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Notes from The Edge: The Chronicles of my Social Distancing amid the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Thursday, March 19th Sleeping in has become part of the new routine, though there are varying definitions of what that means in our house. I’m up today around 9:30, which seems to be the running …

Part One: It Begins Part Two: St. Patrick’s Day in Isolation Part Three: Ping Pong, 80’s Films, and Intolerably Slow Internet Speeds

Notes from The Edge: The Chronicles of my Social Distancing amid the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Monday, March 16th I awaken to my friend’s irate text and roughly 100 emails from students. I’d asked them to respond to an email from last week, acknowledging that they understand how their courses will …

At this point, saying that “times are hard, right now,” is the understatement of understatements.  Already my friends who work in the local and regional music industry are telling us that life is getting challenging.  To be honest, I have often wondered about the fragile nature of this particular economic …

Notes from The Edge: The Chronicles of my Social Distancing amid the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic Friday, March 13th My 2:00 Rhetoric and Research is the shortest class ever. I return their graded research proposals and, before shooing them out into ever unstable reality, wish them luck and health. If I …

When I first heard Keller&Cole it was in a basement, at a house party, in front of 40 people. More than a year later, when I heard Keller&Cole’s first 2020 single, “Love Drunk Alchemy” it felt like the room I was in wasn’t big enough for them. So, I took …

Day 2: Bardstown: Maker’s Mark and the Talbott Tavern January 4, 2020 I was the first one to get ready for what was going to be our principal day in Bourbon Country. I got up at about 6:15 a.m. (maybe a small annoyance to Gabby and my parents) and did …

Rick's rundown for the third week of February.

As Rebekah Meldrum can attest to, a journey to a happy place often covers both years and miles.

Day One: Down South to Louisville January 3, 2020 When I was four years old, my mom, dad and I paid a little visit to the Maker’s Mark distillery in the small city of Loretto, Ky. This was around the time when the Kentucky Bourbon Trail concept was getting off …

The next time you shoulder your guitar, look at the crowd, and be thankful for the life you have.  Think of Evan Twitty, and play the next one for him.

Keller&Cole sweeps both the Best Single and Best Album/EP categories of our first "Roadie Awards."

This list was assembled with the help of a lot of folks who love music from every level and angle.  One of them is a college music professor, a capable musician with depth–and breadth–of knowledge and years of experience gigging around western Indiana.  Another is an award-winning international recording artist.  …

This list was assembled with the help of a lot of folks who love music from every level and angle.  One of them is a college music professor, a capable musician with depth–and breadth–of knowledge and years of experience gigging around western Indiana.  Another is an award-winning international recording artist.  …

This list was assembled with the help of a lot of folks who love music from every level and angle.  One of them is a college music professor, a capable musician with depth–and breadth–of knowledge and years of experience gigging around western Indiana.  Another is an award-winning international recording artist.  …