Article by Samantha Cox | Owl Staff Local musicians perform at the Bel Air Armory. A crowd fills, lights go dark, the stage shines green and blue as the musicians start the show. The sounds of Vendetta’s electric guitars and drums fill the venue as the crowd dances throughout. Vendetta, a local alternative rock band, headlined a project … Continue reading “A New Noise” Reinvigorates the Local Alternative Music Scene
Local Music at The Baltimore Soundstage
Photography by Kadelena Messiano | Owl Staff The Oxymorrons may have been the opening act for Grandson, but they quickly stole the show after getting the entire crowd at the sold-out concert to sing along to their hit song Pretty People. Local Baltimore band, The Luvable Idiots hit Soundstage for March Madness this past weekend. The Luvable Idiots … Continue reading Local Music at The Baltimore Soundstage
A Free Spirit in the Pandemic
Article and Photography by Samantha Cox | Owl Staff Having to adapt to curfews, quarantining, losing jobs, face coverings, and sick loved ones, Covid-19 has certainly made an impact on the world in such a short time. With all of the negative things going on, it’s hard to see the light at the end of … Continue reading A Free Spirit in the Pandemic
American Dream
Article by Caroline Cooney | Photography by Joseph Wasilewski | Owl Staff The first riffs of Bob Marley’s “Is This Love?” blast from the speakers as the spotlight illuminates Emma Klein. Her soulful voice immediately overpowers the track as she transforms a classic hit into her own, mesmerizing the sea of staring people. For the … Continue reading American Dream
So Many Roads
Article by Laural Paterini | Photography by Audrey Merkel & Laural Paterini | Owl Staff I'm surrounded by thousands of smiling faces, more than most people have ever seen. The smells of smoke, food, and earth-scented oils fill the air. Colorful clothes and twirling skirts, handmade art, and even dogs mill around the parking lot. … Continue reading So Many Roads
The Power of Music: Extending Lifetimes Beat by Beat
Article by Caroline Cooney | Photography by Kristina McComas | Owl Staff As she anxiously sits on a hard, plastic seat while she waits for Demi Lovato to come out on stage, Sarah Meyerl, HCC student, scans the sea of fans below her. For the last few months, Meyerl has anticipated this moment where she … Continue reading The Power of Music: Extending Lifetimes Beat by Beat
Bigger than Hip-Hop: A Return To Conscious Rap
Article by Georgia Cammayo | Photography by Neil Harman | Owl Staff “In the old days, it was easy to defend rap music on [an] intellectual level. You could break it down intellectually why Grandmaster Flash was art, why Run D.M.C. was art, why Whodini was art,” comedian Chris Rock says to the crowd. “I … Continue reading Bigger than Hip-Hop: A Return To Conscious Rap
The YouTube Revolution: Using Social Media for Social Change
Article by Faras Aamir | Photography by John Morin | Owl Staff Immediately after the crowning, the 2014 Miss America pageant winner, Nina Davuluri, was harassed across many different social networks by dozens of Americans simply for being an Indian American. Tweets and racial posts were sent out by outraged viewers, mostly reminding everyone that … Continue reading The YouTube Revolution: Using Social Media for Social Change
Baltimore to Big Time: The Rise of Bishme Cromartie
Article by Laurise McMillian | Owl Staff Move over Michael Kors; there’s a new designer making his mark in the fashion industry, and his name is Bishme Cromartie. The 23-year-old Baltimore native was aware of his passion for fashion at a very young age. From cutting up socks for doll clothes to curating his own … Continue reading Baltimore to Big Time: The Rise of Bishme Cromartie
Tune Into Style
Article by Georgina Cammayo | Photography by Diamond Dixon | Owl Staff When the rap group Run DMC released their single “My Adidas” in 1986, fans nationwide immediately sought after the athletic brand. In a 2011 interview with MTV, Darryl McDaniels a.k.a “DMC” recalled witnessing countless fans rocking Adidas track suits and stringless black and … Continue reading Tune Into Style