Portland, Maine: The Face-Melting City Elvis Left at the Altar

Sound of Our Town

In our series premiere, host Will Dailey takes you on a musical tour of Portland, Maine—the city Elvis was preparing to play on the night his reign came to an ignominious end. Some musicians couldn’t find it on a map. But the allure and beauty of Portland is that it doesn’t need you to know where it is. It already has everything it needs, whether you want bluegrass or blues, heavy metal or good ol’ rock and roll. Patty Griffin, Rustic Overtones, Weakened Friends, Ray Lamontagne: Before they were on your headphones, they were Made in Maine. You can catch the essence of Portland in one visit—we’ll show you how.

To hear the artists mentioned in this episode, check Will’s playlist at soundofourtownpod.com

• Ghost of Paul Revere

• Rustic Overtones

• Anna Lombard

• Spencer Albee

Want to chat about the music in your city? Hit us up on:

• Instagram: @DoubleElvis @WillDaileyOfficial

• Twitter: @DoubleElvisFm @WillDailey

Sound of Our Town is a production of Double Elvis and iHeartRadio

We are Executive Produced by Jake Brennan, Brady Sadler, and Carly Carioli for Double Elvis. Production assistance by Matt Tahaney. Created, written, hosted and scored by Will Dailey.

Additional writing on this episode by Sam Pfeifle.

Special thank yous to D Lo, Spence Albee, Anna Lombard and Dave Gutter on this episode.

Music for this episode composed and performed by Will Dailey. Check out Will’s music:

• Spotify

• Apple Music

• Bandcamp

SOURCES:

• Elvis’s Last Stand: https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/on-40th-anniversary-of-elvis-death-fans-hold-on-to-tickets-to-portland-show/97-464607162

• Portland Rum Riot: https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/portland-rum-riot-1855-ends-teetotalers-career/

SOME PLACES YOU'LL WANT TO VISIT AFTER LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE:

• Maine Craft Distilling

• Gritty McDuffs

• Maps

• One Longfellow Square

• Space

• Nosh

• Port City Blue

• Portland House of Music

• Sun Tiki Studios

• Geno’s

• Thompson Point

• State Theater

• Cryptozoology Museum

• Holy Donut

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