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Culture crunch

From Trinity Rep to Festival Ballet to Gallery Z, the creative community strives to overcome economic challenges
"Since the market crash," says Curt Columbus, artistic director of Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, "we've watched our ticket sales, which had been doing well, hit a wall. Almost like a cartoon animal — splat. Then we started pushing the discount ticket sales and things started to move again."
By GREG COOK | December 03, 2008

Phil Stacey

Lyric Street
No coincidence that Phil Stacey was interesting on Idol only when he sang songs that emphasized his creepiness — “Every Breath You Take,” for instance.
By MIKAEL WOOD | May 06, 2008

How Taylor Hicks plans to get his groove back

Resurgence
It will be a great evening of blues at the Asylum in Portland on Thursday.
By JANE JENSEN | September 20, 2006

Soul brothers

James Hunter and Jamie Lidell
Hunter and Lidell's music shares something deeper than demographics: an abiding interest in the classic Southern R&B of Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. Both men prove that blue-eyed soul didn’t die with Hall & Oates.
By MIKAEL WOOD | June 21, 2006

Capital boneheads

Uproar over Jefferson investigation is stupid
The willing support of GOP US representatives for Dubya’s spying on innocent Americans, violating their civil rights on a daily basis for years, makes this all the more detestable, if not laughable.
By PHILLIPE & JORGE | May 31, 2006

Portland scene report, April 14, 2006

Sibilance
Dead Season gets slick promo; Seekonk's CD release; LaMontagne's work hits the big stage; Curtis/Erelli get high praise
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | April 12, 2006