When Joel Watson starts playing guitar, he’s in happy land. You can see it in his eyes and in the way he relaxes once he has pick in hand. Not that he’s a high-stress guy to begin with — he’s …
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Singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves may live deep in the heart of Texas now, but no one — including Cleaves himself — is allowed to forget his roots. Which are, of course, right here in Maine. …
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On Thursday West Market Productions announced that a new music festival, the Kah-Bang Music & Art Festival, will grace the Bangor Waterfront on Aug. 15.
Why “Kah-Bang?” Because that’s just …
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Ah, band names. How does one decide on the name for your band? Should it have some special meaning? A hidden message? Should it be purposely tough-sounding, or should it just be funny and …
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle knew a thing or two about what might appeal to an audience: dinosaurs, magical creatures, creepy occult stuff, war stories. And, of course, there was the pipe-smoking, …
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Waldo County-based couple Bub and Meg Fournier tossed around the idea of opening a live music venue for years. They always referred to it in the hypothetical, though — not enough money, we’re too …
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Stu Bost and Chris Alden are quintessentially of their time. Both grew up in the age of cell phones, the Internet and easy accessibility to multitudes of technology. The Brewer High School seniors, …
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