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by E. Jourdain, Jr. - December 8, 2019December 8, 2019

Article and Photos by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Fargo, North Dakota -- Slayer brought their Final Campaign to the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota for a night of heavy music provided by some of the best and most legendary in the business. Former Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo opened the show with his band

GHOST // Live @ Scheels Arena // 10.4.19

by E. Jourdain, Jr. - October 19, 2019October 19, 2019

Article and Photos by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Fargo, North Dakota -- Texas rockers Nothing More opened tonight's show, immediately capturing the crowd's respect as each member sported North Dakota State University attire. The ode to the NDSU Bison may have been a simple crowd pleaser or maybe they are in fact

Album Review: Bison Machine – Seas Of Titan

by E. Jourdain, Jr. - September 22, 2019

Article by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Detroit rockers Bison Machine are set to release their full-length album "Seas Of Titan" via Small Stone Records on September 27th, 2019. Bison Machine labels themselves “Heavy Rock, Stoner, Blues Rock, 70's” and I would agree completely with that description. My first impression of the album was

Ministry // Live @ Skyway Theatre // 11.26.18

by E. Jourdain, Jr. - December 6, 2018

Article and Photos by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Minneapolis, Minnesota – Ministry released AmeriKKKant in March, 2018 and hit the road for a Spring tour celebrating the release of their first album in five years. The band took a summer break but packed up and hit the road again for a Fall

Cheech & Chong // Live @ Northern Lights // 8.24.18

by E. Jourdain, Jr. - August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

Article and Photos by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Walker, Minnesota -- GRAMMY winning comedic duo Cheech and Chong paid a visit to Northern Lights Casino and Events Center in Walker, Minnesota. The opening act is none other than the hilarious Shelby Chong, wife of Tommy Chong. Shelby opens up her set with a

My Introduction to Pantera: A Brief Reflection // RIP Vinnie Paul

by E. Jourdain, Jr. - June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

Article by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Photos by: Linda Carlson, Nicholas Durcholz, Abigail Buckler (featured photo: Linda Carlson) Instead of doing a review and reflection about the life of the late, great Vincent Paul Abbott, I decided I would just start writing about how I got into the music Vinnie was a part

Stone Sour & Halestorm // Live @ Sanford Center // 2.7.18

by E. Jourdain, Jr. - February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

Article and Photos by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Bemidji, Minnesota -- An evening of non-stop hard rock kicked off with The Dead Deads opening the show. The Nashville four-piece comes out swinging with X’s over eyes and aliens on stage. The Dead Deads began as an all-female roster in 2014 and have

Jewel’s Handmade Holiday Tour // Live @ Shooting Star Event Center // 12.15.17

by E. Jourdain, Jr. - December 20, 2017December 29, 2017

Article and Photos by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Mahnomen, Minnesota – On a cold and snowy night in Mahnomen, Minnesota, the Shooting Star Event Center welcomed Jewel’s Handmade Holiday Tour. In the halls of the Event Center you could find original jewelry and crafts from makers who are on the entire tour.

(hed)p.e. with Sin7 // Live @ Toddy’s Pub // 11.15.17

by E. Jourdain, Jr. - November 20, 2017

Article and Photos by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Bemidji, Minnesota -- It’s a cold and freezing rain kind of evening in the small northern Minnesota city of Bemidji. It’s 7pm and a handful of metal heads mixed with rockers and even a Juggalo crew are starting to show up at a small downtown

Ministry & Death Grips // Live @ Skyway Theatre // 10.26.17

by E. Jourdain, Jr. - October 29, 2017October 30, 2017

Article and Photos by: E. Jourdain, Jr. Minneapolis, Minnesota – Even though the generation gap was real and easily noticeable, the Ministry and Death Grips show meshed perfectly. Sacramento, California’s Death Grips has been dubbed as Experimental Hip-Hop, Noise Rap, Industrial Punk, etcetera. Whatever you choose to call them, there’s no doubting