Archive for Zach Dionne
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
WMEB hosts free three-band jam Saturday
By Zach Dionne
For three hours this Saturday, WMEB will put a soundtrack to the fresh spring season with a free concert. A stream of pop, indie and dance rock will fill Orono’s Keith Anderson Community Center with local acts Feel It Robot, Tony Smokes & The Ladykillers and Boston popsters Pretty & Nice.
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009, 12:00 am in Opinion
Op-Ed: Glenn Beck: Calm down and get real
By Zach Dionne
It is not un-American to support the newspaper industry.
Thursday, March 26th, 2009, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
A long road home
By Zach Dionne
Marc Hernandez has a 2,500-mile ride to school. Good thing he likes driving long distances. Hernandez is from Southlake, Texas. A second-year student, he road trips to the University of Maine every August and back to his hometown, near Dallas and Fort Worth, every May.
Monday, March 23rd, 2009, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Speak easy and carry a big cup
By Zach Dionne
A man walks into a bar. He ducks his head to avoid the low ceiling on his way down the stairs. His feet touch down on a concrete floor. He goes to buy a drink, next to the furnace. This is a speakeasy in an Orono basement.
Monday, March 23rd, 2009, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Beer Police: A six-pack of recent events in the life of a beer lover
By Zach Dionne
Beer is a hobby for me. It intervenes in my daily life, whether I’m talking about it, drinking it or window-shopping at a store with an awesome selection. Since spring break, here’s where my hobby has taken me. I drank a couple pints in Irish Haven, the Brooklyn bar that was remodeled to emulate Boston for its use in “The Departed.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Flannel Magazine: ‘This is Maine’
By Zach Dionne
“Maine art is more than lighthouses and pictures of the waves,” Sean Collinson said. “No one from Maine wants a lighthouse painting. My mom doesn’t have a lighthouse painting; I would never enjoy looking at a lighthouse,” the 24-year-old senior University of Maine new media student finished, only half-joking.
Thursday, February 26th, 2009, 12:00 am in News
103 Ultra Lounge keeps its dance, liquor licenses
By Zach Dionne
Orono Town Council convened for a special session Monday, Feb. 23 and approved the liquor license and special entertainment permit renewals for the dance club 103 Ultra Lounge. The council debated the approvals two weeks earlier for nearly an hour and a half.
Monday, February 23rd, 2009, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Demetri Martin says “Hi.”
By Zach Dionne
“This is the worst comedy you’ll hear in the country tonight.” Nice try, Demetri Martin. There was no fooling the sold-out University of Maine crowd at the Collins Center for the Arts on Saturday, Feb. 21 – the night was all laughs. Martin stepped onstage shortly after 8 p.
- Audio Slideshow (contains profanity)
- Podcast featuring audio of Demetri Martin’s concert: Play or Subscribe (contains profanity)
Thursday, February 19th, 2009, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
Film Review: Milk
By Zach Dionne
Sean Penn’s portrayal of Harvey Milk is a once-in-a-lifetime role that both fully transforms the typically straight-faced actor and drives the entire film. “Milk” the movie is, in turns, inspiring and political, fabulous and slow, but Milk the character is an absolute joy to watch.
Monday, February 16th, 2009, 12:00 am in Style & Culture
CD: Psyopus
By Zach Dionne
Calling Psyopus a technical metal band is like calling Black Sabbath a fleeting British rock fad. Psyopus is strangeness incarnate – a conduit for off-kilter, robotic guitar sorcery dressed in the guise of songs. Fortunately, the group’s third release, “Odd Senses,” strikes their strongest balance yet between unlistenable wankery and actual songwriting.
