The collection, which went on public display at Christie’s London headquarters last Friday, provided a glimpse into the heart of the 1960s and 70s counterculture.
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Live music at Mixers this weekend
Stove Up, a rock cover band from the Midcoast, will play at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 22 at Mixers Nightclub & Lounge in Sabattus. The cover bands such as Alice in Chains, Fuel, Ozzy Osbourne, The Doobie Brothers, Gin Blossoms, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 311, Live, Seven Mary Three, Tom Petty, Eddie Money, Dishwalla and more. […]
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Singer-songwriter to entertain at Cabin Fever Concert Series
Singer-songwriter Bruce Marshall will perform in the third Cabin Fever Concert of the winter hosted by Music for Mavis Gazebo committee from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, in the Community Room at the Turner Public Library. Marshall’s music career spans five decades and the guitarist has been a full time musician his entire adult […]
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Maine musician to bring country music to Oasis of Music
Singer-songwriter Dennis Moro will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. Moro, a Maine Ole’ Opry member, started playing guitar at the age of 11 and is self-taught. He was on the road 15 years with Dakota as the lead guitarist opening for […]
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Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95
NEW YORK — Byron Janis, a renowned American concert pianist and composer who broke barriers as a Cold War era culture ambassador and later overcame severe arthritis that nearly robbed him of his playing abilities, has died. He was 95. Janis passed away Thursday evening at a hospital in New York City, according to his […]
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Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with ‘Make Me Smile,’ dies at 73
LONDON — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” Harley said late last year […]
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A trove from Pattie Boyd’s life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton is up for sale at Christie’s
Boyd is famous as a musicians’ muse, inspiration for The Beatles’ song ‘Something,’ composed for her by Harrison, as well as for Clapton’s scorching ‘Layla’ and sweet ‘Wonderful Tonight.’
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Dua Lipa, SZA and Shania Twain to lead this year’s Glastonbury Festival in June
For the 1st time since the British festival started in 1970, 2 female acts will be performing the headline spots on the main stage on 2 of the 3 nights.
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DownEast Folk Festival features traditional dance and music
Everything from fiddles and flutes to banjos and bones will rattle the rafters when the DownEast Folk Festival takes place beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, at Mount Ararat Middle School and the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham. This day-long celebration of traditional dance and music features an array of workshops, performances […]
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Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival concert to be broadcast on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage
The third concert of the past season of the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will be broadcast on Maine Public Classical’s Maine Stage at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. The concert was performed on July 25, 2023, at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. Listen online at mainepublic.org/classical-music. The performance program featured: POULENC: Sonata for Flute and […]