In ‘My Heart Is an Idiot,’ magazine founder Davy Rothbart comes across both as a shaggy hipster doofus and a genuine romantic.
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Cheap Thrills, May 12, 2011
• MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE: Intriguing three at Bayside Bowl Bayside Bowl on Friday can’t be summed up easily, but we’re going to try anyway: Thee Ice Picks, surf music with capes, masks and a theremin; Emperor Napolean and The Visions of Ecstasy, who have been called “bigger than ‘Glee’ and ‘High School Musical’ ”; and Daikaiju, surf-billy […]
Hot Tickets, May 12, 2011
• MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE: Jazzman Pizzarelli plays The Landing JAZZ GUITARIST and singer John Pizzarelli has impressed audiences of all stripes, whether he’s playing with other jazz cats or with the Boston Pops orchestra, which he did recently. He’s also got a reputation for joking around with his audiences. WHEN: 8 tonight WHERE: The Landing […]
Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store May 2-8: 1. Fleet Foxes, “Helplessness Blues” 2. Beastie Boys, “Hot Sauce Committee Part 2” 3. Adele, “21” 4. “Green Hornet” (DVD) 5. Paul Simon, “So Beautiful or So What” 6. Mumford & Sons, “Sigh No More” 7. “Live 1600 Points” for X360 8. Brandi Carlile, “Live at Benaroya Hall […]
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Art and Theater Listings
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Mile of art in Brunswick-Topsham
More than two dozen gallery exhibits and artist studios will open for the inaugural art walk of the warm-weather season.
History trail shows Freeport has more than shops in store
The Freeport Historical Society will unveil the Freeport Heritage Trail at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Old First Parish Meetinghouse and Burial Ground at Lower Main Street and Meetinghouse Road. Consisting of 17 interpretive signs and related podcasts, the trail will direct people to significant spots in Freeport history. The goal is to reinforce the […]
DVD Releases: ‘Blue Valentine’ gets real with matters of the heart
NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY: “BLUE VALENTINE,” starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Relationship dramas don’t get much more realistic than this stunner from writer-director Derek Cianfrance (“Cagefighter”). While the pretense-free script and raw directorial style have a lot to do with that, it’s the stellar performances from Oscar nominees Gosling and Williams as Dean […]