetheatreportland.com/

You want to know the distance between campus and these venues? I google-mapped it all already for you:

Bangor Waterfront Concerts – 1 hour

Portland Space Gallery – 1 hour 45 minutes including traffic

Portland Stage Theatre – 1 hour 45 minutes including traffic. Right down the street from Space Gallery!

Really, that is not that bad, considering it takes about 35 minutes just to get to Waterville.

Also, word around the town is that if you pay close attention to Colby College, some great artists roll through there!

But I get it. I can’t tell you everything you need to know about the music scene. Let me refer to you to someone who can: Meg Fournier. Meg is the new Manager and Public Arts Coordinator for the Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts (UCCPA). She kindly told me where to get some information to follow great bands of all different genres coming in and out of the Waldo County area. She told me to check out an awesome blog called Hillytown.com that you should also check out. Oh, did I forget to mention she leads the team to the Belfast Free Range Music Festival? Find out more about that awesomeness here : http://freerangemusicfestival.com/.

Definitely keep track of who she is bringing in to the UCCPA here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Unity-College-Centre-for-the-Performing-Arts/38640143308

Now it is time for you to speak on this.

 

PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS BELOW OF YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS OR ARTISTS YOU WOULD RECOMMEND!

 

Now Playing On My iTunes/iPod –          Artist: Pierce The Veil        Song: She Makes Dirty Words Sound Pretty