Articles
The Local Library as Boredom Beater
Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a young mother with (obviously) even younger children. When they were very small I loved spending my days with them […]
Consummate Pros
When one of the biggest rock bands in history comes to you and asks you to be its new lead vocalist, you say, “Yes.” Without hesitation. That’s the conventional wisdom, […]
A Great, Big Show on a Small Stage
How are you going to do that big show on that little stage? That is the question I have heard so many times since last April when Arena announced that […]
A Musical Convergence
It only lasts two days, but Sweetwater’s GearFest is the kind of event people talk about for weeks, months, even years after the last tent comes down and guitar is […]
Arena Wraps Season With a Bang
A community theater can’t go wrong with a season-closing show like South Pacific, as Arena Dinner Theatre has proven. Already sold out before opening night, the production lives up to […]
Living la Vida Nerd
Brian Posehn – actor, stand-up comedian, writer, recovering Star Wars fan – is a funnyman who’s made a career out of being bitter. That might not seem like promising fodder, […]
Pitches & Circles
A funny thing happened on the way to last year’s Buskerfest. Rain. And lots of it. While that in itself may not sound terribly amusing, there were aspects to the […]
A Little Help from His Friends
Popular local drummer and drumming instructor Todd Harrold said his young students care about exactly two bands that had their heydays in the 1960s and 1970s: Led Zeppelin and the […]
The Inventors of Bluecore
Music that combines country and hip-hop calls to mind that old Reese’s commercial where a guy walking down the sidewalk eating a candy bar collided with a guy walking down […]
Livin’ a Country Song
The details of Travis Tritt’s love life read like something straight out of your favorite country song. First, and almost predictably, he marries his high school sweetheart. While he works […]