As part of the popular summer concert series at Savage Oakes Vineyard and Winery in Union, The Mavericks will appear on Thursday, July 19 at 7 p.m.

The genre-defying Mavericks are declaring their independence and stepping out on their own with “Brand New Day,” the first studio album released on Mono Mundo Recordings, the label they founded in 2016. Flashing the same exhilarating, beyond-category style that has defined the Mavericks, the new album introduces a collection of taut, energetic, economical songs sure to be embraced by both original fans of their top-10 albums and hit singles of the ‘90s and a new generation of listeners who have joined the party since their triumphant 2012 reunion. It is the mature and timely work of an  exciting and underestimated American band that has embraced its own destiny.

You could mistake JD McPherson for a revivalist, given how few other contemporary artists are likely to assert, as he boldly does, that “’Keep a Knockin’” by Little Richard is the best record ever made. It’s so insanely visceral, you feel like it’s going to explode your speakers. But in a very real sense, McPherson is much more a pioneer than roots resuscitator. He’s knocking at the door of something that arguably hasn’t yet been accomplished—a spirited, almost spiritual hybrid that brings the forgotten lessons from the earliest days of rock & roll into a future that has room for the modernities of studio technique and 21st century singer/songwriter idiosyncrasies that Richard Penniman would not recognize. 

Tickets for the concert go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 30. The Savage Oakes music venue offers an intimate outdoor concert experience. Food and a wide variety of Maine craft beverages will be served. Tickets, priced at $60 in advance, are festival style general admission with guests invited to bring along lawn chairs and blankets.

For more information and to purchase tickets, call 207-785-2828 or visit www.SavageOakes.com.

Savage Oakes is located at 175 Barrett Hill Rd, just 1/3 mile off Route 17, Union.

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