Crank Sturgeon creates art that has big doses of goofy playfulness and Rube Goldberg-like inventiveness.
Ray Routhier
Staff Writer
Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. He’s written about why so many businesses use the made-up word “Mainely” in their names, how you can trace Portland’s history through its various smells and why Mainers lament the loss of Portland-made B&M baked beans. He’s interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, musicians and authors, including Patrick Dempsey, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Tony Bennett, Anna Kendrick, and Stephen King. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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Trombone Shorty: Brass and class
Not one to toot his own horn, New Orleans-based Trombone Shorty is a world-renowned jazz/funk artist with a heart as big as the Big Easy.
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Tickets for Mumford & Sons’ Portland concert on sale Friday
The British band will perform as part of a daylong outdoor festival on the Eastern Prom.
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Portland Mumford & Sons show goes on sale Friday
A band member says Portland was one of the lucky few places picked because of its setting on the ocean, its vibrant arts and music scene, and the fact that the guys in Mumford & Sons had never been here before.
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Open House: Home court advantage
The Simonds home in Falmouth boasts stunning features throughout – not to mention a basketball court.
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New rides on tap at local amusement parks this season
Amusement parks are adding to their arsenals with new rides and slides.
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Something in the heir
Lukas Nelson, son of Willie, brings his Promise of the Real band – and his own sound – to Portland tonight.
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Tim Moore off WHOM radio
Moore, a veteran of two decades on local radio and a well-known on-air personality at WHOM (94.9 FM), left his position at Portland’s Cumulus stations this week.
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Switch hitters: Three Red Sox fans write about their beloved team
They also can’t resist taking shots at the Evil Empire in their clever new flip book, “I Love the Red Sox/I Hate the Yankees”.
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New TV series is based on Mainer’s pirate book
An NBC show will depict the 18th-century gang that roamed the seas in Colin Woodard’s nonfiction tale.