Author: Laura Ellen Brandjord

The world of classic rock lovers today is an increasingly difficult one. With band members reaching advanced age, tragic deaths and plentiful farewell tours ensue. “Old is New Again”

The bass player is probably the least sought after role in any band.  However, I’d argue bass players are the most under-appreciated members of rock “Bass Players: More Than Back Beats”

  Granger Smith has been strumming the six-string for country music many years now, releasing his first album in 1999. However, it wasn’t until 2013’s “Album Review: Granger Smith Comes In Second with ‘When the Good Guys Win’”

While indie band Omni has only been on the scene for two years, it is comprised of veteran musicians. Lead singer and bass player Philip “Omni Brings Southern Charm and Summer Warmth to Aquarium”

Halloween is just around the corner, which means it’s time to dust off your cauldron, hang up the cobwebs and perfect your ghoulish moves in “Playlist: Perfect Halloween Party Bops”

Let me first start off by saying I love my dad, and I promise he does have good music taste. Great music taste, even. We “Matt Brandjord’s Off the Beaten Path Favorites”

  British native-turned-immigrant-and back again Barns Courtney released his debut album Sept. 29 after the completion of the first leg of his North American tour. “Review: Barns Courtney Releases Attractive Debut ‘Attractions of Youth’”

  The Pixies rocked the Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead, Minnesota, this past Thursday, Oct. 12, with an explosive set of songs spanning the band’s successful “Concert Review: Pixies’ Hard Hitting Punk Rocks the Bluestem”