Incessant Christmas music started earlier than usual this year, but even people who have to listen to it nonstop don’t mind.
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2021 Grammy Awards: List of nominees in top categories
In the top categories at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé leads all nominees with nine.
Amy Calder: Remembering an old friend
Peg, who died last year at 95, was an unusual woman who lived in an old house passed down through the family, still used a rotary phone and never owned a television, Amy Calder writes.
J&H Music bringing tunes to Oakland with strings attached
Jeffery Rowe is keeping the area music store scene alive as he fills a space in Oakland after his father-in-law closes Down Home Music in Fairfield.
Maine Voices: I stutter, but it doesn’t limit who I am or what I can do
Joe Biden’s stutter has brought the condition into the open. What helps people overcome it? For a Maine legislator, music was the key.
Georgetown singer-songwriter creates album centered around mental health
Lauren Crosby partnered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine to release her newest album, “Sheepscot Valley Enchantress,” and $1 from every album will be donated to the Hallowell-based non-profit.
Loosening restrictions unlikely to help Maine music venues and theaters
Several organizers in Maine’s performing arts community said the state’s move to Phase Four is unlikely to alter their plans.
Waterville Planning Board to consider plans for Colby College performing arts center
The Waterville Planning Board on Monday is scheduled to review preliminary and final plans for the college’s performing arts center on the Mayflower Hill campus, and members are expected to take a vote on the project.
Our View: Music, theater venues may not survive the pandemic
Congress must protect these local businesses, which add so much to their communities.
Portland music venues need a vaccine to make indoor concerts viable
Maine music halls were allowed to reopen this month, but many don’t expect to this year.