DaPonte String Quartet. Photo by Stuart Nudelman
DaPonte String Quartet
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Union Church, South Bristol; 7:30 p.m. Friday, St. Paul’s Union Chapel, Waldoboro; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Ocean View Grange, Tenants Harbor, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Denmark Arts Center, Denmark. $20, $25. daponte.org
You’ve got four chances to see DaPonte String Quartet perform in the coming days. You’ll hear the sweet sounds of cellist Myles Jordan, violinists Ferdinand “Dino” Liva and Lydia Forbes and violist Kirsten Monke as they play Mozart & Brahms Clarinet Quintets. They’ll be joined by guests Mark Simons on clarinet and Alexander Romanul on violin, making the shows all the more enchanting.
Jack Antonoff of Bleachers. agwilson/Shutterstock.com
Bleachers
7 p.m. Friday. Thompson’s Point, Portland, $50 in advance, $55 day of show, 3 and under free. statetheatreportland.com
When he’s not busy winning Grammys for producing records for artists like Taylor Swift and St. Vincent, Jack Antonoff keeps busy with his own projects, including Bleachers. The band, also featuring Mainer Evan Smith, put out its debut album, “Strange Desire,” in 2014, home to the feel-good anthem “I Wanna Get Better.” Two have followed, including last year’s “Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night.” Singer-songwriter Beabadoobee opens the show.
Jennifer Porter. Photo by Dana Packard
Jennifer Porter
7:30 p.m. Saturday. Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills, $15. sacorivertheatre.org
Before she heads to Europe for a string of performances in August, see Jennifer Porter live in Bar Mills. The singer and pianist will be joined by guitarist George Naha, Damon Banks on bass and drummer Dana Packard. Last year, Porter released the wonderful, upbeat album “Sun Come and Shine,” and it bursts with roots, blues and jazz on songs like “When It’s All Been Said And Done,” “Stop Your Talkin'” and “Bitter New York Night.”
Johnny A. Photo courtesy of the artist
From A. to Beatles featuring Johnny A.
8 p.m. Saturday. One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $25. onelongfellowsquare.com
Boston-based guitarist and bandleader Johnny A. is bringing some of his musically astute friends with him to play an entire evening of Beatles tunes. After years of playing with other artists, including Peter Wolf, Johnny forged ahead with a solo career in 1999 and has released a handful of albums. For this night, however, it’ll be all about the Fab Four, and you can expect to hear tunes representing all the eras of Paul, John, George and Ringo.
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