Karasira, who lives in Saco, sends a positive message through her music, and it’s catching on. She’ll perform songs and share her story at Maine Voices Live this month.
Lifestyle
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A Bowdoin graduate’s murder shapes the suspense novel ‘The Engagement Party’
In Darby Kane’s higher-order horror/thriller hybrid, six thirtysomethings get stuck on a private island in Maine with a vengeful killer.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Move over, roses. Here’s what you should plant for a fragrant garden
Herbs, lilies and lilacs are among the options.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Dutch contestant kicked out of Eurovision hours before tension-plagued song contest final
Competition organizer the European Broadcasting Union said Swedish police were investigating ‘a complaint made by a female member of the production crew’ against Dutch performer Joost Klein.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
For Israel’s contestant, Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers
Eden Golan has become a focus for protests by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who want Israel kicked out of Eurovision over the war with Hamas.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ coat to be displayed for free at Minnesota History Center
To celebrate the 1984 movie that catapulted Prince to international stardom, the center will showcase one of his iconic outfits from the film.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson put under conservatorship after wife’s death
Melinda Wilson had been the primary caregiver for the singer and musical innovator, who has dementia.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine
Man who wrote famous Marden’s jingle back in the 1980s dies
Ed Boucher was co-founder of the Pal Hop dances and recorded his first record in 1961, squeezing his bandmates from the Royal Knights into the back of Maurice’s Music Mart in downtown Lewiston.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
TV Series Review: ‘Sugar’ is good stuff, and fun to watch, J.P. Devine writes
Sugar … “Olivia” Well, here he is. Colin Farrell fresh out of Ireland and with no accent at all (mostly just a hint of San Fernando Valley). He’s here in a new tailored suit on the street driving a sleek convertible he had hidden in a friend’s (handler’s?) garage. She is Ruby (Kirby), who comes […]
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Damn Tall Buildings not just another bluegrass band, think neograss folks
It seems that recently I’ve been enamored by groups that work on the outer fringes of genres, The Kitchen Dwellers springs to mind, so it’s not surprising that a new-to-me act called Damn Tall Buildings caught my attention and led me to requesting an interview. This trio is made up of Sasha Dubyk (upright bass […]