SemiFictionâs Danny Solis-Earnest. CO Local
Most times, a band is known for their live performances, which pushes them to keep playing in pursuit of excellence in their craft. While it seems like weâre inching closer to live performances, we still arenât quite there yet. However, artists arenât letting good creativity go to waste. Some band members have been making solo albums, while others are still putting out full albums and doing live-streamed performances, and some are starting podcasts.
On March 6, 2020, local math-rock/indie band
SemiFiction played their first show only to have the world of live music shut down shortly after. Since that show, the band â
Musicians from far and wide are flocking to the valley because Music Land, directed by violinist Michelle Quinn, is hosting its Winter Concert in conjunction with the Star Valley Youth Orchestra at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center Theater.
An after-school program for high schoolers, Music Land provides âtalented young adults a creative outlet to appreciate and perform classical music in and around Jacksonâs natural splendor,â its website states.
Quinn started her music school for violinists but has been expanding her reach to woodwinds and brass instruments to cultivate a program suitable for all types of burgeoning musicians.
âThis is an opportunity for kids to play in an orchestral setting,â she said. âSo theyâre not only playing with other string players, but theyâre also playing with other kids that are in the band programs at the high school.â
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After living in Southern California and touring all over the world as a member of Eric Burdon and the Animals, Monticello native Davey Allen is happy to be back home again in Indiana.
âBeing back in Indianapolis and going to different parts of the city, I think there have been some major strides in the uptick of culture,â says Allen, who recently relocated to Broad Ripple from Southern California. âThereâs a scene happening that was not happening before. I thought I was going to miss something by moving to Indianapolis, and thatâs not at all what happened. In fact, there are more inspiring things going on here in Indianapolis than in California, and thereâs less pressure.â