With the “voice of a black woman,” writing chops of a Nashville songwriter and the intrigue of an Asian-American growing up in suburban North Texas, Melissa Polinar hasn’t let her […]
Have you ever heard a song that changed your life? Maybe it be the way a musician’s voice can tell a story, making you feel a sense of heartbreak or […]
The older you get, the more you know and the harder it is to keep your little dreams intact. As a 13-year-old girl, I was just a shy, closet musician […]
It’s 3:15am. Samantha James’s “Rise” comes on. My body tosses over to my phone and hits the side button to snooze. Ten minutes later, another song comes on. 3:30. 3:40. 3:45. 3:50. A […]
“We were talking earlier about the time you get to the end of your life, and all the time you spent tuning you could get back,” Jarosz joked to a […]
When I first heard American singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz’s song “Build Me Up From Bones,” I immediately pictured a woman who has lived through a lot of life. The songwriting was […]
Let’s face it–it’s hard to stick to a workout when it isn’t fun. So when I heard of this new workout that gets you fit by air drumming, I was hooked. […]
I’ve gone through more mental, physical and emotional changes just in the past month than I have in my entire 22 years of life. And goodness has it been one heck of […]
A couple of weeks ago as I returned home to the Bay Area upon graduating college, I met up with a local Instagrammer by the name of @dojobeats (Vincent Trinh). I have […]
I graduated more than a week ago and, if you can judge from my lack of blog posts as of late, you can bet I’ve been busy “living it up” and making these last […]
College is easily known as some of the most formative years in our lives. Some know exactly what they want to do; others figure it out along the way; and, […]
Because I’ve been able to spend some time away from this song and really capture the right chords and spirit (as inspired by Adam Levine’s version). But, it’s strange how, […]
If you’re a music lover, writer, player, listener, savior or even appreciator, Begin Again will surely hit a chord in you. And it will stick. Forged on the New York […]
There are people who come to me and ask how I feel so compelled to write all the time. I always find it a little crazy they would ask something […]
Kate Earl – One Woman Army (Acoustic) (April 21, 2013, Downtown Orlando) My goodness. Why have I not seen this sooner?! Sometimes, it’s the little things that can remind you […]
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