Record stores come and go, but Soulfolks’ first summer as the only music shop in Biddeford has already left a mark.
Myles Bullen - Wake Up Century (out this week)
More than ever, even last year's lovely album In the Heart of the City, Christopher Teret and Chriss Sutherland have stretched their individual personas into true foils. As musicians whose prior vessels had more to do with escape and exploration — Sutherland with the amorphous, freak-folk ca…
“If all the cards have been dealt,” wrote Elliott Schwartz in one of his many essays on post-modernism in music, “the job of the creative artist is to keep shuffling the deck.”
Based on their promotional choices, bizarrely themed shows, and desire to tour almost as soon as they formed (unfortunately thwarted due to vehicular issues), I already assumed Five of the Eyes were an ambitious group of dudes. I had the pleasure of playing a pair of shows with the band a fe…
Portland rapper Thommy Kane’s life story thus far is close to a rags-to-riches tale, with grit and hard work and a little Kickstarter support thrown in for good measure.
Over the last five years, The Fogcutters have established themselves as a must-see live act thanks, in no small part, to the Big Band Syndrome: a showcase for the band as well as a handful of regional acts who are given the chance to have their work rearranged to fit The Fogcutters sound. Th…
When the country-folk band The Ghosts of Johnson City step up on stages around town, they’re not just getting ready to perform, but also to archive history. It’s impossible to label them as just a country band, because of their varied influences and unique musical mission: to give voices to …
A LOVE FOR SOUND-CRAFTING Ian Riley (left) and Will Bradford (right) perform their original music for a small crowd at the Dogfish Bar and Grille as part of their monthly series, the Songwriter’s Circus.
BULLY ON SKATES Nick Perry and his mates didn’t get as many dirty looks at the Happy Wheels in Westbrook as they thought, but a 7-year old girl there kept trying to push them over, while taking pictures.
FIERY ART The flamenco duo of Gregoire Pearce and Lindsey Bourassa explore connections.
Triple threat: The Johnson sisters of Central Maine plan to unleash Random Ideas on the Golden State
CALIFORNIA-BOUND Kinsey Johnson plays guitar for the Maine-based band Random Ideas during a performance at the WMPG studio.
BOWIE’S INFLUENCE Woody Woodmansey’s Holy Holy is a supergroup playing the songs of David Bowie from the epic album, The Man Who Sold the World.
With 2015 approaching its conclusion, fans of both Phish and the Grateful Dead are able to look back on the last 12 months as a historical culmination. The Grateful Dead celebrated its 50th anniversary with five concerts, billed as “Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 years of the Grateful Dead.”…
CELEBRATION a crowd gathers during an open house by One Longfellow Square in Portland in September 2011, held to celebrate the popular music venue’s change of status to a registered nonprofit community arts center.
SPACE RELEASE Lovers of Fiction release their debut album Friday at Space Gallery.