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Upcoming shows:
3/21/26 @ Meat for Tea 20th anniversary Cirque, Easthampton MA
5/2 @ Fogtown Brewing, Ellsworth ME
5/16 All Roads Portland @ Blue Portland Maine
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Lolabelle is an indie-rock band from West Buxton, Maine.
In the summer of 2024 a group of neighbors met in their backyard and bonded over a shared love of 90s alt rock, bringing together an unlikely pairing of musicians: Kurt, a veteran of the touring scene who recorded with J Mascis/Dinosaur Jr, Mark Lanegan, Gooblehoof, among others; Gene, a music educator and saxophonist with feet in both the classical and jazz worlds; and Caroline, an ex-opera singer and late-in-life guitar player. The casual meetup quickly became a vehicle for Caroline's songwriting, and the trio would regularly sneak into the dusty unfinished basement of their apartment building to jam (don’t tell our ex-landlord!). With the addition of Stephen Bennett (of bands Robert Samantha and God’s Furniture) on lead guitar, the group hit the circuit and played increasingly-hyped shows in the greater Portland, ME area. With strong vocals and heavy hooks, Lolabelle’s music is both bittersweet and deeply visceral, cathartic but also fun and full of driving energy.*************
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Playing venues ranging from the highly-established (Blue Portland Maine, The Apohadion Theater, The Portland Club, Hey Sailor! and the Starboard Lounge, Hi-Fidelity, Fogtown Brewing Company, to name a few) to the totally DIY (basements, house parties, driveway shows, you name it), Lolabelle is sure to pack a punch and bring the party with their high-energy live show. Just as important to the music is the handmade/homemade spirit infused in the band– whether it’s the limited edition shirts Caroline screen-printed-on-demand at a backyard fest, or the film photo you spot of yourself in the crowd at a driveway show, or the zine you picked up from the merch table. In February, the band hit the studio to make their first professional recordings; keep an eye out for Lolabelle’s debut EP, dropping in summer of 2026.*************
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Lolabelle is honored to be chosen for the 2026 Longfellow Emerging Artist Fellowship, among the first cohort of musicians to pilot this program run by One Longfellow Square in Portland. The LEAF program is “a year-long fellowship offered to five Maine-based artists who are ready to deepen their craft, expand their network, and build a sustainable future in the music industry.”
Upcoming events include All Roads: Portland, a weekend of performances spread across over ten venues in Portland’s Arts District; a one-day fest organized by Lolabelle and friends at Fogtown Brewing Company in Ellsworth, featuring bands all from along the coast of Maine; and a Northeast tour this June in support of their EP release.Lolabelle is Stephen Bennett (lead guitar), Kurt Fedora (bass), Gene Gill (drums), and Caroline Homer (vocals/guitar).*****************
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