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Music
‘Best experience of my life’: The musicians of Celtic Woman are living the dream
The popular Irish musical group returns to Anchorage as part of the “Best of Christmas Tour.”
Anchorage-rooted band Termination Dust gets call to play South By Southwest music festival
The band, which toured this fall with Modest Mouse, formed in Anchorage.
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.
Three new Alaska albums - including a quick follow-up from Medium Build
Featuring three questions with Medium Build and new music from Ryan Bowers and Stevi Morton.
State of Alaska ‘hold’ music to feature Portugal. The Man
Five songs with Alaska ties are in the rotation.
Roy Clark, dead at 85, was a country guitar virtuoso and star of TV’s ‘Hee Haw’
Clark’s skills brought him gigs as guest performer with many top orchestras, including the Boston Pops. In 1976 he headlined a tour of the Soviet Union, breaking boundaries that were usually closed to Americans.
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.
Sweet homecoming for Alaska-rooted, Grammy-winning Portugal. The Man
“Where in the world do you have muktuk, dried fish and dried caribou in a green room?”
Portugal. The Man? What’s up with that band name?
“The name is an alter ego.”
‘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.
Photos: Native dance and drum groups celebrate Quyana
Native drum and dance groups fill the house at AFN.
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.
Ghosts of the present
Ghostland Observatory examines its current state on first album in eight years
Marty Balin, founder of groundbreaking psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, is dead at 76
Balin died Thursday in Tampa, Florida, on the way to the hospital, spokesman Ryan Romenesko said. The cause of death was not immediately available.
Cast a spell: Flor de Toloache brings all-female perspective to mariachi
When audiences think of a mariachi band, the picture is often overwhelmingly male. New York City-based ensemble Flor de Toloache aims to change that.
Marching bands are booming in Alaska. Now there are five – just in Mat-Su.
Almost all the state's school musical groups that play and walk -- at the same time! -- are located in the Valley. Three new bands started just this year.
Video: I Am an Alaska Rapper | Indie Alaska
Tayy Tarantino regularly opens for big acts coming through Alaska and is working on putting Alaska on the map in the world of hip-hop.
Alaska-raised DJ Astronomar returns with wunderkind Wax Motif
Born and raised in Juneau and of Tlingit heritage, DJ Astronomar (Marlon Lumba) has traveled the globe playing music. He'll play Anchorage on Saturday.
Watch: Bluegrass jam hits the streets of Midtown Anchorage
Weekly lunchtime gathering brings musicians together.