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By | January 01, 0001

Review: GFAC returns with double the horsepower

Inverted V8
How spoiled are we in this town? A record like the new Greetings from Area Code 207 Vol. 8 can come out and it's like: Big Fuckin' Deal.
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 10, 2010

Moms rock!

Musician-mothers learn to balance boundless energy and tireless creativity
Some moms decide, from heartbeat one of ultrasound, that they aren’t going to let a small (i.e., life-changing) thing like motherhood get in the way of their art.
By DENA RIEGEL | May 05, 2010

Ripple effect

The 10 most influential bands of our first 10 years
The Portland Phoenix launched in 1999, just as the Portland music scene was turning.
By SAM PFEIFLE | September 16, 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 scene report: December 5, 2008

Sibilance
Who says the "Sibilance" staff aren't journalists? We ask questions, and we get answers.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | December 12, 2008

Portland scene report: September 23, 2008

Sibilance
We have final details on the September 26 Russ Riseman “life celebration” show.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | September 25, 2008

Two and one

Gypsy Tailwind debut a tremendous vocal pairing
There’s something thrilling about the right harmony of opposite-sex voices, the meaning and emotion they can convey, the balance of power and grace.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 21, 2008

Worth the wait

The GFAC series returns to its roots with Volume 7
The wait is over.
By SAM PFEIFLE | April 23, 2008

Portland scene report: April 11, 2008

Sibilance starts now
There’s a new supergroup in town and they’re wasting zero time in releasing their debut disc.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | April 09, 2008

Portland scene report: February 22, 2008

Sibilance starts now
If you’re jonesing for some new Sara Cox, check out her Valentine’s Day present to the world, “White Dress and All.”
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | February 20, 2008

Portland scene report: December 7, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Okay, so we heard “Letter to the President” on WCLZ during the normal course of things, so they are playing local music.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | December 05, 2007

Portland scene report: August 17, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Something tells us she dreams pretty wildly, too, so watch out.
By PORTLAND MUSIC STAFF | August 15, 2007

Portland scene report: June 29, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Big news from Threads, the Cerberus Shoal side project: They’re now called Fire on Fire.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | June 27, 2007

At home with home

Sara Cox arrives at domesticity with Crowded Is the New Lonely
Women may dominate the pop charts from time to time, but in the annals of acknowledged rock/pop greatness, they are few in number.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 30, 2007

Portland scene report: March 23, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Like we didn't know that already.
By PORTLAND MUSIC STAFF | March 21, 2007

Take it to the bank

Bangor Savings supports local music. Do you?
There are some simple and harsh realities about being a local musician in Maine.
By SAM PFEIFLE | February 28, 2007

Wide range

See what music sites around the country are saying about these Maine-based performers.
By TODD RICHARD | February 21, 2007

Portland scene report: February 2, 2007

Sibilance starts now
Sara Cox is near to setting a date for the release of her much-anticipated follow-up to 2003’s Arrive.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | January 31, 2007

Don't call it clawhammer

The Tough cats hit the mainland with Piñata
Of the 3877 songs currently on my iPod (generation two, 20 gigs) none had “unclassifiable” in the genre description until I loaded the Toughcats’ debut full-length into my iTunes.
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 29, 2006

The incredible Moses Atwood

You want old school? This here’s old school.
Those of you searching for the heir apparent to Micah Blue Smaldone and Ray LaMontagne need look no further than Moses Atwood, Portland’s latest pure, unadulterated talent.
By SAM PFEIFLE | October 18, 2006