Story by Eli Rushing
When asked how long music has been a part of his life, Dustin Elijah Maynard hesitates. After a long pause, he concedes that, “I’ve basically been doing music since birth”.
Continue reading “Essential For Now”Category: Music
Written By Rachel Jordan
Like many others, Brayden Guerrette and his older sister Sydney have had their fair share of their mental health struggles since they were young. Back in their hometown of Portland, Maine, during a very intimate exchange on their kitchen floor, Brayden Guerrette finally opened up to his parents and older sister about his dealings with depression.
“We were just sitting there and he was just in tears, and as someone who is watching a family member and someone that they love go through something like that, it’s always very difficult because you don’t know what to do most of the time,” Sydney says. “All you can really do is be there for them continually.”
After this exchange, the Guerrette family took a leap of faith for the sake of their family’s mental health and sold their house, bought an RV and started their journey across the country in hopes of a healthy, fresh start.
Continue reading “Sparrow Song”Written by Olivia Ross
People will spend a lifetime searching for that one thing that fuels their passion and lights a fire inside of them. For David Ayers and Farah Miller, founding members of the Ember Benders, fire was just that thing.
Continue reading “Finding the Fire”Written by Madelyn Hill
Ever since the emergence of COVID-19, times have been hectic for nearly everyone, pushing many people to get creative and find a way to spend their time. Anna Miller and Jerrod Niles discuss their quarantine hobbies and give an inside scoop on how these activities have helped them build their new normal.
Continue reading “Homebound Hobbies”Written by Chandler Elkins
Many small businesses have either had to close down or make significant changes in order to survive because of the pandemic. Surprisingly, this coincides with the recent influx of vinyl sales in both local shops and larger distributors such as Urban Outfitters. Chattanooga hosts a couple eclectic record stores that have both vintage collectibles and “new” music that has been formatted into vinyl. Recent albums becoming mass-produced has acted as a vehicle of normalcy given that the high demand for vinyl kept those making them employed while 18 million Americans lost their jobs because of the pandemic.
Yellow Racket Records is a local gem that provides its patrons with a unique experience that is bound to keep them coming back. With their student discounts on Wednesdays, the ‘Salvation Station’ that features records at widely reduced prices, and an in-house tattoo shop, nearly everyone is bound to find something that catches their eye, or even their ears.
Meet The Storyteller
Chandler Elkins is a senior Communications major writing for Rising Rock at UTC. She aspires to integrate the knowledge she has acquired minoring in Women and Gender Studies into the writing she does for media. Chandler strives to use her ability to engage with large groups of people as a way to create a space for stories that deserve to be told. She is passionate about repurposing used clothing and furniture, and enjoys cuisine, travel, and live music.
Written by Elise Steele
At first glance, Stratton Tingle may look more like a band member than an Executive Director, with his waist-length dreadlocks and black-denim jackets, but that’s exactly the type of creative personality SoundCorps needs.
Continue reading “Rock The House Without Rolling Your Safety”The St. Andrews Center is a multicultural hub providing space for creatives of all kinds, whose passions are found in art and cultivating community. Terry Davis, the St. Andrews center Building manager, figured out how to lease the space for an affordable price offering artists an opportunity to continue creating and expand their community with surrounding tenets.
Continue reading “One Roof”Through a series highlighting young singer songwriters, Rising Rock Media decided to showcase the musical talents that hide in Chattanooga. With genres ranging from folk, americana, and rock, each musician creates a wide variety of talent that ought to be brought to light. This series focuses on each musician involving a music video of Spencer Denning’s song “Pen Pals,” Rachel Smith’s recording of “Wedding Blues,” and Jamesen Rees’s recent Spotify released song “The Weight of Change.” Through sharing each of these artists musical talent, Rising Rock attempts to bring about focus on the talent right on UTC’s campus.
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