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Music and Nightlife: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• HOT TICKET Toots & the Maytals groove at the State “LEGEND” is an overused term, but it actually applies to Toots & The Maytals in the worlds of ska and reggae. The group began recording in Jamaica in the early 1960s, and is still going strong. WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday WHERE: State Theatre, 609 Congress […]
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CD Review: Molenes hammer it home with rumbling, rambling honky-tonk
See “Crazy Heart” for the first time, and then meet The Molenes. The long roads across the American Southwest, the dusty sweat culture and the aesthetic of T-Bone Burnett serve as an ideal context for taking in the honky-tonk quartet’s latest, “Good Times Comin’.” No offense New England, but it’s a little odd that such […]
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Music and Nightlife: Social Distortion still rebelling after 30 years of punk rock
SoCal punk rocker Mike Ness is technically a New Englander. Born in Stoneham, Mass., Ness moved to California at a young age and would become the lead singer/songwriter of the influential punk band Social Distortion. Now, 30 years later, Ness is as punk as ever. With a new album hitting stores in January and a […]
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Music and Nightlife: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
HOT TICKET Freak out with Halloween Zombie Bash BRAAIINSSS! The Zombie Bash — put on by Maine Roller Derby and Undead Productions — features music by Rubblebucket and Dead Man’s Clothes, and a contest to crown the Zombie King and Queen. Come in costume and get a $2 discount. (Brains not provided.) WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday […]
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Movie Preview: Bell shines in villain role as ‘Saw’ series rolls into 3D
“I am so ready to play a gay nightclub owner, a man who dances and has this great joie de vivre.” Tobin Bell is pitching the world’s movie makers, tossing the idea that casting him against type — as say a doctor, lawyer, nightclub owner or orchestra conductor — would be a pretty cool idea. […]
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Art and Theater: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
HOT TICKET Tutu scary: ‘Sleepy Hollow’ ballet PORTLAND BALLET steps forth with an all-original production of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” It was conceived by associate artistic director Nell Shipman, with original music by Kirt Mosier. WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday WHERE: John Ford Theater at Portland High School, Elm Street and Cumberland Avenue […]
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Music and Nightlife: Band of brothers (and fathers)
Twenty-three years together, the guys and dads of Blues Traveler are still jamming, having learned how to schedule their touring around children’s birthdays and the like.
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store Oct. 18-24 1. “Fallout New Vegas” for X360 2. Kings of Leon, “Come Around Sundown” 3. “Fallout New Vegas” for PS3 4. “Predators” (DVD) 5. Bob Dylan, “The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9 — The Witmark Demos” 6. Elton John and Leon Russell, “The Union” 7. Guster, “Easy Wonderful” 8. […]
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Dining and Drink: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
HOT TICKET Oom-pah-pah optional at Oktoberfest ENJOY POUTINE, pizza and a local Maine cheddar-and-beer soup paired with beer selections from Gritty McDuff’s at the No. 10 Water’s Octoberfest Beer Tasting on Friday. Door prizes include two premium Bruins tickets. WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday WHERE: No. 10 Water Restaurant at the Captain Daniel Stone Inn, 10 Water […]