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KahBang closes on upbeat note, fills streets of Bangor for 5th night

Sunshine, a pleasant breeze and diverse music filled the Bangor Waterfront on Saturday as day two of the KahBang Festival started early in the afternoon. Around 1,000 people came in and out of festival grounds throughout the day, with the crowd swelling to between 2,000 and 3,000 by the end …

Day two of KahBang starts mellow, ends with dance party

Sunshine, a pleasant breeze and diverse music filled the Bangor Waterfront on Saturday, as day two of the KahBang Festival started early in the afternoon. Around 1,000 people came in and out of festival grounds throughout the day, laying on the grass, sipping lemonade and enjoying some of the bands …

KahBang attracts mellow crowd of campers

HERMON, Maine — The mood was mellow early Saturday afternoon at the KahBang music festival campsite behind The Sports Arena on outer Hammond Street. Several dozen tents of varying shapes and sizes were set up in small clusters in the center of the field and along its forested edges. Red …

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KahBang brings big names in hip-hop, rock ’n’ roll to Bangor Waterfront

BANGOR, Maine — A policeman’s head bobbed ever so slightly to the beat vibrating in his chest, and through each person in the audience. Sunlight crept up and away as hip-hop group Atmosphere took the stage on the Bangor Waterfront for the KahBang Festival on Friday evening. MC Slug had …

More KahBang-ing around town: Thursday night bands, Friday festival

The home stretch for the weeklong KahBang Festival is upon us, and the past two days have been chock full of all kinds of festivities. Thursday night saw both the KahBang Pre-Game Party at the Sea Dog and the arts mixer at the Kaleidoscope Gallery. The Sea Dog featured five …

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KahBang: Q&A with Grace Potter of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are scheduled to perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at the KahBang Festival You Stage on the Bangor waterfront. In the past year, the Vermont-based band has transformed to the next big thing in the national music scene with their third album “Grace Potter …

Bangor police announce KahBang street closures

BANGOR, Maine — The Bangor Police Department has announced plans to temporarily close several streets near Bangor Waterfront Friday and Saturday to accommodate the KahBang Music Festival, which runs from noon to 11 p.m. each day. Set to close to motor vehicle traffic at 11 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. …

#KahBang-ing Around Town, Aug. 10: Trolls, Milkmen and Downtown Bangor

BANGOR, Maine — Wednesday night’s screening of “The Troll Hunter” at the Bangor Opera House, as part of the KahBang Film Festival, was a well-attended hoot. The movie is equal parts “The Blair Witch Project” and classic fairy tale fable, combining campy horror movie tactics with a tongue-in-cheek sense of …

#KahBang-ing around town: Stephaniesid, Bangor Greendrinks at Kaleidescope Gallery

There’s lots of KahBang-ing around town to be done this week in Bangor, and I’ve been doing my best to keep up with the myriad events in multiple venues. Sunday and Monday brought into focus the film festival, with five films Sunday at the Union Street Brick Church, starting with …

Visual artists round out KahBang’s triple crown

Fine art is making an appearance in a big way this year at the nine-day KahBang Festival running through Saturday, Aug. 13 in downtown Bangor. The festival’s dynamite line-up of concerts and films has attracted a large and growing audience over the past three years; this time around, people will …