Finestkind Music
Soulful music resonating from the rocky coast of Maine.
03/17/2026
JUST ANNOUNCED! The one and only will be joining The Finestkind for the next installment of First Fridays Live At ! Scoop your tickets quick for one of two shows on April 3rd. Link in bio.
The band:
03/16/2026
The Finestkind returns to the on April 10th with the incredible and troubadour extraordinaire ! Plus opening set from ! Tickets on sale now!
https://www.portsmouthnhtickets.com/e/finestkind-feat-kenya-hall-connor-garvey-w-cilla-b
Known for their review shows, the Finestkind is a collection of veterans of the Maine music scene including members of and more. The bands defining purpose is to showcase the incredible talent coming from the 207.
The band:
on drums
on bass
on guitar
on keys
on trumpet
on sax
03/04/2026
March 6th is the inaugural Finestkind First Friday Live at the Square with Connor Garvey and opening sets from Maisie Lafortune. Sponsored by the good folks at Bissell Brothers Beer. We'll be performing all of the upcoming collaborative album with Garvey.
While you are out for the First Friday Art Walk come catch one of two shows at 5:30 or 7 pm.
Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-fridays-live-at-the-square-the-finestkind-with-connor-garvey-tickets-1983334267183
Poster art by Pat Corrigan
March 6th is the inaugural Finestkind First Friday Live At . The band will be doing 2 sets at 5:30 and 7 during .me featuring the music of with opening sets by
Ticket link in bio
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02/20/2026
New single out today! So Simple is the latest gem from and the Finestkind. Featuring back up vocals from and many of horns, So Simple is a love tune written to reassure your loved ones that you are not alone in the hard times.
Find it wherever you music.
The band:
Mahan
Max Cantlin
Tyler Quist
Dawson Hill
Maclaine
Emma Stanley Music
Brian Desmond Graham
Mix by
Art
02/19/2026
Announcing Finestkind First Fridays with special guest live at The square - Portland ! Sponsored by Bissell Brothers
On March 6th, come catch some live music while you’re out for .me.
Performing 2 sets, Garvey and the band will be playing all the music from their upcoming collaborative album. The night will also feature opening sets from !
A portion of the proceeds will go to Measure Arts
Music at 5:30 and 7 pm. Ticket link in bio.
The Finestkind:
Stu Mahan
Cantlin
Dawson Hill
Quist
And Boyden
New Single from Garvey and The Finestkind OUT FRIDAY! "So Simple" features guest vocals from Lavoie and mambers of Fogcutters horn section.
Presave the song at the link below
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/connorgarveythefinestkind/so-simple-feat-dominic-lavoie?ref=release
The band:
Boyden
Stu Mahan
Quist
Cantlin
Dawson Hill
Emma Stanley Music
Brian Desmond Graham
Maclaine
Lavoie
11/19/2025
Food On The Table is out today on all streaming platforms. Find it wherever you music.
This is the latest collaboration from Connor Garvey and The Finestkind, a New Orleans inspired adaptation of a song by Steven Bacon, a feel good anthem of gratitude for what we do already have. Might even call this a Thanksgiving song!
This one features Dawson Hill on piano, on vocals, members of The Fogcutters on horns - , Emma Stanley Music and Brian Desmond Graham and then , and in the rhythm section. Mixed by and art from
10/17/2025
“Winging It” is out now wherever you stream music! The latest single from Connor Garvey’s collaboration with The Finestkind is a feel good anthem that reminds us it’s okay to not have it all figured out and to let go, keep moving, and just wing it!
The band:
Connor Garvey on guitar and vocals
boyden on drums, production
Stu Mahanmahan on bass
Dawson Hill on wurly
cantlin on guitar
on organ
Emma Stanley Music on trumpet
Brian Desmond Graham on sax
morse mix/master
corrigan single art
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09/03/2025
Give Us Time, the newest single from Joshua Eden and The Finestkind, is out now on all platforms!
An anthem of hope and perseverance for these troubled times, the single features a choir of Maine’s finest vocalists including Katie Matzell Kenya Hall Music Lyle Divinsky and Sarah Boyden backed up by boyden Stu Mahan and Bay Area bad ass Max Cowan aka on organ.
Most of the song was tracked in the family barn on Vinalhaven including the Boyden clan’s stomps and claps!
Art by the incredible Pat Corrigan and mixed by Shawn Clendening .wav
Joshua Eden Musicic
#207
“Give Us a time,” the new single from Joshua Eden and The Finestkind out on streaming platforms on 9/3!
PRESAVE on Spotify here
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/joshuaedenthefinestkind/give-us-time
Available on Bandcamp NOW!
https://thefinestkind.bandcamp.com/track/give-us-time
Recorded in the Boyden family barn, this roots-gospel hybrid is a revamp of a classic Joshua Eden tune that features stomps & claps by the whole family and a choir of Portland’s finest singers including Lyle Divinsky, , Katie Matzell and Sarah Boyden.
The track is filled out with organ from Max Cowan aka , bass from Stu Mahan and boyden on drums, guitar and wurly.
Mixed by Shawn Clendening.
Music is delicious!
07/28/2025
Come On Up is out now on all streaming platforms! The debut single from the collaboration between and The Finestkind is a soulful take on a track from Garvey’s 2020 EP Chasing Horizons.
The track features many mighty musicians in the Finestkind camp with blistering solos from , and , the driving rhythmic force of , and and the one only soaring on top.
Produced by Dan Boyden
Mixed by
Art by
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