Multi-talented producer and musician Patrick Troll of Ketchikan is DJ AlterNative, the mastermind behind the BurgerChurch Sessions, and a founding member of Whiskey Class. Catch up with him on KXLL and hear him spin live tonight at the Crystal Saloon.
non-secular music meats + multitudes + SE —> SEA
Juneau grunge-metal band Garden of Agony have a ton of exciting news to share.. (Hint: catch their performance at Áak’w Rock Side Stage tonight before you can’t catch ‘em no mo’.)
blooms + Southeast x Southeast + the new new
Albino Mbie / courtesy of Albino Mbie
It’s amazing that guitar strings manage to stay attached to the instrument in the hands of Albino Mbie. His style is rooted in the music styles of his Mozambican heritage, merged with contemporary jazz and pop. (And, if you caught his performance at the 2021 Áak’w Rock Indigenous Music Festival, you know Mbie’s fire ‘fits deserve a mention of their own. Áak’w Rock fashion, anyone?)
origins + Moz-Jazz in the north + side stage tea from Qacung
For the past four years, Juneau has been lucky to be home to independent producer Steve Knight, founder and host of the Knight Show Podcast, among his many roles lifting people up to their most divine selves. Nothing lasts forever, and Knight’s time in lovely Lingít nuna is up. Dry those eyes and get your glamour on—Knight’s saying farewell in style with a dance party featuring LA-based hip hop artists Tru Heru and Sista Eyerie.
LA’s underground scene + brewing up Afro-Indigenous baddie energy + [Doja] cats and dogs + did anything align in Alaska?
Sista Eyerie (courtesy of Sista Eyerie)
Tru Heru (courtesy of Tru Heru)
The national Record Store Day holiday celebrates independent record stores. Check the first RSD in the Áak’w K̲wáan, with the owners of Downtown Disc Juneau.
(c) Nathan Mallon / “Never Forget” by Nicholas Galanin
The Best of the Wormhole
part II: Indigenous Wrapped
2021 was a history-making year for Indigenous people in pop culture + music + film + tv + fashion. Check the ripple effects that are already making waves, including work by local Alaskan artists.
