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Open Mic Night – The J Bar
The J Bar • Rapid City
7:00 PM
Cowboy Supper Show: Orion & Stacey Potter
High Plains Western Heritage Center • Spearfish
5:30 PM
Tanner Johns
Dakota Point Brewing • Rapid City
6:00 PM
Trivia Night
Sally O'Malley's • Rapid City
6:30 PM
Jazz That Rocks w/ Matt Catingub
Performing Arts Center of Rapid City – Historic Theater • Rapid City
7:00 PM
Karaoke Wednesdays
Hay Camp Brewing Company • Rapid City
6:00 PM
The Unrehearsables
West River Comedy Club • Rapid City
7:30 PM
Open Mic Night – Joe’s Place
Joe's Place • Rapid City
8:00 PM
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Flannel
Flannel is a Black Hills-based cover band built around 90s pop, rock, and R&B, pulling from everything from Weezer and…
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Shenanigans, Shamrocks & Shillelaghs: Where to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Weekend in the Black Hills
Right about the time the grass starts turning green again in the Black Hills, the beers usually do too.St. Patrick’s weekend has a way of stirring up a little mischief as people…
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Maul, Slaggg, and Windchimes Hit Aby’s Sunday
Rapid City’s metal scene gets a jolt this Sunday as touring death metal band Maul launches their latest run right here in the Black Hills. The Fargo, North Dakota group has been…
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Field Notes
Field Notes: A Weekend Moving Through the Black Hills Music Scene
THURSDAY Murphy’s Pub | Zac Conger with Matt BuehnerThursday night started at Murphy’s with Zac Conger, joined by Matt Buehner from Outside Kids. Murphy’s continues to be one of the best rooms…
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MoonCats Bring Their “Americonscious Campfire Folk” Back to Lost Cabin in the Black Hills
March 12, 2026 • 5:00 pm @Lost Cabin Beer Co Some touring bands pass through the Black Hills once and move on, while others thers keep finding their way back. For the North Dakota…
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BHCT’s City of Angels Plays Out in Two Worlds on One Stage
The noir musical moves between a screenwriter’s Hollywood reality and the black-and-white world of the detective he created. When: March 13, 14, 20, 21 at 7:00pm; March 15, 22 at 2:00pmWhere: Historic…
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