The Kennebec on Fire Festival is Sunday.
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: Soggy Po’ Boys, Pete Kilpatrick Band and a Beatles tribute act
Beatles 1964 play at Aura on Saturday night.
Got Tix: Where to find tickets to upcoming shows
See Italian guitarist Peppino D’Agostino in Boothbay Harbor.
Press Play: Listen to ‘Mere Mortals’ by Fred Copeman
The track is from his new EP, released on Aug. 13.
Got Tix: Where to find tickets to upcoming shows
Sleater-Kinney shares the bill with Wilco on Aug. 25 at Thompson’s Point.
Face the Music: Lake Street Dive and Allison Russell talk new tunes before Thompson’s Point show
The two acclaimed acts will play to a sold-out crowd Saturday night in Portland.
Live Music Lineup: John Gorka, Kat Wright and Jason Mraz
You’ve got two chances to see folk singer John Gorka this weekend.
Things to Do: A Johnny Cash musical and summer festivals galore
Choose from Scarborough Summerfest, River Jam in Biddeford and the Maine Highland Games & Scottish Festival.
Press Play: Listen to ‘Golden’ by Wildflower
The track is from their forthcoming album ‘The Ocean Rose,’ set for a Sept. 10 release.
Face the Music: Legendary British rock and new wave band Squeeze plays at Aura in Portland
Songwriter and guitarist Chris Difford still gets a thrill out of playing live.