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Local rapper Shawn Who performs in a hip-hop concert at Ojata Records, a Grand Forks restaurant, comic book store and music venue.

Ojata Records

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer May 5, 2017

As you walk through the campus of the University of North Dakota you witness many centers and groups to be a part of. With all these different interests there is usually something that one will fancy. However,...

The Pink Spiders

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer April 28, 2017

As time goes on it is always fun to discover new bands. Over the years I have found hundreds. Whether it be going to open acts at concerts or endless, mindless YouTube/Spotify/iTunes surfing. Somehow...

Live at the Amsterdam

Live at the Amsterdam

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer April 21, 2017

As everyone in St. Paul stepped outside on Monday, April 10, they noticed that the temperature had gone down forty degrees from the day before and was now just below freezing. The air was cold and the...

The Strokes: Is This It

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer April 11, 2017

In 2001, the band The Strokes released arguably the best and most important alternative rock albums of the 2000s. It’s clean yet punk vibe changed the face of music. Much like how The Clash rewrote punk,...

Great night at Green Day

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer April 5, 2017

On April 1, the legendary rock band Green Day rolled into St. Paul, Minn. to their sold out show at the Excel Energy Center. The band was touring their new album “Revolution Radio,” which since its...

Bash & Pop

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer March 28, 2017

In the early 1980s, a legendary punk band was born in Minneapolis, MN, known as The Replacements. The lineup consisted of Chris Mars on drums, Paul Westerberg on lead vocals and guitar, and two brothers....

Wellness rocks St. Patrick’s Day

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer March 24, 2017

As night fell on the 17th of March in Minneapolis, thousands of locals took to the city to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. However, about two hundred people decided to do something a little more out of...

Best three albums of 2016

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer March 10, 2017

Every year, my family and friends all email each other and pick their top 10 albums of the year. I wanted to take a crack at this as well, however I will keep it short, as I choose and explain my reasoning...

The Menzingers Review

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer February 28, 2017

Where do you go after your twenties are over — when the adolescence fades and you’re stuck managing the pressures of adulthood while holding onto the last breath of your youth? The Menzingers are a...

Born to Run or Born in the USA

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer February 24, 2017

When it comes to  Bruce Springsteen, most people love the wide variety he has laid out over the years. However, the question that divides most fans is “Born to Run” or “Born in the USA?” The...

Winnipeg bands rock the house

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer February 14, 2017

On Feb. 7, I had the pleasure of sitting in one of Winnipeg’s nicest theaters for one of the best rock shows to come through the city in a while. The two bands that played were Frank Turner and The...

Opening act steals the show

Cameron Campbell, Staff Writer February 7, 2017

On Jan. 31, I had the pleasure of making the trek up to Winnipeg to the 110 year-old Burton Cummings Theater to see one of my favorite bands, Hollerado, and a band new to me, The Sam Roberts Band. Upon...

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