Last week, the world lost one of its great luminaries. Nelson Mandela passed away at his home in South Africa at age 95, accomplishing more over the course of his lifetime than most of us could possibly ever dream of. Not only did he help free his nation from racist…
On Dec. 1, 1996, at around 8 a.m., my mother woke me to say that my dad wasn’t feeling well and needed to go to the hospital. I was tasked with giving my sister a ride to work and I remember feeling annoyed that I had been pulled from my…
Local electro-pop duo Ugly Bunny are releasing their debut full-length album Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2013, and to celebrate they’re playing an album release show at Bows and Arrows on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. When I listen to Ugly Bunny, I hear a fine young band in tune with the…
With all the holiday commotion, sometimes it’s hard to consider the holiday experiences beyond our own, especially those of the less fortunate. Luckily, your favorite toy drive is here once again to remind you of the true meaning of Christmas. Come one, come all to Rock for Tots 8 on…
For the first time in my life, I’m dieting. I don’t like to talk about it. I feel weird saying it because I’ve never been all that big or small weight-wise, just a sort of uninteresting gray area between “normal weight for my height” and “sort of pudgy.” My body…
Award-winning food blogger Hank Shaw talks fowl in his latest cookbook Hank Shaw is an inspiring food writer and instructor. By combining his experience as a cook, hunter and investigative reporter in his James Beard award-winning blog, “Hunter, Angler, Garden Cook,” Shaw is considered one of the preeminent voices in…
A guitar is a very versatile instrument. It lends itself to any genre of music. Guitars also come in many varieties, as do guitar players. These guitar players may play their guitars in different ways to get different sounds for different reasons, but something about them all is the same….
It will be a night of sevens when local rock duo Blue Oaks release their debut single on 7-inch vinyl on Dec. 7, 2013 at Starlite Lounge. There are seven total bands, it’s on Dec. 7, celebrating Blue Oaks’ 7-inch release, all for a $7 cover with a door time…
Have you ever listened to a live comedy album or watched a comedy special on TV and wondered about the people in attendance laughing in the background? Like, who is that guy with the growl-y laugh or the lady with the shrieky laugh? Did these people know they were walking…
You know your group is tight when you can enter a studio, press record and with everyone playing all together in one room make an awesome sounding live album. Local indie/pop group Musical Charis recently did just that and they’re releasing the songs, along with DVD footage of the session,…
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