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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”…
by Diane Miller | Wellness | December 12th, 2013
…Sales of electronic cigarettes are expected to reach $1.7 billion this year. Many smokers are turning to this odor-free, vapor-releasing instrument as a safer alternative to cigarettes, but many health experts are skeptical.HPR turned to local e-cig expert Dr. Brody Maack from Family HealthCare to answer a few questions this…
by Diane Miller | Editorial | November 27th, 2013
…Thank you, readers, for your excellent feedback on our “What Fargo-Moorhead Needs” list from a few weeks ago. This is absolutely worth following up on.Your response to a list about brunch, music, dancing, gayness and recycling really shows you care about the community’s growth. It shows we have faith that…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | November 21st, 2013
…I’ve been spending a fair share of my Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in the Minnesota State University Moorhead art department, not as a student, but as an art model for Andrew Stark’s figure drawing class. Nearly two months ago, Stark was expressing how overwhelmed he was with having an upcoming…
by Diane Miller | Culture | November 21st, 2013
…Unity ND works to take down white separatist Craig CobbThe presence of racism and hate has perhaps never felt more real in 21st-century North Dakota than now — especially for the tiny town of Leith, where a Nazi-flag-waving white separatist, Craig Cobb, is scheming to take over.While Cobb has put…
by Diane Miller | Music | November 14th, 2013
…One of Fargo-Moorhead’s most successful ska bands, 3 Minute Hero, has not played in town “since Clinton was president,” according to lead singer Jeff Nelson.Now based in Minneapolis, 3 Minute Hero continues to bring its wild, humorous, fun and entertaining music to the stage nearly 20 years later. And finally,…
by Diane Miller | Editorial | November 7th, 2013
…Let’s just say, Vinyl Taco has raised the damn bar. That place is cool.But Fargo-Moorhead still could use more “cool” spots if we want to make this place truly, madly, deeply happening.If I had the money, here’s what I’d add to F-M.-A hip brunch joint.Coffee. Buckwheat blueberry pancakes. Maple Syrup.…
by Diane Miller | Arts | November 7th, 2013
…Cropped gets local graphic designers to compete for Photoshop gloryThere’s a new kind of competition in town – one that doesn’t involve balls, food or money.It’s called Cropped. It’s based off the Food Network television show “Chopped,” but instead of food, contestants work with a “horrible” selection of computer stock…
by Diane Miller | Music | November 7th, 2013
…Jake Shimabukuro performs at the Fargo TheatreWhy become a virtuoso ukulele player?Strangely enough, perhaps the world’s greatest ukulele player, Jake Shimabukuro, in part, became one because of a comedian: Bill Cosby.“One of the things I realized is music is just like comedy. It’s just about connecting with your audience —…