by Andi | May 10, 2010 | Music Reviews
It’s a restored old theater, double balcony, embossed walls, high stage, and I’m alone in it, listening to Ellis Paul’s band go through sound check. I feel very blessed to even be in here listening to them joke with one another. Michael Clem, the... by Andi | May 8, 2010 | Music Reviews, Uncategorized, Written and Wrought
Ken Mueller of Inkling Media has taught me a lot about how I can use social media tools like Twitter and Facebook to increase my readership, to expand my creative community, and to make new friends. I asked him to share his thoughts on this idea with you because, like... by Andi | May 6, 2010 | Music Reviews
The sound touches my ears, and I feel it tremble its way down through my neck and into the space beneath my collarbones, the space that sits empty otherwise. I know only the basics of how this sound comes to be – fingers against strings wrapped in tiny coils of... by Andi | Apr 28, 2010 | Music Reviews, Teaching Triumphs and Travails
A few weeks ago my friend Megan recommended a book to me The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. At the time, Megan was discussing a particular mantra of the book – that the author learn to “Be Gretchen,” that is be the person who she is, not the... by Andi | Apr 22, 2010 | Book Recommendations, Music Reviews
When Ken Mueller of Inkling Media tells you to check out the music of someone, well, you really should do it. He’s never steered me wrong, and most recently, he steered me more than right by suggesting I check out the music of Joy Ike, a Pittsburgh songwriter...