The Portland musician’s eighth album is full of thoughtful songwriting and smooth vocals.
Aimsel Ponti
Staff Writer
Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town library when she was 6 years old. She bought her first Rolling Stones record at a flea market when she was in 7th grade and discovered David Bowie a year later. She's a huge fan of the local music scene and covers it along with national musical happenings in her column. You'll also find her out and about absorbing live music and shopping for vinyl at local record shops and flea markets. Aimsel regularly appears on the News Center Maine TV show “207” to preview upcoming concerts.
Live Music Lineup: Rootsy folk, Thai funk and Springsteen tunes
See rock trio Khruangbin outside in Portland on Friday.
Press Play: Listen to ‘Earth Needs a Moon’ by Love By Numb3rs
The track is from their forthcoming album.
Live Music Lineup: Twin brothers in harmony and a Big Easy-based trumpet player
You can also see singer-songwriter Ashe in Portland.
Things to Do: Ballet, island theater and a game wardens charity softball game
You can also learn salsa dancing at Stroudwater Distillery.
Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
See rock band Incubus in Bangor on Aug. 7.
Got Tix: Get ready to grab tickets for blues singer Shemekia Copeland
She’ll be performing in Waterville on Oct. 8, and tickets are on sale to the public Monday.
New music podcast launches with episode on Portland
The first episode of ‘Sound Of Our Town,’ hosted by Boston musician Will Dailey, will be released Thursday.
Things to Do: Musical theater, a big book sale and a fabulous drag show
See ‘The Color Purple’ in Brunswick and ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ in Biddeford.
Face the Music: Ani DiFranco brings ‘Revolutionary Love’ to Portland
The State Theatre show is on July 30.