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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.
Live Music Lineup: Tunes from Iceland, Boston and Utah
Catch shows from Nanna, Annie and the Fur Trappers, and The Backseat Lovers.
Things to Do: Art al fresco, a pair of plays, and a festival in Wells
See the musical ‘Sweet Charity’ at City Theater in Biddeford.
Face the Music: 5 must-see performers at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival
The four-day event in Hiram also features workshops, barn dances, yoga and food trucks.
Press Play: Listen to ‘Draw the Line’ by Sara Cox
The song marks the artist’s long-awaited return to recording music.
Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
See folk singer David Mallett and his band in Boothbay Harbor.
Live Music Lineup: Folk rock, rap and tunes drawn from Haitian roots
See Leyla McCalla at the Strand Theatre in Rockland.
Face the Music: Get sweaty with Guerilla Toss
The high-energy art rock band plays at Space on Friday.
Things to Do: Open Farm Day, dance performance and an antique auto show
See Annex Contemporary Dance Company perform in Kittery on Friday and Saturday night.
Got Tix: Where to find concert tickets to upcoming shows
Guitarist Selwyn Birchwood is one of several musicians performing this weekend at the North Atlantic Blues Festival in Rockland.