Maine Academy of Modern Music

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A little bit country

Wax Tablet
The line-up for the Portland showcase at the CMJ Festival will be: SPOSE , BILLY LIBBY , THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND , SUNSET HEARTS , THE MILKMAN'S UNION , THE TOUGHCATS , and KURT BAKER .
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 21, 2011

Join the Gypsy caravan

Sibilance
The latest on Gypsy Tailwind, Low-Flying Airplanes, and more
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | May 05, 2010

The Rock Off is on, and other music news

Sibilance
Tone King Andy Argondizza has organized a benefit show for Nick Curran, who was recently diagnosed with cancer and, being a musician, isn’t exactly rocking all-inclusive health insurance.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | March 03, 2010

We heart these people

Meet Portland's most influential
We all know Portland is a busy, exciting place to live. It takes a lot of people's amazing energy to keep it going, though. Who's doing the moving and the shaking?
By JEFF INGLIS | February 10, 2010

Back to basics

MENSK revisits its original purpose
Sometimes the biggest stumbling block for our fantastic ideas is a small, seemingly insignificant hurdle — a missing piece of paperwork, a logistical snafu, one degree of separation too many.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | August 12, 2009

The kids are alright

Faster! Faster! debut with music.sex.coffee
It’s not amateurish at all. It’s just rough around the edges — and enjoyable in its bravado.
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 11, 2008

Schools of rock

There’s a whole lot of moving, shaking, and band-building going on in the world of local music instruction
“You walk in here, and you feel as though you’re visiting your favorite aunt or uncle’s house ... it’s a place where you want to visit and you’re willing to take risks.”
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 28, 2007