Damon & Naomi at Portsmouth Book & Bar
In the corner of the room, between the architecture and cookbook shelves, stood Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, sole members—and married couple—of the indie-pop/folk duo Damon & Naomi. “I keep...
View ArticlePlayers' choice
Building on more than a century of experience booking shows and making memories, the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom readies for the 2013 season. Today, the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom consistently...
View ArticleSpindown: Heather Maloney, Serenade II Darkness, Eric Ott and Nate Laban
The songs on “Love Songs and Isolation” are more than just attempts to re-write 1960s rock standards. There is a modern element to them, like the closing track “Skipping Towards the Sun” which invokes...
View ArticleParma composer competition returns
If you’re under 30 and studying in a school program or under the guidance of a professional composer, Parma Recordings in North Hampton invites you to submit an entry to their second annual PARMA...
View ArticleOld Abode on hiatus, now performing as Bushrod Washington
Popular Hampton-based band Old Abode is taking a break, according to an email from lead singer/guitarist Shea Ellis and friends, but some members of the group have joined forces with Eli and Ollie...
View ArticleThe Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival returns for a second year
Patricia Lynch heard a phrase she likes. “We are beyond age,” she says. It’s a 21st-century way of thinking the Music Hall executive director said she used when booking artists for the Portsmouth...
View ArticleSong-birds of a feather
Collaboration breeds art. You’ll find it in music, literature and in many other artistic outlets. Sometimes it’s direct, like in a song featuring two musicians. And sometimes it’s indirect, through...
View ArticleAll music in a day
It’s mid-morning on a warmish Saturday in April and there aren’t a lot of people at Bull Moose Music in Portsmouth. The early morning rain has tapered off and the sun is starting to find its strength....
View ArticlePop and popcorn with Dirty Projectors
Dirty Projectors blazed through a 13-song set, followed by a three-song encore, of their eclectic catalogue on Friday night as part of the Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival, starting the night with...
View Article'Abbey Road' meets Central Ave
Local musicians Gnarlemagne take a new path, performing live The Beatles classic album “Abbey Road” In the spring of 1969, having aborted the disastrous “Get Back” album sessions (later to be named...
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