Local Music
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Working at a Music Store During a Global Pandemic
Since the pandemic began, small businesses have been affected in many ways – most notably by having to close for such an extensive period of time. A lot of locally owned music-stores have felt the effects of this as well – and by having the opportunity to work at Chautauqua Music (a locally owned music store/guitar shop in Jamestown, NY), I’ve been able to get a firsthand look at it all. When covid hit in March of 2020, my boss (the owner of the store) had to completely close down the store due to the New York State order put in place at the time. We lost about three months…
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I Followed a College Music Student Around for a Week During a Global Pandemic
Given that I was a music major for a short period in my life, I have a little insight into how the class structure works. The intense course load, studio performances / lessons, and ensembles are not unfamiliar to me – except for the fact that my time as a music major was not spent in the midst of a global pandemic. Being that my time as a music major is well behind me, I’ve been curious as to how everything in that realm is currently functioning. In order to find out, I followed Justin Ciccone, a Music Education Major at SUNY Fredonia, for a full week of his classes, in order…
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Fredonia’s Local Bands: A Conversation with “Beach Tower”
Small, local artists are often the backbone of close-knit communities – the SUNY Fredonia Campus being one of them. In a year in which everything has been shut down – no performance opportunities in sight – local creators are attempting to branch out – in more ways than one. I sat down with one of Fredonia’s favorite (and, as they’ve put it, cutest) bands “Beach Tower” to discuss how the year has affected them, and how they’re planning to overcome these challenges – from their beginnings, to their merch, to their music. With Cascio Fonseca on vocals, Ryan Terry and Evan Donnelly on lead and bass guitars, respectfully, and Johnny…
