The Midnight Riders
banner
themidnightriders.bsky.social
The Midnight Riders
@themidnightriders.bsky.social
All Original Alt. Country Roots Music Band From Knox & Waldo County, Maine. We sing #Music4Mainers with songs about Whisky, Weed, Lobsterbillys, Moonshine, Mushrooms & Waldo County Girls. In a world of fakery, we are belligerently authentic.
#TheMidnightRiders are back in #WaldoCounty this Sat Nov 8th 6-10pm @ the #MarshRiverTheater W Cowboy Jane n GB & WES #BrooksME $10 for adults, Kids #FREE Bring the family for a night of #Community #Music4Mainers #AltCountryBand #RootsRock #NorthernAppalachianMusic #WeSingNoKings #MaineStreamMusic
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Riders Round Up! #FREE #HALLOWEEN #SHOW We're back on #EXCHANGEST @ #THETHIRSTYPIG in #PORTLAND #MAINE Fri Oct 31st 7-10pm w Glen D on Bass so #REGGAE will be mixed in with the #ALTCOUNTRY #ROOTS #ROCK #HIGHBROW is bringin #THC Elixers too! Costumes great, but not necessary. Good spirits are divine!
October 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Great #local #benefitshow later this month for one of the coolest places in #KnoxCo The #SimontonCornerCommunityHall in #RockportME on Friday Oct 24th 7-10PM $10 @ the door, all the proceeds go to the Hall for a new roof! Will have a Bonfire in the field. BYOB. So come out n bring yer dancin' boots!
October 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Killer Show in 3 weeks @ #Swine&SteinBrewfest in #GardinerME Sat Oct 11th We will play 4-5pm! Come out & have some of #Maine's finest #Beer & #Food in #Community With #AltCountry #OriginalMusic #Music4Mainers Bring yer dancin' boots cuzz it's gunna be a time! Getcha tickets swineandsteinbrewfest.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#AllAges #FreeShow in 2 weeks @ #Rocktoberfest in #RocklandME Sat Oct 4th 5pm! So happy to get back to our County seat in #KnoxCo with some of #Maine's finest #Lobsterbillys #Osmia #SCOBY #Ouvre #AltCountry #OriginalMusic #Community #Music4Mainers Bring yer dancin' boots cuzz it's gunna be a time!
September 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#TheMidnightRiders are excited to be playing #ToddyPondFarm in #MonroeME this Friday Aug 22nd 7-9PM just reserve a table for a meal or buy a ticket for $10. We will be happy to have Anthony Marsh on Bass! #NoFarmsNoFood #Music4Mainers #AltCountryBand #RootsRock #NorthernAppalachianMusic
August 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
#TheMidnightRiders are wicked stoked to be headed back #Downeast to #SmithereenFarm in #WashingtonCoME on Sat Aug 9th 6PM for a #FREE Full Moon Show with our friends in the #Greenhorns Check it out here. allevents.in/pembroke/ful... #Music4Mainers #AltCountryBand #RootsRock #NorthernAppalachianMusic
August 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#TheMidnightRiders are pumped to be playing the #JohnsonHall concert series in Waterfront Park in Gardiner next Friday August 8th 6-7:30PM! Come on out its right on the Kennebec River and a lovely venue for all ages. Stoked to have Sam Yawdik on Drums! #Music4Mainers #AltCountry #RootsRock #NoKings
August 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#TheMidnightRiders are pumped to be playing the #JohnsonHall concert series in Waterfront Park in Gardiner next Friday August 8th 6-7:30PM! Come on out its right on the Kennebec River and a lovely venue for all ages. Stoked to have Sam Yawdik on Drums! #Music4Mainers #AltCountry #RootsRock #NoKings
August 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#Free #HancockCo Bash! Got a rare #Acoustic #Busking duo show THIS FRIDAY @ #BlackMoonPub in #EllsworthMe with Will & Mike bringing a satchel full of #Original #AltCountry #Roots songs May 30th 7-10pm! Bring yer #Buds down to burn on the break. #EmeraldTriangleOfEC #The4Counties #Songwriters
May 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
#AllAges #FreeShow next month @ #SheepscotGeneral in #WhitefieldME Friday June 13th 6-8pm! So happy to get back to historic Balltown in #LincolnCo for a show in some of #Maine s finest #FarmCountry as we stand with all #Farmers #NoFarmersNoFood #AltCountry #Pizza #Community #Music4Mainers #Family
May 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
#Free #HancockCounty Bash! Got a rare #Acoustic duo show in a few weeks @ #BlackMoonPub in #EllsworthMe with Will & Mike bringing a satchel full of #Original #AltCountry #Roots songs Friday May 30th 7-10pm! Bring yer #Buds down to burn on the break. #EmeraldTriangleOfEC #The4Counties #Songwriters
May 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#TheMidnightRiders are playing a pop up concert #FreeShow at the #Pourfarmbrewery in sunny tropical #UnionMe this Friday May 9th! We will be playing 5:30-8:30PM with #Pizza from #FlatbreadCo. #Music4Mainers #Getsum #Beer #Beeyahz #Altcountry #Maine #OriginalMusic #Songwritersdeluxe #singersongwriter
May 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
When people wonder how the corporate music world has really screwed over the real music lovers like all of us who love going to concerts to feel the songs real capacity, read this! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
Who is behind the great rock’n’roll ripoff? How Ticketmaster swallowed the live entertainment scene
From grassroots gigs to stadium shows, there’s no escaping the ticketing giant, making billions from hiking up prices (and whacking on fees)
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Benefit with Gabe & Will Tomorrow! Helping folks in the #PenobscotNation to support their Food Pantry. Midcoast Audacity is making these monthly events happen, so join us to create a positive monthly event with socializing, music, yummy pizza & community! www.audacitycat.com/events/flatb...
Flatbread Benefit Concert for Penobscot Nation Food Pantry on Indian Island — The Audacity: Creative Action Together
Grab a bite to eat and enjoy musicians Gabe Zacchai, Will Neils, and Aaron Englander as they play a unique blend of American music at the Flatbread Pizza joint on Route 1 in Rockport on Tues. April ...
www.audacitycat.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#TheMidnightRiders are happy to be returning to our buddy Bill's place down valley #Pourfarmbrewery in sunny tropical #UnionMe Friday May 9th! We will be playing 5:30-8:30PM with #Pizza from #FlatbreadCo. #Music4Mainers #Getsum #Beer #Beeyahz #Altcountry #Maine #OriginalMusic #Songwritersdeluxe
April 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Our annual #Four20 party @ our buddy Noah's sweet Medical Marijuana shop #Hill&BogCannabisCo in sunny tropical #waldoborome this Sat April 19th! We will be playing 3-6PM with pizza from Flatbread Co. And killer specials for ALL MM Patients with their cards! #Music4Mainers #Weed #Altcountry #Maine
April 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Our annual #Four20 party @ our buddy Noah's sweet Medical Marijuana shop #Hill&BogCannabisCo in sunny tropical #waldoborome this Sat April 19th! We will be playing 3-6PM with pizza from Flatbread Co. And killer specials for ALL MM Patients with their cards! #Music4Mainers #Weed #Altcountry #Maine
April 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Reposted by The Midnight Riders
Steve is excited to announce his Solo & Acoustic 50: Fifty Years of Songs and Stories summer tour kicking off on May 25th.
"Awhile back I was interviewing John Hiatt on my radio show and we realized that we had known each other for fifty years. I met John in 1975,
April 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Reposted by The Midnight Riders
I made my debut in Creem magazine, interviewing Patterson Hood of @drivebytruckers.bsky.social about his new solo album, Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams (@atorecords.bsky.social ).

You can read it here: www.creem.com/archive/arti...
March 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Bringing our songs back to #portlandme THIS SATURDAY as our acoustic trio #themidnightramblers @ #thethirstypig Sat April 5th 7-10pm! In these times we all need real #Music4Mainers & we will be serving up big helpings of it! Tell yer friends. #tastyvittles #altcountry #originalmusic #weed #beer
April 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We're excited to be playing #Music4Mainers all over the great State of #Maine from the mountains to the sea! With Will Neils, Mike Cole, Gabe Zacchai & Jason Dean back in the saddle we are pumped to be riding again! #altcountry #rootsmusic #realmusic #outlawcountry #MaineRockAgainstRacism
March 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We are bringing our songs back to #portlandme in 2 weeks as our acoustic trio #themidnightramblers @ #thethirstypig Sat April 5th 7-10pm! In these times we all need real #Music4Mainers & we will be serving up big helpings of it! Tell yer friends. #tastyvittles #altcountry #originalmusic #weed #beer
March 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We are bringing our songs back to #portlandme THIS FRIDAY as our acoustic trio #themidnightramblers @ #thethirstypig Feb 28th 7-10pm! In these times we all need real #Music4Mainers & we will be serving up big helpings of it! Tell yer friends. #tastyvittles #altcountry #originalmusic #weed #beer
February 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Here is a video of our band playing at a local juke joint in Knox County. You can get a good feel for us & our songs youtu.be/gZ8Zl6zZIVA?... #altcountry #Music4Mainers #rootsrock #northernappalatchianmusic #singersongwriter #realmusic4realpeople
MidNight Riders 5 -1-23 Myrtle Concert Series
YouTube video by MYRTLE STREET TAVERN
youtu.be
February 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM