November 6th, 2015
By Jamie Hutchinson
Indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks kicks off another leg of its “Unravelling” tour, playing the Aquarium on Nov. 13. The Scottish band released its third album “Unravelling” in October of last year. Guitarist and vocalist Adam Thompson talked about adding fifth member Stuart McGachan, the bands that influenced them and working with producer Paul Savage.
HPR: Your latest album “Unravelling” was produced by Paul Savage, who has produced world-famous…
November 6th, 2015
HPR had a chance to catch up with Massachusetts-based Martin Sexton. Sexton hits the road to promote his latest album “Mixtape of the Open Road.” With influences from The Sons of the Pioneers to Black Sabbath, Sexton shares his experiences touring, writing and getting a taste of the local flavor.
HPR: Can you tell us a bit about your new album “Mixtape of the Open Road”?
Martin Sexton: “Mixtape” is a collection of songs that I’ve fashioned like a mixtape you used to make…
November 4th, 2015
Recently, local musician Blind Joe had his run on NBC’s The Voice come to an end when he was eliminated in the head-to-head round after advancing for a few weeks. His appearance stirred a great amount of passion in the region with some people really bummed out he didn’t go farther. HPR wanted to see what’s next for him in his career and how the show has affected things for him.
HPR: Your run on the Voice came to an end but it had to be a good…
October 30th, 2015
By Jamie Hutchinson
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet doesn’t like to draw lines when it comes to the music they incorporate into their performances. Having performed material written by Bach, Chet Atkins and both Frank Zappa and his son Dweezil, the Grammy-award winning classical guitarists seem to have no boundaries.
“What we try to do is play pieces that explore all the stylistic and color potential of four guitars,” said William Kanengiser, one of three original members still…
October 22nd, 2015
By Jamie Hutchinson
Following the release of his album “Liability,” his first for record label Rhymesayers, Minneapolis rapper Prof is about to headline a tour of the U.S. with Fargo serving as the second date of the tour.
HPR: “Liability” has some featured guests on it, such as Tech N9ne and Waka Flocka Flame. How did you hook up with such prolific rappers?
Prof: I don’t know, man, kind of reached out. Some started hearing me, here and there. I guess, growing up, getting a…
October 22nd, 2015
Rhythm section’s funk buddies make for “thrilling” debut album
For a band whose introduction to many was a collection of silent songs, Vulfpeck sure does make a joyful noise.
The funk outfit made headlines last spring after the release of “Sleepify,” an “album” of ten “songs,” each hovering just above the thirty second mark and each completely silent.
Exploiting a clever loophole in Spotify’s royalty distribution policy, the band encouraged fans to stream the…
October 15th, 2015
By Jamie Hutchinson
After having his songs featured in the documentary “Madd Frank Presents Madd Frank,” Fargo musician Michael Pink plans to record his first music video for a fan-favorite song. Pink has been well known in the Fargo-Moorhead area for years due to his blend of pop rock and alternative country and the upcoming music video is just another way to get his music reaching the ears of fans.
HPR: So, you’re going to record a music video soon?
MP: Yeah. I’m working with…
October 14th, 2015
HPR had the opportunity to chat with Clutch guitarist Tim Sult. Clutch is a hard rock band based out of Maryland that has toured internationally and is headlining the 2015 Roughrider Ink and Iron expo.
HPR: What inspires Clutch’s lyrics -- what do you read?
Tim Sult: Neil really is the lyric guy in the band. I learn a lot about his lyrics from the YouTube videos he’s been doing. He’s been explaining the lyrics from each song in those -- especially from the new album.
HPR: When…
October 1st, 2015
Rock and Roll was made for you. Band in Fargo on SaturdayThere’s nothing more rock and roll than singing about rock and roll. For as long as the genre has existed, its torch-bearers have spouted its mystical, transformative virtues. A seeming act of piety, it’s been ambiguously twisted into averb in thrashing sermons by the likes of Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Bob Seger and the Velvet Underground. While those bands’ definitions fall far from total encapsulation, country-rockers Blitzen…
September 28th, 2015
Local singer advancing on NBC competition show
The Red River Valley has been abuzz with the recent news that local musician Blind Joe is a contestant on NBC’s The Voice and has advanced past the blind auditions stage. This past Friday, in one of his first one on one interviews since he was allowed to talk (the episode has been taped for a while but performers were sworn to silence until it aired), HPR caught up with the country crooner who has previously been named best local musician…
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