Aimsel Ponti is a music writer and content producer for the Portland Press Herald. She has been obsessed with – and inspired by – music since she listened to Monkees records borrowed from the town library when she was 6 years old. She bought her first Rolling Stones record at a flea market when she was in 7th grade and discovered David Bowie a year later. She's a huge fan of the local music scene and covers it along with national musical happenings in her column. You'll also find her out and about absorbing live music and shopping for vinyl at local record shops and flea markets. Aimsel regularly appears on the News Center Maine TV show “207” to preview upcoming concerts.
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PublishedApril 7, 2025
Record Store Day has this vinyl fan hoping for unique albums
The competition will be fierce for many offerings.
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PublishedApril 7, 2025
This week, check out John Cariani’s latest play, a Taylor Swift tribute, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ author John Green
See Austria-based chamber music ensemble the Minetti Quartet in Camden and a screening of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ in Damariscotta.
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PublishedApril 4, 2025
Where to shop for vinyl records in Maine
Add to your record collection at 24 stores statewide.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2025
Throwback photos: High school baseball in 1938
Spring has brought with it the start of baseball season. From Little League games to the Portland Sea Dogs, shouts of “Play Ball!” are in the air. In the spirit of America’s pastime, check out some archival photos of high school baseball in Maine from 1938. See more photos of life in Maine from our […]
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PublishedMarch 31, 2025
Dead Gowns’ striking ‘It’s Summer, I Love You, and I’m Surrounded by Snow’ is their first full-length album
See them live at Bull Moose in South Portland on April 12 as part of Record Store Day.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2025
Mariachi music, Fraggle Rock Live and ‘Faust in the Anthropocene’ among this week’s offerings
You can also see the play ‘Pie in the Sky’ and catch a performance by Rochelle Rice.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2025
Get tempted this summer by CiderFeast, the Black Crowes and John Mulaney
Mulaney is bringing fellow SNL alum Fred Armisen with him to Portland on Aug. 9.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2025
This week, get out to see ‘The Addams Family,’ pay tribute to Pink Floyd and Stevie Wonder
You can also see comic Jonathan Van Ness at the State Theatre.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2025
Celebrate spring with outdoor concerts, festivals, flowers and baseball
It’s time for flowers, baseball and whoopie pies — and a bunch of events surrounding them.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2025
Weakened Friends rips into Natalie Imbruglia’s ’90s hit ‘Torn’
The Portland band has been playing the song live for about a year and decided to record it.
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