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by Jamie Hutchinson | Music | January 30th, 2016
…There comes a time when every musician needs to hang up their axe and succumb to the darkness ... of retirement. Some don’t always choose when that time comes, as we’ve seen with a few big name musicians dying lately, but Black Sabbath has. And for the Godfathers of Heavy…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | January 30th, 2016
…February 3, 1959 marks the day that the music died. Rock ‘n roll icons Buddy Holly (22), Ritchie Valens (17), and J.P. Richardson, a.k.a. “the Big Bopper”(28) lost their lives in a plane crash outside of Clear Lake Iowa that fateful night, while on their “Winter Dance Party Tour” en…
by Granville Wood | All About Food | January 29th, 2016
…A few years ago I came across the term “food desert.” I was intrigued and then struck by the seriousness of the matter and wrote about it in this paper. Recently, I discovered that a national organization in conjunction with others is spearheading a plan to get healthier foods into…
by Krissy Ness | Beer Snob | January 29th, 2016
…The Boulder Tap House has been open in Moorhead for a couple of months now and boy do they have beer. Not only do they have 50 beers on tap, but also an excessive amount of beer in cans and bottles, full bar, and house wines. If you are looking…
by Sabrina Hornung | Music | January 29th, 2016
…Iowa-based singer songwriter William Elliott Whitmore plays sold-out shows throughout the Midwest, including his upcoming sold out show at The Fargo Brewing Company on January 31. HPR had the opportunity to catch up with him and discuss his musical beginnings as well as his latest albumHPR: Where did you find…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 29th, 2016
…Sunday, Jan. 31, 9 p.m.The Aquarium (Dempsey’s upstairs), 226 Broadway, FargoThe Minneapolis punk trio, who were inspirational behind the feminist riot grrrl movement, will play Fargo for the first time since reuniting in 2015. The band formed in 1987 and released three albums in the ’90s before playing their last…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 29th, 2016
…Sunday, Jan. 31, 1:30 p.m.Great Rides Fargo, 425 Broadway N, FargoBorder Battle Bike Race on the Red River returns this winter. The 10K course takes riders through bike paths, prairie tundra and on the frozen Red River. The race offers two categories for participation, skinny bikes (tires less than three…
by HPR Staff | Best Bets | January 29th, 2016
…Saturday, Jan. 30, 6:30 p.m.The New Direction, 14 Roberts St. N, FargoA benefit show for Project HART will be held with a variety of bands performing. Project HART is a transitional housing program for homeless veterans where residents work toward independent living. Kipp G, Crab Legs, Too Fast for Frank…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | January 29th, 2016
…Warning: Spoiler AlertLeading all Oscar challengers with a total of twelve nominations, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “The Revenant” has to overcome a few daunting statistics reported by prognosticator Scott Feinberg in order to win Best Picture. Feinberg notes that only one movie in the last fifty years (“Titanic,” which, coincidentally starred…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | January 29th, 2016
…Charles Beck is one of Minnesota’s most recognized and treasured artists. His work depicts the rural landscapes that he often observed as an Otter Tail County native. He has worked with a variety of media ranging from sculpture, printmaking, and painting. Beck was born January 31, 1923 and is a…