Listen to new music from An Overnight Low, Neon Gypsy and Jennifer Porter, and past recordings from other local artists on our all-Maine holiday playlist.
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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Things to Do: Hallmark movie-inspired improv, Disney on Ice, and a solstice walk
You can also see ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ at the Portland Museum of Art.
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Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
Tickets are on sale now for Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela at the State Theatre in May.
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Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
Hear Maine band The Blues Prophets on Saturday in Portland.
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Face the Music: A bigger Fogcutters Christmas show and a new EP to boot
Copies of ‘Christmas in Maine’ will be available exclusively at the State Theatre show Saturday.
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Things to Do: Outdoor films, theater and a pair of holiday events
Colonial Christmas Open House is on Saturday at the Tate House Museum.
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Eat & Run: Love a grilled cheese? Try The Continental’s toasty
The U.K.-inspired pub on Portland’s Brighton Avenue also serves classics like bangers and mash and Scotch eggs.
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Live Music Lineup: A pair of holidays shows and an homage to David Bowie
Catch Dan Blakeslee’s Christmasland Jubilee in Kittery.
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Where to get a late-night bite in Portland
These restaurants and bars serve all kinds of food, from Szechuan noodles to Scotch eggs, after 10 p.m.
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Live Music Lineup: Blues guitarist Tab Benoit and a pair of holiday shows
See Benoit with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Slambovian Circus of Dreams and Lúnasa.