Finding Neverland – Colorado Springs metalcore music
By: Mary Lynn Ritch Finding Neverland is a Metalcore band based out of Colorado Springs, Colo.o, with Heath Weaver on vocals, Luke Weaver on guitar, Justice Sutton on guitar, Chris Arnold on bass and Tyler Rice on drums. Finding Neverland has ...
How I got into THAT band: The Front Bottoms
How I got into THAT Band: The Front Bottoms By: Mary Lynn Ritch I was invited to see The Front Bottoms last summer at the Drunken Unicorn. I paid $10 and had no idea who the band was. To my surprise, The Front Bottoms were pretty amazing a ...
‘Can I be your assistant?’ – Willie Nelson, truth behind concert photography
"Can I be your assistant? I'll carry your gear to your Willie Nelson photo shoot." By Rose Riot For the last five years, I have been photographing concerts anywhere from once a month to several times a week. I almost literally stumbled into the ni ...
Willie Nelson review: live Atlanta, Chastain Ampitheatre
Willie Nelson review: live Atlanta, Chastain Ampitheatre May 17 Photos by Rose Riot Full review as concert photography feature Willie Nelson, 81, plays a beaten-up guitar Saturday at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Photo by Rose Riot Willie Nelson, 81, ...
Small town music festivals : you’re doing it wrong
Putting on a music festival in a small town can be rewarding, but it’s also a lot harder than it looks. Trying to emulate the big fests but on a shoestring budget, with volunteers who have day jobs and family commitments, and little or no experience to dr ...
Tom Jones live show full of swagger and swoon
Tom Jones live show full of swagger and swoon By Rose Riot When you hear the name Tom Jones, I can bet, you will develop an ear bug almost instantly. Whether it’s “What’s New Pussycat,” “It’s Not Unusual,” “She’s a Lady” or any number of hits he is known ...
Revisiting the rules of poetry, answering the question ‘why bother?’
Why Should You Read This? Because it may have content valuable to you as a reader or writer, that’s why. Or not. You won’t know until you read it. Why do you read any creative writing? Is there something wrong with you? Thankfully, no! In her Octobe ...
An interview with The Persevering Promise
I recently had the chance to interview The Persevering Promise, the band that recently released An Illusion in Shambles. Here is what the band members had to say about finding inspiration for writing music, the challenges of writing at all and th ...
CD review: ‘An Illusion in Shambles’ by The Persevering Promise
The Persevering Promise released its debut album this summer, and An Illusion in Shambles may be one of the greatest debut albums I've heard in a long time. The Persevering Promise spares no time hitting the listener with their strong sound in t ...
Pistol Day Parade – Burn CD Review
CD Review by Jackson Thomas Pistol Day Parade recently released its new album, Burn. From start to finish, this album blew me away. Pistol Day Parade put together a great CD, with emotions ranging from the condescending anger in “Rocks ...