On Friday, Nov. 11, six student bands will compete in Battle of the Bands, an annual event organized by musical fraternity Phi Mu Alpha. This year’s event, hosted at 55 Below, will feature the following bands: Sean Connery Jr., Diet of Worms, James Bulleit & The Dirty Blondes, Schizmatics, The Drunk Uncles, and Half House. ...
The Catholic Society Outreach Board sponsored “Faith & Sisterhood,” a morning of faith, food, and fellowship for Catholic women in Greek life on Oct. 29. With a retreat-like structure, the goal of the event was to focus on cultivating faith through friendships in sorority life. The event began with prayer, mass, and Adoration at St....
Hillsdale Academy elementary school students and members of the community packed into McNamara Recital Hall on Monday for a Halloween-themed performance by the Joy String Quartet, featuring violinists Michael Eller and Peter Kalthoff, violist Ethan Tong, and cellist Paul Trainor. The chatter of young voices died out as Professor of Music Melissa Knecht, dressed in...
Noah Kahan’s new album “Stick Season” feels familiar, despite its distinctive sound and lyricism. Kahan’s third studio album was released Oct. 14. The 14-track album offers a wide range of emotions while staying grounded in Kahan’s acoustic indie-pop style. “Stick Season” is reminiscent of fall in New England— the time between peak fall and the...
It’s difficult to find classic country music on most radio stations. Pop-country (an oxymoron) and bro-country (whatever that is) dominate the airwaves. As Alan Jackson and George Strait put it in their 2000 track, “They committed murder down on music row.” Strait, however, released a cover of “Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me” on Sept....