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Collie Buddz, from the isle of Bermuda, has risen to the top of the contemporary Reggae world in just a few years. His self-titled debut album on Columbia Records (Wyclef Jean, Clipse) stormed the charts entering the Billboard Reggae Chart at first position. His unique blend of hip-hop, soca and dancehall, underlined with his ever-present passion for the modern roots reggae sound has attracted fans all over the world. Incorporating influences from hip-hop to soca, Collie’s music nevertheless has a rock-solid foundation in reggae – and its power to connect ghetto reality with the highest heights of human aspiration – that is a rarity even in Jamaica.
New York-based singer song-maker Heather Masse grew up in rural Maine and began singing at an early age. Having taken a degree in Jazz Voice from the New England Conservatory of Music, Heather is steeped in the jazz tradition, which informs her distinct approach to singing music of all sorts. She is a member of the acclaimed Juno-award winning Canadian band “The Wailin’ Jennys,” and has performed at hundreds of venues across Europe, Canada, and the states.
On Thursday, September 2, Olympian Julia Clukey received a key to the city of Augusta from Mayor Roger Katz at City Hall as part of the city council meeting.
September 2010 Box Office 207-633-5159 Can You Pick Out the Irish Born Musician in This Picture? On Friday, September 3 at 8 PM “simply the best contemporary Irish rock band [...]
In their fourteen years together as a band, celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli have gone from being hometown heroes to being named U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors. Their music– a notorious urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga– has long followed a key mantra: it will take you around the world by taking you around L.A. Ozo is also a product of the city’s grassroots political scene.
Exposed: Rare Photographs of Life in Maine and Zoom-In: New Approaches to Maine History September 3, 2010 5-8 PM Maine Historical Society 489 Congress St. Portland, ME 04101 Since May, [...]
The Depot is a popular destination for great entertainment, a fun crowd and food that is guaranteed to please. As an iconic Gardiner bar and eatery, you will appreciate their friendly service, bar specials and the local, welcoming flare of The Depot.
SINFIST, This is ALL AGES 21+ can drink with id tickets on sale thru bands and at the club. That’s only a buck a band !!! Cant beat that … bands include CIVIL-D, SINFIST, NOVUS DAE, BEYOND THE FALL, LOKI, REPEAT OFFENDERS, BLUE KAHKIS and CRADLE II GRAVE. WTOS will be doing a live broadcast from the show … drink specials.
We’ve had an amazing summer and we’re grateful for the fine weather and to everyone who has come out to see us. What? You haven’t been out yet this Summer? Well get off your derriere and check out one of these possibilities:
“Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) is after men who hate women. They’re after the woman who hates men who hate women. Thus we have a thinking person’s thriller with some of the elements of Hollywood blockbusters but still comes to us as distinct from the generic American-style action-adventure pics. What separates “Fire” from blockbusters like “Knight and Day” is the dialogue: thoughtful, authentic, using a wide vocabulary, a film in which what the people say is even more involving than the adrenaline-raising physicality. I
So what is a monotype anyway? If you are curious, the six printers from the show entitled One of a Kind—Monotype the Unique Print will present an Art Talk at the Harlow Gallery on September 16 at 7 pm. They will discuss printmaking in general, the differences between a monotype and a monoprint, and their specific printing processes.
The JT Lockwood Super Group is Very Very EXCITED to be performing at Mainely Brews on this day as it will be an amazing time to check out all the bands at Hill n’ the Ville and then come over to the official after party at Mainely Brews. Hope to see you all there!
In December 2008, Los Angeles vocal collective Sonos debuted at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles. Emerging from the Southern California college a cappella scene with the singular aim of turning the genre on its head, Sonos reinvents a 21st century songbook with bold reinterpretations of vital indie artists who inspire the sextet.
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