Preoccupations of a new media enthusiast

Welcome to Pen and Paige, the online home of Montana-based freelance journalist Anna Paige. I write lifestyle, music and pop culture features for half a dozen local publications, including Magic City Magazine and Yellowstone Valley Woman. I also pen a weekly music column for the Billings Outpost and publish Magic City Kitsch, a blog on the Billings music scene. Read More »

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Breakfast, bluegrass, and the Longtime Lonesome Dogs

Members of the Billings band Longtime Lonesome Dogs haven’t been very lonely since going their separate ways last year. Band members quickly formed other operations and kept music going in their respective lives.

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Bright Eyes

Some obsessions are healthy. Take mine, for instance. Back when people were still making mixed tapes on actual tapes, a friend introduced me to indie rock band Bright Eyes with “Sunrise, Sunset,” an adaptation of the song from “Fiddler on The Roof.” And then the “Fever” played.