Aimsel Ponti

Staff Writer

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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This week, get out to see ‘The Addams Family,’ pay tribute to Pink Floyd and Stevie Wonder

by Aimsel Ponti March 24, 2025March 28, 2025

You can also see comic Jonathan Van Ness at the State Theatre.

Do This

Celebrate spring with outdoor concerts, festivals, flowers and baseball

by Aimsel Ponti March 24, 2025March 24, 2025

It’s time for flowers, baseball and whoopie pies — and a bunch of events surrounding them.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Weakened Friends rips into Natalie Imbruglia’s ’90s hit ‘Torn’

by Aimsel Ponti March 24, 2025March 21, 2025

The Portland band has been playing the song live for about a year and decided to record it.

Do This, Food, Life & Culture

Throwback photos: Girl Scout cookie sales of the ’50s and ’60s

by Aimsel Ponti March 24, 2025March 21, 2025

With the arrival of spring also comes another ritual of the season: Girl Scout cookie sales. Take a look at some of our photos of Girl Scout cookie sales from the 1950s and ’60s: See more photos of life in Maine from our archives here.