My wife and I have this plan for when I die. After I’m cremated, she will smuggle some ashes into a Red Sox game and sprinkle them onto the field at Fenway. Sure, she’ll probably be Tasered for throwing a mysterious white powder at a sporting event, but I’m sure she, as the forbearing wife […]

‘Ratpig’ is a six-song record by a Portland band called ‘if and it.’

I was at RSVP on Forest Avenue trying to find Peak Organic’s Simcoe Spring Ale, which I missed last year but heard was great, or Peak’s Mocha Ale, which I saw on Facebook and sounded intriguing. Neither was on the shelves, but I did find a 22-ounce bottle of Peak’s Local Series Maine edition, so […]

• HOT TICKETS Music and Nightlife: Jack’s Mannequin tops bill ALT-POP ROCKERS Jack’s Mannequin will play tonight at the State Theatre, heading up a triple bill that also includes Jukebox the Ghost and Allen Stone. WHEN: 7 p.m. today WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland HOW MUCH: $23 INFO: (800) 745-3000; statetheatreportland.com Art and Theater: Reception for […]

All proceeds from sales of ‘Birches Lo’ go to Chewonki.

To mark the 35th anniversary of “Frampton Comes Alive!’, Peter Frampton will play the album in its entirety at a sold-out show at the State.