Music therapy and breast cancer treatment

Thomas Breeden      Staff Writer In clinics and programs across the country, counselors and psychiatrists use music therapy to help ease the burden of breast cancer patients. Music therapy, according to BreastCancer.org, is “the use of live or recorded music to help provide distraction from symptoms and side effects and to promote relaxation.” These methods provide much-needed support to patients by increasing positive feelings … Continue reading Music therapy and breast cancer treatment

University Performing Arts Series

Thomas Breeden     Staff Writer Last Saturday, Oct. 17, the Paul Taylor Dance Company kicked off the UNC-Greensboro School of Music, Theatre and Dance’s University Performing Arts Series (UPAS). Paul Taylor, a notable choreographer of the 20th century, is one of the four performing artists that the SMTD will bring to Greensboro this year. Taylor began his career as a choreographer in 1954 and … Continue reading University Performing Arts Series

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

 Thomas Breeden      Staff Writer Missouri-born singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff and his band, the Night Sweats, have launched onto the national scene with their eponymous album. Stax Records released the 11-song offering on Aug. 21. The Night Sweats, composed of Rateliff, Joseph Pope III, Patrick Meese, Mark Shusterman, Luke Mossman, Andy Wild and Wesley Watkins, brought their Denver-brewed folk rock flavor to the Tonight Show … Continue reading Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

George Jenne Goes Elsewhere

 Thomas Breeden       Staff Writer In the late 1970s, Sylvia Gray had amassed a huge collection of items in her 606 South Elm Street warehouse in Greensboro. The former Carolina Sales Company building she owned with her late husband Joe became her treasure chest for thrift store finds. Fast forward to 2003, when Elsewhere founders George Sheer (Gray’s grandson), Stephanie Sherman and Josh … Continue reading George Jenne Goes Elsewhere

Artist Weekly: Rachel Blackburn

 Thomas Breeden      Staff Writer One day during mid-summer 2010, Rachel Blackburn’s phone rang. It was her friend, Tyler. “He called me and he was like ‘Hey let’s hang out! Let’s spend the day together,’” Blackburn remembered. “He’s like, ‘Here’s what we’re gonna do: I’m gonna bring shoes over and we’re gonna paint them.’” That’s what they did. It was on that day she … Continue reading Artist Weekly: Rachel Blackburn

Artists Weekly: Melody Choplin

Thomas Bremen     Staff Writer Melody Choplin’s office reads much like any creative person’s might. Traces of her work clutter the room. Instruments line the walls and spare parts and tools cover her workbench. She likes it this way; she’s too busy fixing to worry about neatness. Choplin is an instrument repair technician for the School of Music. She maintains department instruments, makes repairs and … Continue reading Artists Weekly: Melody Choplin

Behind the Scenes: Collage 2015

Thomas Breeden      Staff Writer The time has come once again for Collage. On Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m., the School of Music, Theatre and Dance (SMTD) will present its talented students and faculty in its annual must-see performance. Audiences rave year after year about the production’s unique style: performances occur without break from beginning to end. As the final chord of UNC-Greensboro’s … Continue reading Behind the Scenes: Collage 2015

Listen, Learn, and Perform! City Arts Creation Celebration

 Thomas Breeden      Staff Writer “I call it our crayon box down here,” joked Jennifer Hance, The Music Center Director. She was referring to the colorful walls of the first floor of the Greensboro Cultural Center. It’s a crayon box, indeed. Various colors splash the walls and the people that filled the space on Saturday were a rainbow to match. The room buzzed with … Continue reading Listen, Learn, and Perform! City Arts Creation Celebration

Bear With Me Headlines Show at Greene Street Club

Thomas Breeden     Staff Writter Local 4-piece alt-rock band Bear With Me returns to Greensboro on Saturday, Sept. 5 to headline a show at Greene Street Club. The show starts at 7 p.m. and also features fellow local bands All My Circuits, Broken Harmonics, Miniguns and Easy On The I’s. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. The band has exploded … Continue reading Bear With Me Headlines Show at Greene Street Club