Mandel’s varied career included work with Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett – and even the soundtrack for ‘Caddyshack.’
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Country music reckons with racial stereotypes and its future
Country artists have long been hesitant to address racial issues, but the rallies over racial injustice this year have become too important for the genre to ignore.
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Strand on the Air: Son of Social Distancing Special is set for June 28
This weekend brings streaming shows from The Mallett Brothers Band, Opera on Tap and a Strand Theatre radio presentation.
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Westbrook High graduate composes musical piece in honor of his class and generation
Gabe Hirst reflects on current societal challenges in ‘Opus for 2020.’
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Bridget Kearney & Benjamin Lazar Davis plan Tuesday concert
From left are Benjamin Lazar Davis, Bridget Kearne and Stevo Atambire. Photo courtesy of State TheatreBridget Kearney & Benjamin Lazar Davis will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at facebook.com/statetheatreportland/live. State Theatre and Port City Music Hall will present a streaming show from Lake Street Dive’s Kearney and Davis of Okkervil River and […]
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Virtual music group videos engage Maine students, communities during pandemic
Their youthful, hopeful voices counterbalance the din of disturbing public health reports, gun-toting protesters and politicians dealing with an unprecedented global threat.
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Lyle Divinsky to perform Wednesdays online
The longtime Mainer a has no intention on stopping online performances until concerts can happen again.
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American mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias dies at 90
She sang 687 performances of 54 roles at New York’s Metropolitan Opera over 42 years, and she made her Broadway debut at age 81.
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Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk co-founder, dies at 73
The German electronic artist is considered one of the most important musicians of the computer age.
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Dead Gowns plans live stream concert May 2
An Evening with Dead Gowns is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at facebook.com/statetheatreportland. The State Theatre and 98.9 WCLZ will host the streamed performance. Geneviève Beaudoin (vocals, guitar and piano) and Luke Kalloch (baritone guitar and vocals) will play tunes from their 2018 EP “New Spine” and […]