September 21st, 2016
“I don’t know if we’re really evolving, but always experimenting--because we’re all the same players and we still do the same thing.” says Korn bassist Reggie “Fieldy” Arvizu, “So we’ll try different directions or different things. We’ve found out no matter what we do, we still end up sounding like Korn when all of us do something together. We could cover a country song and it will still sound like Korn.”
The ultra dynamic Nu Rock pioneers Korn have been together…
September 21st, 2016
High Plains Reader: What-all is planned for the last show at TND?
Jack Stenerson: For the last show, we’re having 14 bands play over two days. We knew we couldn’t fit all of the bands in one day so it made the most sense to split it up. The first day is more of a mixed genre show, ranging from acoustic, to pop punk, to indie, to hardcore.
Day two is an all-hardcore show. We thought that would be fitting because that’s the genre that is most deeply rooted in the venue. Our first…
September 21st, 2016
The Masterworks Concert Series put on by the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra during the 2015-2016 season was a real blockbuster, both literally and figuratively. Not only did several of the shows during that season sell out, but “Blockbuster” was the running theme. Whether referring to the numerous guest performers, the many well-known popular pieces, or the 150-piece choir for their stunning performance of Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’, FM Symphony Orchestra executive director…
September 14th, 2016
By Ben Haugmo
benhaugmo@yahoo.com
Those who have passed through Fergus Falls, Minnesota may have had the chance to drive by the old Regional Treatment Center. The hospital has been closed since 2005, but there are ongoing efforts to preserve the historic Kirkbride building that serves as the property’s main attraction.
Even with a permanent solution for its restoration seemingly far off, the space still finds occasional use. It has been discovered, for instance, that the former…
September 7th, 2016
By Jacinta Macheel Zens
jacinta.zens@gmail.com
HPR: How and when did you become involved in the group Wide Eyes?
SA: I joined Wide Eyes in late 2004. Little known fact: when I first met Tony & Dimitry (of Wide Eyes) they were already making music under the name, but it was a 2 piece drum/dj combo. After a few weeks of meeting up to freestyle and make beats, they invited me to join the group. A few months later we recorded a few e.p.'s in random basements around Minneapolis, then things…
August 24th, 2016
“I don’t know how many times I’ve done this tour, but it’s fun every summer. I get to go all around the U.S., see all the people and play all the great songs. It’s kind of like a carnival or a travelling circus,” says Mark Lindsay, former lead singer of the 60s rock and roll band Paul Revere and the Raiders.
Lindsay along with The Cowsills, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, The Turtles, and The Spencer Davis Group will be playing at…
August 24th, 2016
“We parked right in front of the camera and someone walked right up and busted the window, got in, drove it away, and they found it like three or four days later, the window was busted out, the gear was all gone, but our merch was still in it. I guess they didn’t want to take the merch to the pawn shop.” Laughs 23 year old Americana singer songwriter Parker Millsap on the theft of their tour van in Minneapolis last May.
He elaborated, “It’s a rite of passage--every other band I…
August 24th, 2016
By Bryan Grob
bryangrob@hotmail.com
A little over five years ago when Los Angeles 5-piece Metal act Gemini Syndrome stopped at the Nestor Tavern for their 5th show in the region, they had reason to celebrate.
The day prior they’d signed their recording contract with Warner Brothers Records, only a few miles down the highway at the Mainline in Downer, Minn. It came as no surprise to anyone who’d heard the band’s self-released 5-song EP or caught the band live.
A bombastic blend of…
August 17th, 2016
“Noise music” might sound like an oxymoron to some. The first word calls to mind the harsh, chaotic, and abrasive, while the second word tends to make one think of the practiced, synchronized, and oftentimes catchy. But to Brandon Wald, the organizer, founder, and promoter of the first ever Fargo Noise Fest, organized under the moniker of ‘Black Ring Rituals Presents’, his record label and radio show on 95.9 FM, nothing could be further from the truth.
Instead, in his words,…
August 10th, 2016
By Ben Rheault
Every so often, local venue The Aquarium, sneaks out of the confines of its location situated above Dempsey’s Public House to give the public a free taste of the delights it has in store. It’s a good way to introduce people to musical flavors they may not yet be aware of, and give exposure to up-and-coming bands before they get too big to play smaller stages.
This month, The Aquarium is proud to present Los Angeles based Zig Zags (no relation to the rolling…
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By Alicia Underlee Nelsonalicia@hpr1.com Ten North Dakota communities will participate in the nationwide No Kings Day of Peaceful Action on October 18. The grassroots movement is a nonviolent protest against President Trump’s…
By Michael M. Millermichael.miller@ndsu.edu I would like to recognize some of the scholarly Germans from Russia from Canada and USA shared on the GRHC website. There are additional names not included here. If you have suggestions…
Friday, October 31, doors 8 p.m. show starts at 8:30 p.m.The Aquarium above Dempey’s, 226 N. Broadway, FargoThe annual Aquarium Halloween Cover Show is back and it is stacked. And this time there are a limited amount of presale…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com At the end of September, downtown Fargo said goodbye to another old friend; the Spirit Room closed its doors, marking the end of an era. The Spirit Room room has been a fixture downtown for the…
By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comAnother public health crisis besides guns: lack of empathyThe Sisters of Charity have finally had enough of their Trumper boss, Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. One of the most…
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 Gion and Nichole Hensenrickgion@gmail.com The wait is finally over. Those who have visited Nichole’s Fine Pastry & Cafe lately know about the recent major additions and renovations that have taken place over the past…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com Dakotah Faye is a hip-hop artist from Minot, North Dakota, and he’s had a busy year. He’s released two albums. This summer he opened for Tech N9ne in Sturgis and will be opening for Bone…
By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comNoémie Merlant, working from a script she wrote with Pauline Munier and her “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” collaborator Celine Sciamma, directs herself in “The Balconettes” (the…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com Gallery 4 downtown recently celebrated its 50 year anniversary, making it one of the longest consecutively running galleries in the country. With different membership tiers, there are 17 primary…
Press release“Shakespeare with a sharpened edge.” To launch its 2025 – 2026 season, Theatre NDSU is thrilled to team up with Moorhead-based organization Theatre B to perform a co-production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and…
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 Ellie Liveranieli.liverani.ra@gmail.com When we are sick, all we want is a cure. You go to the doctor, they give you a pill, you take it for a bit, then you are cured. It happens. But unfortunately, it is not always the case. …
By Alicia Underlee NelsonProtests against President Trump’s policies and the cuts made by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are planned across North Dakota and western Minnesota Friday, April 4 and…
By Vern Thompsonvern.thompson@rocketmail.comMoral accountability and the crisis of leadership As a recovering person living one day at a time for the last 35 years, I have learned not to judge others because I have not walked in…
