We Aren’t Anybody’s Scapegoats…
When I started writing this column (now blog) for the 5th Quarter website community back in the day, I did so with the understanding that there would be days where…
Sights & Sounds: The SWAC/MEAC Challenge,John Merritt Classic, Labor Day Classic 2015-16
Another eventful labor day HBCU football and band weekend is in the books. Periscope is continuing to change the game in terms of HOW we experience game day (I caught…
Charlotte BOTB 2015 & 2015-16 Season Overview
Maces…Batons…Combat Boots…Valve Oil…An Extra Pack of Reeds…Green Freshmen and Salty Upperclassmen…Skits. All of those things being present on an HBCU campus can only mean one thing: The start of the…
Knowing When To Walk Away…A Bandsmen’s Dilemma
I had a pretty interesting debate going with some of my friends this morning about a scenario that ANYBODY that’s marched in an HBCU program has faced. WHEN do you…
Off-Season Musings – 2015
*Sigh*…. Welp…it’s the time of year that all bandheads and fans of the craft absolutely dread, the off-season. It’s that time of the year (for HBCU Bandom) where gameday experiences…
Oh…So….It ain’t “Just Us”???
Before we get started with the festivities, I’d like to thank all of the folks over the years that have taken the time to read my thoughts on our craft.…
Often Imitated…Never Duplicated
Dr. Issac Greggs – January 3, 1928 – April 28, 2014 On April 28th, 2014, H.B.C.U. community lost one of it’s most iconic figures. The State of Louisiana lost one…
Random Thoughts…Post Honda Voting/Post MCC Edition…
It’s been a few weeks since we were blessed by Honda with the 2013 participants for this season’s B.O.T.B. event in Atlanta. For posterity sake, I’ll re-post the finalists below:…
Show up…Show Out…But BE Creative!
As a self-admitted ‘band enthusiast’ (b.k.a. BandHead), I have a tendency to be a bit ‘critical’ when it comes to our craft. As an H.B.C.U. ‘BandHead’, you could say that…
An ‘Old’ Face makes the Sonic Boom’s appeal ‘Brand New’…Again
The H.B.C.U. marching band landscape has few constants. There are only a handful of programs that have developed a formula for success that has endured what typically faces OUR programs…