Concerts and shows: The latest On sale 10 a.m. Friday — Sick Puppies with Terrible Things, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26, State Theatre, Portland. $16.50/$18.50. All ages. www.statetheatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; or Cumberland County Civic Center box office. On sale 10 a.m. Saturday — Chromeo, 7 p.m. Feb. 3, House of Blues, Boston. $30 to $43.25 (800) […]
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Movie review: Horrormeister Craven loses the thread with ‘My Soul to Take’
What explains “My Soul to Take,” Wes Craven’s latest dead teenagers movie? Did he turn this incoherent fiasco in as incomplete? Did the studio sign off on a horror movie based on the words “We can do it in 3-D” in the pitch? Or has the “Nightmare on Elm Street” / “Scream” director finally gone […]
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Face the Music: Let Jill Sobule, Albee’s latest tempt you out of the house
I’ve got four shows to tell you about this week. Two of them are tonight and two are next week, so take your pick and get out there, tigers. I’ll also be one of many enthusiastic music fans partaking of the State Theatre open house at 1 p.m. Sunday with tours and a whole mess […]
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What Ales You: Loans, stocks and bocks — it’s a lot to take in, but he’ll try
Jim Koch, founder and owner of Boston Beer Co., likes to help the little guys because he still considers himself one of them despite the success of Samuel Adams beers. “When I started, I was the little guy and sort of still see myself as the underdog,” Koch said in a telephone interview last week. […]
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From the Editor: Maine: The way nightlife should be
Just got back from the American Association of Sunday and Features Editors annual conference in St. Petersburg, Fla., where the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram was given an award for being one of the top five features sections in the nation in our circulation division. (Reporter Ray Routhier also received a much-deserved writing award.) It […]
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Music and Nightlife Listings
CONCERTS TODAY Jill Sobule, acoustic pop, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $20 at door; $18 in advance. 761-1757. 8 p.m. Fountains of Wayne, pop duo; 21-plus. Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18; $30 VIP seated. www.portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m. Halloween Hootenanny Tour with Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper and Murderdolls, hard rock, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $45. […]
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Music and Nightlife: It’s a Date
More than a year ago, as the ornate State Theatre sat dormant, Rob Derhak made a request to his manager.
“I told him that if they re-open the State, I’d really like for us to do the opening night,” said Derhak, bassist for the band moe. and a 13-year Falmouth resident. “It’s a no-brainer for us. We recorded an album there (“The Conch”), and the vibe of that room is really good; it’s a little bit loose and the crowd is always pumped.”
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Off Beat: Outstanding in their field
The humble scarecrow gets some well-deserved recognition this weekend in the Kennebunks.
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Et Cetera: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• Hot Ticket Want a ghoulish figure? Hear, hear at Victoria Mansion WHAT BETTER WAY to get ready for the ghoulish season than by touring the dimly lit hallways of a spooky mansion and listening as storyteller Lynne Cullen recites creepy tales from Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Oliver Onions? Check out Tales […]
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The Movies: Opening this week and now showing
Opening Friday: “JACKASS 3-D” Stars Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and Bam Margera. Directed by Jeff Tremaine. Johnny Knoxville and company return for the third installment of their TV show spin-off, where dangerous stunts and explicit public displays rule. Opening at: Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 2:10, 4, 4:30, 7:10, 7:35, 9:30, 10; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 11:50 a.m., 12 […]