Briannon Wilfong

Hello!


I am a recent graduate from the University of Arizona. I graduated magna cum laude and received my Bachelor's degree in journalism with a double minor in marketing through the Eller College of Management and Africana Studies, with an emphasis in hip-hop cultures. I worked for the Daily Wildcat, a student-run newspaper at the UA. At the Wildcat, I wrote on the Arts & Life desk, writing profiles, event coverage, features, and I have done opinion stories as well. I have also worked as an intern for Tucson Weekly in the spring semester of 2019, writing daily blogs for both their music section and a section for events happening around Tucson. I produced a story a week, mostly writing profiles and event previews, as well as features for Tucson Weekly. These stories have been published online as well as in print, some stories running in as many as three newspapers at a time. Lastly, I apprenticed at the Arizona Daily Star, working on the features desk Caliente, writing event previews and working on longer-length feature stories, my stories running online as well as one making front page of Caliente. I am seeking career opportunities in the music journalism field and am excited to work for a publication one day!

A Patagonia cowgirl

As I pull up to the steps of rancher Chris Peterson’s home, four dogs come to greet me before I can even jump out of the truck. Peterson comes walking out of the house with a big grin on her face. It is a rainy February morning with clouds looming over the rolling, yellow hills of Patagonia. Peterson proudly shows me the bright, blooming daffodils sitting at her gate that she potted recently as the dogs roll and bark in the dewy grass of her front yard. She walks up the steps into her small ado
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The perfect dance illusion

Imagine being on stage with dancers during a performance, experiencing the artform up close and personal. Mixing optical science and dance, University of Arizona graduate student Gregory Taylor has created a project that is the first of its kind to grace the UA dance stage: a virtual reality ballet piece. Taylor studies optical engineering and is an artist in residence for the UA School of Dance. He started his dance journey, as a 6-year-old, when he followed his brother’s footsteps. “I did t
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Locals discover new sounds on Dusk Discovery Stage

Large crowds clad in neon and glitter flocked to the Dusk Music Festival to see their favorite artists headline on the main stage — but how did local artists fare on this year’s additional third stage? Although the 2019 Dusk Music Festival DJ Competition and the Battle of the Bands competition decided which lucky artists got to perform on the main stage, the festival also saw a total of 19 different local artists on the third stage over the two-day festival weekend. Called the Discovery Stage,
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Dusk 2019 lineup

Get to know the artists performing at the Dusk Music Festival 2019 from Nov. 9 - 10. Chicago-born Kaskade, aka Ryan Raddon, is a Grammy Award-nominated electronic dance music artist who is pushing the boundaries of music while remaining loyal to who he is. He first fell in love with the underground house music scene while still in high school and began to spin his own beats on a turntable with a couple of old records throughout college. Now, as the first EDM artist to sell out both the Staples
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The 30th annual walk of All Souls Procession

This November, aerialists will tangle themselves in colorful silks above the crowd while dancers in vibrant folklorico dresses twirl on the ground to honor the dead in Tucson’s 30th annual All Souls Procession. The All Souls Procession had its beginnings in Tucson in 1990, when local painter and sculptor Susan Johnson was grieving over the passing of her father, according to the All Souls Procession website. Due to the timing and the picturesque and inherently Tucsonan aesthetic, the All Souls
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First-generation students join the Wildcat family

The first in their family to apply for a major university, to pack up their belongings and head to an unknown city, will also be the first in their family to graduate from the University of Arizona. A first-generation college student is typically defined as the first one in the family to attend college. “First-generation college students are really resilient and have the capacity to be some of our strongest scholars and representatives of our institution," Victoria Navarro Benavides, the progr
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UA rapper "Stitch" making a name for himself

On the day-to-day, Ethan Lee is a freshman at the University of Arizona, but online he is known by another name — “Stitch,” the songwriter and SoundCloud rapper. Alongside attending classes, Lee also writes rap lyrics and makes beats behind his dorm room door. He has already made a diss track, has over 20 songs produced to his name and one album called “BTB,” for “Back to the Basics,” out on SoundCloud. It began with his brother, Eric Lee. According to Ethan Lee, he began rapping around the s
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Her name is Mean Mary from Alabam

From growing up on playing a rickety string guitar in a family-built cabin in the woods to successfully touring around the world, Mary James, or "Mean Mary," talks with the Daily Wildcat about her journey to get to where she is now. James' band, Mean Mary and the Contrarys, is working on a project that will come out next year. Meanwhile, her own album “Cold” comes out Oct. 4, 2019 and her tour just kicked off on Sept. 14. James will be making a stop in Tucson to perform on Sept. 24 at Monterey
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Stick with Audrey, she’ll bring more color into your life

From trendy stickers that people can place on their Hydro Flasks to colorful art prints and cards for people to send their friends, Audrey De La Cruz has turned her personal artwork into crowd favorites with her self-run business, Annotated Audrey Art. Hailing from Los Angeles, De La Cruz was working with English teachers and international students as a program representative at UCLA. However, she wanted a new work landscape to pursue her passion for art and drawing rather than working a desk j
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Hotel McCoy Hosts "Black Renaissance" Through May

Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca once said, “Besides black art, there is only automation and mechanization.”Black Renaissance is an event taking place throughout May, celebrating black artists from the Tucson community. The ongoing event is designed to educate and enlighten attendees on black culture and its vast impact.Founder of Black Renaissance, seanloui has lived in Tucson for years and noticed a lack of black artists represented in the city. So he felt the need to create a project to ill
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