The apex of my marching band career happened on Sept. 23. 1979. That’s right, I was a band nerd. But let’s put that aside for now. On that glorious autumn day, I was with the Colorado State ...

The apex of my marching band career happened on Sept. 23. 1979. That’s right, I was a band nerd. But let’s put that aside for now. On that glorious autumn day, I was with the Colorado State ...

Sarah Clawson Willis, illus. by Emma Cormarie. HarperAlley, $24.99 hardcover (272p) ISBN 978-0-358-44786-3; $15.99 paper ISBN 978-0-358-44785-6 A music student navigates competing school pressures ...

Performing with them will be Buffalo’s own Armcannon, a prog-rock band who performs covers of classic video game music, as well as a few other nerd anthems like the original Mighty Morphin ...