Patrick Watson with Arborea

Patrick Watson, the Polaris-prize winning, Montreal-based band that shares the name of its chief singer/songwriter, makes meticulous and inventive chamber pop that fans of Andrew Bird, Rufus Wainwright or Jeff Buckley are sure to appreciate.Adventures in Your Own Backyard, Watson’s newest release, has charmed music critics across the board, with its elegant drawing together of classical music influences and lyrical indie-rock. Maine’s Arborea (Buck and Shanti Curran) craft timeless and bewitching folk music. Their 2011 release Red Planet registered on radars far beyond our fair state – with Rolling Stone, NY Times, BBC and others all hailing it as a top pick of the year.