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| High school football begins this weekend It's high school football season this weekend Click here to read more ... |
| High school field hockey answers begin Thurs., Fri. For high school field hockey teams, Thursday and Friday can't come soon enough. That's when most local teams will end the summer workouts and begin their seasons, with both players and coaches anxious to see how good they are – or how much work they have to do. Click here to read more ... |
| Chamber hosts Red Sox 'Listening Tour' at library The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the fifth major stop on the Boston Red Sox 2010 “Listening Tour” on Tuesday, Aug. 31, in Portland, the Chamber announced. The event will take place in the Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library at 5 Monument Square from 11 a.m. to noon. Click here to read more ... |
| For holiday magic, the music has to be real A music lover laments what's missing in the new 'holiday' albums. Click here to read more ... |
| A half-decade in, looking at the record biz Reflections on the music industry and, after five years, Labor Day records celebrates with a full-roster concert at Empire Dine & Dance. Click here to read more ... |
| Just admit you like that 'certain' music Five days on the radio offers insight into our listening mojo. Click here to read more ... |
| Pirates score back-to-back wins The Portland Pirates played three road games last week, posting a 2-0-1-0 record and extending their point streak to nine games (6-0-3-0), the Pirates reported. Click here to read more ... |
| Gratitude does not require a special day Our music man lists some things to appreciate. Click here to read more ... |
| Ten Maine boxers in New England Championship Finals at Armory The state of Maine will be well represented in the USA Boxing New England Championship Finals this Saturday night, Nov. 28 at the Stevens Avenue Armory, Portland. Click here to read more ... |
| 'Great White Hope' Cooney to appear at Armory Saturday During the USA Boxing New England Championship Finals this Saturday night, Nov. 28 at the Stevens Avenue Armory, Portland, former top contender for the world heavyweight championship, “Gentleman Gerry Cooney” will make an appearance. Click here to read more ... |
| Walker assigned to Red Claws The Maine Red Claws have announced that forward Bill Walker has been assigned to the team by the Boston Celtics. Walker is the team’s first assignment from the NBA this season. Click here to read more ... |
| Rockin' the scene at a very spirited venue A visit with the owner of Empire, one of the city's best music venues. Click here to read more ... |
| Audio voyeurism can create tricky situations Wanting to know your listening habits can become a habit. Click here to read more ... |
| Sea Dogs ticket office open late Nov. 12, 19 The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will host two special evening sessions for fans to select their 2010 seat locations for season tickets. Click here to read more ... |
| Some rockin' advice about rockin' the house So, musicians, in order to help you (and help me not have to add a new email addy) I try to anticipate and assume some of your questions as I also address some of my music concerns. Click here to read more ... |
| Pirates host United Way, fan skating promotions The Portland Pirates hockey team (4-8-0-0) continues a four-game home stand Friday when the Hershey Bears (7-4-0-0) visit the Cumberland County Civic Center for a 7 p.m. start. It’s United Way/Word of Life Night as the Pirates welcome fans who have supported the 2009 United Way of Greater Portland Annual Campaign as well as the members of the Word of Life Christian Center. Click here to read more ... |
| Portland Pirates unveil TV schedule The Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League announced Thursday the team’s television schedule for the 2009-10 season. The eight-game schedule begins this Saturday when the Pirates face off against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers live at 7 p.m. from the Cumberland County Civic Center, the Pirates announced. Click here to read more ... |
| Music community comes together right now, over ME Thursday night at One City Center in Portland, the local music community in Maine came together once again with hope, passion, support and belief that this scene can be bigger and better and as impacting as any other city in America. Click here to read more ... |
| Def Leppard concert in Manchester called off Due to unforeseen personal matters, the third leg of Def Leppard’s North American Tour, set to begin on Oct. 22 and including their Nov. 17 concert at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, has been cancelled. Click here to read more ... |
| Looking for the backbone in some new music Just when something’s going good, it’s taken away from you. So was a favorite of mine: Be Your Own Pet; a young foursome straight out of detention class from Nashville. Click here to read more ... |
| Pirates shutout by Lowell Devils 4-0 The Pirates dropped to 1-3-0-0 on the season while Lowell earned their first victory and are now 1-1-1-0 in action Sunday. Click here to read more ... |
| Music community always steps up; here's another chance Just this past June, Jeff and his wife Joann lost their son Pablo to bilateral Wilms’ Tumor, a rare form of children’s cancer. Pablo had just turned six years old when he passed away losing his 13 month battle to the monster that’s taken too many people from us. From pictures, you can see Pablo was such a happy kid. Smiles for everyone. Click here to read more ... |
| Portland High, other schools to benefit from Red Claws scrimmages The Maine Red Claws will hold an open intra-squad scrimmage at Edward Little High School in Auburn on Nov. 19 and another at the Portland Expo to benefit Portland High on Nov. 22. Click here to read more ... |
| Red Claws invite fans to TV telecast The Maine Red Claws on Wednesday announced that the NBA franchise team will host a viewing party for the 2009 NBA D-League Draft at Binga’s Stadium Smokehouse and Sports Bar located at 77 Free St. in Portland. The 2009 NBA D-League Draft will take place Thursday, Nov. 5 beginning at 7 p.m. Click here to read more ... |
| Pirates, Rochester hockey tickets now on sale The Buffalo Sabres announced Wednesday that tickets for the Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. game between the Portland Pirates and Rochester Americans at HSBC Arena are now on sale. Click here to read more ... |
| Lucky for us, they keep pushing buttons Awards event on Saturday night: Now on it’s third year of celebrating and honoring the local community of electronic, hip hop, DJ’s and soul, We Push Buttons took their scene to another level this year. Going beyond their yearly awards show, WPB made this past week a full slate of live music, bringing their brand to clubs all around Portland with bands that are part of the WPB movement. Click here to read more ... |
| Moreshead, Sidecar Radio acoustic performances planned at Bull Moose Bull Moose will host two in-store performances in early October to celebrate local Portland artists. Click here to read more ... |
| Alice In Chains fans have a new album coming The bands first studio album in fourteen years, Black Gives Way to Blue was obviously going to be a touchy topic with die hard fans down to the casual ones. Click here to read more ... |
| Fab Four week bonds Beatles fans, but not everyone is one A big week for Beatles fans — but not everybody is one Click here to read more ... |
| Turn the Paige, find yourself at Space Gallery There’s a vibe Space has built that no other room in town has. Between their mission and goals, the art and entertainment they bring in and their special staff, Space is by far one of the most important venues in Maine, maybe the northeast. Click here to read more ... |
| Bon Appétit tips its chef's hat to Portland Citing Portland's "fresh seafood, local beers, artisanal bakeries and the best breakfasts in the country," Bon Appétit magazine dubbed the Port City this year’s "Foodiest Small Town." Click here to read more ... |