Music Notes

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’Ello, gov’na If you’re a fan of local music, we have good news: The Texas Governor is back. The band has a handful of shows...

Music Notes

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Public NME number one What does a photo of Michael Jackson on the cover of a 1981 issue of a British magazine have to do...

Musicals for all ages

Stage –

Patrick Dorow Productions (PDP), a performing arts organization based in Portsmouth and Kittery, has two unique musicals starting later this month at The Players’ Ring....

New brew taps the sea

Lifestyle –

With a little help from aquaculture researchers at the University of New Hampshire, the Portsmouth Brewery has introduced Selkie, a beer brewed with locally harvested sugar kelp. It's one of many ways sustainably raised seaweed could soon find its way into our diets.

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New Hampshire Now

Art, Lifestyle –

The New Hampshire Society of Photographic Artists aims to capture every region of the state with its New Hampshire Now project.

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Now Hear This: July 2019

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“Volume II” by Cursed on Earth The terms “blackgrass” and “dark folk” both are appropriate with the theme of “Volume II.” Ryan Walters and Paul...

Now Hear This: June 2019

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Seacoast music writer Austin Sorette digs into the latest albums by local artists Sam Carp, Tristan Omand, and Back on the Train.

Now Hear This: September 2019

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“Pulling Out All The Stops” by Geoff Palmer To the passive listener, Geoff Palmer’s new record, “Pulling Out All The Stops,” is a fun pop...

On the mark

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Portsmouth is a city of dichotomies. Art-Speak board member Duncan Craig recently described it as follows: “One of the great things about Portsmouth is this...

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On the Plus Side

Style Queue –

Toward the end of high school, I somehow convinced myself that there was only one style of pants that would fit me. The Internet wasn’t...

One more waltz

Music –

Eric Clapton once said “Music from Big Pink” changed his life. The 1968 album by The Band, with its rousing blend of country, folk, rock,...

One-ring circus

Music, Stage –

Bitter Pill, coming soon to The Players' Ring, brings the songs of Billy Butler to life with music, cirque, burlesque, puppetry, and more. We talked to the mad men behind the show.

Only in New Hampshire

News –

In what was likely his final visit to New Hampshire as president Monday, Barack Obama urged guests at the University of New Hampshire to vote for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats on election day.