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So, about those Foo Fighters...

The Biggest Band In Radio Rock comes to Alaska for the first time ever, playing two dates in Anchorage and a third in Fairbanks, and attracting the attention of major music bloggers nationwide. Tickets, reportedly beginning at $130, went fast.

Meanwhile, the Alaska's local artists continue to get love from the Press. This week, we speak to Swiss Army Frontman Boobs- if you know, you know- ahead of his emo/pop-punk band Millennial Falcons appearance at this week's Live After Five event downtown this evening.

Of course, all live and local events are compiled in this week's entry from Cody at AK Concerts.

Then, Dr. Fermento talks to the brand-new Stoney Creek Brewing Company, which soft-opened May 1st. For now, you'll have to drive to Seward to try their Tiehacker IPA, Alice’s Spruced IPA, or Baitwater,

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Foo Fighters to rock Alaska for first time ever

Not content to bring live rock n roll marathons back to the Lower 48, Foo Fighters have confirmed a three-show expedition to Alaska.

Summer of Boobs: Indefatigable Eternal Cowboys frontman jumps into the Millennial Falcons cockpit

Two Press issues back, my wonderful colleague and fellow music lover O’Hara Shipe compiled a Summer Music Preview featuring local musicians, beginning with an ecstatic proclamation that a New Musical Renaissance was taking place in Anchorage.

Upcoming Concerts for the Week of July 15

TODAY: Live After Five presents the Millennial Falcons
5:30p-8p @ Anchorage Town Square Park

Stoney Creek Brewing Company has about the most customer-facing business model you’ll see

I was tipped off about the new brewery in Seward by some beer chasin’ friends that heard about a new brewery and asked me about it.

Murkowski camp teases fundraising ahead of deadline

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski hasn’t officially announced if she will run again next year, but her campaign released fundraising details Wednesday that an adviser says “strongly positions” the Alaska Republican for a reelection bid.

Full-dividend extremists forcing unnecessary Fiscal Policy Task Force

The Fiscal Policy Task Force that has been designated to come up with a comprehensive fiscal plan for the Alaska Legislature will be meeting for the rest of this month on a tight deadline to come up with a plan…

After years of attacking rural electric subsidy endowment, Dunleavy flips switch

Gov. Mike Dunleavy doesn’t write the press releases that Alaska news organizations print under his name and cite him as the author.

Alaska Native communities score big in latest federal tribal energy project grants

Alaska Natives scored big in a $12 million round of energy project grants announced by the U.S/ Department of Energy July 14. Seven proposals from Alaska Native communities and tribes were funded by the DOE of 13 awards made nationwide.

The symptoms of this crisis of the American spirit are all around us.

For the first time in the history of our country a majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.

Two-thirds of our people do not even vote. The productivity of American workers is actually dropping, and the willingness of Americans to save for the future has fallen below that of all other people in the Western world.

As you know, there is a growing disrespect for government and for churches and for schools, the news media, and other institutions. This is not a message of happiness or reassurance, but it is the truth and it is a warning.

These changes did not happen overnight. They’ve come upon us gradually over the last generation, years that were filled with shocks and tragedy.

Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979

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