Thank you for the music

By:Bella Lopes

i_l90@txtstate.edu

Cheyenne Young spends a lot of her favorite evenings indulging in her favorite punk bands at local venues.

Young, a journalism major at Texas State University, was first introduced to Brand New, an American rock band, her senior year of high school. A good friend of Young’s, Georgia Wheat, introduced her to a lot of music by writing them all down on a piece of paper.

Young spent the next couple of years finding bands on Spotify, and attending numerous concerts. The first show Young ever attended was Sorority Noise, a punk band. Young enjoys the little high you get from going to these shows. “It’s one thing to listen to music on your own, but it’s a completely different feeling to be surrounded by people who are passionate about the same music as you.”

Young admits that finding this passion for music got her out of a dark time and positively changed her life. As a tribute, Young got her first tattoo, a quote that says, “Thank you for the music.”, on her arm.

Young has spent the last year working as a music journalist for KTSW. Her jobs include reviewing CDs every week and writing an article every two weeks about a band that sticks out to her. Young has even started DJing for the programming department each week. Young hopes to pursue her dream of finding new bands and enjoying concerts by being a music journalist.