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Interlay perform at High Noon Saloon. Photograph by Steven Spoerl.

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September 3, 2024

Interlay's Alexandria Ortgiesen snarls into a microphone while playing guitar at the High Noon Saloon. She takes up the right half of the image. In soft focus, distantly behind her to the left of the image is guitarist Sam Eklund. A small set of round stage lights are visible in the upper left.

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Tone Madison’s Music Editor from 2020-2025. Writer. Photographer. Musician. Steven created the blog Heartbreaking Bravery in 2013 and his work as a multimedia journalist has appeared in Rolling Stone, Consequence, NPR, Etsy, Maximumrocknroll, and countless other publications.

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