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Indie Alaska
John's Home Studio: Alaska's Most Underground Music Venue
Season 10
Episode 6
John Larson always had a dream to have his own recording studio, and to work with the vibrant music scene in Alaska. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, restrictions for music venues left Musicians no where to perform. John saw this as an opportunity to turn his home studio into a livestream internet show every Friday Showcasing Alaskan musicians.
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Holly Nordlum and Sarah Whalen-Lunn are Traditional Inuit Handpoke and Skin Stitch Artists

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Mary Lou Sours is an Inupiaq woman determined to revive the tradition of sewing mukluks.

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Lonnie Arnold and many Inupiat Alaskans still depend on traditional subsistence methods.

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Lorri Wright weaves cloth for the local Rennaisance Faire but it also helps her anxiety.

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Paula and Mike live off the grid where they grow peonies and ship them around Alaska.

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Marta uses images of the Alaskan wilderness to create unique pottery and her own business.

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A close community of skateboarders is growing in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Hugh and Iris Darling run Sweet Darlings-one of the oldest candy shops in Alaska.

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Matthew Burtner uses the sounds of snow, glaciers, and wind to compose abstract music.

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Luc Mehl is able to experience things in Alaska few others can, thanks to his packraft.

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Rachel Saul loves bread. She runs Fire Island Bakery in Anchorage as the Gluten-Queen.

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Lisa Brandstetter and her family annually make jelly with freshly picked spruce tips.