When you have arguably the most famous progressive rock band in the world, you are going to have tribute bands and Pink Floyd has a few. This was my first time seeing The Australian Pink Floyd Show, and I have mixed emotions about it. It’s hard not to compare bands when you’ve seen another similar… Read more →
Anyone complaining that the 2016 Waterfront summer concert series lacked variety is just looking for something to complain about. Bangor’s Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion has been ripe with performances spanning from country to classic rock to metal this year, and smack in the middle was Rob Thomas and Counting Crows, in some ways a stand out… Read more →
We will get to the music in a minute, but on the chance that someone doesn’t make it very far into this write up let’s just get to the important piece of the Rise Above Fest immediately: raising awareness about suicide and mental illness. We can talk about it and throw around the startling statistics… Read more →
You never forget your first George Thorogood show, or your second, or even your third. Or your twenty-second, I suppose, if you make a career out of it. Thorogood’s just that kind of performer, one of a kind. For the folks gathered at Hampton Beach’s Casino Ballroom for the hot and steamy Thursday night show,… Read more →
Back in 1977, when Foreigner released their first album, I think it was on my turntable more than it wasn’t. Over the years I’ve seen and photographed the band many times and they never disappoint. Today, you might say the band is at best, a great cover band as there is only one original member… Read more →
Bro Country – The End. C’est tout fini. All Done. I started this self-imposed challenge to figure out why people love Bro Country because I’m genuinely curious and hate missing out on fun, traits that explain a few “incidents” I can laugh about now and where the phrase “what Mum doesn’t know can’t hurt me”… Read more →
Garbage performed at the House of Blues Boston on July 28th, 2016. [See image gallery at www.mainemusicnews.com]
I hear a lot of people complaining about Facebook, saying people are wasting their time on it, and although much of that statement is true, there are still some great things about Facebook. Sure it’s a great place to reconnect with old school chums and maybe meet your future ex-wife, but it is also a… Read more →
Back in the day, in my neck of the Northern Maine Woods, when FM stations were The Place to get your music, Bryan Adams was a new rocker coming out of Canada. “Hey, you’ve got to hear this guy.” That was the buzz about his second album, You Want it, You Got It, released in… Read more →
Overlooking the Casco Bay, the Maine State Pier was the landing zone for a night of supreme Ska/Reggae/Punk music delivered by Slightly Stoopid. Following a killer performance by SOJA, Slightly Stoopid took to the stage at 8:00 p.m. to an audience primed for a full evening of singing, dancing, screaming, and, of course, smoking. Keep… Read more →
