Aura Maine

Luckily, our friend and longtime Blimpster, Joe Royland of Gorham was right in front of the stage. He's been a HUGE fan of Cheap Trick since the beginning and his great shots of this beloved band really show that.

Who's ready to sing along with one of the most powerful metal voices ever to I Remember You, 18 & Life, Youth Gone Wild and more at the top of their lungs? Let's do this!

The audience got to hear the live debut of Black Dog, Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, and Going to California that night. Those wicked lucky Zep fans saw them perform these new songs 8 months before the release of the upcoming fourth album that would be released the following November. Wowza!

They last melted faces in the summer of 2013 at Asylum which is now of course, AURA and that's where these Sacramento legends will be this spring.

Hey, if you're gonna have the balls to be an Eagles tribute band, you better be good. The Dark Desert Eagles do it right and with a great sense of humor too.

Today we celebrate another great show from way-back at the Civic Center. 30 years ago, George Thorogood brought the boogie to Portland with the Destroyers on the Born to Be Bad tour on March 7, 1988.

On March 5, 1971, Zep went back to the clubs they started out in and gave fans the deal of a 1968 ticket price to show their gratitude for the early believers.

Maybe you caught them live in the WBLM Studio yesterday on the Afternoon Express? Everywhere we went last night, Blimpsters told us it sounded amazing! This definitely a fun and faithful presentation. These guys are bringing us back to 1977 with the look and sound of The Eagles in the era of Hotel California.

We count 5 trips to Maine from  George Thorogood over the years. His first concert in Blimpville was at the Expo in 1985 on the Maverick tour. The next time he brought the show to Portland with the Destroyers happened on the Born to Be Bad tour in 1988.

Using everything from buckets to power tools, the music group Recycled Percussion is coming to Portland next month and they have Northeast roots.