PORTLAND — Port City Music Hall on Congress Street will permanently close due to loss revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s with a heavy heart that we announce the permanent closure of Port City Music Hall, one of Portland’s great live music venues. For the last eight years, we’ve nurtured national and local bands, we’ve […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Music, theater venues may not survive the pandemic
Congress must protect these local businesses, which add so much to their communities.
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Posted inDo This
Live Music Lineup: Maine acts pair up, play covers and perform in person
Catch live and streaming shows from Dominic Lavoie and Max Garcia Conover, GoldenOak and The Maine Dead Project.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Community raises $175,00 for One Longfellow Square
PORTLAND — Live music venue One Longfellow Square has met its $175,000 fundraising goal to stay in businesses through the COVID-19 shutdown. With shows over the last few month canceled or rescheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 185-seat music venue at Congress and State streets launched an emergency GoFundMe campaign to remain in operation […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Portland music venues need a vaccine to make indoor concerts viable
Maine music halls were allowed to reopen this month, but many don’t expect to this year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Oscar-winning composer Johnny Mandel, known for ‘M.A.S.H.’ theme, dies at 94
Mandel’s varied career included work with Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett – and even the soundtrack for ‘Caddyshack.’
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Musicians join in for Independence Day show to combat hunger
SummerFest ME’s Ending Hunger at Home will feature more than 20 local, regional and national acts to raise money for two Maine organizations fighting food insecurity.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future
Country artists have long been hesitant to address racial issues, but the rallies over racial injustice this year have become too important for the genre to ignore.
Posted inDo This, Life & Culture
Live Music Lineup: Roots rock, opera and an afternoon variety show
This weekend brings streaming shows from The Mallett Brothers Band, Opera on Tap and a Strand Theatre radio presentation.
Posted inDo This, Maine Street
Virtual Live Music Lineup: African drumming, Jimmy Buffet and a pair of singer-songwriters
There’s an eclectic mix of shows to choose from this weekend.