Guitar, fiddle, cookies

The back-porch style of lap slide guitarist Dylan-Thomas Vance and classically trained violinist Griff Bear isn't quite like anything else coming off the line today. The unusual duo mix blues, folk, Country and other genres in a Northwestern stew. The genres might sound common, but then again, people use the same ingredients in 100 chocolate chip cookie recipes, and you know some cookies are better than others. Vance and Griff mix just the right amount of twang and dry-throat vocals to create a batch of warm, gooey, coaster-sized, cookies. Get yours at Maxine's in Girdwood 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 8; at Humpy's, 9 p.m. Saturday, July 9; and again at Maxine's, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 10. More shows next week, so keep an eye out. www.dylanthomasvance.com

Monica Bradbury