Good ideas tend to linger around a bit. When the time is right, the ideas release their energy, bubble to the top and receive attention. So, when a local band needed a name, its founder didn’t spend hours trying to come up with a catchy moniker. He already had one. Feverhawk was ...

I celebrate it. Listening to music for pleasure, that is. And I enjoy, and appreciate it more now than I did before. There was a time when I only listened to music for work because I wanted to make sure that I didn’t miss anything new. I tried listening to all genres, but found it ...

For fans of punk music, one tour this summer may be an attention grabber. Flogging Molly is co-headlining with Social Distortion. Both bands will perform Tuesday at Canalside in Buffalo. “You know, when the idea of Flogging Molly and Social Distortion co-headlining came about, we just had ...

He traded in his typewriter for a computer, and word processing program. Not really, but the books of the late recluse author J.D. Salinger have gone digital. According to The Associated Press, Salinger’s publisher Little, Brown and Company said all four of his works, including “The ...

Have you ever been in a writing groove where you have written about 1,000 words during your session? I mean you have turned a page (no pun intended) with your writing and your project is beginning to take shape. And then you hear your phone. It’s either a text message from one of your ...

MAYVILLE — After a 10 year hiatus, the Mayville Bluegrass Festival is returning Aug. 17. The one-day event will be held on the grounds of the new Big Inlet Brewing facility just outside of Mayville. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Chautauqua Rails to Trails, a nonprofit ...