Ryes and Shine for Buttercrust Bakery

Ryes and Shine for Buttercrust Bakery

As customers open the doors to Buttercrust Bakery, the aroma of freshly baked breads and pastries carries them back to grandma’s kitchen on a cold winter day. The cozy little bakery opened its doors to the public on Nov. 25, 2011 and was instantly successful. Bakers Brice McDonald and Dan Spaulding start their days baking [...]

Jeremy Burckhard (guitar), Marcus Hooks (vocals) and Anthony “Hobo” Ulrich (drums) and Trevor LeBeau (not pictured) play at various venues around Aberdeen as Capture the Plague.

Inside look at Capture the Plague

South Dakota isn’t typically known for its music scene, but if a person were to look in the right places, they’d probably be surprised. An Aberdeen, band, Capture the Plague, has made a name for itself over the last seven years playing  shows at a wide variety of venues. Band members include: Marcus Hooks (vocals/guitar), [...]

Columnist Marian Hooks

Punk Goes Pop Vol. 4 offers solid line-up

Every year, Fearless Records puts out a compilation CD called Punk Goes…. and in past years there have been Punk Goes Acoustic, Punk Goes Crunk, Punk Goes 90s and most recently, Punk Goes Pop Volume 4. For months, fans eagerly await the chosen bands and the songs the bands decided to cover. The album, mostly [...]