In the return of a summer tradition, Boothbay Harbor’s Kevin Kiley will once again settle in at the Opera House piano on June 18 for an evening of music from Broadway and the music of the American songbook. Vocalists for the concert include veterans from local, Maine and New York stages and all have worked […]
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Carsie Blanton’s band wants to make you feel better in Boothbay Harbor
“It’s been a long, weird couple of years,” says songwriter Carsie Blanton, “between the pandemic and other disasters, every day brings a new kind of anxiety. We need to find ways to remember who we are. After keeping her band afloat throughout lockdown with live-streamed ‘rent parties,’ going viral with a song memorializing John Prine […]
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Sibling Rivalry ready to rock in Westbrook
The local band was on the brink of breaking up even before their first show because of a vocalist’s medical issue. They’re playing next weekend at Westbrook Together Days.
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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra to feature ‘Conductors Galore!’
Orchestra performs under batons of three conductors.
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Singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards takes stage at Chocolate Church
Singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards will perform at Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center on Friday, May 13. Edwards’ repertoire of songs includes the anthemic “Sunshine (Go Away Today),” which resonated with thousands of frustrated and angry young people when it was first released in 1971, as well as classics like “Sometimes,” “One Day Closer,” “Don’t Cry Blue,” […]
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Portland’s King Kyote eliminated from ‘American Song Contest’
The singer and songwriter missed out on making the TV show’s semifinals when three other contestants selected by viewers joined a musician chosen by the judges.
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Concert review: At its first in-person concert in more than a year, a spirited program from the PSO
The one-hour performance addressed the parallel ideas of homecoming and moving on.
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Cumberland church concerts to honor local heroes of the pandemic
The Congregational Church is launching a concert series it hopes will unite the community.
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Porchfest returns to Portland’s Deering Center to celebrate music, community
The Sept. 12 will kick off with a parade and include 60 musical performances on porches around the neighborhood.
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Portland Chamber Music Festival returns with in-person performances
‘That feeling of sharing music in a space with other people is unlike anything else,’ says artistic director Melissa Reardon.