Music

Get into the holiday spirit with Holiday Pops
Get into the holiday spirit with Holiday Pops
(Unspalsh | Radek Grzybowski)

JDHS band, choir and orchestra to perform holiday concert

Juneau-Douglas High School’s band, choir and orchestra will be working in concert this evening. The JDHS Holiday Music Celebration Fundraiser is 6-8 p.m. tonight at… Continue reading

(Unspalsh | Radek Grzybowski)
Meet Southeast Alaska’s Amp Wizard
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Meet Southeast Alaska’s Amp Wizard

Tube amps: Where physics meets folklore.

Meet Southeast Alaska’s Amp Wizard
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Hit records: Vinyl shop sells out fast
Hit records: Vinyl shop sells out fast
Folk twang and drum machines: Juneauite’s second album is an enjoyable hodgepodge

Folk twang and drum machines: Juneauite’s second album is an enjoyable hodgepodge

Tekla Waterfield’s “The Curtain Falls” pleasantly defies categorization without being wildly experimental. The latest album from the Seattle singer-songwriter and former Harborview Elementary and Marie… Continue reading

Folk twang and drum machines: Juneauite’s second album is an enjoyable hodgepodge
Elvis, not elves: Holiday concert includes impersonator, Zahasky sisters
Elvis, not elves: Holiday concert includes impersonator, Zahasky sisters
Alyssa Fischer performs at the Mountainside Open Mic at the Rookery, Wednesday, Oct. 24. Fischer will be one of the vocalists performing at Juneau Cabaret’s December concerts. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

Juneau Cabaret opens up ‘The Great American Songbook’

You’ll hear old tunes and learn new information. Juneau Cabaret’s ongoing “Great American Songbook” Series focuses on learning through live performances of music by classic… Continue reading

Alyssa Fischer performs at the Mountainside Open Mic at the Rookery, Wednesday, Oct. 24. Fischer will be one of the vocalists performing at Juneau Cabaret’s December concerts. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
They went from making music to making instruments

They went from making music to making instruments

Paul Gardinier loves the exactitude. That’s the part of making string instruments that stands out as the Juneau man’s favorite. “It’s super precise,” Gardinier told… Continue reading

They went from making music to making instruments
A guitar and a few pedals make Avery Stewart a one-man band
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A guitar and a few pedals make Avery Stewart a one-man band
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State phone lines will feature Portugal. The Man as hold music

State phone lines will feature Portugal. The Man as hold music

You’ll hear it still. Portugal. The Man’s Grammy award-winning single “Feel It Still” was named Monday as one of five songs that will replace the… Continue reading

State phone lines will feature Portugal. The Man as hold music
Piano concert series returns Friday

Piano concert series returns Friday

The Juneau Piano Series is ready for Round 2.

Piano concert series returns Friday
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Staff Picks for November

This is Staff Picks, a monthly round-up of what staff at The Capital City Weekly and Juneau Empire are reading, watching and listening to. Every… Continue reading

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Gold Street Music Concerts are back for Season 14

Gold Street Music Concerts are back for Season 14

Devotion brought them to the church. Just after 6:30 p.m. on a Saturday, Terry Toon and Elva Bontrager were readying Resurrection Lutheran Church for the… Continue reading

Gold Street Music Concerts are back for Season 14
Playboy Spaceman play annual party at the Rockwell Ballroom

Playboy Spaceman play annual party at the Rockwell Ballroom

A Dia de los Muertos-inspired altar, twitchy dance-rock, VHS rips and a whole lot of dancing came together Friday night at the Rockwell Ballroom. The… Continue reading

Playboy Spaceman play annual party at the Rockwell Ballroom
Hope uke like jamming too

Hope uke like jamming too

Juneau Jambusters say anyone of any skill level is welcome to the weekly ukulele jam. Even if the last time someone picked up an instrument… Continue reading

Hope uke like jamming too
Juneau’s new, sketchy open mic
Juneau’s new, sketchy open mic
Concert to premiere locally written and performed music
Concert to premiere locally written and performed music
Visiting African musician talks garbage guitars and playing Mandela’s inauguration

Visiting African musician talks garbage guitars and playing Mandela’s inauguration

Vusi Mahlasela has a mug full of coffee, and he was ready to talk. “All right, let’s go,” Mahlasela said smiling in the green room… Continue reading

Visiting African musician talks garbage guitars and playing Mandela’s inauguration
Local guitarists show off the instrument’s versatility at Joy of Strings

Local guitarists show off the instrument’s versatility at Joy of Strings

The delicate melody of “Over the Raindbow” that filled the Goldtown Theater wasn’t coming from Judy Garland. Juneau musician Dan Hopson was playing the tune… Continue reading

Local guitarists show off the instrument’s versatility at Joy of Strings
South African singer, guitarist starts concert series Season 45

South African singer, guitarist starts concert series Season 45

The Voice is going to kickoff the concert series. South African artist Vusi “The Voice” Mahlasela will start Season 45 of the Performing Arts and… Continue reading

South African singer, guitarist starts concert series Season 45