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Songwriters unite

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Following up on his run as president of the MAINE SONGWRITERS ALLIANCE , BOB MCKILLOP has now founded a Portland chapter of the NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL .
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 07, 2010

Fall Music Preview: Stay positive

The local concert calendar is filled to capacity
The face of the local nightlife landscape undergoes a major change in the form of a renewal this autumn, as the State Theatre’s exhaustively maligned absence ends on October 15, with 10 fall concerts on their docket already. But that’s not the only new venue to look out for.
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | September 15, 2010

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Packets of Sugar

Bebe Buell returns to town throwing ‘Air Kisses’
It’s easy to paint Bebe Buell as some talentless pretty face who slept her way to whatever modicum of stardom she has right now.
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 28, 2010

Local luminaries’ picks

A sample of other best songs of the 2000s
I asked a bunch of people who really dig local music to help me make sure I wasn’t leaving any songs out when I was developing my list of the best 10 songs of the 2000s, but then I quickly realized that “best” is about as subjective as things come when you’re talking about songs.
By SAM PFEIFLE | December 22, 2009

Local-only jukeboxes and the all-ages Hub

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Fear not, underage music lovers!
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 07, 2009

A decade of song

10 years of the Portland Music Awards
It’s been a decade since the Portland Phoenix and the Portland music scene first joined up to celebrate the best in local music. Here are some highlights from this year’s party, and some artifacts we dug up from the archives.
By MARGO ROY, CLIF GARBODEN, JOHN MARSHALL, LISA CRAIG, MATTHEW ROBBINS, SONYA TOMLINSON, JEFF INGLIS, AND JENNIFER KEARNS | June 11, 2009

Portland Music News: April 24, 2009

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The Maine Songwriters Association released some big news lately.
By PORTLAND MUSIC STAFF | April 22, 2009

Sun-ny day real estate

Loverless deliver an electrifying third album
People, show these guys some love. Or join them in worship.
By SAM PFEIFLE | December 17, 2008

Portland scene report: September 22, 2006

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To dispense with some housecleaning, the “Sibilance” staff would like to correct a couple items from last week’s BEBE BUELL story: 1. We’re sure she said “sexism” is being eliminated from the music industry, not “feminism.”
By SIBILANCE | September 20, 2006

Boston music news: September 22, 2006

Notes on Frank Smith and the Rudds
Local fave the Rudds have been busy beavers. Frank Smith, "Time to Cut the Fence" (mp3) The Rudds, "Astrological Sign Choker" (mp3)
By JIM SULLIVAN | September 18, 2006

Bebe’s back

And she wants to know if you’re ready to rock
“Remember what you used to do before there were computers?” Bebe Buell asks. “Start living your life like that again.”
By SAM PFEIFLE | September 13, 2006

Bebe does the Middle East

Modest, demure and quiet
Dressed in blue jeans and a tight black top, Bebe Buell is in the dressing room last Saturday at the Middle East downstairs, applying make-up and massaging her bare feet.
By JIM SULLIVAN | July 25, 2006

Sibilance starts now

Travis Humphrey has a new CD, Headstart! finally compleyes third full-length, and Bebe Buell is headed our way
Word is leaking out that Bebe Buell will be playing some local dates this summer and fall.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | July 12, 2006

Boston music news - June 16, 2006

Notes on Bebe Buell and Bleu
Iconic rock groupie Bebe Buell taps the Rudds; Bleu heads to LA.
By SARAH TOMLINSON | June 14, 2006

Two by two

Twin Engines marries Vacationland and New York City
Twin Engines have four songs up on their MySpace page, and though guitarist Jimmy Walls cautions they’re just demos, you can get a good feel for the amount of sound and energy Walls and Rae can produce.
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 19, 2006

Portland scene report, March 24, 2006

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Geno's memorial show recap; Muscle City Productions gives up the fight; Empty Space has empty space for musicians
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | March 22, 2006

Flashbacks: March 3

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Chris Brook and Jessica McConnell.
By EDITORIAL | March 01, 2006

Screening sounds

Great music moments at the movies -- from Portland and beyond
Great moments in film have always relied upon great music — and often Hollywood’s most memorable scenes are birthed from that perfect juxtaposition of song and image.
By HOOTIE GIANGRECO | February 23, 2006