Andrew Ladd

Robots helping clones

Robots Helping Clones is not a campaign slogan for sci-fi peace…yet. For now it is a musical bridge; a beckoning from the highest mountain tops in Anchorage, Alaska. Shouting in all directions, hoping that somewhere, somehow, their...

Anchorage's only all girl band

Anchorage now has an all girl band in the rock scene. "Fortis Era" is a grunge rock band comprised of Sarah Bartko (drums), Heather Scholz (Vocals, guitar), Maria Garcia (lead guitar), and Catherine Liguori (bass and sitar...Yes...

Horror in Anchorage

There is a horror movie written and filmed right here in Anchorage. It is going to star and be made by members of Anchorage bands such as Bullet for Daisy, Sunbury, The Hoons, and others. John Cripps is heading the...

The Hoons

A reminder that this weekend is The Hoons cd release party. The event will kick off this Saturday 11/28/09 at 8pm with local favorites Sunbury, who have a 5 song EP available called "Everlasting." KIll...

What's in a name?

What’s in a name? Band names are often a reflection of the culmination of the ideas of the creative men and women who make up the bands. It is also, all too often, the source and object...

Cancer benefit series

Cancer has touched the lives of many of us. In Anchorage one woman is committed to doing something about it and she is using music to help reach her goal. Bands Fighting Cancer 2010 is a project started by Presscilla...

Two albums from top bands reviewed

In the last couple weeks two of the world’s most influential rock bands have released albums. First, Muse released “The Resistance” on September 15th then Alice in Chains released “Black Gives Way to Blue&rdquo...

Latin Jazz

“PUERTO RICO!” shouted an enthusiastic fan seated near the back, while in the front row a group of fans held up a large flag of the same country. No this was not a World Cup Soccer match; it...

Kill Tango

The downstairs of the Kodiak Bar is not an easy place to find. As you walk in the walls in the main room are covered in mirrors, making it look bigger than it is and obscuring the entrance to the...

The Fair

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