24 hours after John Ramirez, owner and pitmaster at 4Points BBQ & Blues in Winterport, returned to Maine from visiting his home state of Oklahoma, he was watching pictures of the devastation of the Moore, Okla. tornado pop up on … Continue reading
Arborea – Fortress of the Sun In the best way possible, I’m unsurprised by Lewiston alternative folk duo Arborea’s latest album, “Fortress of the Sun,” the fifth overall for Buck and Shanti Curran. It’s absolutely, breathtakingly gorgeous, which is totally … Continue reading
1. Now that the Waterfront Concert season has kicked off in the Queen City, it’s time for downtown Bangor to follow suit with some fun summertime shows. Yes, I know it’s not technically summer yet. Let me live in my … Continue reading
The rumors are true: The Lost Kitchen, the acclaimed locavore restaurant opened by Chef Erin French in late 2011 in downtown Belfast has officially closed it doors. Almost immediately, however, another restaurant has sprung up to take its place: The … Continue reading
Dead Trend is a fictional band. They were dreamed up in a novel, they were comprised of four fictional people, and they existed in a fictional Midwestern city in an imagined version of the 1980s. And yet, Dead Trend just … Continue reading
A mobile wood-fired pizza oven will begin slinging gourmet pies on the Bangor Waterfront Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekly through the summer. Pompeii Pizza – owned and operated by Steve Carey of Dedham – will … Continue reading
1. The Bangor area heats up this weekend with a Friday night made just for graduating college seniors. In Orono there’s a night of electronic music at the Bear Brew featuring DJs TranceForm, Control Freque, SkyLyne and Nocturnel, as well as … Continue reading
The owner of Portland’s State Theatre, the popular 1680-seat music venue, announced on Thursday that they would be purchasing Port City Music Hall, another Portland venue just a few blocks down Congress Street from the State. Alex Crothers and Bowery … Continue reading
The annual Roll Call’s Taste of America vote is running through the month of May, and the first round of voting for which state has the best iconic food items ends on Friday, May 10. Maine has one dish in … Continue reading
When they were boys growing up in the southern Maine town of Buxton, Sean McCarthy, Griffin Sherry and Max Davis did all the things that young men do. Climb trees. Jump off the rope swing into the Saco River, which … Continue reading
