Raouls Roadside Attraction 1984-1991

01/11/2026

Notice the tag under the address.

12/28/2025

Johnny Winter at Raoul's probably in 1987-1988.

12/06/2025

Raoul's lives on. Article in the Music Museum of New England.
https://www.mmone.org/raouls-roadside-attraction/ #

It’s not entirely true that club mascot Raoul fled Belize Robin Hood-style, tossing hamburgers out of his airplane to those who were food insufficient. But if you were fortunate enough to visit Raoul’s Roadside Attraction in Portland, Maine during its mid-1980s-to-mid-1990s heyday, you might hav...

09/21/2024

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! David Bromberg (Singer, songwriter; David Bromberg Quintet & Band, solo, freelance) (79)

David Bromberg has contributed musically to many albums by other musicians and bands. This is a partial list of those recordings.
Psychedelic Moods – The Deep (1966)
Psychedelic Psoul – The Freak Scene (1967)
Mr. Bojangles – Jerry Jeff Walker (1968)
Driftin' Way of Life – Jerry Jeff Walker (1969)
Sanders' Truck Stop – Ed Sanders (1969)
Things I Notice Now – Tom Paxton (1969)
Easy Does It – Al Kooper (1970)
Stonehenge – Richie Havens (1970)
Tom Paxton 6 – Tom Paxton (1970)
Tom Rush – Tom Rush (1970)
Woodsmoke and Oranges – Paul Siebel (1970)
Wrong End of the Rainbow – Tom Rush (1970)
Self Portrait – Bob Dylan (1970)
New Morning – Bob Dylan (1970)
Jack-Knife Gypsy – Paul Siebel (1970)
Buzzy Linhart Is Music – Buzzy Linhart (1971)
Sha Na Na – Sha Na Na (1971)
Carly Simon – Carly Simon (1971)
Blue River – Eric Andersen (1972)
Diamonds in the Rough – John Prine (1972)
Dobro – Mike Auldridge (1972)
Jerry Jeff Walker – Jerry Jeff Walker (1972)
Old Dan's Records – Gordon Lightfoot (1972)
Subway Night – David Amram (1972)
Be What You Want To – Link Wray (1973)
All American Boy – Rick Derringer (1973)
Breezy Stories – Danny O'Keefe (1973)
Garland Jeffreys – Garland Jeffreys (1973)
Shotgun Willie – Willie Nelson (1973)
Have a Good Time for Me – Jonathan Edwards (1973)
Somebody Else's Troubles – Steve Goodman (1973)
That's Enough for Me – Peter Yarrow (1973)
Full Moon – Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge (1973)
Texas Tornado – Doug Sahm (1973)
Ringo – Ringo Starr (1973)
Blues and Bluegrass – Mike Auldridge (1974)
Phoebe Snow – Phoebe Snow (1974)
Johnny Shines & Co., Vol. 2 – Johnny Shines (1974)
One of These Nights – The Eagles (1975)
Hillbilly Jazz – Vassar Clements (1975)
Tales from the Ozone – Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (1975)
It Looks Like Snow – Phoebe Snow (1976)
Took a Long Time – Magna Carta (1977)
Goodbye Blues – Country Joe McDonald (1977)
Ringo the 4th – Ringo Starr (1977)
Live at McCabes – Paul Siebel (1978)
Even a Green Day – Tom Paxton (1983)
Red to Blue – Leon Redbone (1985)
I've Got a Rock in My Sock – Rory Block (1986)
Best Blues and Originals – Rory Block (1987)
Jim Post & Friends – Jim Post (1987)
John Prine Live – John Prine (1988)
Murder of Crows – Joe Henry (1989)
Mr. Cover Shaker – Johnny Shines (1992)
Picture Perfect Morning – Edie Brickell (1993)
Catfish for Supper – Jon Sholle (1996)
Relax Your Mind – Jay Ungar (2003)
My Last Go Round – Rosalie Sorrels (2004)
The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 – Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 1989–2006 – Bob Dylan (2008)
King Wilkie Presents: The Wilkie Family Singers – King Wilkie (2009)
Bless My Sole – Angel Band (2010)
All My Friends Are Here – Arif Mardin (2010)
First Came Memphis Minnie – various artists (2012)
Love for Levon: A Benefit to Save the Barn – various artists (2013)
The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait – Bob Dylan (2013)
Live at Caffè Lena: Music From America's Legendary Coffeehouse (1967–2013) – various artists (2013)

08/07/2024

Jorma Kaukonen at Raoul's. Jorma played at Raoul's many times between 1988 and 1991 in both electric Hot Tuna and acoustic Hot Tuna as well as a few solo shows. This B/W picture was taken by Jeremy Prescott in 1989.

got a story..saw a show...worked here..add whatever you remember about the place.

01/31/2024

Great memory of getting to show’s early at the Roadhouse.

Jonathan Richman, July 7, 1990 (Portland, Maine). We were seated at the front table right below the stage. Jonathan looked down, I cleared the bottles off of the table, then he stood on our table and sang to my wife.

01/28/2024

Raoul encouraged beer lovers to travel around the world seeking exotic flavors and and a more worldly perspective. Fantastic rewards awaited all travelers who journeyed the globe and completed the expedition. Here is a completed stamped passport from traveler Chuck Webber to document his long strange trip taken in the late 80's.

11/20/2023

Remembering the blessed birth of Raoul's only son announced in the Casco Bay Weekly July 1989.

07/28/2023

David Geary, the founder of D L Geary Brewing, founded Geary's Pale Ale and started producing beer in Portland, Maine. The first pints were poured on December 10th ,1986 at Raoul's Roadside Attraction. A total of 12 kegs ( @ 1.00 for a 16 oz. pint glass) were tapped and fully consumed by close of business at last call on December 11th. David Geary was truly the Godfather of the Maine Craft Beer Industry. Raise a glass of Geary's in tribute to the greatest beer pioneer in Maine history!

07/22/2023

Buddy Guy outside Raoul's in the parking lot on a cold winter's night 35 years ago. Thanks Jim Junkins for the photo.