April 13th, 2016
Whether you’re looking for limited pressings of vinyl records or a chance to snatch up some oldies at discount prices, you’re bound to find unique experiences at each local record store as they celebrate Record Store Day 2016.
“It’s a really great thing for drawing attention to local record stores,” says Aaron Swinkels, who has much to celebrate this year since his store Junk Giant recently moved downtown with the former location becoming Vinyl Giant.
Instead of selling a…
April 13th, 2016
New York born Joe Satriani cultivated an appreciation of music at an early age. Not only is he the world’s most successful solo guitarist, he’s worked with some of the biggest names in rock and roll such as Mick Jagger, Deep Purple, Brian May of Queen, and Robert Fripp of King Crimson, to name a few. Satriani took a minute to chat with HPR about his musical beginnings, guitar building, and his latest artistic endeavors.
High Plains Reader: According to your website, on September 18,…
April 6th, 2016
‘80s supergroup Loverboy can attribute their successes to not only to just working on the weekends. It’s taken a lot of blood, sweat and tears to come such a long way. It’s hard to believe that at the beginning of their career, they were rejected by all of the major American record companies until Columbia Records Canada picked them up. “We had a lot of disappointments in the beginning” says lead singer and founder Mike Reno.
They eventually went on to become one of the top…
April 6th, 2016
When Kyle Gass isn’t busy rocking socks off with Jack Black as part of the comedic rock duo Tenacious D, he rounds up a talented team of players for the Kyle Gass Band. The latest project of his was formed following the breakup of his longtime band Trainwreck in 2011 and features a ’70s-tinged classic rock sound that will satisfy plenty of Tenacious D fans.
Prior to their performance at the Aquarium on April 14, the Rage Kage himself took the time to chat with HPR about the side…
March 31st, 2016
Go Murphy is a Fargo based indie rock band. Since their inception five years ago, they have been making quite the name for themselves. With one full length album down and another one on its way. Go Murphy has a few more tricks up their sleeves.
They have received global radio play, played RedGorilla music fest at SXSW in 2014, and one of their songs was even featured on a national radio ad campaign for American Family Insurance.
Their latest endeavor involved shooting a video at the…
March 30th, 2016
With the many projects violinist Sarah Neufeld is involved in, it’s hard for her to catch a break from it all and do her own thing. But with her two bands — Arcade Fire and instrumental band Bell Orchestre — taking some time off, she finally has time to do a proper tour for her second solo album.
Released Feb. 26, “The Ridge” builds on Neufeld’s sound by adding more instrumentation and stepping more into pop minimalism than her violin-centric 2013 release “Hero Brother.”
This…
March 24th, 2016
Egypt had broken up, but their self‐titled EP of demos spread across the globe and the stoner rock band acquired metal fans they weren’t even aware of through word of mouth alone.
Now, having been reunited for close to six years, the band has just released their second full‐length album “Endless Flight” and will be flying to Europe where they have a number of dates lined up, including slots at DesertFest in both London and Berlin.
“That self‐titled record we put out a long time…
March 16th, 2016
Greensky Bluegrass’s Michael Bont talks success and improvisation
By Jamie Hutchinson
jamie@hpr1.com
The success of Greensky Bluegrass in the past few years has led to sold out shows across the country as they’ve shared their love of bluegrass and jam band music, hitting up the summer festival circuit and even headlining at Colorado’s Red Rock Amphitheater.
But while the band plays traditional bluegrass instruments and bluegrass is in the name of the band, don’t refer to them as a…
March 7th, 2016
It’s been five years since guitarist Gary Holt joined Slayer, but their latest album “Repentless” is the first time he’s had the chance to appear on one of their albums and he gave it his all, shredding so hard he blew out his left wrist. Yet even with tendinitis, he kept playing.
“I fought through it ’cause it was hurting when I was doing it, but it felt like I was in the flow and I would just keep going,” says Holt the afternoon before the start of their North American…
February 25th, 2016
Merrill Piepkorn isn’t the biggest Bob Dylan fan. He finds Dylan’s trademark nasally voice difficult to understand and as a harmonica player himself, he dislikes Dylan’s handling of the instrument, which he admits are limited by the harness Dylan wears.
“I always looked at Bob Dylan and his talent from kind of tunnel vision as a harmonica player and it’s not that great,” says Piepkorn, who has played in country western and blues groups since about 1972.
But it was through…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
