Halloween shot off prematurely Thursday at Alex’s, with Ashland’s own Synrgy throwing one hell of a costume party. The band brought their own rowdy form of reggae to the packed bar, playing for a sea of caked-on make-up, cheap wigs…
Day: October 31, 2011
Diary of a doorman
One of the most amusing (and sometimes the most frustrating) occurrences a doorman can experience is the rationale of the drunken mind. I don’t think I’m going out on a limb by saying that the majority of the people reading…
HepRespect: a schooling in hipness
hep cat. n. Slang. 1. A stylish or fashionable person in she sphere of jazz. 2. A person who is hep; hipster. HepRespect Artist Profile Like so many other brilliant musicians, Memphis born singer/songwriter Christopher Branford had musical talents that…
Weird Al continues his legacy of mockery supremecy
Weird Al Yankovic was a huge part of my childhood. My first CD for my first CD player was “Running With Scissors,” and to this day I still have every word to “Albuquerque” memorized, because that song is glorious. As…
Chautauqua Poets and Writers bring Eavan Boland to Ashland
Chautauqua Poets and Writers brought famed Irish author Eavan Boland to Ashland High School’s Mountain Avenue Theater on Oct. 20 to share her works in poetry and prose, as well as to discuss her progression as an Irish woman author…