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Stories, news & culture from around the Black Hills
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Welcome to our little corner of the Black Hills where we keep our finger on the pulse, our ear to the ground and our eyes on the stage. The shows, the openings, the late-night sets, the tucked-away venues, and the artists shaping the culture of our community. We’ll be out there taking notes so you don’t miss what matters. If it’s unfolding locally and worth talking about, you’ll find it here.
A Valentine’s Night in the Hills: Witchy Ballads & Greazy Blues Rock
Valentine’s Day is usually packaged and predictable. Saturday wasn’t. It was a night of finding things. Of slipping into rooms that feel like secrets and realizing Rapid City is more interesting than…
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Johnny Lonesome Johnny Lonesome is the solo persona of Johnny Sundby, a longtime Black Hills musician and co-founder of The…
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