January 18th, 2017
This weekend, We Banjo 3 will be performing at the Top Hat Theater in Ulen MN. Combining the sounds of modern folk and traditional Irish music, the band promises an evening of fun and laughter for all ages.
We Banjo 3 incorporates banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals, and percussion to achieve their unique sound. The band is headed by two sets of brothers: Enda Scahill, Fergal Scahill, Martin Howley, and David Howley. The group grew up in Galway, Ireland, developing their skills and…
January 18th, 2017
While there have been lulls in the unforgiving temperatures now and again, this winter in Fargo has been a bitterly cold one, with below-zero temperatures for sometimes a week at a time. It is in this frigid weather that the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra offers a reprieve with its third concert in the 2016-2017 Masterworks Series sponsored by Sanford Health, “The Intimate Tango.”
In keeping with the more “personal” feel that FM Symphony Orchestra executive director Linda…
January 13th, 2017
godheadSilo might have just played its last show ever in Fargo.
Or maybe not.
But, yes, they probably did.
Though you never know.
Talking separately to godheadSilo members, Dan Haugh and Mike Kunka, you get a different outlook on where the band is headed, though nobody can say for sure.
“I just consider it like AA, and go one day at a time,” said godheadSilo drummer, Dan Haugh. “We got offered shows on the east coast. So it was like, OK. January. Let’s do three shows in North Dakota,…
January 11th, 2017
“We got up out of the Midwest and went all the way down as far away as we could go and then sometimes like-minded people find each other. That’s just kind of how it went.” Says David Huckfelt of the indie folk band The Pines.
Huckfelt and fellow frontman and songwriter Benson Ramsey are both Iowa natives with strong roots in the Iowa folk scene--yet they happened to meet one fateful night while both living in Tucson Arizona. Though they had similar interests and ran in similar…
January 11th, 2017
It’s not every day that I get declared an honorary member of a metal band, despite the fact that I don’t play any instruments. However, the three members of local Fargo metal act Brütälür saw fit to honor me with that status. Great times were had by this metalhead and the band members as we had drinks and waxed on about the band, heavy metal in general, and the upcoming concert on Saturday, January 14 that they would be performing with their openers: the newly-premiered Fargo…
December 7th, 2016
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The Fargo-Moorhead Gay Men’s Chorus (FMGMC), founded in 2013, will soon be bringing their musical talent to Lincoln Center in New York City. For the relatively new chorus, this is just as big a deal as it sounds.
The FMGMC’s next event is its annual Holiday Concert, “I Heard the Bells,” Sunday, December 11th at 2 pm at the Sanctuary Events Center. According to the FMGMC Steering Committee President, Adam Johnston, the annual holiday concert is “the highlight of each FMGMC…
November 30th, 2016
Minot-based musician Jeremiah James Sanderson has always loved music. In fact he came from a musical family. His mother sang in churches throughout the northern part of the state, and once he was old enough he joined her. Later as an adult he relocated from the Magic City to Idaho. Though, unlike many young musicians he didn’t spend his youth playing in bands.
“My music career was bookended by tragedy, I didn’t buy a guitar, start writing songs, or start playing until I was about…
November 22nd, 2016
Jamestown-based Bolder Shades of Blue make their Fargo premiere at Speck’s Bar November 25 and 26, playing what lead vocalist Tamara Dallman describes as “energetic blues with a classic rock twist.”
Donald Klontz is an avid fan of live music, particularly blues, and follows many bands and local jam sessions. He describes Bolder Shades of Blue as having “a very good, tight sound as a unit” and he appreciates their repertoire mostly focusing on blues styles. Donald adds, “And…
November 16th, 2016
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To say that Davina Sowers, the lead singer, songwriter, pianist, and namesake of the Twin Cities based band Davina and the Vagabonds is class, sass, and everything in between would be stating the obvious. The audience at The Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes will witness this first hand as Davina and the Vagabonds share the stage with fellow Twin Cities-based musician Jack Klatt this Friday.
Though the show starts at 7pm, DJ Sean McPherson of The Current…
November 9th, 2016
When you think of an orchestra, what string instruments come to mind? Chances are the first two to come into your head are violins and cellos. In many cases, that’s not terribly far from the truth. Even FM Symphony Orchestra executive director Linda Boyd readily admits, “Orchestras tend to stick to popular instruments,” and the order of the day is usually violins, cellos, and various kinds of horns and woodwinds.
An instrument like the guitar more often brings up associations…
By Bryce Vincent Haugen By all accounts, Democratic-Farmer-Labor U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar — first elected in 2006 — is the most popular active politician in Minnesota, whether she’s judged by polling or by her four electoral…
Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.Paradox Comics-N-Cards, 814 Main Ave., FargoCalling all nerds: it’s time to get down and nerdy with vendors aplenty, who are selling comics, toys, video games, board games, various collectibles…
June 6-7StatewideYou grab a line and I’ll grab a pole — and if you’re a North Dakota resident, you can head on down to your favorite fishing hole, no license needed (for this weekend, anyway). All other rules still apply…
By John Strand It took us over 30 years for us to reach out and ask for your help. The High Plains Reader has always been subscription free and paywall free. Our content has — and always will be — free to access for all of our…
By Ed RaymondWere women created to do the work of God?One of the first requests made by new Pope Leo XIV was to invite an expert on the alt-right conservative Catholic organization known as Opus Dei to brief him about its…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com Holiday wine shopping shouldn’t have to be complicated. But unfortunately it can cause unneeded anxiety due to an overabundance of choices. Don’t fret my friends, we once again have you covered…
By Rick GionThe scarfing of canned fish and seafood products by online food influencer types is hard to miss on social media these days. Some of the consumed morsels range from exquisite to downright nasty. However, there are many…
By Bryce Vincent Haugen The curtain has come down on Jade Presents. Fargo-Moorhead’s largest event promoter has brought thousands of shows — more than 150 per year — and hundreds of artists to the area over the past 36 years. On…
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By Greg Carlson Steven Spielberg, who will turn 80 this December, returns to the subject of aliens among us in “Disclosure Day,” his first feature since “The Fabelmans” in 2022. Now closer to the end than the beginning of…
By Jacinta Zens I recently sat down for a chat with ceramicist Louie Albertson, Clay and Studio Program Manager at the Plains Art Museum. Before the interview, I had the pleasure of getting to know him a bit as a colleague when I…
Saturday, January 31, 6:30-9 p.m.Transfiguration Fitness, 764 34th St. N., Unit P, FargoAn enchanting evening celebrating movement and creativity in a staff-student showcase. This is a family-friendly event showcasing pole, aerial…
By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com AUSTIN, Texas – As a Chinese-American, connecting to my culture through food is essential, and no dish brings me back to my mother’s kitchen quite like hotdish. Yes, you heard me right –…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comNew Jamestown Brewery Serves up Local FlavorThere’s something delicious brewing out here on the prairie and it just so happens to be the newest brewery west of the Red River and east of the…
By Eli Liverani Cholesterol is probably one of the first molecules I have ever heard of in my childhood. Most of the relatives on my mother's side had high cholesterol in their blood, and apparently, levels above a certain range…
January 31, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.Viking Ship Park, 202 1st Ave. N., Moorhead2026 marks 10 years of frosty fun! Enjoy sauna sessions with Log the Sauna, try Snowga (yoga in the snow), take a guided snowshoe nature hike, listen to live…
Chris M. Stoner I was recently dismissed from my role as drag show director and emcee for Dakota OutRight, a role I had been fulfilling for more than two decades. The reason given? My political commentary during shows, while…
