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by Diane Miller | Music | January 23rd, 2014
…Local guitarist raising money for progressive metal projectJake Gillette is set to record what may be one of the greatest projects of his music career: an original progressive metal album made up of years’ worth of melodic ideas yet to be truly documented. The project is called “AfterThought.”Gillette, a local…
by Diane Miller | Arts | January 16th, 2014
…New Plains Art Museum curator Becky Dunham may have just moved to Fargo from Texas, but she sure hasn’t minded her new home’s extreme temperature drops.“The weather, I love,” she said while sipping on a warm beverage at Atomic Coffee downtown.“It’s really refreshing to be somewhere where there’s a real…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | January 9th, 2014
…“I’m not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation / I’m just talkin’ bout my g-g-eneration!” quoth Pete Townsend in The Who’s 1965 hit song “My Generation.”“My Generation” is also the namesake of the Plains Art Museum’s exciting new exhibition featuring some of Fargo-Moorhead’s best up-and-coming artists, including Kelly Cantrell, Judith…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | January 9th, 2014
…“Inside Llewyn Davis” echoes several pet concerns previously explored by Joel and Ethan Coen in their impressive body of work. Exquisite period detail evocative of a romanticized past, the struggle for some degree of personal integrity in a marketplace geared toward the lowest common denominator, and a trippy Homeric odyssey…
by Chris Hennen | News | January 9th, 2014
…After the events in Casselton, officials take a hard look at rail safetyRight before the end of the year, our region received what many consider to be an important wake-up call to the dangers of the oil boom in North Dakota. The state has been making national news constantly for…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | December 19th, 2013
…I’ll be the first to admit that I am one sentimental fool, especially during holidays, when everything is so steeped in nostalgia, tradition and folk art. My family has a very strong German background and one of the highlights of the holiday season is coming home to bake Springerle with…
by Chris Hennen | News | December 19th, 2013
…After years of waiting, relief is coming to Fargo cable customers. Midcontinent Communications, out of Sioux Falls, S.D., recently announced it will enter the Fargo market, supplanting Cable One as Fargo’s lone cable franchise. If, as is expected, the City of Fargo’s Cable Review Committee approves the franchise agreement crafted…
by Granville Wood | All About Food | December 19th, 2013
…When I first saw the plywood-covered construction site with the words “Vinyl Taco coming soon” emblazoned on it I was both confused and excited. Excited because I am always up for some good tacos (and I wouldn’t be disappointed), confused because my mind didn’t compute why you would use “vinyl”…
by HPR Contributor | Music | December 19th, 2013
…By Richard SchaanWhat do you get when you combine the style of a two-fingered jazz guitar legend, the name of a backup tight end that played one season with the Minnesota Vikings, and a collection of some of the area’s most talented musicians? The answer is The Carluster Crumplebee Orchestra,…
by Diane Miller | Editorial | December 19th, 2013
…1.Kanye West – “New Slaves”Not only is Kanye’s flow incredibly sick on “New Slaves,” so are his rhymes about injustice, power and hate. Yes, I’d much rather be a d**k thank a swallower too, Mr. West. 2.Beyoncé feat. Frank Ocean – “Superpower”Extraordinary harmonies, extraordinary atmosphere and extraordinary originality – “Superpower”…