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Home, at last

Jerks of Grass deliver a disc 10 years in the making.
Other than two tracks on the Greetings from Area Code 207 series, there has been nothing to bring home and put on the stereo for fans of what has been at times Portland’s hardest-working band.
By SAM PFEIFLE | July 23, 2008

Okay, I’m Biased

Looking forward to a summer of Jerks, Phantoms, and Tules
Is our local music scene actually better because so little national and international talent comes here?
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 18, 2008

Schools of rock

There’s a whole lot of moving, shaking, and band-building going on in the world of local music instruction
“You walk in here, and you feel as though you’re visiting your favorite aunt or uncle’s house ... it’s a place where you want to visit and you’re willing to take risks.”
By SAM PFEIFLE | November 28, 2007

Rock, roll, jump, jive

Sean Mencher heads for the Finnish
There are plenty of Mainers supplying the Austin music scene, but there aren’t a ton of Texans holding down the fort in these parts.
By SAM PFEIFLE | March 07, 2007

Portland scene report: November 3

Sibilance
Harpswell Sound call it “big news;” we call it nearly crushing.
By SIBILANCE | November 01, 2006

Sing for you

Harpswell Sound’s warm embrace
Let’s Go Anyway is an album awash in warm embracing guitars, mid-afternoon sleepy vocals, and sentiments perfect for that nine o’clock dusk where everything is possible and nothing really matters.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 31, 2006

Portland scene report, May 5, 2006

Sibilance
Off the Track magazine is on the fast track; Maine folkies picked for competition in Texas; Ill Natural's upcoming CD-release party
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | May 03, 2006