“A New Noise” Reinvigorates the Local Alternative Music Scene

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

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