Name: The Finestkind w/ Kenya Hall, Gina Alibrio, & Sarah Boyden
Start: 2025-04-23T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-23T22:00:00-04:00
Location: The Press Room - Upstairs

$The Finestkind w\/ Kenya Hall, Gina Alibrio, & Sarah Boyden$

For their Press Room debut, The Finestkind has put together an all-star lineup of incredible guest vocalists for a night of funk & soul.
About this Event

The Finestkind w/ Kenya Hall, Gina Alibrio, & Sarah Boyden

Wed 4/23

6pm doors/7pm show

All Ages | $18 adv./20 day of

The Finestkind’s soulful sounds resonate out of Maine’s rocky coast, from gritty Low-Tide Funk to inspirational Evergreen Roots. Known for their review shows where the band, composed of some of Maine's most seasoned musicians, backs some of the state's premier artists, showcasing our incredible home grown talent. For the artists, It’s like driving a Ferrari. For the audience, it’s an invitation to experience the breadth of talent coming out of Maine. And though they may not know the individual artists, they will always know that when The Finestkind comes to town, they’ll be in for a treat.

KENYA HALL

Dubbed “a soul powerhouse” by Rolling Stone, Kenya Hall is as one-of-a-kind as it gets. Her musical artistry weaves together indomitable vocals with a fierce blend of soul and funk delivered with a rare energy that leaves every audience she sings to better for having been a part of it. She is not only relevant in her message, but poignant in how she communicates it. Leaning heavily on Soul, Hip Hop, Funk, and the seed of what makes a rock and roll artist — Kenya is here to deeply inspire and elevate the world around her.

Hall last performed in Portsmouth at Prescott Park opening for Galactic. She has also shared stages with incredible local and national acts such as The Roots, Dr. John, Lettuce, Jaw Gems, Rustic Overtones, Adam Deitch, Jon Fishman, Nigel Hall, Shemekia Copeland, and Fred Wesley.

GINA ALIBRIO

Alibrio's vocals have been compared to the blues comprehension of Susan Tedeschi with a knack for songwriting aligned with the likes of a young Christine McVie. These gifts are on full display on her solo album Atlas, produced by Joseph Pierog.

A New Hampshire native, when she moved to Portland, Gina joined forces with members of Rustic Overtones, Jaw Gems, Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds and Model Airplane to form Gina And The Red Eye Flight Crew, an energetic nine-piece collective. A band that is not your average wedding & events band, their catalogue draws from a list of Pop, Soul, and R&B favorites that may surprise you, but most certainly will make you move!

Sarah Boyden

An artist, a teacher, a costume designer and a singer, Sarah is the combo of Miss Rumpphius and Bonnie Raitt. By day she’s in the classroom inspiring children through art and by night she brings a soulful truth to the stage. She’s mostly been a back up singer for her brother Joshua Eden and for Jason Spooner but now she’s taking center stage with the release of her new single “Faith Through The Wrong”, a raucous roots rendition of a song penned by Connor Garvey.