From her workshop in Heid Music’s front window, Kara McCanna coaxes infinite circles of stories from the instruments she builds and repairs. A professional violinist and luthier, Kara works with precision instruments to build ethereal ones. She is the conduit between musician and instrument, the means by which each has the ability to play on. [...]
Had he noticed me, leaning in from the edge of my seat, grinning like a lunatic and mouthing to everyone I knew, "Isn't he great?" Calvin Arsenia might have been tempted to file a restraining order. I saw four of his sets and considered hitting a fifth, but rain and family commitments kept me away. [...]
I got goosebumps watching Bridger's set at the Appleton Beer Factory on Friday (definitely not due to the chill in that steamy air). I just loved watching the young, four-member group up there on stage wowing a packed crowd at a music festival that grew up along with them. I've known singer/guitar player Jack Coughlin [...]
I saw a friend Wednesday night at Jones Park and he waved me over to say hi. As he stood there, wearing a Mile of Music volunteer shirt and actively supervising a group of young trash picker-uppers, he gave me some insight into why this annual event works as well as it does. "This is [...]
Way back in 1993, before we could afford such a thing, my husband bought me a piano. I used to play it in the evenings right after dinner so I wouldn't have to referee the nightly debate among my children over who had to do the dishes. It worked like a charm. I got to [...]