Table of contents for week of April 8, 2005
NEWS & FEATURES
All signs point to the creation of the city’s first permanent affordable artist live/work spaces, says Sara Donnelly. Sounds too good to be true!
Lance Tapley crunches the numbers to find out how much Green representative John Eder is worth to Governor Baldacci. Turns out it's as much as 500 grand.
Sure, Colombus was a jerk. But Shay Stewart-Bouley says we ought to just enjoy the holiday anyway. Uh, when it comes next October, that is.
Francis J. Connolly muses on the conservative legacy of Pope John Paul II.
First Ronald Reagan and now this. Barry Crimmins wonders how much more we can take.
Plus, this just in:
GETTING AROUND: Pimp our ride
IN PRAISE OF THE DEUCE: The Pope and I may not have seen eye to eye, but I loved him
CODE GREEN: The environment goes critical
Politics and Other Mistakes
Letters to the editor
Savage Love
Crossword solution
MUSIC
The comparisons to Bright Eyes are inevitable, but Kevin Ouellette, a/k/a Subject Bias, is a unique talent. By Sam Pfeifle.
Rines and Cornils pair trumpet and organ. No, that's not a euphemism. By Becca Dewan.
Matt Ashare chats with Tori Amos, a songstress who should need no introduction.
Move over, Loudon and Rufus! Another Wainwright is on the scene, and Martha can even boast a relatively normal first name. By Ken Micallef.
Brett Milano chills with Darkbuster and the Konks. The guy from Darkbuster looks suspiciously like David Brent.
Brendan Benson offers an Alternative to Love. By Mikael Wood.
Plus, Sibilance.
Worth the trip:
Eric Hofbauer
Also, short reviews of:
Averi: DRAWN TO REVOLVING DOORS
Daft Punk: HUMAN AFTER ALL
Fantômas: SUSPENDED ANIMATION
M.C. Lars: THE LAPTOP EP
Ulrich Schnauss: A STRANGELY ISOLATED PLACE
The Stands: ALL YEARS LEAVING
M. Ward: TRANSISTOR RADIO
FILM
Even our resident grump Peter Keough falls under the spell of Fever Pitch. It's hard not to get lost in Jimmy Fallon's eyes.
Short reviews of:
SAHARA
THEATER
Maine playwrights take center stage at the 2005 Maine Short Play Festival.
Worth the trip:
Gagarin Way at the Roberts Studio Theatre
Constant Star at Merrimack Repertory Theatre
DANCE
Worth the trip:
Swan Lake at the Cutler Majestic Theater
ART
Maggie Knowles says the 2005 Biennial captures the family of Maine art.
BOOKS
Stonecoast gets a new director, Maine gets a new poet -- meet Annie Finch. By Sara Donnelly.
Nina MacLaughlin reads Jeanette Winterson's latest, Lighthousekeeping. Wonder if it deals with themes of sexual identity?
FOOD
The next time you get some fresh bread at Rosemont Market and Bakery, think about this: baker Scott Anderson gets up at one in the morning to make it for you. That's commitment! By Andy King.
SPECIALS
Best Music Poll 2004
The Best of 2004
Portland Band Guide
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