Crowd gathers in Anchorage to mark closing of Alaska State Council on the Arts
The agency’s funding was cut off by a budget veto by Gov. Mike Dunleavy earlier this month. The loss leaves Alaska as the only state without an arts agency.
New summer tunes: Here’s your guide to new Alaska music and fun shows
Here are some of the best and most interesting new releases of the year, as well as some of the shows for Alaska music fans to consider this summer.
Nome brothers are the first to summit Denali this season
Last year, they were forced to turn back on the mountain. Now Wilson and Oliver Hoogendorn, ages 20 and 21, have made good on their vow to reach the 20,310-foot summit.
Known for viral music videos, OK Go promises Alaska shows will defy ‘conventional categorization’
They became famous dancing on treadmills and making a music video in zero gravity. Now, the adventurous band is headed to Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Promise between the pipes: UAA goalies a bright spot in a rebuilding season
Beneath the surface of the Seawolves' 2-22-2 record, there is reason for optimism.
Dustbowl Revival and Hot Club of Cowtown present tribute concert to classic rock group The Band
The groups will perform a 50th anniversary tribute to The Band this weekend in Fairbanks and Anchorage called “Across the Great Divide.”
Hope Social Club plans to go out with a bang - but they’ll be back
Singer-songwriter Melissa Mitchell, a key member of the band, is moving to Hawaii. They’ll perform three shows to close out the year in Girdwood.
Alaska hip-hop artists featured in documentary ‘Definition of Resilience’
The documentary series by two Native filmmakers follows eight indigenous hip-hop artists from throughout the U.S.
‘Beautiful closure’: After a big year, Portugal. The Man comes home to Alaska for tour-ending concerts
With core members from the Mat-Su, the Portland-based band intends to put a bow on the era that vaulted them from a spunky rock outfit to a household name in pop music. They're performing in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday.
Anchorage Concert Chorus strives to tell Alaska stories as we’ve rarely heard them before
The chorus's season opener features music inspired by the Fairbanks Four and a commissioned piece based on John Muir's writings, as well as Inuit group Pamyua.
Curley trying to turn some heads in first year on Seawolves bench
First-year coach Matt Curley injects promise into the UAA hockey team
Salmonfest opens: Here are headliners, up-and-comers, and what to know before you go
This year’s festival in Ninilchik features headliners Brandi Carlile and Michael Franti, as well as dozens of other musical acts from Alaska and beyond.