For their spring performance, Student Performing Artists will be producing their first full-length student-written…
Category: Arts & Culture
National Album Review: Cardboard Castles by Watsky
Cardboard Castles is a gem. Rapper George Watsky masterfully blends the wisdom from his…
Arts & Culture Recommends: USM Chamber Singers spring concert
Fresh off the bus from a three-day concert tour of Northern New England, the…
The Poets and the Assassin: An untold story
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we often highlight contributions made to the U.S….
A skösh of this and that: USM students’ band wins state-wide competition and prepares for debut album release
“These guys are badass,” said Tom Trasher, manager of the Fusion Lounge in Lewiston…
Arts & Culture Recommends: 4th Annual International Women’s Day Fashion Show
What’s a better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than a multicultural fashion show?…
National Album Review: Hummingbird by Local Natives
lt may be too early to call it, but I’m willing to bet that…
Theater students compete in regional festival
A select group of USM theater students made the trip to Hyannis, Mass. last…
Local Album Review: Ripely Pine by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
Even though she performs under the name Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, Aly Spaltro proves…
National Album Review: Ordinary People by Olu
Riding high off internet buzz and armed with a surprising work ethic, Cleveland rapper…
National Album Review: O.N.I.F.C by Wiz Khalifa
“Used to be the kid, now homie I’m the man,” raps Wiz Khalifa on…
From Greece to Gorham: A look at one man’s ‘destiny’
Last spring, Angelo Sotiropoulos thought his life was over. Gorham House of Pizza was…
National Album Review: Long.Live.A$AP by A$AP Rocky
It’s official: Long.Live.A$AP has been worth the wait. New York rapper A$AP Rocky was…
Faced with budget shortfalls, departments get creative — and green at USM
In the face of continuing environmental concerns, art and theatre students and faculty at…
A green thumbs up to indoor gardening
Abby Lucas used to not like her dorm room. The double-single in Dickey Wood…
Ice cream sundaes and Irish whiskey with the Food Coma TV crew
“No one in this car has a DUI, do they?” It’s just after 9:30…
A&C Recommends: Spokenword poet Carlos Andrés Gómez
Spokenword is not your grandpa’s poetry. This Thursday, as part of its celebration of National…
Steiner Street’s debut ‘Time and Temperature’ breaks a trend
The tendency to try and be something you’re not is a constant in pop…
A new take on the old craft of printmaking
The texture of paper, the smell of ink, the crank of the press. For…
Jeff Beam steps away from the Union for ‘Be Your Own Mirror’
Jeff Beam is one of those Portland staples who is difficult to not notice. You…
A&C Recommends: Haru Bangs and Captain Hollow at Port City Music Hall
This Tuesday, two of Portland’s most volume-fixated acts will be co-headlining Port City Music Hall, as…
A&C Recommends: ‘All in: The Poker Movie’ at the Portland Museum of Art
A game or job? Since the dawn of its days in underground clubs in…
Somewhere between Sonic Youth genius and Xtina, Lee Ranaldo falls short
For fans of Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo’s ninth studio album Between the Times and the Tides will…
A&C Recommends: Jeff Beam, Tanner Smith and Billy Carr at Poland Street
This Friday, the D.I.Y music venue Poland St. will host an evening featuring Portland’s…