“Cape Snow,” by Cape Snow Burst and Bloom Records File Under: Dream pop, indie rock, Americana Sounds Like: Beth Orton, Neko Case, Aimee Mann, Mazzy Star...
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PortsmouthNH.com has a new look! A lot of other things are new, too. There are new and larger photos. Listings have been enhanced, merged and moved. In fact, more that 3,000 photos have updated, resized and redone. Almost 800 places, businesses, organizations and things to do have been transferred, reorganized and updated. And nearly 1,000 calendar events have been fitted into a new system.
Bright Beginnings
We earned this summer. Though spring has not been unkind, let us recall this past winter and the desperate wishes we made while digging out of...
Open door
When Seacoast Outright announced it was sponsoring Portsmouth’s first official LGBTQ Pride event, it often prompted this follow-up question: “Why hasn’t Portsmouth done this before?”...
Public access
Robert Jesurum has used Sanders Poynt to get to Rye Beach for more than two decades. It’s a tradition that, according to his research, goes...
Belly up
As Portsmouth finds its way onto top-vacation-spot lists in glossy magazines and travel websites, and as new development projects rise up next to historic homes,...
BBQ and country music unite
If you like barbecue and you like country music, you’ll want to be in Rochester this weekend. The Phantom Gourmet BBQ & Country Music Festival takes...
Parma Music Festival takes shape
It’s still nearly two months away, but the Parma Music Festival continues to announce local and national acts for its three-day contemporary music event in...
Inside Out
One of the cardinal rules of storytelling is “Show, don’t tell.” The idea is that telling your audience a character is depressed is much less...
Blakeslee releases the mermaid
South Berwick, Maine native Dan Blakeslee has long been recognized for his signature pick guard, an octopus with tentacles wrapped around his acoustic guitar. But,...
Video Vault
“Straw Dogs” ABC Pictures, 1971 Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, David Warner Directed by: Sam Peckinpah The plot: American college professor David Sumner (Hoffman) is...
Proud to party
Raude Raychel wants to share a little bit of Indonesia with the rest of the Seacoast. She’s the lead organizer for Fiesta, an annual Indonesian...
The fourth dimension
Sculpture is an invitation, according to art consultant Rebecca Reynolds. It wants to share a space, and asks for a response. It demands and rewards...
Slow and low
Baltimore’s Lower Dens released its third album in March. The band’s leader, Jana Hunter, has been a fixture in the independent music community for years,...
Gems and roses
Christopher Barnes formed Gem Club in Boston about five years ago, inspired by the RPM Challenge to write and record an album in a month....
Jurassic World
Few things are more excruciating than watching a half-wit attempt to act smart. It’d be bad enough if it was just Chris Pratt we were...
A second home
When Betty Eaton and her husband Roger moved into their Somersworth Housing Authority apartment on Bartlett Avenue in October 2006, one of their windows looked...
New growth
When Jill Nooney began working on what would become Bedrock Gardens some 30 years ago, she intended it to be her own private sanctuary. The...
Finders drinkers
Foragers think in seasons. It’s a natural habit — when your food choices are limited to what you can find and what’s currently growing, you’ve...
All in the family
When Crystal Lisbon was hired at Hackmatack Playhouse in 1997, it changed the course of her life. Working at the Berwick, Maine theater convinced Lisbon...
Now Hear This
“Stay Home,” Soft Eyes Eye Vybe Records File Under: psychedelic, vibe-rock, lo-fi Sounds like: Morgan Delt, Quilt, (early) White Fence, Allah-Las There’s a moment during every...
Eight-Bit Junkyard
“Excitebike” (Nintendo, 1985) “Super Hang-On” (Sega, 1987) They never tell you to beware the ides of June. But they should. Every year, like shiny metal...
Casting shadows
Thomas Berger may be the most recognized stone sculptor in the Seacoast. His work has become a part of the landscape at destinations like the...
Seven deadly summer dangers
What is the function of newspapers? To inform, sure, but also to cause mass hysteria with sensational stories of dubious veracity. Remember Y2K? Total goldmine. At...
Songs and stories
Martha Redbone wanted to follow her 2006 album “Future Street” with a project that would honor her family’s years in the mountains and coal mines...
