Folk singer Gregory Alan Isakov enraptured the city of Ann Arbor and about 30 Hillsdale students on January 18 with his performance at The Ark, a notable folk music hall. The performer filled all 400 seats of the cozy venue. “The atmosphere was very nice and pleasant, and it felt very intimate between him and...
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January 29, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
‘Endless River’: Pink Floyd’s stream of music ends
It truly is the end of an era. This past November, Pink Floyd released their final studio album, “The Endless River.” Pink Floyd is one of the most iconic bands in rock history, and they are one of the greatest progressive rock bands ever. They have influenced countless budding musicians over the years, and many...
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January 29, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Popcorn and psychedelia: a Pink Floyd cover show
The lights in the auditorium dimmed as smoke began wafting forward from the sides of the backlit stage. The overlarge (but apparently harmless) bearded basement-dweller to my left began to stir in anticipation of the common spectacle: Echoes of Pink Floyd was about to perform. I sat, shrouded in smog, in Jackson’s Michigan Theatre. Echoes...
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January 29, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Intervarsity playing host to The Gray Havens
We can all thank senior Tim Allen for bringing the pop-folk husband and wife duo The Grey Havens to the Dawn Theater again this Saturday. The show is free for Hillsdale College students and begins at 8:00 p.m. at the Dawn Theater. Last year, front man Dave Radford announced a tour and asked fans for...
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January 29, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
One journalist’s attempt to crack creative writing
I expected my playwriting class to consist mostly of theatre majors, or at least experienced thespians. Being neither, I was nervous when I took my seat in Professor Angell’s office, where the class of six would meet twice a week for the semester. Indeed, the rest of the class had previous experience with playwriting and...