Jacob Augustine

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Exploring the countryside with Max García Conover

Take to the trees
There are so many guys with guitars nowadays.
By SAM PFEIFLE | February 01, 2012

Clearing things up with the Fogcutters

Huge sounds
Walking into the old Hanover Street warehouse space in Portland to a full-blown rehearsal of the Fogcutters Big Band is a little like moving from a sauna to the frozen tundra.
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 30, 2011

Jacob Augustine explores the Frontier between heaven and hell

Triple exegesis
Since not long after the January 2009 release of Harmonia , many of us have been waiting for Jacob Augustine's next move.
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 02, 2011

Mind the winding trails

Wax Tablet
The local group TRAILS , who've spent the summer playing the Big Easy Wednesday-night circuit, issued a second record this month, the Trails & Co.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 19, 2011

Lighting up again

The Wax Tablet
The HOUSE OF FIRE may have gone up in smoke, but JACOB AUGUSTINE has emerged unscathed.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | August 03, 2011

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Aly Spaltro moves to NYC; Roy Ghim juggles projects

Sibilance
ALY SPALTRO is moving to NYC. SPACE is hosting a see-you-later party with JACOB AUGUSTINE and PANDA BANDITS opening and closing around her set and one from her Brooklyn buddies PEARL AND THE BEARD .
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 29, 2010

Amanda Gervasi's solo work, Kurt Baker takes Europe, and more

Sibilance
Speaking of AMANDA GERVASI , we've also got word of a solo release on her part, scheduled for July 24.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | June 16, 2010

One man’s picks for the BiMPys

Handicapping the Best Music Poll
Pffft. That Phoenix Best Music Poll is just a popularity contest!
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 02, 2010

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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

Short-form Portland

The 10 best LPs and EPs of 2009
I can hear the snarky comments already: "What?!? Rustic Overtones put out an album this year and Pfeifle hasn't fallen all over himself naming it #1? The sky is green!" But this isn't 1999. It's 2009. And it isn't all that strange for a phenomenal album to hit Portland's city streets anymore.
By SAM PFEIFLE | December 16, 2009

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Camera crazy

Local filmmakers show off their talents in our fourth Short-Film Festival
With a large number of new entrants, and several returning filmmakers, the fourth annual Portland Phoenix Maine Short Film Festival was a rousing success.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | November 25, 2009

Anna's Ghost haunts the Empire

Sibilance
Maybe it's a blip on the radar screen, but there seems to be a renewed interest in the music video lately. TWISTED ROOTS have been garnering attention for their "Hollow Earth" effort and we're big fans of the bare-chested LEFTOVERS that splash through "Telephone Operator."
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 09, 2009

What are the odds?

Best bets for this year's Best Music Poll
Ten years! When we organized our first Best Music Poll, way back in the day, we could only hope that it would one day wind up the institution it is today, with the annual Portland Music Awards ceremony drawing the best collection of musical talent Maine can produce.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 27, 2009