Most folks know today’s artist as a singer/songwriter with 14 albums under her belt but Dar Williams is also an educator, urban-planning expert and an author, so when I learned that she would be making her venue debut at Snow Pond Center for the Arts in Sidney on the 28th of this month I wanted […]
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Legendary comedian Paula Poundstone to return Sept. 30 to Waterville Opera House
This week’s artist is one of the comedians I’ve interviewed the most over the years (four times since 2013) and every chat is as unique and quirky as the artist herself: Paula Poundstone. In fact, all four (counting this one) were promoting her appearances at the Waterville Opera House (the one before this was back […]
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Eaglemania to perform Sept. 23 at the Elm in Waterville
Having been at this job for quite a while now, it’s always fun to interview acts for the first time (yeah, I’ve mentioned that before, I’m sure) and such is the case with this week’s chat: Frankie Reno of Eaglemania. This seven-piece tribute act, made up of Reno on keyboards, guitar and vocals; John Gaechter […]
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Award-winning country superstar Lorrie Morgan coming to Waterville Sept. 10
When you start your career with your first three albums (“Leave the Light On,” 1989; “Something in Red,” 1991; and “Watch Me,” 1992) going platinum, you must be doing something right and such was the case for Lorrie Morgan. Since then she’s racked up a string of gold records, not to mention four TNN/Music City […]
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Musician Scott Kirby to take stage at One Longfellow Square in Portland Aug. 25
By now, most of you folks reading this column are aware that I really enjoy talking with people for the first time (it usually leads to more conversations down the road, too) and so it should be no surprise when I say that my recent chat with singer/songwriter/guitarist Scott Kirby was a total delight. He’s […]
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Miguel Goncalves talks about AC/DC tribute band Back In Black, Aug. 12 concert in Madison
It is unusual for a band to stay active for 30-plus years. For a tribute act it is highly unusual, which makes the five-piece, Massachusetts-based AC/DC tribute band — Back In Black — one for the books. With a lineup of Tony Sitler (as lead vocalist Brian Johnson and the late Bon Scott), Dan Molkenthin […]
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The Blues Prophets are still going strong
‘The blues is still alive and we want you to come out and have a good time with us.’
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Kerri Powers to headline Aug. 4 at Portland venue
Just a little over a month ago, I got an email from John Interlandi, a manager new to me, with the announcement that one of his clients would be performing at One Longfellow Square on Thursday, Aug. 4. Along with that information he also gave me a link to a song from said client’s latest […]
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The Adam Ezra Group to make Somerset Abbey debut July 17
For this special online only column, I picked a similar theme and day of performance! Like my chat with Tinsley Ellis, who’s appearing at the NABF on this Sunday the 17th, Adam Ezra and I go ‘way back having conducted many interviews together over his long career which began with his band’s first album in […]
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Jonathan Edwards heading to Madison for July 29 show
I have been a fan of this man ever since his self-titled debut album arrived from Capricorn Records back in 1971 (a couple of years after I began my music journalism gig) … there was a freshness and freedom present there that captured my interest at that time and it is still present in his […]