“Record homicides back-to-back years in Anchorage and no one was talking about it,” Tarantino said. “I wanted to wake people up and touch on the things going on in the city. … I feel it’s important, you have a voice."
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.
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.
Follow the winding paths in Gridwood for music and fun
The rock band will be performing at Williwaw this Friday for their first show in Alaska with a full lineup.
Nasir “Nas” Jones plays Moose's Tooth Saturday. If you need a refresher course on the rapper - widely regarded as one of the greats - here are 12 songs to get you started.
“We come from rural Alaska and hold very close to our hearts the indigenous people of our home,” the band said in a statement posted on social media.
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.
“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.
Nas will perform at Moose’s Tooth Saturday, June 9. Tickets will be on sale at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 13.
The Quebe sisters, among the foremost practitioners of Western swing fiddle, will perform in Anchorage on Saturday.
The story of one woman's journey of self-discovery, told through the voices of two singers, is sparsely staged but deeply felt.
"As One" tells the tale of the search for identity and meaning: Who am I, and where do I fit in the world? "That’s a point of connection for all of us,” says baritone Luis Alejandro Orozco.
The band with Alaska roots will play at the Alaska Airlines Center on Oct. 26 and 27. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
The Alaska-grown rock band won a Grammy Sunday, Jan. 28.
Mars takes home the top prizes while Kendrick Lamar and social issues steal the show.
"We’re from Wasilla, Alaska," said co-founder Zach Carothers. "And we don’t forget where we came from.”
A music critic remixes the awards from 1980 to 2017 and picks who should have won.
The Anchorage group has proved '80s cover bands aren't just for weddings and theme parties anymore.
