Nashville hit-maker Jerrod Niemann returns to Alaska with 3 shows and a salute to troops
Jerrod Niemann is a platinum-selling country artist with No. 1 hits “Lover, Lover” and “Drink to That All Night” among a slew of other top 40 songs.
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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.
Joe Nichols, Cody Jinks kick off 2019 Backyard Country BBQ music series
The allure of summertime Alaska -- specifically, world-class fishing -- plays a big role in the success of the annual country music event, according to promoter Brad Erickson and singer-songwriter Kendell Marvel.
Anchorage singer-songwriter embarks on tour after winning NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest
Quinn Christopherson, along with guitarist Nick Carpenter, will visit Seattle, Austin, L.A. and New York on a tour with NPR Music.
Dr. John, funky musical ‘night tripper’ of New Orleans, is dead
A white man who found a home among black New Orleans musicians, Mac Rebennack first entered the music scene when he accompanied his father, who ran a record shop and also fixed the P.A. systems at New Orleans bars.
'Opposite of groovy’: State thins playlist for telephone Music on Hold project
An Alaska program that uses music by state artists as background songs for callers on hold has cut songs.
The battle of Britney Spears
The pop star’s struggles are once again in the spotlight. This time, her fans and management are on opposite sides.
Anchorage singer-songwriter wins NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest
Quinn Christopherson’s single “Erase Me," about his experience as a transgender man, was chosen from a field of 6,000 entries nationwide.
A little electro-pop, a little outlaw country: Jared & the Mill is back in Alaska
The band recently released their EP “This Story is No Longer Available” and will play Williwaw this weekend.
Watch: Brandi Carlile and Dave Grohl busk at Seattle’s Pike Place Market
“I looked over and I was like: 'Oh my, that’s Dave Grohl!”
Passionate, joyful, sure to get stuck in your head: ‘La Boheme’ opens in Anchorage
Conductor Brian DeMaris, marking his fifth production with Anchorage Opera, leads a phenomenal ensemble for Puccini’s beloved masterpiece.
In season finale, Anchorage Symphony presents iconic music from great films
John Williams, Prokofiev, Mozart’s “Requiem" and Bernstein’s “On The Waterfront” orchestral suite are all on the program.
Salmonfest announces 2019 acts, including Jason Mraz and Ani DiFranco
This year’s festival will run Aug. 2-4.
Chamber music comes home in ‘Baroque Slumber Party’
Anchorage Festival of Music musicians will not only be playing on period instruments but will also be performing at a private residence, as a way of bringing the music back to where it began - in the home.
‘More than just entertainment’: Whistling Swan celebrates 25 years of bringing folk music to Alaska
Husband and wife duo Mike McCormick and Katy Spangler have booked over 300 artists to perform about 500 shows across Southcentral Alaska.
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.
A devastating and credible ‘Leaving Neverland’ will turn you off Michael Jackson for good
In HBO’s two-part film, Wade Robson and James Safechuck come forward with details they’ve bottled up for decades.
Anchorage Symphony Orchestra presents showcase of music ‘Made in America’
The night will include Joan Tower’s “Made in America,” Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2 and Van Cliburn medalist Daniel Hsu’s performance of Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto
Anchorage Museum launches record label to convey the sounds of the North
The museum just released its first album on Unbound Records, and another is slated for later this year.
Anchorage Opera’s ‘An American Dream’ explores dark chapter in U.S. history with story of Japanese internment
Two women - one a German Jewish immigrant, the other Japanese American - are brought together and transformed through loss and perseverance in Anchorage Opera’s second mainstage performance of the season