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Sibilance
All-gal bluegrass/folk outfit RAMBLIN' RED will release their debut disc next week at Mayo Street Arts on January 15.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | January 12, 2011

Local music for the hard-to-please
I'm way ahead on my shopping this season (it's easier because the family has finally come to its senses and agreed to a strict one-gift-per-person rule).
By SAM PFEIFLE | December 10, 2008

Spring cleaning

A grab bag of discs buried by winter snow
Some find it remarkable, but it is nevertheless true that far more local CDs are released than there are weeks in a year.
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 26, 2008

Susan Werner

Music seen at Stone Mountain Arts Center, February 8
She sang improvisational songs about converting vintage cars to hybrids, and turned familiar show tunes into pro-Obama ditties.
By SONYA TOMLINSON | February 27, 2008

Daisies a day

Here’s the newest anchor to Portland’s folk-roots scene
I’m in the camp that says band names are important.
By SAM PFEIFLE | October 31, 2007

Belated birthday

Stone Mountain Arts opens at last
Several months behind schedule, singer-songwriter Carol Noonan will finally open her Stone Mountain Arts Center on August 5.
By SARA DONNELLY | July 05, 2006

Self-determined

Carol Noonan builds a place to play
Carol Noonan has a dream.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | March 14, 2006

Got live if you want it

This spring’s roots and concert rundown
Mai Cramer was a beloved figure in local roots-music circles. For 24 years she hosted the popular show “Blues After Hours” on WBGH radio and was a tireless champion of the music.
By TED DROZDOWSKI | March 08, 2006

Now and Again

MSA’s Heather Caston releases her songwriterly debut
With the singer/songwriter something of an embattled stereotype these days, there is some pressure on Maine Songwriters Association head honcho Heather Caston to show that a singer/songwriter is more than just a poet with a guitar playing for tips in a coffee shop when she performs and records.
By SAM PFEIFLE | January 30, 2006