Katt and some other cats
Spring showers have yielded not only vibrant daffodils and vexing pollen but also a variety of recordings by local experimental musicians.
By SUSANNA BOLLE | May 13, 2008

Flashback

The high voltage work of Corita Kent
Sister Corita Kent was something of a celebrity.
By GREG COOK | May 07, 2008

Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing to criminalize Salvia. Is this a test-run for marijuana-law reform?
Some state legislators are using the flawed logic of prohibition to try to outlaw another plant they fear kids are using as a legal substitute for pot.
By JAMES TIERNEY | April 23, 2008

Off the wall

The strained poetry of . . . and Jesus Moonwalks
Unfortunately, while many passages of fervently gathered lyricism are thrust toward us like exotic bouquets between scenes of ordinary conversation, the poetry doesn’t accumulate impact.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | April 15, 2008

February 14, 2008

Thursday

By SYMBOLINE DAI | February 13, 2008

Greenhut looks at 30

The gallery is a great example for others
It’s important not to overlook the significance of Greenhut Gallery’s 30th anniversary in business.
By KEN GREENLEAF | January 16, 2008

Balancing act

Juggling the contents of the imagination at the Front Room Gallery
The spotty collection of work at the Front Room Gallery in South Portland is easily forgiven due to the nature of a holiday sale.
By IAN PAIGE | January 16, 2008

Daisies a day

Here’s the newest anchor to Portland’s folk-roots scene
I’m in the camp that says band names are important.
By SAM PFEIFLE | October 31, 2007

Intimacy issues

Pushing Daisies hides its feelings; HBO can’t get it up
There’s a fine line between “whimsically surreal” and “Oh God please make it stop.”
By JOYCE MILLMAN | October 30, 2007

Arts and craftsmen

Stars and New Buffalo, Berklee Performance Center, October 19, 2007
The stage at the Berklee Performance Center last Friday was strewn with Stars and bouquets of flowers.
By ELLEE DEAN | October 23, 2007

Portland scene report: October 19, 2007

Sibilance starts now
She’s shaved her head. That’s always a good thing.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 17, 2007

BBC America?

The networks put some English on the fall TV season
The British are coming! And they have American accents!
By JOYCE MILLMAN | September 12, 2007

Bound and gagged

Lisa See gets tied up in the Qing
Girl meets boy; girl loses boy; girl wins boy back. It’s an old story, and it usually works, even when it’s set halfway around the world and the girl and boy are 17th-century Qing Dynasty aristocrats.
By CLEA SIMON | July 18, 2007

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