Upcoming local Cullowhee band, Pearly Peach, will be performing their first live show at Soul Infusion Tea House and Bistro Saturday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. The folk/blues band consists of Amelia Little (vocals), Ryan Prather (guitar), Travis Lunsford (mandolin), Eli Webb (upright bass), and Spencer Hughes (drums/banjo). Their music is a mix between mellow, […]
Kip Moore rocked out at WCU
By Kathleen Kiser and Jessica Chester Hundreds of Western Carolina University students crowded the Ramsey Center to rock out to country singer Kip Moore. Kip Moore, a Georgia native, was the headliner event for Resolutions 2013 sponsored by AK Hinds University Center and Residential Living on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Kip Moore just finished a long […]
LMP Spring Movie Line-up
Students and local residents can view movies that were recently at the box office for “dirt cheap.” How? Last Minute Productions (LMP) brings movies that were recently in theaters to the campus big screen. Student tickets are $2 and non-student tickets are $4. All tickets include popcorn and a drink. Candy can also be purchased […]
5th Annual Guitar Jam helps local children’s hospital to beat the odds
The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC played host to the 5th Annual Guitar Jam. 99.9 Kiss Country puts on the Guitar Jam every year, and the entire proceeds go to Mission Children’s Hospital. This years artists included Craig Morgan, Kix Brooks of Brooks and Dunn, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch, and hometown rising star Matt Stillwell. […]
Matt Stillwell knows what it takes to make it in Nashville
Matt Stillwell is more than just your regular graduate of Western Carolina University. In the years since his graduation, Matt has come all the way from small town Cullowhee to big time Nashville, TN, where he is making a name for himself as a country music star. Recently, Matt has been a featured artist on […]
WCU students and faculty excitedly awaits release of “The Hobbit”
Most of the world at one point or another has encountered the wonder that is The Lord of the Rings trilogy. If you have not seen the movies, or read the books, I would encourage you to stop reading this article this instant and invest in something so worthwhile that you will most likely be […]





