Musician Justin Payne will be visiting Bismarck on June 30 for a performance at the Laughing Sun Brewery. With a mix of country twang and alternative rock, Justin Alan Payne will bring his unique style to the Laughing Sun Brewery on June 30. Payne is an alt country/alt rock musician hailing from Nashville, Tenn. From Ohio to Texas to Illinois, this rocker has been around. Born in Newark, Ohio, Payne grew up playing classical music, starting the violin when he was about four years old and...

North Dakota Filmmaker Justin Deegan takes part in an interview with Mystic Media, discussing his creative career and lifelong passion for film. North Dakota is known for its plains and farms, but there are also many film lovers and aspiring directors in the state. Justin Deegan is a filmmaker from Bismarck who has worked on eight TV shows and films, including the Hulu docuseries “Vow Of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae.” Justin has been working with film for years, but working in the...

Weezer has risen to social media fame in recent years, with fans arguing over the band’s best and worst albums. The album “Weezer,” more commonly known as the “Blue Album,” is most agreed to be their best. With the 30th anniversary edition of the “Blue Album” released last year in November, I thought it would be a great idea to delve into Weezer’s debut release. The “Blue Album” first released on May 10, 1994 to not-so-critical acclaim, but slowly gained a cult following. The album did so...