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John Gourley feels good. Tired, but really good. His band, Portugal. The Man, is chilling in El Paso following a rollercoaster ride of TV appearances, festival stops, a tour supporting the ultra-hot Black Keys, a jaunt to Alaska, a crusade … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — Set the wayback machine to 1978 and Fairbanks’ Solstice Festival. On stage is Demon, a band of brothers — literally, Chris, David and Eric Resch — bombarding the audience with flash bombs, Gibson Flying V guitars, stacks of … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — A new kind of circus comes to town Thursday for one show only. The New Old Time Chautauqua arrives to “knock-your-socks-off” with a tantalizing vaudeville show filled with juggling, acrobatics, hula hoops, live music, magic and more. “It’s … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — Love is fleeting, or confounding, or confusing, and in “Elixir of Love,” Opera Fairbanks’ latest production, at the very least all of the above. “Elixir of Love” is the story of village peasant Nemorino’s love for the glamorous … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — The title of Steve Brown and The Bailers’ new album, “Things Change,” proves very apt. In its four-and-half-year existence, the band has continually redefined its sound, not by drastic leaps and bounds but in gradual increments. And those … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — Bluesman Gary Sloan got his start in Alaska in the 1970s playing with The Outlaws, Proof and Southside Blues Band, which featured current Mighty Untouchables guitarists Lindy and Larry Raines. Though he currently lives in Arkansas, Sloan regularly … Continue reading
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Editors Note: Pato Banton will join Glenn BurnSilver for a live interview session on KUAC, 89.9 FM, 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 28. Tune in, or stream it. FAIRBANKS — The roots of reggae come from the Jamaican countryside and city … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — British singer-songwriter Paul Thompson has never been to Alaska. But unlike many musicians who travel north for the first time, Thompson plans to develop a more intimate relationship with the state and its people, hitching between gigs and … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — Alaska summers are short and sweet (and buggy, but that’s an entirely different subject), so it’s best we get as much out of the time as possible. This means camping, hiking, fishing and just hanging out with friends … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — To call Peter Rowan a bluegrass musician would be to ignore the diverse background and unique musical occurrences that have punctuated a nearly 50-year performance career. Rowan may have landed his first break as a Bluegrass Boy with … Continue reading
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Live review: Keller Williams, The Blue Loon, Fairbanks, Alaska – June 4, 2011 FAIRBANKS — Keller Williams was met with typically unpredictable Alaska weather for the previous evening’s outdoor show in Healy, on the edge of Denali National Park as … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — It’s not often that one finds a bluegrass musician versatile enough to perform reggae, Tex-Mex, psychedelic folk, country rock, rockabilly and blues, along with cover songs by artists as diverse as The Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. … Continue reading
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Editor’s Note: With many recent requests for my beer bread recipe (below), I’ve decided post the original article and photos. Enjoy! FAIRBANKS — So it’s happened again. You invite a group of friends over for a party and tell everyone … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — Though Healy’s 49th State Brewing Co. has been open since last winter, Alaska’s newest microbrewery hasn’t actually served any beer brewed on the premises. That changes in June. In the fermentation tanks as this column goes to press are … Continue reading
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FAIRBANKS — With song titles such as “Kodiak,” “Hunter,” “Wolves” and “Between the Glacier and the Sea,” Turbid North’s connection to Alaska remains strong, even if the band resides in Texas. Saturday’s Blue Loon concert marks a homecoming for the … Continue reading
