“Quite frankly, we didn’t know what the hell we were doing,” Mellencamp said. Thirteen years later they’ve created “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” a musical that’s not quite like anything out there — as you might expect from two of America’s most independent artists. Along the way, the author and the singer picked up T […]

NEW YORK — Jay Leno says he will be leaving NBC’s “Tonight Show” next spring, to be replaced by Jimmy Fallon. Leno announced the move Wednesday in a news release. NBC also confirms that the show will be moving to New York City when Fallon takes over. “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels will take […]

BANGOR — With five months to go until tens of thousands of people descend on Bangor for the 2013 American Folk Festival, plans and fundraising efforts are picking up pace. Festival organizers on Friday announced the event’s first four artists, covering the genres of blues, gospel, rockabilly and zydeco: • Sista Monica Parker, dubbed “lioness of […]

BANGOR —  The man who Billboard calls “the biggest ticket seller in country music” is coming to Bangor, and Waterfront Concerts officials expect him to sell out Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion. “It’s the biggest show in our four-year history to date,” said Alex Gray, Waterfront Concerts chief promoter. “This is as big as it gets. He […]

BANGOR — Living up to its name was never a problem for Motley Crue, one of the quintessential “bad boy” rock bands of all time. The Crue will be back on the road and for the first time in four years is including a Maine location on its international concert schedule. Motley Crue will play […]

LOS ANGELES — The Grammys spread the love. Fun., whose anthemic and semi-dark jam “We Are Young” dominated the charts in 2012, won song of the year. Gotye’s massive and oddball pop hit, “Somebody I Used to Know,” picked up record of the year. And folk-rockers Mumford & Sons won album of the year for […]