Grace can take on many meanings. For indie-pop musician Drew Anton, grace symbolizes forgiveness, hope, and the risks you take for love. Drew conveys this message in his first full-length album, Fall from Grace, which is bound to carry listeners out to a sea… Continue Reading “Grace Through it All: Drew Anton on Fall from Grace (Pt 1)”
If you were to ask one of my college roommates about my love of plants, she would tell you that I was obsessed. Visitors to our apartment were constantly welcomed by houseplants whenever they’d walk into my bedroom, and my roommate couldn’t believe it… Continue Reading “The Summer of the Quarantine Garden”
This article is Part II of a three-part series. To read Part I, please click here. On the road again…or dreaming about being on the road again! I’ve been reminiscing about the road trip my college roommates and I took last summer, telling the… Continue Reading “Road Trip Reminiscing, Part II: St. Catharines & Niagara-on-the-Lake”
It’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog with a post…lately life has been busy, busy, busy, and while I’ve had this blog post in my notebook for a while now, it had taken me some time to type it up, edit it,… Continue Reading “Road Trip Reminiscing, Part I: Niagara Falls”
Though Halloween has passed, this post has a lingering sense of Halloween due to its theme — historic cemeteries. I’ve been wanting to write this blog post for a while now, and it’s been sitting in my drafts awaiting to be posted on Halloween.… Continue Reading “Finding Life in Historic Cemeteries”
This article is Part II of a two-part series. To read Part I, click here. Last week, I published Part I of a conversation with musician, urban farmer, and activist Matt Monaco, where we discussed his start in music, his EP The Road We… Continue Reading “A Conversation with Matt Monaco – Part II”
“Global revolution is rooted in small towns.” This is one of the messages conveyed in the music of Matt Monaco, an avid environmentalist, urban farmer, and social revolutionary. Through music, Matt unites people in the call to make our world a better place, reminding… Continue Reading “A Conversation with Matt Monaco – Part I”
Last weekend, I attended the 2019 XPoNential Music Festival, the annual music fest put on by Philadelphia’s public radio station, WXPN. Though I have been listening to XPN for years, this was my first time attending the festival – and it was every bit… Continue Reading “Community and Music: The 2019 XPoNential Music Festival”
One of the things that makes music such a special and universal thing is its ability to connect us and draw out the most intense, raw emotions within us. Indie musician Drew Anton’s music embodies this. With his focus on truth and meaning, Drew’s… Continue Reading “Musician Spotlight: Drew Anton”