On Nov. 17, the University of Rhode Island Musician’s Guild held their fourth annual Rock & Swap concert in the Ram’s Den. This unique battle of the bands has individual musicians sign up, rather than bands. Two weeks before the show, bands are assigned randomly, giving them a limited amount of time to learn and…
Last Thursday, the 193 Coffeehouse hosted Pond View, Little Young Bug and Moss Boy & the Critters for their biweekly concert. Pond View, a Connecticut-based alt-rock band, opened the concert, followed by Little Young Bug, an indie band composed of many of the same members. The final band to perform was Moss Boy & the…
This past weekend, the URI Musicians Guild, in partnership with the URI Young Democratic Socialists of America, hosted a punk concert in the Memorial Union. The concert featured local bands Kudzu, Pocket Rocket and Film & Gender. The concert raised about $1,000 for various YDSA causes and projects, including supplying reproductive healthcare products and other…
At the end of September, the NFL announced that Usher will be headlining the halftime show for Super Bowl LVIII, putting his name amongst a list of music icons who have performed at midfield. Though big names may headline the show year in and year out, this annual tradition did not look very similar to…
Last Saturday, Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service performed at the Ryan Center to celebrate the 20th anniversary of two of their most successful albums, “Transatlanticism” and “Give Up.” While both Death Cab and The Postal Service are fronted by the same vocalist, Ben Gibbard, the two groups’ sounds are quite different. Death…
Graphic By: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Juliana Lepore Editor-in-Chief “Best Friends” by 5 Seconds of Summer 5 Seconds of Summer is my number one favorite artist of all time, and since I just got tickets to their show in August, which will be my eighth time seeing them (shoutout Liz, see you there) I’ve…
What do you enjoy most about earth? Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Juliana Lepore: Editor-in-Chief I, like most people who grow up near water, am a sucker for a good sunset over the water. I grew up in a little town wedged between two lakes, and one of my favorite activities during the…
“Happy Art” by Leah PopovicMaybe the world needs happy art.It’s easy to lecture through sonnets and melodiesAbout the hatred of a soulOr a winter wind so cold that it could freeze time itself.I’m not saying to erase your blackboard drawingsAnd the notes beneath your desk,But sometimes, it’s mundane to complain.Maybe the world needs happy art.We…
What did your favorite song of the month look like? Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Juliana Lepore Editor-in-Chief “Aurora” the album by Daisy Jones and the Six First of all, I should give credits to our editors Liz, Claudia and Maddie for telling me to read “Daisy Jones and the Six” the book,…
Juliana Lepore Editor-in-Chief The woman that I’ve chosen to highlight in this article is my mother, Tina Lepore. She dropped everything in order to be a stay-at-home mom to myself and my two younger sisters growing up. She was involved in our classrooms, volunteered as a coach for our cheerleading teams, drove us everywhere, worked…