Chris Bieri is an Anchorage Daily News copy editor. He writes occasionally about music and entertainment.
Ranging from rock to rap and political response, there are also new recordings out from the Alaska Independent Musicians Initiative and Parker Longbough and a Mr. Whitekeys retrospective DVD.
We Banjo 3 blends Celtic and American folk music. They’ll perform in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Valdez this week.
Travel by dogsled, snowmachine or small boat can damage expensive wooden instruments. The Sitka Music Festival found a solution.
All-star group playing Bear Tooth’s September First Tap show exists “where funk meets rock."
There’s country, rock 'n' roll and comedy coming to the Borealis Theatre at the Palmer Fairgrounds from Aug. 22-Sept. 2.
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.
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.
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.
They became famous dancing on treadmills and making a music video in zero gravity. Now, the adventurous band is headed to Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Beneath the surface of the Seawolves' 2-22-2 record, there is reason for optimism.
The groups will perform a 50th anniversary tribute to The Band this weekend in Fairbanks and Anchorage called “Across the Great Divide.”
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.
