Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat in Drum Roll, Please. Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It’s the only time she doesn’t feel like a mouse. Now, she and Olivia are about to…
Gone is the spellbinding memoir of a violin virtuoso who loses the instrument that had defined her both on stage and off — and who discovers, beyond the violin, the music of her own voice. Her first violin was tiny, harsh, factory-made; her first piece was -Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star.- But from the very beginning,…
I received a copy of Devil and the Bluebird as an ARC in exchange for an honest review from Netgalley and the publisher, Amulet Books. I’m gonna be honest with you – I clicked on Devil and the Bluebird to start with because of the cover art. The doodled style on the cover is echoed…
Sorry for being AWOL for the last two weeks of posts, guys! I’ve been having some severe computer troubles, from a crashed logics board on my Macbook, to a loaner laptop that wiped the memory every 12 hours to a really old Acer that can’t run an internet browser and Microsoft Word at the same…
This photo was taken during the “Arts Alive @ 125” event, and while most of my photos will be directed to the Western Carolinian and the Western Carolina Journalist, I couldn’t resist sharing this photo on my own. It was a stunning show, and Darian performed amazingly!
Article [Click through!] by my friend Darian Jackson, photo by me! Kearney was a pleasure to listen to. He sounded just like he does on his albums, and he definitely did his research on what to use for his joke material with us. I thoroughly enjoyed the concert, despite unfortunate barrier-mates.
I have finally left Charlotte, and my first proper stay in the Queen City was almost entirely enjoyable. I had some issues with Greyhound and their extreme lack of timeliness, but of course that isn’t Charlotte’s fault. The reason for my visit to Charlotte was to go to Warped Tour for the first time on…