2008 Woodie Awards
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Jeremiah Freed steals the show at Ushuaia concert
Last Wednesday, Ushuaia was host to one of the better rock concerts to visit the Orono area in some time. It featured local and regional acts Dugen, Bedlam and Jeremiah Freed and was headlined by Atlantic recording artist Project 86.
The first band to take the stage was Dugen.…
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First soul act of the year highlights Java Jive
Java Jive got its first taste of soul this semester with the vocal stylings of the talented Chinua Hawk. Together with acoustic guitarist Michel Kunz, the duo delivered a short, but pleasant and entertaining set.
"Can't Move On," a song about the fear associated with getting over love and lost dreams, was the opener.…
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Project 86 frontman discusses life on the stage
Q. What inspired you to model your album after a television show?
A. It was mainly the overemphasis of TV and entertainment in America. As an experiment for this album, I left my television off to see exactly how much of an influence it had on my life and our lives.…
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Finch rocks Portland crowdEmotive rockers headline State Theater show
Emo-rockers Finch treated audience members at Portland's State Theater to a loud dose of mayhem last Thursday night.
The night opened with a stellar set from the little-known emo band Days Away. While the band, which is currently not signed to a label, has only released a 5-song EP, "The Feel of It," it rocked like old pros.…
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Steiners take third in competition
The Maine Steiners have just returned from the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) in New York City with some impressive honors. The group won third place at the competition, and Ben Feeney won the award for Best Vocal Percussion.
The competition gave the group of nine men a chance to perform on Broadway at the Beacon Theater.…
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Liner Notes'The times, they are a-changin'
Over the weekend I had an interesting discussion with my father. As I'm sure is the case with many of our parents - the no-taste baby boomers they are - my parents enjoy the uber-fluff of "American Dreams," a television drama set in the mid-1960s. Like its predecessor "The Wonder Years," the music of the time is a driving factor for the show.…
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