BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.4.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:The Sweet Lillies X-WR-CALDESC:Portland Downtown X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20221106T060000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20221106T060000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Sweet Lillies DESCRIPTION:ADVANCE PURCHASE: $15\nAT THE DOOR: $20\nAll tickets will in cur an additional $4.00 surcharge.\nALL AGES\n\nThe Sweet Lillies’ mus ic is\, first and foremost\, heartfelt and collaborative. Those defining traits are given life by the trio of musicians who make up the Lillies\ , Julie Gussaroff\, Becca Bisque\, and Dustin Rohleder\, who have combin ed their individual strengths together to deliver powerful narratives of life in song. With their acoustic string-band lineup of guitar\, viola\ , and upright bass given flight by ethereal\, vocal harmonies that float like a dream\, the Sweet Lillies’ music has an old-time soul with a f orward-looking eye. The Sweet Lillies have incorporated all of their cum ulative life-experiences into their music\, their song-writing\, and the ir artistry\, crafting an uncommonly-beautiful style they have christene d String-Americana – a nod to the band’s all encompassing musical ta stes and willingness to experiment with genres. As Gussaroff explains\, “Some musicians learn from teachers\, some learn from family members\, and some are self taught. Some musicians are classically trained\, some come up through folk\, some draw from multiple springs\, from hip hop t hrough pop to bebop. In the Lillies’ all of these skill sets are valua ble\, relevant\, and appreciated.”\n\nThe Sweet Lillies are built upon their collaborative ideals and are always ready to share a stage or dev elop a project with any musicians who share the same no-holds barred cre ative approach. This has made each one of their inventive\, energetic li ve-shows a wholly unique event as setlists are changed on the fly\, song s are given new life and shape\, and guests are always welcome to join i n the creative explosion. Those on-stage partnerships create a space for incorporating instruments\, arrangements\, and styles that aren’t nec essarily typical of the genre\, but that help create a rich\, compelling sound that defies easy categorization. Over the years they have been jo ined onstage by a number of legendary performers including\, Sam Bush\, George Porter Jr.\, Peter Rowan\, Sally Van Meter\, Andy Hall from the I nfamous Stringdusters\, Kyle Hollingsworth and Jason Hahn from the Strin g Cheese Incident\, Jennifer Hartswick\, and Natalie Cressman from the T rey Anastasio Band\, among many others. Andy Thorn from Leftover Salmon who has sat in on many of those live adventures says\, “It’s always a joy to play with the Sweet Lillies. Over the years\, I’ve seen them evolve from a folk-and-bluegrass group into a genre-bending powerhouse. Today\, at a Lillies show\, you’ll hear everything from their beautifu l\, soulful originals\, to creative reinventions of your favorite 90s hi p-hop tracks. They’re always ready to have fun – on stage and off without losing an ounce of their professionalism.”\n\nThe Sweet Lill ies were born from Gussaroff’s desire to form a band in which each mem ber would be an equal participant in terms of songwriting\, singing\, an d creative input. After years of accompanying other artists\, serving as a side player\, and writing songs for others\, multi-instrumentalist an d classical trained vocalist Gussaroff wanted to establish a true musica l-collective that would highlight the best qualities of all involved. In 2014 Gussaroff met Bisque\, who was a classically trained violist. The two found an immediate and deep musical connection and the Sweet Lillies were born. In 2017 at a campground jam at the Hangtown Ball they heard guitarist Rohleder. That night the three played for what they remembered as\, “Ten magical hours.” The following year in 2018\, Rohleder joi ned the Sweet Lillies full-time completing Gussaroff’s vision.\n\nSinc e forming in 2013 the Sweet Lillies have released three albums: 2016’s self-titled release\, and 2018’s A Lighter Hue produced by Leftover S almon’s Vince Herman. Their latest album\, Common Ground\, produced by Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone\, was released last year.\n\nGussaroff e xplains\, “String band music is compelling. What makes it so universal ly appealing is the way it lends itself to effective fusion of diverse s tyles\, skill-sets and conceptions.” The Sweet Lillies take that notio n to heart and do just that with their album and performances that exemp lifies their collective spirit and pulls from all the varied arrows in t he band’s quiver. The Sweet Lilles stay true to the string-band soul t hat is at the heart of their music\, but prove they are also unafraid to explore all corners of their distinct musical experiences. Producer Car bone sums it up best\, “The world needs a band like The Sweet Lillies\ , whose music is positive without denying the darkness in the world. The ir songs are uplifting but they also invite the listener to be introspec tive and draw their own conclusions. Like all great music it does so whi le taking you on a journey of joy.” URL;VALUE=URI:https://portlandmaine.com/events/the-sweet-lillies/ UID:urn:uuid:5faadfa4-e27d-4751-a756-d52518e63333 STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260801T230247Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T220000 LOCATION:181 State St.\, Portland\, Maine 04101\, US END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR