Features

Third Annual Boro Fondo to Roll Through Town April 24
This story was originally featured in the April edition of the Murfreesboro Pulse Beginning April 24, the third annual Boro Fondo Biking, Music and Arts Festival will bring Murfreesboro three days of local and national music acts, visual performances and a lot of cycling from venue to venue. The bikes-and-bands festival made huge strides in terms …

A Month Without Makeup
I didn’t wear makeup for over one month. That’s right. No powder, no lipstick, no mascara — nothing. My routine had previously been at maximum capacity with liquid foundation, powder, blush, eye shadow, eyebrows filled in, eyeliner, mascara, lipstick and lip gloss. I never left the house without at least my eyebrows done and some …

Dylan, Cash Featured in New Hall of Fame Exhibit
Photos by John Connor Coulston On the evening of Feb. 14, 1966, Bob Dylan arrived at Columbia’s historic Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee–after a delayed flight and weeks of unsuccessful recording time in New York City–to lay down one of his greatest rock albums to date: Blonde on Blonde. Dylan’s Nashville studio time not only helped others see …

With a Vengeance: the Film Guild’s Journey Through the 54-Hour Film Festival
Ethan Clark // Contributing Writer Revenge. A bottle. The phrase “You promised.” From these three prompts Middle Tennessee State University’s Film Guild had only 54 hours to write, film, edit and produce a short film. From Feb. 27-March 1, more than 14 teams from around Rutherford County spent an entire weekend competing against each other …

Guitar Mill Celebrates 10th Anniversary in Murfreesboro
by Jamie Cooley // Staff Writer Tucked away on Lytle Street just off the square, there’s a quaint business that houses and makes some of the finest local guitar parts and custom “made just for you” electric guitars. A welcoming scent of fresh wood shavings and newly polished guitars permeates the room. This is an …

From Memphis to Murfreesboro: Musician Julien Baker Shares Her Passion
Forrister, formerly known as The Star Killers, provides honest punk-visceral songwriting minus the angst and war flashbacks to middle school. Singer and guitarist Julien Baker’s silky voice propels the already powerful emo indie rock outfit to a new level. The Memphis-based group has one full-length record, “American Blues,” and a split with the band Little …