The Portland folk upstarts in John Weinland have finished their latest, Demersville. The band will play a release show at Mississippi Studios, July 14. Read more about Weinland.

Local hip-hop artist Soul Plasma is shortening his moniker to “Soul P.” and signing to Sony’s Christian rap imprint, Beatmart. The emcee has worked extensively with local producer/DJ/emcee Ohmega Watts and his latest release, The Soul Affect, featured appearances from Libretto and Toni Hill among others. Label head Todd Collins, who has produced Christian rock [...]

Last week, local bike dance-punkers Show Me the Pink were literally packed up and in the van, ready to move to Virginia as planned when drummer Zach Archibald called it off. He’s on probation for graffiti until January and was hoping “to fall through the cracks.” At the last minute, he decided “that is no [...]

NoPo’s Portsmouth Club closed last week, which means there’s one fewer hip-hop venue in town, bringing the grand total to -4. The club will reopen under a new owner, Chris Penner, as a neighborhood bar featuring jazz and blues artists. Is there even a place for hip-hop in this town anymore? Stay tuned for more [...]