Probably the biggest band to come out of Portland, Maine, is the funky Rustic Overtones, which began by playing a little ska and gradually added elements of rock, jazz, folk and fusion. After a few ...

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If you can count the late David Bowie as a fan and associate of your band, you must be doing something right. For Rustic Overtones, the Thin White Duke's contributions to the 2001 album "Viva Nueva!" ...

Maine has done little in the way of birthing musical acts of note — unless you reach real deep and give the state points for Stephen King’s forays into rock ‘n’ roll. Rustic Overtones may do little to ...

The music biz can get overly specific when it comes to genre tags. You have your glam rock, your indie-pop rock, your ambient alternative and so on. Many bands select these labels and stick to them, ...

It all started in a family basement. The Rustic Overtones, a band from Portland, Maine, went to high school together and have been through a lot since graduation, including two less than successful ...

Spencer Albee, keyboardist for the alternative rock band Rustic Overtones at Revolution Hall tonight, has two cell phones. The one that he’s no longer using has a message on it telling the caller that ...

Is it possible that Rustic Overtones, Portland, Maine’s gift to genre-smashing jam-rock bands, has gotten even funkier? Based on the evidence of Saturday’s steamy 105-minute show at the Paradise, the ...

YORK — The summer return of the rock-jazz-funk band Rustic Overtones will do more than reunite masses of followers across the state. For fans, it's a dreamed-of revival. The group will play two shows ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Augusta Colonial Theater will present the Rustic Overtones for the final ...