So this is Jon Hawkins. Born in Tokyo, lived in D.C. Can now be found behind DJ booths of varying size and locations in Maine’s hippest (and biggest) city, Portland. He’s well-known for his musical expertise at WRED 95.9 FM, …
Lessons From the Road
Or perhaps they should be classified as observations, validations, or hallucinations… *** The better you eat, the better you feel (like, duh). So if you eat a pretty garnished plate full of fat-filled chicken platter and cheesecake at lunch because …
Steel Yourself for Sontiago
It seems like ages ago when Sonya Tomlinson, aka Sontiago, would step on stage at the now-defunct Stone Coast Brewery in Portland (where, ironically, she works in the basement of the same building for the Portland Phoenix). About eight years …
Give me Broken Flowers Any Day
The back story is this: I’m walking around Park Slope on Sunday, doing my thing, and I spot a Burberry shopping bag sitting on a cement wall. It looks like the aftermath of a stoop sale all contained in that …
Waitress Rant
Those who know me, know that my stint at the restaurant has been both liberating and humbling, gratifying and grueling. That being said, here is a list of things that make me want to throttle customers on a daily basis. …