With singers across the country mistakenly becoming victims of their own self-proclaimed “patience,” opportunities to share the gift of voice pass many by.  Dreams of a major label deal and superstar budget consume the minds of local talents, making them complacent and passive in their efforts to gain notoriety while they wait.  To the contrary, R&B singer Elle Marchelle out of Alexandria is soaring the skies and still on the rise. The 22-year-old power vocalist realized that music was her path just before officially becoming a teenager.  It was during those early years of performing that she…

Summertime serves as a much-needed break from the scholastic grind for students all over.  For a particular group of rising high schoolers, the summer is just another quarter of a year-around commitment to music.  A+ Plus Dropouts is a teen pop rock band truly thriving as young performers despite the demands of the classroom. As a part of the generation that uses web applications and networking sites to connect with friends nearly as much as face time, Cheska took her idea to start a band to the Internet.  She, now being the lead singer and guitarist at age 13, was able to connect with …

Despite bands, singers and emcees existing in record numbers since the surge of artist independence, versatility remains an uncommon suit for rising entertainers.  Let Pebble to Pearl (P2P) be the exception. This Sterling-based band is a funk, rock and soul fusion that evolved through connections from previous groups spanning roughly six years. The band is comprised of seasoned musicians at every position with Sean, classically trained on keys and back-up guitar, JFork on guitar, Dece on bass, Chris on drums and DariJ as the rangy lead vocalist. The group tops those talents with a knack for …