Vocal performer Oliva Rich performed for a full house on Sunday night. Photo by James Singer. Student vocalist Oliva Rich shook the stage at the University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Center stage on Sunday night, wowing the crowd with her operatic voice. Rich, a senior, graced the stage to fulfill her requirement of bachelor…
Professor Emmett Goods spoke about and sampled music from the unique jazz genre known as hard bop as part of his thesis research presentation on Thursday, Nov. 7 in the Fine Arts Center. Hard bop is a style of music that became prominent in the 50s and takes heavy influence from jazz. Goods explained through…
The album cover for Lightning Bolt’s ‘Sonic Citadel.’ Photo from pitchfork.com. Providence-based noise-rock band Lightning Bolt released their seventh studio album, “Sonic Citadel,” last month via Thrill Jockey Records. Consisting of bassist Brian Gibson and drummer Brian Chippendale, Lightning Bolt is known for creating walls of head-splitting noise using only the two aforementioned instruments. This…
Kanye West recently dropped a new album called Jesus is King. Photo from Complex. I can’t believe we were ever at a point in time whe we thought Kanye West wouldn’t make a gospel record. The ninth studio album from the legendary rapper and producer, “Jesus Is King” places a laser focus on West’s Christian…
Students from K-pop club set up a booth on the quad to get more students to participate. Photo contributed by K-pop club. The University of Rhode Island has over 180 organizations students can join to have fun and express their interests. The amount of clubs is ever-expanding, and in the 2019-20 academic year there’s one…
The University of Rhode Island Big Band Concert was performed as a tribute to the late jazz drummer and bandleader Art Blakey last Friday night. The music was composed from his bands and younger musicians he mentored in his band, the Jazz Messengers, prior to his death in 1990. The concert audience was composed of…
Several local bands played in the Memorial Union atrium this week, which allowed for a friendly intimate gathering of avid listeners. Photo by James Singer. An audience gathered in the Memorial Union on Friday, Oct. 4 to enjoy the performances of four bands from across three states with mosh pits, crowd surfing and enthusiasm. The…
The Ryan Center hosted Young Thug and Machine Gun Kelly (above) for students and fans. Photo by Greg Clark. American Rappers Young Thug and Machine Gun Kelly, took the stage last Saturday night at the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center. This was the fourth performance of their combined tour named “Justin Bieber Big.” Many…
Juniors Anthony Neves and Brendan Tierney took their fondness for percussion and turned it vocal with the a capella group Rhody Rhapsodies. Neves and Tierney both grew up singing in choruses prior to college, and even met each other through high school chorus. While they do still sing as members of Rhody Rhapsodies, both as…
Taylor Swift released a new album at the end of summer called “Lover.” Photo from Billboard.com Taylor Swift’s latest album “Lover” was released on Aug. 23, and it’s shaping up to be one of the hottest releases of the entire year. Here’s a track-by-track review. Track 1: “I Forgot That You Existed,” 6.5/10 I’d describe…