TIX $20 ADV, $25 DOOR | 8PM | ALL-AGES
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Hayley Jane Band returns to Portland, ME on April 24th to perform an all-ages concert at Bayside Bowl w/s/gs Alma June & the Persian Cats | 8pm
ABOUT HAYLEY JANE ( hayleyjane.com )
Hayley pulls inspiration from a variety of styles, including 60s + 70s rock + pop, musical theater, folk, blues, soul, psychedelic, funk + bluegrass. Just as varied, are the many ways she can captivate an audience. Whether the concentrated potency of her solo acoustic performance, the explosive energy + movement of her full band shows, or one of her theatrical performances, she always brings the charisma, humor + passion to move an audience.
Her music has been praised by a wide range of musicians, producers + music lovers alike, for successfully combining a diverse sound with clever, over-the-top lyrics + Vaudevillian-style storytelling. Hayley reawakens her audiences to the wild parts of themselves, great medicine for these modern times.
ABOUT ALMA JUNE & THE PERSIAN CATS ( almajuneandthepersiancats.com )
Formed in 2024 as a group of music students at the University of Southern Maine who bonded over a mutual appreciation for bending genres and defying the expectations of conventional songwriting. Soon after their inception, they won the college’s annual Battle of the Bands competition, which earned them an appearance on WMPG’s long-running radio show Local Motives. Their captivating live-on-air performance got them on the radar of Equal Measure Arts, a local nonprofit who supported the band in recording their debut album at Monaco Studios from 2024–2025, as they developed their sound and fleshed out their line-up. The group’s sonic palette is an eclectic blend of musical styles that breaks down rigid genre boundaries. Although it never sidesteps nostalgia, their inventive sound is difficult to compare. The seven-piece features jazz-influenced vocals; classical fingerstyle guitar; neo-romantic viola stylings that weave into free-flowing beats; and intricate upright bass lines juxtaposed with a mournful multi-phonic horn section. In the band’s first year, they performed for enthusiastic audiences at many local venues, including SPACE Gallery and regular appearances at the Apohadion. They have also participated in fundraiser showcases for Equal Measure Arts at Mayo Street Arts, Blue Portland Maine (in partnership with WMPG), and All Roads Music Festival.