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Podcast Open Mic
by WMPG
It’s a Radio Open Mic for the digital age, with a slight update: one artist, one song, one short chat with me, Lorenzo. Have an original song you’d like to share with the world? Contact me at [email protected] and let’s talk!
Episodes
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POM 9/22 No. 2: Smizz
Born and raised in New Hampshire, Smizz grew up with a mother who loved soul and folk. His father was into older music such as Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. An avid vinyl collector, his dad eventually handed down the records to Smizz. Smizz’s older siblings introduced him to hip hop artists such…
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POM 9/22 Nicole LePera returns
I'm a singer/songwriter living in the beautiful state of Maine. After all these years, I finally found my home — and her transcendent beauty and power never fails to inspire and nurture me. Music has always been a central part of my life — my mother said I sang before I spoke. Most of what I…
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POM Jen Ayers final
POM 8/22 No. 2: Jen Ayers Jen Ayers is a vocal dynamo with a throat of gold, pianist, songwriter and recording artist. She’s performed thousands of shows nationwide, fronting Seattle-based band Honey Tongue and shared bills with the likes of Jack Johnson, Tom Petty and Bill Frisell. Her…
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POM 8/22 No. 1: Reesa Wood
Reesa Wood has been making music in Portland, Maine since 2016, when she learned to embody rage, desire and confrontation fronting the metal edged Cadaverette, and developed confidence in her songwriting and guitar abilities in the heavy shoegaze tinged Burr. She has been performing her unique...
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POM 7/22 No. 2: Dave Bullard returns
Dave Bullard... Singer songwriter performer from California on Spotify iTunes, apple music tours once or twice a year COAST TO COAST davebullardguitar on Instagram and tiktoc Dave Bullard on Facebook Amazing You.S.A. book on Amazon Kindle. New albums online: SILOUETTE, Amazing You.S.A., & LOST...
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POM 7/22 No.1: Spook Handy (from 7/21, the final POMotR broadcast)
A year ago this month Podcast Open Mic on the Radio had its final broadcast. But my last guest was a goodie and needs to be reheard.: Spook Handy, the only guest I have found via Portland Hour Exchange... Spook Handy performed alongside Pete Seeger at festivals and concerts more than 50 times…
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POM 6/22 No. 2 April Keez
April Keez is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and music educator. April's YouTube channel, April Keez, has over 8,000 subscribers and is ranked among Feedspot's Top 5 Songwriting Channels to Follow in 2022. Her goal is to push the world of songwriting further by giving people access…
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POM 6/22 No. 1: Bill Stamey
I was born, and grew up, in Memphis, learned the basics of reading music at a young age, and got my first guitar at around age 5. Self-taught for the most part, I took lessons from a few key figures: Bob Salley (a university instructor) at age 14, Shawn Lane (a musical phenom) at age 18, was a...
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POM 5/23 No.2: ”Chaos Creator” Artimus Wolz
Artimus Wolz is a musician and social media influencer. He went viral on TikTok with his original song, Incompedance[1]. After a successful KickStarter campaign[2], he began work on his comedy album Chaos that is slated to publish in 2022.
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POM 05/22 No.1: Jim Baumer ME returns
Biddeford-based indie rocker Jim Baumer has released a diverse pastiche of songs on the provocatively titled Living in Some Strange Days. The songs emanate from a space of darkness and deep pain and his music hearkens back to a period of time he calls indie’s “halcyon days,” in the...
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POM 4/22 No. 1: Radio Open Mic Dec. 2008
Live on WMPG, featuring: Jamie Frick, Lindsey Montana, Jeffrey Knox, The Orchards, James Paul Gosslin, Rick Colella, and Christian Cuff & Amanda Gervaise
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POM 03-22 No. 2 Odds & Sods
Some stuff from my flash drive. I hope you enjoy.
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POM 3/22 No. 1: Emilia Dahlin live at Make Music Portland June 2021 + new single
Wielding a voice that defies the size of her body and strong storytelling sensibilities, Emilia Dahlin has carved out her name as a unique songstress. She weaves mesmerizing tales (complete with Greek myths, robotic messiahs, epic floods, and tax evaders) with raw, rootsy folk and dynamic jazz...
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POM 2/22 No. 2 Storyteller Chris Newcomb
Chris Newcomb has performed on stages from Kittery to Holton; Penobscot Theatre to Mad Horse. He’s appeared in numerous independent movies, commercials, podcasts, music videos, and in his younger days he wrote commercials and DJ’d at two radio stations in Auburn, ME. More than anything, he loves...
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POM 2/22 No. 1: The Best of 2021
The best of Podcast Open Mic on the Radio!
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POM 1/22 No. 2. Dano
Dano’s music infuses modern folk, post rock, and groove oriented rhythms with poetic lyrics creating a unique brand of conscious music that uplifts and inspires. Born and raised in the Buffalo suburb of Tonawanda, Dano’s role models were The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, David Bowie, Simon and...
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POM 1/22 No.1: Alejandra O’Leary
Alejandra O’Leary was born to a Colombian mother and Irish father in Portland, Maine. Having a different sounding name and being a woman of color both challenged and shaped her as she grew up listening to crashing ocean waves and Beatles records. Specifically, growing up in Portland instilled...
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POM 12/21 No. 2 - Jason Lambert
Jason Lambert has been playing music for more than a quarter century. It started out as solo acoustic ballads, with some rock n' roll mixed in, and has eventually evolved into other musical outlets, including 80s influenced synth pop, and old school hip-hop. All the while, he has continued to…
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POM 12/21 No. 1: Erin Zeli
Erin is a Portland resident who plays the keyboard and wants to connect with other musicians to create some fun new music. She uses her YouTube channel and playlists to help her loop her original music and add depth to her sound. Currently her music interests include playing Blues, Grateful Dead,...
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POM 11/21 No. 2 Jim Baumer ME plus new Plague Dad
Based in Biddeford, ME, JimBaumerMe operates as the performance unit of singer/songwriter, Jim Baumer. Baumer’s music originates from a space occupied by tragedy. In January 2017, Baumer’s only son—an award-winning poet and well-known environmental activist—was killed on a cross-country walk. A...
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POM 11/21 No. 1: Brantah
Brantah strives to make visceral, pure, raw music that straddles the line between progressive rock and singer/songwriter. Delivering a ride that expands from light sonic textures to aggressive rhythmic energy; performs as both solo and band. Always intuitive, listeners can expect improvisation…
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POM 10-21 No. 2: Gilch
Think Megadeth meets Joe Satriani! Adam Gilchrest (Gilch) is an American rock n roll/metal guitar player who's newest song Conquering Covid-19 is the anthem for overcoming the coronavirus pandemic! It's now for sale as part of a full CD! E-mail at [email protected] for a copy. New song...
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POM 10/21 No. 1: Plague Dad (Live in the Old Port)
Plague Dad is a high-energy acoustic duo out of Portland, Maine. Frank Gallagher (vocals, 6- and 12-string guitars, mandolin and banjo) and Miguel Sanchez (vocals, bongo, spoons, stomp box and what have you) have honed their sound busking for hours around Portland and playing parties and club…
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POM 09/21 No. 2: Heart Shaped Rock
Heart Shaped Rock is Rock Shaped with Heart! We are: Sheridan: vox/Bret Mills: Guitar, b vox/Replica A: Guitar/Eric Eaves: Bass, b vox/Dave Bloom: Drums All veterans of the Maine/Portland Music scene currently working on our 8th body of music. You can find us on most social media platforms...
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POM 09-21 No.1: Nick Haynes
From Nick himself: Colorado born and bred, I grew up in Golden under the auspices of the Coors Brewery before moving to Boulder where I spent the majority of my time studying, playing music, and eating burritos. I studied Neuroscience as an undergraduate and ultimately went on to receive a PhD in...
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POM 08/21 No.2: Frank Pennisi and Peggy Mead
Frank and Peggy went to high school together in Ann Arbor, Michigan growing up in the turbulent 60’s. Out of high school a they and large group of their friends would gather nightly for a song swap. In the early 1970’s they started writing original songs influenced by Moody Blues, Harry Chaplin,...
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POM 08/21 No. 1: Wildcat O'Halloran
The Wildcat O'Halloran Band has been thrilling audiences in Western Massachusetts for over thirty years, and is currently promoting its 16th album “You Can't Fall Off the Floor"... building on the success of the previous: "Deck of Cards" " NYC Chill", "Hot Pulldown", "Midnight Service…
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POM 2.0 July 2021: Zeke and the Endorphins
Zeke L’Vek started the phenom rock band called Zeke and the Endorphins back in early 2001, drawing from the pool of incredibly talented local and national musicians he’s played with over the years, to record and perform original music. All of the players are exceptionally creative, have great...
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Podcast Open Mic 95 Lee Stearns (new) POM 81 Kelcie Caldwell "Downeast Christmas" plus various holiday odds and sods
Lee Stearns is a Yarmouth Maine based musician and songwriter. He has played his eclectic brand of music in Japan , Florida, California, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas and Maine. Currently Lee is performing guitar and harmonica tunes at venues in Maine as a solo and with the bands Why Whisper,...
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POM 94 Eric Eaton of Supernormal (new) and Adam Gardner of the LeeVees (2016): hour-long broadcast episode.
Broadcasts of the best of POM with new Zoom segments can be heard on WMPG Saturdays 9-10am!
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POM93 Matt Wibby "Let There Be Hope"
I am a South Portland songwriter, producer and graphic artist. My business website is www.mattwibby.com and my Youtube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7qHsi4RtU08ObRemf4XrpQ. Just a bit of caution about the channel: we are just starting to build it, so there aren't many videos on…
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POM92 Joel Carpenter Poems from the upcoming book "The Drunk Has Shot the Pilot and He's Flying Us Into the Ocean"
Joel Carpenter is an American poet and singer songwriter based in New England. He was born in 1992 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, then raised in Portland, Maine, from the age of two. Carpenter is the founder of the Underground Writers Association, an independent publishing house with a mission to…
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POM91. David Rankin Johnson Excerpt from the novel "In the Eyes of the Moose"
David Johnson lives on the coast of Maine in a home he bought he built and powered by harnessing the sun. His low overhead allows him to travel in the winter, at times enjoying local music, dance, and food with people from all over the world who laugh with joy and listen with open hearts. He has...
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POM90 Kevin Tacka "Medley"
Kevin Tacka = Visual Artist, Musician, Theatrical Performer/Producer, Building Trade Artisan, Educator. Kevin Tacka has been located on/near Congress Square Portland since 1994. Specializing in Fresco Murals, Fountains, Painting, Art Restoration, Plaster - Paint -Cement Surfaces, Song/Story...
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POM89 Hannah Harleen "Songbird"
Hannah Harleen (born Hannah Kramer) is a Portland-based Jazz & R&B vocalist. She grew up in the Bay Area and moved to Maine when she was 10, when she discovered her love for singing. Her parents introduced her to Jazz music, and she fell in love with the vocal stylings of Ella Fitzgerald, her…
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POM88 Deline "For Life" (explicit)
I’m a 19 year old artist who’s used music as a way to express myself. I’ve been performing for about 6 years. I’ve been through a lot in my life , but I’ve overcome so much with the help of writing and recording music. I hope to help people see that they can overcome anything.
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POM87 FBb "That's the Way I Play"
FBb has been playing together for about four years. The original members were James Fletcher on bass guitar and Nathan Fletcher on lead guitar and lead singing. Hayden Bachman (drums) joined the band in the September of 2017. Now, the band features other people like Annabelle Brooks on piano…
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POM86 Madelyn Perry "Fantasy"/"Hear Me" (w/The Wanderers)
Another first person bio! Hey guys! My name is Madelyn Perry and I am a sophomore at USM. I want to go to school for recording arts and be in the music producing industry. I’ve been songwriting since I was around 15 but I’ve been playing music since I was 10. I went to Maine Academy of Modern…
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POM85 Carole Wise "Long Way Home"
No stranger to the stage, Carole Wise has been composing and performing for over 50 years. Carole began playing guitar at age eight and began a professional path by age 17, performing in local clubs and restaurants in her hometown of Lewiston/Auburn! Her musical journey would eventually trek…
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POM84: Sikko ft. FuegoBlaze "Kingdom"/ FuegoBlaze ft. Dimitri King "Walkin Thru Dese Roads"
Rwanda-born, US Artist Sikko, is known for his unique melodic sound of today's Hip Hop-R&B music. Sikko embodies the free spirt of hip hop while staying true to his traditional roots. The polyglot R&B rapper uses his creatively in merging different accents to create astonishing melodies. At the...
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POM83: Chris Kemp White "(They Can't) Undo This Love"
Maine-born and raised singer-songwriter Chris Kemp White has been making music in and around Portland for more than twenty years. After performing almost exclusively with bands––HausCats, An Overnight Low, Andy Happel, Hotel Arrival and The Frotus Caper, to name a few––he is currently writing,...
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POM82: Ed Kern "Think Twice"
Ed tells his story: I was born 1956 in Portland Maine. I have 4 older sisters who had a big love of music. They played it loud! I grew up dreaming and playing air guitar until early 70s when friends had a band and no one would sing. I was just a spectator; I don’t know how it happened, I started...
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POM81: Kelcie Caldwell. "Downeast Christmas"
A long time resident of Maine, and current resident of Portland. Kelcie has played guitar/music for 19 years, since age 12. Since then has picked up several instruments which are featured in most of his recordings including banjo, mandolin, washboard, double bass, dobro, and ukulele. Kelcie was…
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POM80: David J. Shaffer. "Americana Divide"
A short bio from David himself: I am a 58 year old singer/songwriter/actor and father of 4 wonderful kids. A lifelong musician, I play guitar, keyboards, bass and sing. As a songwriter I had several of my songs recorded for an album titled "Unfinished Business", which was in limited release. In...
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POM79: Smokemaster 420 "Dispatch1"
Smokemaster 420 is what happens when experimental musicians get bored at work. Smokemaster 420 is what happens when listening to music on Youtube gets boring. Smokemaster 420 is what happens when you combine a love of musique concrete and plunderphonics with a soft spot for toilet humor....
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POM78: Rebecca Kerwick "Breadcrumbs"
Rebecca Kerwick is a singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Portland, ME. Rebecca has performed her original music in cafes, bars, backyards, and other intimate spaces across the Northeast since 2018. Her upcoming debut album explores themes of interiority,...
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POM77: Mehuman "Ladybird" (+ "And So")
Mehuman "May-mon" : An East Coast native singer/songwriter/guitarist cut her teeth on old time gospel spirituals, straight ahead jazz, country blues, and classic rock and roll. Recently independent and re-connecting to her fanbase as a self distributed artist, the former Arista Records recording...
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POM76: Rick Adam "What Money Won't Buy"
RICK ADAM has been performing, teaching, and inspiring people of all ages for over 20 years. He has combined his extensive theatrical and musical experience and training with his own life experience to create original theatrical performances that both educate and entertain. Adam has toured…
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POM75: Thems That Wait "Nova"
Maine Metal/Stoner Rock band Thems That Wait was formed when longtime friends and songwriting partners Craig Garland and Mat Patterson met Texan Branden Clements through a Craigslist ad in early 2017. The band’s sound has been compared to Black Sabbath, Clutch and Kyuss. Thems That Wait prides...
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POM74: Lovelore "Notice Me"
Hi, I go by the name Lovelore. You can find my music here: https://soundcloud.com/lovelore I am an artist with my hands in a few things: producing, singing, rapping, piano, videography, and more. I don't like to stick to one particular genre or style of music and I allow myself to be open-minded...
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It’s a Radio Open Mic for the digital age, with a slight update: one artist, one song, one short chat with me, Lorenzo. Have an original song you’d like to share with the world? Contact me at [email protected] and let’s talk!
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