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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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Review: 35 years later and Peter Frampton still wows crowd
At 61, the British rocker still loves his job.
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Making Noise: Lombard lends powerful voice to new band and solo project
ANNA will play in Leukemiapalooza, a benefit for local musician Christian Cuff’s brother Jacob, who is battling leukemia.
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CD Review: Collection of songs, artists recount the joys, emotions of parenthood
All proceeds from the sale of ‘To the Moon, to the Stars’ benefit the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.
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Review: Mann proves a gift to humankind
Musician Aimee Mann, who rose to fame in the ’80s with the Boston new wave band ‘Til Tuesday, played for a full house at the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield on Wednesday night. But with a solo career that’s been going strong for nearly 20 years, her “Voices Carry” days are long gone. She […]
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Making Noise: Matt Shipman embraces the diversity of Celtic music
Celtic-influenced singer-songwriter Matt Shipman’s new CD is called “Solitary Wander.” GO recently caught up with him for an education on Celtic music and his personal story. When was “Solitary Wander” released, and where can people purchase a copy? It was released on Dec. 1, and you can get a copy on my website (shippymusic.com), CDbaby […]
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Making Noise: Bettencourt pieces together CD, emerges with a cohesive gem
Eric Bettencourt’s got an inimitable — and terrific — timeworn voice that belies his 34 years. “Secret Songs for Secret People” was released in November, and you can pick up a copy at eric-bettencourt.com or at Portland and Scarborough Bull Moose Music stores. Downloads are also online at Amazon and iTunes. GO asked Bettencourt for […]
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Making Noise: Self-releasing work leaves Paul free to set his own terms
His latest project is the song “We All Belong,” on which he’s backed by Sugarland.
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Making Noise: Power of punk what it’s all about for The Outfits
The band’s sound is of the traditional fast-punk persuasion.
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Making Noise: Jacob Augustine is mad as hell and singing all about it
The thought-provoking wordsmith recently released two full-length CDs, ‘The Original Love’ and ‘Frontier.’