Allen, who grew up in Windham and South Portland, was nominated for her work on Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ album, as well as work with several other artists. A win in February would give her the award for a second straight year.
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How Hallowell’s clerk got Warren Zevon into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Lisa Gilliam has been a fan for decades, and her social media efforts helped propel the late singer and songwriter into musical immortality.
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LeAnn Rimes sings about ‘Portland, Maine’ in new duet
The song was also released in 2014 by Tim McGraw and drew some local ire for the lyric ‘I don’t know where that is. And I don’t want to know.’
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From Cooper Flagg to L.L.Bean totes, Maine’s influence is everywhere this year | Column
A competitive U.S. Senate race and a Cape Elizabeth native’s hit song are adding to the outsize cultural impact our small state is having.
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UMF and Emery Community Arts Center present collaborative poetry and music performance
The University of Maine at Farmington’s Visiting Writer Series and Emery Community Arts Center will present the group StarWound to UMF in a collaborative performance melding poetry and music. StarWound will perform its collaborative work in the Emery Performance Space on the UMF campus at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16. The performance is free and […]
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Bau Graves, who helped shape Maine’s music and cultural scene, dies at 73
Graves was artistic director of the Maine Festival, the state’s showcase summer arts and music event for decades. He and his wife started the New Year’s Portland celebration in the early 1980s and also ran the Center for Cultural Exchange in Portland.
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Maine Swifties craft, bake and lose sleep for ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
Taylor Swift super fans adjusted their lives around the release of her 12th album Friday.
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Hey, Maine Swifties! What are your plans for ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ release?
We want to know how you’re going to celebrate Taylor’s latest album when it comes out Friday.
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Where Taylor Swift fans can celebrate ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ in Maine
Several clubs are holding album-release parties this weekend and a film event tied to the album opens at theaters Friday.
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Maine brothers’ music backs new film, ‘Star Trek’ podcast
Sam and Marcus Bagala, who grew up in Gray, wrote the music for a documentary about baseball legend Roberto Clemente and the audio drama series ‘Star Trek: Khan.’