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By | January 01, 0001

Review: The many tentacles of Jason Spooner's Sea Monster

Get kraken
Jason Spooner is an amalgamation of John Prine and John Mayer — great songs and great hair, all in one package. Their aesthetics are similar, too. Sure, there are important and wounded songs in the bag, but these guys aren't afraid to have a good time, either.
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 16, 2010

By | January 01, 0001

Daydream believer

Pete Miller debuts with Shake the Dawn
Long a young songwriter with buzz, Pete Miller has been woodshedding with Eric Bettencourt all winter working on a debut record that sees the light of day this weekend.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 19, 2010

Portland’s wishes for 2010

New Year’s resolutions
Ah, these fresh moments of the new year, when our hopes and resolutions are unsullied by the rough ravages of time, politics, and the Maine winter.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | December 30, 2009

Kicking around town with Roy Davis, Lost on Liftoff, and more

Sibilance
Sideman supergroup Frederick have decided to make a record. Except they don't have the dosh.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 14, 2009

A decade of song

10 years of the Portland Music Awards
It’s been a decade since the Portland Phoenix and the Portland music scene first joined up to celebrate the best in local music. Here are some highlights from this year’s party, and some artifacts we dug up from the archives.
By MARGO ROY, CLIF GARBODEN, JOHN MARSHALL, LISA CRAIG, MATTHEW ROBBINS, SONYA TOMLINSON, JEFF INGLIS, AND JENNIFER KEARNS | June 11, 2009

Before the Goldrush

Putnam Smith can't quite find his way home
With a name right out of a Nathaniel Hawthorne novel and hand-pressed CD packaging graced with images of antique farming tools, Putnam Smith does nothing to dispel the notion that he wouldn't mind living in 1809 instead of 2009.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 27, 2009

Rattle your cage

Emilia Dahlin continues to push the envelope
You'll excuse Emilia Dahlin if her first release since the well-received God Machine in 2006 is a six-song EP.
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 22, 2009

Portland Music News: April 10, 2009

Sibilance
We have a tentative street date for cheek-metal purveyors PIGBOAT 's new album, Float: April 21, with a release show later that week, April 25, at Geno's
By PORTLAND MUSIC STAFF | April 08, 2009

Seven Sirens

Music seen at SPACE Gallery, November 14
SPACE Gallery showcased a "Seven Sirens" all-lady lineup last Friday, in front of a packed house.
By SONYA TOMLINSON AND JEFF INGLIS | November 19, 2008

Halloween Dance Party

Music seen at SPACE Gallery, October 31, 2008
Portland brought out its dead for SPACE Gallery’s annual Halloween smash on Friday.
By CHAD CHAMBERLAIN | November 05, 2008

She will become like birds

Vanessa Torres touches fertile ground with Witness
On what’s already a very personal album, the finish makes the piece of art itself seem a living, breathing thing.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 19, 2008

Who's going to win?

2008 Portland Best Music Poll tote board
I give you the BMP Tote Board, handicapping the big categories — because who doesn’t like reducing real life to betting lines?
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 30, 2008

Call and response

Satisfying a growing crowd with a Playtime Music Session
We’ve had the pleasure here in Portland of watching a number of great singer/songwriters develop their careers into something substantial recently.
By SAM PFEIFLE | February 20, 2008

Green day

The local musician’s guide to touring with an eco-conscience
More than 85 percent of a concert’s damage to the environment comes from fans.
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | November 07, 2007

Portland scene report: September 21, 2007

Sibilance starts now
We feel bad for (most of) the paying customers, but hope that they, like us, have a newfound appreciation for what a badass Ryan Adams is.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 19, 2007

Urban bards

The summer sidewalk subculture that enlivens the city all year round
“You’ll find us. We’ll sound like Kenny G on acid.”
By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 01, 2007

Portland scene report: June 22, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Folks watching the Sox game on Thursday the 14th heard a take from the Small Boy Petes, during a highlight montage.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | June 20, 2007

Everyone get BiMPy!

Intrigue abounds for the eighth annual Best Music Poll awards
1) Who will win Best Act? 2) How will the Asylum suit the show, now that the Pavilion has shut its doors? 3) What will Shannon Moss do with her hair?
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 09, 2007

Portland scene report: May 4, 2005

Sibilance starts now
More word on the new Ocean album.
By PORTLAND MUSIC STAFF | May 02, 2007

World tour

Some local artists are known better elsewhere
Yeah, we know — there’s tons of touristy stuff stamped “Maine” for sale all over Portland and the rest of our fair state.
By TODD RICHARD | February 21, 2007

Walk the line

Sorcha travels far on her full-length debut
An album with ADD, Sorcha’s Walk It Once just can’t sit still.
By SAM PFEIFLE | February 21, 2007

Portland scene report: February 2, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Sara Cox is near to setting a date for the release of her much-anticipated follow-up to 2003’s Arrive.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | January 31, 2007

Portland scene report: September 29, 2006

Sibiliance
Since former Phoenix “Classical” columnist Mark Scearce (sorry, J. Mark) skipped town, we haven’t been paying much attention to the resident composer spot at USM’s School of Music.
By SIBILANCE | September 27, 2006

All that jazz

Emilia Dahlin delivers on her potential with God Machine
On her new album, God Machine , Emilia Dahlin has fully embraced the jazzy sound she introduced with “No End” on her previous full-length CD.
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 21, 2006

Get ready for summer, punks

Releases from Pete Kilpatrick, Emilia Dahlin + Subject Bias are just the beginning
What has already been an active year on the local scene only ramps up for summer.
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 14, 2006