Our list of artists to watch for the upcoming year, with a little help from our arts-savvy friends from around New England.
John Arvanitis
Maine’s Underground, Online
From tribute nights to DIY up-and-comers, Factory Portland and Newz by The Nunz has your close coverage.
Into the Deep Field with Mammal Dap
Mammal Dap gives Take a sneak peek of their upcoming EP, and offers us a not-so-tiny live show at The Barnhouse.
Now, More than Ever
BRZOWSKI and his labelmates at Milled Pavement have been speaking truth to power for years, and don’t plan on stopping.
Did You Know? New England’s Online Synth Museum
New England’s last living archive of synthesizers and electronic instruments is online and part of a long, somewhat tragic history.
Hollywood Comes to Maine…Sort of
Portland’s writer-director duo on Rusticator Pictures, and how to make a movie that captures Maine’s “Maine-ness.”
David Kontak and His Experimental Instruments
Kontak Creative brings you strange beeps, screeches, hums, and flashing lights, courtesy of its inventive founder.
Manchester’s “Sexy Industrialist”
Vivian Beer wins reality shows and prestigious fellowships, and remains optimistic in this uncertain future for queer creatives.
Whiskey Tits Have Many Dimensions
Miette Gillette moved from NYC to rural Vermont, where she inseminates pigs and publishes experimental literature.
Watch: First Light
First Light tells the story of the systematic displacement of the Wabanaki people and what the state of Maine did to help them heal.