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Freelance Writer & Managing Editor Formerly @LifewireTech, @Engadget, @GamesBeat Adult-onset gamer, guitarist, singer, lover. he/him, INFP
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Standing Together Against Rape holds seventh Survivors' Ball on Saturday at Mad Myrna's

Standing Together Against Rape holds seventh Survivors' Ball on Saturday at Mad Myrna's

Anchorage Press — According to a 2015 report from the University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center, 59 percent of adult women in Alaska who have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both in their lifetime. Almost 12 percent have dealt with one of these issues in the past year.
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Meet Cliff & Ivy, Alaska's only goth duo

Meet Cliff & Ivy, Alaska's only goth duo

Anchorage Press — The married couple behind Alaska's only goth duo Cliff & Ivy enjoy their unique outsider status. They're also busy as hell, with a record label, a radio show, their own albums, and a busy performance schedule that has taken them all over the U.S. "People respond to our lyrics because they're really different," said Ivy.
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Let the healing begin

Let the healing begin

Anchorage Press — Just like the characters onstage, Menopause the Musical has been around. It debuted in Orlando, Florida in March 2001, and is now in its 17th year of production. The show celebrates women as they move through "The Change of Life" with 25 songs that parody the music baby boomers will be pretty familiar with, like "Stayin' Awake," "Puff, My God I'm Draggin'," and "My Husband Sleeps Tonight."
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Google built a hardware interface for its AI music maker

Google built a hardware interface for its AI music maker

Engadget — The team recorded 16 sounds sources across a 15-pitch range for input to the NSynth algorithm, which resulted in more than 100,000 newly created sounds, not just blends. These new sounds were then loaded into the NSynth Super, which has a touch screen musicians can drag their fingers across to play the new sounds.
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'Pit People' makes turn-based strategy a party

'Pit People' makes turn-based strategy a party

Engadget — Pit People is a turn-based strategy game, with a cadre of odd fighters. You can level up in teams of five to explore the map, complete story quests and fight other people online as well as locally. Launched earlier this month, it's available on Xbox One and PC via Steam.
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Burlesque All-Stars converge on Anchorage for third Freezing Tassel Festival

Burlesque All-Stars converge on Anchorage for third Freezing Tassel Festival

Anchorage Press — What do you do as a burlesque performer when you want to see other professionals do their thing on stage? You could fly to the many festivals and conferences dedicated to the sultry arts around the world, but that gets pretty spendy.
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Juneau-born Marlon Lumba comes back to Alaska as L.A. DJ Astronomar

Juneau-born Marlon Lumba comes back to Alaska as L.A. DJ Astronomar

Anchorage Press — Born and raised in Juneau, Alaska, DJ and EDM producer Marlon Lumba now lives in Los Angeles. Going by the name Astronomar, he's been DJing and producing his own tracks for over 10 years. He's headed to Anchorage on March 3rd with his frequent collaborator, Bot, to take over the Koot's stage and get you dancing 'til the wee hours.
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Decepticide celebrates 10 fucking years together Friday night at Koot's

Decepticide celebrates 10 fucking years together Friday night at Koot's

Anchorage Press — Enzo Montana is sick of the standard interview bullshit. "You know what? We've been together for ten fucking years in Anchorage," the lead guitarist for Decepticide said near the end of a pretty standard interview. "You know how many bands we've seen form and disband?
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Knockaround guys

Knockaround guys

Anchorage Press — How do you make a career for yourself in the regional music scene? Bill Little might have it figured out with his dual-pronged approach to paying the bills and having a ton of fun doing so. Little runs Danger Money, a three-year-old cover band that just doesn't seem to know the meaning of slow down.
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Hannah Yoter Band keeps it Surreal

Hannah Yoter Band keeps it Surreal

Anchorage Press — The Hannah Yoter Band is in the studio right now to record its second album. The group chose venerable Surreal Studios, right here in Anchorage, to record it's sophomore effort. "We have a few friends who have recorded there and had great things to say about Kurt [Riemann]," Yoter told me.
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High-energy Squirrel Nut Zippers fly into Anchorage next Friday

High-energy Squirrel Nut Zippers fly into Anchorage next Friday

Anchorage Press — A southern term, "nut zippers" are drinks made from old bootleg moonshine. Squirrel Nut Zippers are also the name of a vanilla-flavored caramel candy from the 1890s. The Squirrel Nut Zippers that we're interested in, however, is a musical establishment that formed in the late 1990s when the big neo-swing revival movement was happening.
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Fender's Mustang GT amps pack an overkill of digital options

Fender's Mustang GT amps pack an overkill of digital options

Engadget — Fine-tuning your sound is a simple affair thanks to all the buttons and dials at your disposal. There's one 1/4-inch jack for your instrument cable to the left of the analog control knobs, with 1/8-inch jacks to the far right for plugging in a set of headphones or wired sound source.
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Rob LeFebvre

Rob LeFebvre

Lifewire — Rob LeFebvre has been a technology writer for more than 15 years. His articles have appeared at Lifewire, 148Apps, Cult of Mac, Engadget, and many others.
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