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by John Showalter | Music | August 3rd, 2024
…Lamb of God celebrates 20th anniversary of a seminal albumby John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comPhoto by Travis ShinnWhen the band Burn the Priest formed in 1994, they likely did not realize the impact that they would have on the metal genre. Thirty years later, the band is still going strong, albeit with a few…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | August 3rd, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Writer/director/performer Kit Zauhar’s indieworld ascendancy continues its upward trajectory with sophomore feature “This Closeness,” which enjoyed a limited theatrical release this summer following a world premiere at South by Southwest in 2023. The movie is now available on streaming platform MUBI. The action unfolds in a cheap, two-bedroom…
by Jim Fuglie | All About Food | August 3rd, 2024
…By Jim Fugliejimfuglie920@gmail.com I’m writing this on the day after the Fourth of July, so I’m thinking patriotic thoughts. But none of those thoughts envision Donald Trump serving a second term as president of the United States, or Douglas Burgum being the first North Dakotan to lose a race for…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | July 26th, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Even though he is only fifty years old, Osgood “Oz” Perkins has been linked to the legacy of his father’s titanic portrayal of Norman Bates for more than four decades, when he appeared onscreen in 1983 as the younger version of Bates in “Psycho II.” As an adult, Perkins…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | July 18th, 2024
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comHow can anyone be lonely with eight billion homo sapiens on Earth?The world seems to be in the throes of a PTSD pandemic. Even the price of happiness is going way up. Back in 2010 two Nobel Prize laureates studied the complexities of happiness and determined that in…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | July 18th, 2024
…By Madeline Lukemzlnd@yahoo.com About 100 years ago the state of agriculture in North Dakota was pretty dire. Minnesota banks, grain mills, and railroads treated ND as a colony; they extracted our labor and natural resources for their own profit. After years of being on the bad end of a poor…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | July 18th, 2024
…The life of a jockey straight from the horse’s mouthBy Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comFor George Pineda, jockeying is a family tradition. But that legacy includes loss. “My uncles, Alvaro and Robert Pineda — one got killed in a starting gate, the other one in Pimlico,” says Pineda. “They were the catalyst for…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | July 18th, 2024
…HPR chats with Slug of the hip-hop duo AtmosphereBy Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comWhen Sean Daley, also known as Slug, the voice of Twin Cities-based hip hop duo Atmosphere and co-founder of rap label Rhymesayers was growing up, he said hip-hop was the “large tool in my toolbox of socializing.” Whether it was breakdancing, graffiti or…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | July 18th, 2024
…Thursday, August 8, gates 5 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m.Bluestem Amphitheater, 801 50th Avenue S., MoorheadFormed by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer, upright bass player Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom, The Stray Cats kick-started the rockabilly revival in the 1980s with their leather jackets, slick pompadours and unique sound.…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | July 18th, 2024
…August 3, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.August 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.North Dakota State Capitol Grounds600 E. Boulevard Avenue, BismarckOne of the region’s largest and most-loved outdoor art festivals celebrates 50 years in 2024. Come to the Capitol Grounds to try street food from over a dozen vendors, to hear live music, and…