Night Out: Post Apocalyptic Dance Party
By Daniella Cortez Last Saturday night we partied in the name of survival. The world did not collapse in on itself due to the Mayan calendar ending. (Surprise!) We all woke up Saturday morning in…
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Song of the winter
By Scott Christiansen I generally don’t admit this, but I miss the Top 40 radio of the ‘70s, and the weird togetherness listeners felt if a song topped the charts, and hung for a few…
The only Christmas song. Ever.
I was going to put together a play list for you guys full of Christmas songs for people who don’t like Christmas songs. But here’s how much I hate Christmas music, I could only think…
It’s catching: Cut Chemist First Tap
By Joel Adams I’ve been a fan of Cut Chemist since a friend gave me a copy of his album The Audience is Listening in 2006, so when Synapse Presents announced that the world-renowned DJ…
Playlist: Fresh squeezed beats
Tonight at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub is the monthly First Tap event. Local production company Synapse Presents has brought up Cut Chemist Presents Tunnel Vision featuring Chali 2na. I gave myself an impromptu lesson in the…
Play list: Hopper Plays the Hits
By Daniella Cortez I’ve known Matt Hopper since shortly after my 18th birthday. He was (obviously, like everyone else who played guitar in Alaska) super cool and everyone loved him. Honestly, at that point, I…
Weekly Play List: You’re a snowflake, darling
It’s cold. If the sun is shining it’s even colder. Even if the sun is shining you can’t even enjoy it because it’s too cold to be outside. If the sun isn’t shining… well then…
Guest Review: Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
By Quinn Bennett Near the beginning of the Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers’ show at the Performing Arts Center this past week on Nov. 13 and 14, Martin proclaimed that some bluegrass bands…
Talking back: SPIN comes to Alaska
By Daniella Cortez Last Thursday SPIN magazine posted a long article online from contributor Jeff Weiss. Last month Weiss and photographer Nathaniel Wood came to Anchorage from L.A. and spent four days kicking it around…
Playlist: Spooky Tunes
By Daniella Cortez I hate the “Monster Mash”. I touch on this briefly in our print edition this week in the Six spooky songs article but I want to take it a little further. Bobby Pickett…