Category: Features
-
Creevey Tuesday: Ashley Trix
Time for a tender on-stage moment! Whether you know her as Ashley Trix, Ashley Hamel, or Trix from Bella and le Strangers, you know this musician is a force to be reckoned with. Switching effortlessly between comedy jams and heartfelt folk songs, she always brings the audience along with her on the journey. You can…
-
Creevey Tuesdays: Celestial Warmbottom
Today’s Creevey Tuesday is a double feature, showing off an amazing costume change! Celestial Warmbottom is a wizard rocker from NYC, and these photos capture just a few of the looks she sported during her Wrock Chicago performance in 2008. You can find some of her live performances (including this entire set) on YouTube. Thanks…
-
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Jam: January 2021
Happy new year, wizard rock fans! Welcome to another Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Jam, a creative challenge for anyone who likes making stuff! Every month we have a different theme or prompt for people to respond to. In the past we’ve seen visual art, cover song videos, poetry, song lyric snippets, and fully-produced new songs.…
-
Creevey Tuesdays: Diagon Alley
Diagon Alley always had memorable live performances, and they brought something different to the stage every time. They truly brought something unique to the wizard rock scene are were dedicated to brilliant concepts for everything thing they did, from their amazing albums to their “Tuesday Night Community Service” Twitter threads. In today’s photo, the band is…
-
Creevey Tuesdays: The Whomping Willows
This week’s Creevey Tuesday celebrates a marvelous tree/band: The Whomping Willows! Though the Whomping Willows officially “retired” a few years back, we in wizard rock know that retirement rarely lasts long. Matt recently finished a fundraising campaign for a new Whomping Willows album that will both re-record all favorites with full band energy as well…
-
Creevey Tuesdays: The Sugar Quills!
I’ve got two photos for you today, and these photos are from way back in 2007. They’re of a band you might not have heard of: The Sugar Quills! I took these photos at a show in Philadelphia in 2007. You can find at least one video of The Sugar Quills at this performance as…
-
Creevey Tuesdays: Witherwings
Are you ready for an epic photo? Because you’re about to get an epic photo of Witherwings. This photo captures an amazing moment from the Wrock the Boat cruise (yes, there was a wizard rock cruise!). Mandala from Witherwings is closing her set with a dramatic ukulele smash! Incredibly, you can see the face of…
-
Creevey Tuesdays: Hawthorn and Holly
The number of members onstage during a Hawthorn & Holly set can fluctuate a lot, but we’ve got three rockstars to feature today! This photo finds Leah (left) and Christie (center) taking a dance break while Eddie (right) takes a mean guitar solo at a show in Kent, Ohio in 2016. Thanks to Amanda Parrotte…
-
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Jam: December 2020
We’ve made it to December, friends! Welcome to the last Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Jam of 2020. November’s theme of “Diagon Alley” sparked a big response, so let’s dive right in to everyone’s wonderful creations – and remember, read to the end of the post to find out December’s theme and see how you can…
-
Creevey Tuesdays: Swish and Flick
The duo known as Swish and Flick are renowned for their high-energy live shows, but did you know they’re also the height of cool? Just check out this photo from an NYC gig. John (left) plays guitar and sings into a gramophone while Stacy (right) gets ready to drop another killer verse. If you’re in…