Not Just A Monday Night…
written by Krysta Hakkila · December 3, 2009
For those of you who would like a breath of fresh air in your music life, stop holding your breath! I might have the band for you. Son Volt was a part of the semi popular alternative country group Uncle Tupelo. In 1993 when Jay Farrar, Mike Heidorn, and brothers Jim and Dave Boquist (Farrar on vocals,... [Read more]
Eek-A-Mouse!
written by Krysta Hakkila · November 12, 2009
Growing up in the “first-class ghetto” of Kingston, Jamaica, Ripton Joseph Hilton brought a new and creative name to Trench Town in 1919 when he gave up on horse betting and made music his full time career. Though under the genre of Reggae, Eek-A-Mouse does not exactly fit just Reggae. Bringing... [Read more]
Get a (Second) Life?
written by Jordan Sternberger · May 12, 2009
Second Life is an MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) created by Linden Lab, (a privately held American Internet company). In Second Life, you can buy your own land, make a completely customized avatar, which is an alternate persona you can customize and play the game through, talk... [Read more]
MIRF THE BING!
written by Krysta Hakkila · March 18, 2009
In August 2008, Bend and Summit high schoolers Aidan Contreras, Alek Louke, Justice Bender, and Dave Hansmann formed a band. Their band Mirf the Bing added Spencer Wirtz as their trumpet player over a year later in November, 2009. Mirf The Bing, which is basically “like Acuna Matata,” states Louke,... [Read more]