By Cassie Livingston
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Apr 29th, 2020
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Local musicians have banded together, keeping their art form alive using social media outlets. Screen-to-screen, they have been filling living rooms, kitchens, and backyards with the music of our hearts. ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA For those of us locked in, slowing down has also meant paying attention...
By Cassie Livingston
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Mar 26th, 2020
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article by vanelis rivera | photo by tenzin dolkar Probably one of the world’s oldest and pervasive musical instruments are drums, virtually unchanged since their earliest popular use. This ancient past may lend to modern sentiments of drums as primitive and unsophisticated. Even the most impressive ...
By Nathan Coker
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Mar 5th, 2020
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SIX O’CLOCK TRAFFIC ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW BAILEY Enoch’s Irish Pub & Cafe doesn’t have a dance floor. But on February 8th, a mass of bodies created their own, packing the six foot gap between the stage and picnic table benches. All night long they danced to local pop...
By Nathan Coker
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Jan 28th, 2020
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA AND PORTRAITS BY ANDREW BAILEY It took Maudie Michelle Rosenberry, vocalist, lyricist, and audio composer of American electronic duo Stonerpop, thirty minutes to record seven seconds of the band’s 2017 stop-motion music video. That two-and-a-half-minute video created f...
By Nathan Coker
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Dec 30th, 2019
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Ruston-based singer-songwriter Bethany Raybourn’s music is categorized as country rock, but her assortment of musical influences, mostly roots Americana, surfacec in every song. ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW BAILEY For the past couple of years, Ruston-based singer-songwriter Betha...
By Nathan Coker
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Nov 30th, 2019
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article by Vanelis Rivera “He may not have a soul, but he has a voice and guitar skills.” Stacey Sheppard provides all the witty banter, from time to time referencing Jordan’s ginger status, when performing with husband Jordan Sheppard as Mama and the Outlaw. Sharing one mic, the couple perform...
By Nathan Coker
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Oct 31st, 2019
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After struggling with addiction, depression and anxiety, Briana Calhoun sought a relationship with God that opened doors. Now, at age thirty-four, she is focused on her passion for music. article by Vanelis Rivera | Photography by Andrew Bailey For Briana Calhoun, crafting music started and grew duri...
By Nathan Coker
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Sep 30th, 2019
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERA | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW BAILEY How do you know a band is about to throw down some tasty tunes? Is it in a densely stacked stage, multi-guitar stand with resophonic and electric guitars at the ready, band logo brandished on a kickdrum, or a lead guitarist coolly styling shade...
By Nathan Coker
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Aug 30th, 2019
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article by Vanelis Rivera | photography by Paul Ware On June 27th, progressive metalcore band Weeping Hour released their first LP on iTunes. The next day it peaked to number eleven on the iTunes Metal Album Chart. Instantly, they clamored to their fans on their Facebook page: “Almost to the top 10! ...
By Nathan Coker
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Jul 29th, 2019
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ARTICLE BY VANELIS RIVERAPORTRAIT BY IVY BRIGHTWELL FRENCHPERFORMANCE PHOTOS BY ANDREW BAILEY COLD CANYONS IS A COLLECTION OF TALENT ASSERTING WHO THEY ARE THROUGH ALTERNIVE ROCK ORIGINALS AND COVERS. THEIR ENERGY LEVEL IS LIKE SMOKE IN THE ROOM—CONCURRENT ENERGY CURLS AND EXPANDS, SONG AFTER SONG, L...
