Night Out: The Builders and The Butchers Pt. 2
Last week we shared some photos from the Friday night Builders and Butchers show at the Taproot. Today we have images from the Saturday night show, shot by Kerry Tasker. Openers SJ + Drums and Stubby’s…
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Meme Me: The Harlem Shake
A few days ago my husband tried to explain the Harlem Shake internet meme to me. He kept showing me videos that people had made and he thought it was hilarious. I don’t get it.…
Night Out: Matt Hopper and Emma Hill
Saturday, February 16 at the Taproot Cafe. Matt Hopper and the Roman Candles, Emma Hill and Indignodos. Thankfully local photographer Joel Adams was there to get it on film for those of us that weren’t able…
Super Shorts 2013: Judges
There’s a day left in the Super Shorts 2013 fiction contest. Its super easy, write 200 words or less using one of a a few prompts and send it to us. Tweets are 140 characters…
Second Opinion: I’m a creep
What’s the proper way to talk up a girl without coming across as a creeper? Signed, Not a Creeper DCA: “Creeper” comes in many flavors. There’s the “too much eye contact” creeper, the “not enough…
Night Out: The Builders and The Butchers 2.8.13
The Taproot Cafe hosted two nights of super rocking, really intimate The Builders and The Butchers shows. Friday night Hawkins Wright and the Super Saturated Sugar Strings opened for them to a full but not…
It Shook It Shakes
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of local duo SJ + Drums. So I was quite pleased when they decided to share a brand new track with me and our readers ahead of…
What we missed
The Anchorage Press is lucky to have two incredibly talented photographers that love to go to rock shows and contribute to our pages. In January they took photos of some of Anchorage’s best concerts. Unfortunately…
Playlist: Pop rocks
By Daniella Cortez Recently I was accused of only making playlists that appeal to “morose indie kids who don’t go out into the sunshine.” The burn hit a little close to home so I decided…
Second Opinion: Funeral procession right-of-way
Question: What is the protocol for following a funeral procession? Are you allowed to pass if you don’t know the deceased? DCA: The boring, technical bits of the Alaska State statutes say, “no driver of…