On Saturday, August 15, Knock Out Roses played to a packed house at Berkeley Cafe for their highly anticipated Raleigh debut. Nearly eleven months ago, three of the Knock Out Roses (Dan Abbate, Nick Abbate, and Lawson Taylor) played their farewell gig with Nathan Asher and The Infantry on the same stage. The three have now merged with Jane Tarry and Stefan Turner of Overproof to become Knock Out Roses (KOR).

She found inspiration for her Tiffany blue wedding theme while searching through bridal magazines, one of which was Carolina Bride. A self-proclaimed fan of Tiffany & Company, Parker said, “What girl doesn’t look good in Tiffany blue?”