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.
Life Ain’t Fairview Trio explores grittier side of Anchorage life in second album
With bass, drums and piano, Life Ain't Fairview Trio looks like a jazz trio. But it sounds more like a 100-proof distillation of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Joe Strummer and Tom Waits.
Wailin’ Jennys bring their trademark lush harmonies to 4 Alaska cities this week
The group's intimate arrangements are on display in a new album, which features songs from Tom Petty, Paul Simon, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Warren Zevon.
After teaching rock music in Kabul, songwriter Jerry Joseph turns toward optimism
“In Afghanistan, I figured the last thing anyone needs is another dark Jerry Joseph song, so I tried to write a little more hopeful," Joseph said.
These sisters take Texas-style fiddle music to the third power
The Quebe sisters, among the foremost practitioners of Western swing fiddle, will perform in Anchorage on Saturday.
I Like Robots has perfected the ’80s cover band act
The Anchorage group has proved '80s cover bands aren't just for weddings and theme parties anymore.
The Moxie Strings bring mentoring mission to Anchorage
The Michigan-based fusion string band has made teaching a major part of their calling.
Anchorage Folk Festival showcases traditional sounds of Ireland with Seamus Egan Project
Seamus Egan's band Solas became a portal to Irish music for a generation of listeners. He'll headline the first weekend of the Anchorage Folk Festival with the Seamus Egan Project.
Indigenous hip-hop artist, subject of the documentary ‘Arctic Superstar,’ brings Sami rapping to Anchorage
Nils Rune Utsi, aka "Slincraze," says part of the impact of rapping in his indigenous language is that it "tells Sami kids it’s OK to be Sami."
Wrestling with money, celebrity, race – ‘in a hilarious way’
Opening this week in Anchorage, Perseverance Theatre's production of “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity” goes over the top rope for laughs.
Sultry chanteuse Storm Large is back in town with some re-imagined classics
Two years ago, Alaska audiences saw Large perform with Pink Martini. This weekend, they will see a significantly more ferocious version of the singer as she performs with Le Bonheur.
Ballroom Thieves bring close harmonies to Anchorage, with an assist from the South High School orchestra
The Ballroom Thieves have won over fans, with comparisons to the Avett Brothers and The Head and The Heart. They'll be accompanied by South Anchorage High School orchestra for a performance Sept. 22.