2015 marks 50 years since Michael Hurley released his first record on Folkways Records, First Songs, recorded on the same reel-to-reel that taped Lead Belly’s Last Sessions. In the time since, he’s…
AN OXFORD DEBATE ON THE OXFORD COMMA The Oxford (or serial) comma is that seemingly benign final comma before the last item in a list.…
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn has been creating incorruptible independent pop music since the late 1990’s. She has released over a dozen solo and collaborative recordings on K Records, Kill…
During the 60’s and early 70’s as the war in Vietnam threatened its borders, a new music scene emerged in Cambodia that took Western rock and…
Come party with a room full of poets and poetry lovers on when the Portland Poetry Project & Maine Poetry Central celebrate the Induction of Portland’s new Poet…
It’s been just over two years since Jason Molina passed on and his legacy has never been stronger. The man behind Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Company produced an unparalleled volume of stark…
Alto saxophonist and composer, Ornette Coleman passed away on June 11th at the age of 85. In his nearly 60-year-long career, he changed the course of music…
Summer Patio Film Series at Bayside Bowl Called “the greatest rock film ever made,” Gimme Shelter follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. Before…
It’s Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee (newcomer Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend (James Ransone, The…
“The Bathrooms Are Coming”? “Diesel Dazzle”? “Got to Investigate Silicones”? When Letterman writer Steve Young began finding obscure corporate musicals while gathering albums for the…