Billy Idol and Joan Jett are on tour together this summer and will be in Bangor on Aug. 26.
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.
Half Waif live in Portland, new indie folk from Mainer Schmoon
Half Waif performs at One Longfellow Square on Thursday.
Choose a drag show or several theater offerings
Mad Horse Theatre’s take on Edward Albee’s ‘A Delicate Balance’ is a must-see.
Jackson Browne tribute has a Maine contribution, and Crystal Marie is ready to be Chappell Roan
Cam Jones, under the name Yes We Kin, contributed his cover of Jackson Browne’s ‘The Pretender.’
Throwback photos: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1964 visit to Maine
See more photos of life in Maine from our archives here.
Theatrical dance troupe, comedian Nick Swardson and Chicago comes to Bangor
Chicago will be performing outdoors in Bangor on July 31.
‘La Bohème’ and Monét X Change on Portland stages this weekend
Puccini’s famous opera will be conducted by PSO’s music director Eckart Preu and directed by Opera Maine’s artistic director Dona D. Vaughn.
Tickets on sale for Lake Street Dive at Thompson’s Point Aug. 16 & 17
The pop band has a pair of shows at the outdoor venue in Portland.
Edward Albee play, Biddeford mills tour, ice racing competition
You can also see the latest show by Resurgence Dance Company in Bath.
Boston Dance Theater’s ‘Pinnacle Works’ in Rockland Feb. 8
Boston Dance Theater presents its “Pinnacle Works” at the Strand Theatre in Rockland on Feb. 8. The show encompasses repertory pieces representing Brazil, Western Europe and Israel. The program’s dances were choreographed by Itzik Galili (The Netherlands, Israel), Marco Goecke (Germany) and Alessandro Sousa Pereira (Brazil, Denmark). Dancers will perform solos, duos, trios and ensembles […]