Music is a pretty amazing part of the universe. It has so many pathways to express what it means to be a part of the human condition. I’ve been thinking a lot about the different ways we connect with music, and why we all have such a different musical taste. There are a lot of influences to what shapes our personal taste in the songs we love; culture, religion, emotional state of being…the list could go on and on! For this blog post I decided to narrow my field down to just t

I wasn't going to do another staff pick playlist for this week's blog update...and then it snowed again. (Hey South Dakota, April fools is over!) My lovely drive home on April 2nd, 2018. South Dakota springs are such a tease. After months of frigid cold, you get to April and you think, "It's here, warmer days! Finally!" and then it snows...again. So in defiance of this cold, snowy April day, I created a Warmer Days playlist. These are songs that remind me of endless sunshine,

Image source: facebook.com/noahgundersenmusic/ A lot of great music has come out this year, but I think it’s safe to say my favorite new album of 2017 dropped the first day of fall, and I’ve listened to it daily since its release. That album would be White Noise by Noah Gundersen. Noah Gundersen has been one of my favorite artists since 2010, when his music was coffee shop folk with deep and honest lyrics. In the seven years I have been listening to his music, Gundersen has m