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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.
Field Notes: Out like a Lion
What started as an Emerging Artist showcase had to be moved into the main theater, with a full house turning out to see Johnny Hastings and Bob Fahey share the stage again….
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News
Deadwood Blues Festival Announces Saturday Night Lineup at Outlaw Square
Keb’ Mo’ to Headline with Ruthie Foster and Amani Burnham onSaturday, July 11, 2026 DEADWOOD, S.D. — Deadwood Blues Festival 2026 is proud to announce theSaturday night lineup at Outlaw Square for…
[ read story ]A Busy Weekend for Theater Across the Black Hills
This weekend, there are more stage lights coming up than usual across the Black Hills. Not just one show or one company, but three different productions in three different towns, all opening…
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News
The Squirrels Opens at Catalyst Theater Company This Week
There are moments in The Squirrels where the room will be laughing, and moments where it won’t be.The show opens March 27 at Catalyst Theater Company’s space on 7th Street. It moves…
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Field Notes
Field Notes: A Park Pavilion, Piano Loops, a Metal Pit, and a Sunday Jam
Felid Notes from the weekend of March 18-23th, 2026 Over the weekend, notes started coming in from a few different corners of the Hills. A park show in Spearfish. A piano set…
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On Our Radar
Black Hills Artist, Dick Termes, Featured on PBS Travel Series
The feature comes from Samantha Brown’s Places to Love, a PBS travel series that airs nationally. Brown spent years on the Travel Channel before bringing the show to PBS, where it has…
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News
Phillip Daniel and Alex Massa at HayCamp
by Orange Ficus • March 21, 2026 It’s Saturday, March 21st (sometime between six and six-thirty PM) and Phillip Daniel is jumping out of his seat. Literally. If only for a moment…
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Backstage
Michael Winslow: the Human Jukebox
Michael Winslow & Friends @ the 707 Sports Bar & Nightlife, March 27, 2026 By Bonny Fleming Think about the movie Police Academy for a second. What’s the first thing that comes…
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JJ Kent has that smooth “real country” sound that hails from a golden age of country music with legends like…
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