After 28 years with only one cancellation in 2020 (because of the pandemic), the North Atlantic Blues Festival (which won a “Keeping the Blues Alive” Award in 2002) is back and it’s better than ever with a powerhouse line-up of 11 acts guaranteed to have Rockland rockin’ down to the water’s edge on July 16th […]

Almost five years ago, on Sept. 15, 2017, the Talking Heads tribute band Start Making Sense made their central Maine debut at the Proper Pig, entertaining fans of that 80’s band. Now half-a-decade later, SMS will be returning to the Waterville-area, playing at the Head of Falls on July 8th as part of the Maine […]

I used to DJ dances at the school where my wife teaches and one of the artists that the kids requested was Michael Franti and I can understand why: he makes music that just begs to be danced to and another aspect of his songs is that the lyrics are inspiring, optimistic, simple, and most […]

Back in 1990, an album (one of the 26 he released) called “Stolen Moments” had a huge impact on my life, and ever since then a goal of mine was to chat with the gentleman who released that A&M Records album: John Hiatt. Having tried on several occasions when I saw he was to perform […]

This is the third of five in this month’s series of “new to me” acts, and after two singer-songwriters it’s only right to highlight a band. So if you like your rock with a Southern flavor, then Vyntyge Skynyrd is the group for you. This six-piece Massachusetts-based band brings the music and the magic of […]

As I have mentioned in the past, I love first encounters when it comes to new-to-me artists, and that’s especially true when said artist happens to be a Mainer. Such is the case with this week’s interviewee Connor Garvey. I received a news release from his publicist about the shows he was scheduled to do […]

Why do I write about an artist? Probably a question some of you may be pondering. Well, in the case of today’s subject, Chelsea Berry, it was as simple as hearing her voice. Having been doing this since 1969, the strength of a vocal performance is what clinches the deal for me, and after watching […]

CD release part planned for May 28 in Augusta.

As a fan of classic rock, it’s probably no surprise that I’m a Led Zeppelin fanatic — I guess it’s almost mandatory — so when I saw that the Somerset Abbey had a new-to-me group coming in called Confounded Bridge to play the music of that legendary band, I just had to delve a little […]

This week, I’m bringing a new country trio to your attention, Texas Hill, which is made up of Adam Wakefield, Casey James and Craig Wayne Boyd. Now if some of those names are familiar it’s because they were involved with “American Idol” and “The Voice” — James with the former and Wakefield and Boyd with […]