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Kings of Convenience Declaration of Dependence

Joss Stone Colour Me Free

JJ Grey & MOFRO The Choice Cuts

Grandpa Elliott Sugar Sweet

Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers The Bear

Rickie Lee Jones Balm in Gilead

The Swell Season Strict Joy

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2009 Athabascan Old Time Fiddle Festival Athabascan Fiddlers' Festival November 6 - 9, 2009. Traditional Athabascan Indian fiddling and dancing. Dedicated to the tradition of Athabascan fiddling and dancing. Dancing, guitar-playing, fiddling and performances by village representatives. Athabascan Fiddlers Association. "The Athabascan Fiddlers Festival has grown tremendously over the past 20 years to become one of the three major cultural events of the year," according to festival founder, Jean Flanagan Carlo. Ticket information available at the Fairbanks Native Assoc. offices, 2201 First Avenue, Suite 200 in Fairbanks. (907) 452-1825.

The Whipsaws 60 WATT AVENUE (current CD) This is the follow-up to their 2006 debut. This Alaskan band sounds like Drive-By Truckers channelling Wilco (Seven Long Years), Neil Young (rousing cover of Mr.Soul) and both on anti-war anthem The War. Unafraid to rock out, but their best songs are mid-to-downtempo: banjo and steel ballad Lonesome Joe and great Gram-via-Tweedy country rocker. Request their music today on KNBA!

Portugal. The Man click photo for full on-line article. Rolling Stong magazine: A hard-working, hard- touring indie-soul four-piece whose spotlight-stealing sets at this year’s Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza festivals were honed by averaging 250 shows a year. Now stationed in Portland, PTM were the most famous exports of Wasilla, Alaska, until a certain vice-presidential candidate rose to prominence. “It went from having to explain to people where Wasilla is to, ‘I saw that place on The Daily Show,’ says frontman John Baldwin Gourley.

Kate Earl Go to Kate Earl's web site and she'll tell you... "I have so many hours of dreaming logged in at my parents gas station in Chugiak, Alaska. Ring up a customer- dream, stock the shelves-dream, mop the floors- dream, plow the snow-dream… I had spent my whole life in this remote town asking the question “what am i gonna do with myself if i stay here?” so as soon as i had saved enough for a ticket and a guitar I moved to LA..." click on the photo to learn more about this local artist who's making it big in the lower 48 and getting lot's of airplay on KNBA!