Get ready for a pop-rock infusion from Belfast.
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.
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Virtual Live Music Lineup: GoldenOak, Lauren Crosby and Chris Ross
Fill your ears (and eyes) with acoustic tunes from Maine artists.
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Face the Music: Weakened Friends goes extreme with its live stream
Broadcast from their Portland home, the digital concert made use of four cameras and mic lines run through the floors.
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Things to do: Walk, learn, instill hope and attend a virtual book launch
Hit the pavement for a detailed walking tour of several Portland neighborhoods including Munjoy Hill.
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Press Play: Listen to ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ by Laurel Jordan
The singer-songwriter from Gray took inspiration from the current health crisis.
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Concert review: Prine gives raspy yet energetic, timeless performance
Prine showed Portland music fans he hadn’t lost his political knife in a 2005 concert at Merrill.
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Concert review: Time has added texture to Prine’s mastery of love songs
John Prine played to a sold-out Merrill Auditorium crowd in 2011.
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Concert review: John Prine concert thrills Merrill crowd
The 2008 performance was full energy and high quality throughout.
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Face the Music: Bait Bag creates video in isolation with clips from friends and family
The North Haven trio creates a sense of community with its new ‘Rotten Eggs’ video.
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Virtual Live Music Lineup: Violin, soulful funk and acoustic tunes
Catch streaming shows this week from Maya French of Palaver Strings, Gina Alibrio and Andi Fawcett.