In the Blood

For the context of this video, read Bob Keyes's feature on Maine musician/filmmaker Sumner McKane's "In the Blood."

- John C.L. Morgan

Maine Tunes

Check out Maine.FM, an Internet-based radio station that plays Maine music all the time.

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h/t: Fellow native 'Brookie Evan Carroll.

Rudy Vallee Headlines New Benefit CD

MPBN on the compilation of Maine musicians, past and present.

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Related: Rudy Vallee's "Maine Stein Song" (May 21, 2010)

Samuel James and Billie Jean

Sugarsmallhouse

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On Al Hawkes

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h/t: alchea

Related: Al Hawkes Earns Boston Bluegrass Union Heritage Award (February 7, 2009)

Smile

Portland-based Over a Cardboard Sea.

- John C.L. Morgan

Tower of Song Festival Lineup

To celebrate the first anniversary of the Tower of Song Project, nine Portland bands and musicians will take turns Saturday, May 23 playing out of the Schwartz Building near Congress Square.

For more information about the Tower of Song Project, read here and here. The lineup for tomorrow's festival is below:

12-12:30p
Jesse Pilgrim
12:35-1:05p
Chriss Sutherland
1:10-1:40p
Anna's Ghost

2:30-3:00p
Samuel James
3:05-3:30p
Over a Cardboard Sea
3:40-4:10p
Dilly Dilly and Sontiago

5-5:55p
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
6-6:55p
Johnny Fountain and the Manes
7-8p
Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia

- John C.L. Morgan

h/t: The Otter's Den, via NXT.

Song of the Week

The song of the week is Sara Hallie Richardson's "Bottom of the Sea."

- John C.L. Morgan

Song of the Week: Dick Curless

The song of the week is Dick Curless's "Loser's Cocktail."

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Song of the Week

The song of the week is Over a Cardboard Sea's "Sunday."

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Song of the Week

The song of the week is Dilly Dilly's "Doo Write."

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Song of the Week

This week's song is "Antique Shop" by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper. The music video can be seen here.

- John C.L. Morgan

Song of the Week

This week's song is "First Winter at Plymouth Colony," by Sumner McKane.

- John C.L. Morgan

Song of the Week

The song of the week is Jacob Augustine's "High Water."

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Song of the Week

The song of the week is "Thankful" by Kenya Hall.

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Song of the Week

I present Matt Shipman's "Winter's Moving In."

Yeah, it's that time of year.

- John C.L. Morgan

Song of the Week

The song of the week is Moses Atwood's "Love, Whiskey, and Wine."

- John C.L. Morgan

Top 10 Local CDs: September 15- September 21, 2008

Here are the Top 10 Local CDs for the week of September 15- September 21, courtesy of the Portland Phoenix:

1. Dead Season, "When Everything's Lost..."
2. The Wrecking, "A New Abolition"
3. Dead Season, "Rise"
4. Dominic and the Lucid, "Season of the Sun"
5. Rustic Overtones, "Long Division"
6. Cambiata, "To Heal"
7. Darien Brahms, "Number 4"
8. Prospect Hill, "For the Lovers and the Haters and the Dead"
9. Jerks of Grass, "Come on Home"
10. Paranoid Social Club, "Axis III & I"

The list was compiled from Bull Moose Music.

- John C.L. Morgan

Song of the Week

This week's song is "All Godz Critters" by Evan Casas. Despite Casas's over-the-top vocals, I challenge you to not tap your foot and chuckle while listening to this song.

Anyway, maybe I'm just looking for a reprieve from the fact that we are one day closer to winter and I had to fire up my furnace for the first time this weekend.

- John C.L. Morgan

Song of the Week

The song of the week is the Poor Valley Salvation Society's "Leaning."

- John C.L. Morgan