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November 10, 2005

Trey Anastasio | Shine | Columbia

By Anna Trumbo

Last week, the former frontman of America's biggest cult band released his fifth solo album, Shine. This album gives Anastasio a creditable niche in the pop genre - a result that many critics discourage; the new material...

November 3, 2005

Arlo in Wonderland

By Aly Comingore

It's four decades later and renowned folk activist Arlo Guthrie is still humming the same tune. In conjunction with his concert performance later that evening in Campbell Hall, Guthrie took some time out Tuesday afternoo...

November 3, 2005

Live: Arlo Guthrie @ Campbell Hall

By Matt Cappiello

I hate hippies. But I love their music, and I especially love crazy old coots like Arlo Guthrie. When I heard that the folk music legend was going to grace Campbell Hall with his presence, I shouted my joys from the redw...

November 3, 2005

Never Stop Broadcasting

By Harrison Coltun

Nikola Tesla would be proud of his invention if he could see what radio station KCSB is doing right now. Yes comrades, our beloved student-operated 91.9 FM KCSB is having a party. Not just any party, but KCSB's annual fu...

November 3, 2005

Proof | Formula for Success

By Gina Pollack

A dialogue-heavy family drama about math enthusiasts and the shaky line between genius and insanity may not sound like the most enjoyable way to spend an evening. But lucky for "Proof," with a four-person cast of Anthony...

November 3, 2005

Saw II | Epileptic Ending

By Harrison Coltun

In a stroke of titling genius "Saw II" is the sequel to last year's "Saw." Once again, producers resisted breaking the bank on big name actors, casting Shawnee Smith, Franky G and Donnie Wahlberg. Written and directed by...

November 3, 2005

Steve Wonder | A Time to Love | Motown

By Colin Marshall

Having been repeatedly delayed since its original release date in the summer of 2004 - and nearly a decade in the works had it even made that deadline - A Time to Love can objectively lay claim to the designation "long-a...

November 3, 2005

Sigur R

By Sigur Ros

For those who have perhaps stumbled across this review hoping to hear a deep, nuanced look into the lyrics of Sigur R

October 27, 2005

So Many Shows, So Little Time

By Sean Swaby

311 however, who has pooped out successful albums for over 10 years now, and made a living out of playing countless shows in between recording their 8-plus albums, didn't fail to disappoint.

October 27, 2005

Live: Weezer on October 21, 2005

By Aly Comingore

Behind the guise of his nerdy recording artist persona, Rivers Cuomo gets labeled a lot of things: heartfelt songwriter, clever lyricist and unlikely rock hero, to name a few. Plug the poor guy into an amp in front of a ...

October 27, 2005

Live: Bright Eyes on October 22, 2005

By Aly Comingore

Like any good rock music wonder kid, Conor Oberst likes to write songs... lots of them. When you plunge into touring with such a substantial catalogue to choose from, boasting grand-scale, career-spanning performances to...

October 27, 2005

Viva Las Vegas

By Miles Curran

This weekend the typical Las Vegas crowd will welcome a few thousand unique visitors for the first annual Vegoose music festival. The festival, which is being held at University of Nevada, Las Vegas' (UNLV) Sam Boyd Stad...

October 27, 2005

Filthy Commie Bastards

By Sky Hirschkron

Provided you're not perversely nostalgic for Joseph McCarthy's reign of blacklisting terror, you probably won't gain much in the way of an ideological epiphany from George Clooney's new drama, "Good Night, and Good Luck....

October 27, 2005

Travelin’ Songs

By Jeff Gibson

Looking for live music this Saturday to start your partying on the right note? Need some rock to help shake off that troubling hangover? Well, look no further, because it's time for a ride down Route One Eleven this Hall...

October 27, 2005

Grow Up

By Adrian Castaneda

If you're nostalgic for the awkwardness of your teenage years - the social pressures, the joys of living under the same roof as your parents and the looming deadlines of college applications, all while trying to figure o...

October 27, 2005

Rogue Wave | Descended Like Vultures | Sub-Pop

By Aly Comingore

The Rogue Wave's as-yet-unreleased latest album, Descended Like Vultures may not be the next Imagine. For that matter, it may not even be the next Transatlanticism, but such is the all-too-often-faced quandary of pop mus...