Lil TJay rocks the Ryan Center. Photos by Kayla Michaud. Hip-hop’s self-proclaimed “Prince of New York,” Lil Tjay, performed at the University of Rhode Island with electrifying energy on Friday night. On tour for his album “True 2 Myself,” Lil Tjay was able to make a stop in Rhody and perform some tracks from his…
The band “Hope”, made up of URI students. Photo by James McIntosh. The new five-man band Hope brings their mixture of melodic and post-hardcore rock music to the University of Rhode Island, where most students have never heard their style before. The band members include junior Lincoln Dark on guitar, senior Matt Pezzullo on vocals,…
A new social music streaming platform is coming soon to college students exclusively, and University of Rhode Island students now have access to a beta version. Quadio is set to be released as an app at the end of the month, but for now URI students can get access to a beta version online through…
The band Eastward. Photos contributed by Dave Sarazen. Last Thursday night, the band Eastward performed at the University of Rhode Island’s 193 Coffee House in the Memorial Union for the first time. Eastward, a self-described acoustic folk rock student band leaning a little towards pop, was formed in October 2019 by three URI students; sophomore…
We’re one month into 2020 and the album of the year has already been released. I realize that’s a pretty bold claim to make, but I don’t think that anything is going to be able to top Mac Miller’s final album “Circles,” which was released on Jan. 17. The posthumous release came just over four…
(from left to right) Kenzie Walters, Gwen Babalato, Lili Klayman, Karla Gonzalez and River Cabot-Dobson make up the upcoming all female rock band Late Night Trip. Photo by James McIntosh. The lights dim, a colored spotlight shines, the amplifiers spark and the symbols crash as you are brought into the beat. The guitar strings reverberate…
The loss of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, many others were honored during last night’s awards show “Tonight is for Kobe,” Lizzo said as she set the tone for last night’s 62nd Grammy Awards before her performance. The night was filled with over 20 performances, many featuring tributes to basketball legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away…
The vocal group Lively Experiment sang songs from 1919 earlier this week in the Fine Arts Center. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Lively Experiment, a small choral concert conducted at the end of every semester at the University of Rhode Island, took place at the Fine Arts Center, on Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Various music…
(Sandy) Alex G performs for his fans. Photo from pmstudio.com With the decade coming to a close, 2019 has easily been one of the best years for music in quite a long time. It’s always refreshing to see artists that take risks and boldly go where no musician has gone before, and this year provided…
Senior Tali Winter sang at the Fine Arts Center on Sunday for her winter recital. Photo by Greg Clark. Senior Tali Winter performed her classical vocal recital this past Sunday afternoon at the Fine Arts Center. The recital was part of a requirement for her music education degree at the University of Rhode Island. Winter’s…