Lose yourself in the infectious energy of the crowd, swaying to the rhythm of ancient flutes and drums. The Takayama Festival isn't just one of Japan's three most beautiful festivals (alongside Kyoto's Gion Matsuri and Chichibu Yomatsuri); it's an experience that will stay with you long ...
Tuesday, October 1: I came to Kyoto during the Lunar New Year in February 2011, when I was teaching English in South Korea. It was freezing cold when I was here then. On Tuesday the forecast was 90 degrees, so it was much less pleasant for me. Give me a cold day any day! But ...
Biggest plus for me would be a rechargeable LiION battery (using USB-C). Or even just an option to power via USB-C instead of batteries. I'll have the unit plugged into my interface 99% of the time as I'd be using it to track e-drums wirelessly ...
Get ready to experience the biggest fireworks show in Parker County at the sensationalBoomin’ 4th of July event in Hudson Oaks, Texas! With flags waving, guitars strumming to the beat of rocking’ drums, games, and activities for all ages, and an assortment of good down-home food and beve...
16. Stop sharing musical instruments like drums. 17. If you are sick, stay home. You will get sicker at a hospital. 18. You can get restaurant food delivered to the house, which may have been prepared by people who found some effective masks and gloves. But you shouldn’t allow them ...
MAUGHAN: While you’re counting passes, drums on their chest, and then walks out. And afterward, the professor says, “How many balls were passed?” You know, and it’s like 27. Someone’s like, “No, I think it was 29,” and da da da. And I, I’m pretty confident it’s wh...
While I’m a movie addict, I’m certainly no film critic. And while I’ll sit through almost anything if the popcorn’s any good, it takes more than the usual hype to get me to leave the convenience of home and Netflix to buy a ticket for what the major studios are trying to pas...
People, mostly men, gather in the common room, drums are played, songs sung, and the Chief is present and special guests are welcomed as people sit in circles and the kava is served in a communal cup that’s shared among everyone. Mary was kind enough to bring me to the village and ...
Some time later, he received a letter from Kung Fu, who subsequently flew the young musician to California. After the release of debut Ataris album Anywhere but Here in 1997, Roe added band members Marco Peña on guitar, Mike Davenport on bass and Chris Knapp on drums. John ...
I ain’t gonna lie to you. I guess my first time I might have been impressed (I was in my early 20s and hadn’t seen much of the world yet), but now all I see are beggars, grifters, kids way too young banging on drums way too loudly in hopes of a buck, and an overwhelming...