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SAM PFEIFLE

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Sophomore effort

Local Nothing give it the old college try
As our popular society gets more complicated and faster paced, Local Nothing, among the best of a slew of young bands to come out of the Saco/Thorton Academy area, seem almost quaint for their blitzkrieg guitars and shouted vocals.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  March 01, 2006

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Guitars ‘R Us

Stores pushing for customers
For years, the retail musical instrument landscape has been relatively unchanged here in Greater Portland; s oon, however, local musicians will see an increase in the number of options.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  February 23, 2006

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Get musically smarter

A how-to for finding music you don’t yet know you like
The biggest hurdle local and independent bands face is getting you, the consumer, to try them just once.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  February 23, 2006

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Beautiful locals

What if good new music was right on your TV?
Remember when there was music on MTV? Now I check in occasionally to see if Real World er Ruthie’s finally been put in rehab.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  February 23, 2006

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Eugene C. “Geno” D’Alessandro Sr., 1937-2006

In memoriam
Geno, one of Portland’s few true icons, died last Friday at the age of 68.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  February 16, 2006

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Fully Bully

Doug Cowan’s club emphasizes the literate indie pop they’ve always done best
Somewhat quietly, Doug Cowan’s band, Bullyclub, has stuck around long enough to become one of the Portland scene’s elder statesmen.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  February 16, 2006

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Just a day away

Pete Morse and Backroads for Tomorrow’s Before the Bridge Breaks
Pete Morse and Charlie Kitchings had an idea they’d hang out for the summer, record an album, and see what happened; the result is Backroads for Tomorrow and the duo’s debut album, Before the Bridge Breaks .
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  February 09, 2006

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Turnover

Escape from Portland's Asylum
The big news on the local live-music front is the new management at the Asylum. Steve Woitasek has been running the city’s most perplexing venue for the past five years or so, but for 2006, Tim Reed has taken over management and booking.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  February 01, 2006

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Beat Report: Home is where the heart is

Ryan McCalmon skips town with an R&B lovefest
It would be hard to pile up a better local-music resume than Ryan McCalmon has over the past five years, but he probably still doesn't have a full-time gig occupying your attention.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  February 02, 2006

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Now and Again

MSA’s Heather Caston releases her songwriterly debut
With the singer/songwriter something of an embattled stereotype these days, there is some pressure on Maine Songwriters Association head honcho Heather Caston to show that a singer/songwriter is more than just a poet with a guitar playing for tips in a coffee shop when she performs and records.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  January 30, 2006

Frank Fixaris, 1934-2006

 
The news that Frank Fixaris had died last Friday hit me like a ton of bricks. Though I never actually met him in person, and only chanced to talk with him on the phone during a couple of interviews, I, like many, many people throughout Maine, loved him like a grandfather.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  January 18, 2006

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Mapping the stars

Lost on Liftoff’s debut launch is on course
Lost on Liftoff’s self-titled debut EP has no business being released in the dead of winter. The bright heat it radiates only makes us pine for the warmth of summer rays all the more.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  January 18, 2006

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Fronch music

Boreal Tordu show a little historical perspective isn’t better off dead
I hate to begin with a backhanded compliment, but I like Boreal Tordu’s debut studio full-length album way more than I thought I would.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  January 18, 2006

Wish list

Portland beat report: the year ahead
For 2006, I’ve decided to reach for the stars, going with the old adage that if I come up short, I’ll likely still have the moon, or some clouds, or something.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  January 09, 2006

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Making history

The Portland music scene needs a centralized archive of memorabilia and music
Lost on Liftoff have plans to release their debut album on Labor Day Records later this month. When they do, I’ll make sure to remind you that frontman Walt Craven is now on his third wildly popular Portland band.
By SAM PFEIFLE  |  January 17, 2006
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