“Where’s the album, Frank?” That’s the question Frank Ocean fans have been asking since 2014, when he announced his second album, “Blonde.” A far cry from his 2012 debut, “Channel Orange,” which was a quirky and endearing R&B pastiche, “Blonde” makes Ocean inaccessible to the public. False release dates, misleading Tumblr posts, and name changes all contributed to...
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Hillcats out of the bag: College jazz ensemble recording new album
Gianna Marchese and the Hillcats will be singin’ and swingin’ their way through the 2016-2017 school year in preparation for the release of their newest album next fall. The Hillcats, the college’s faculty jazz band, will record their spin on a collection of American standards, featuring Marchese, a senior, as their jazz vocalist. “Our arrangements are fantastic,” Marchese...
Booth Brothers belt inthe Barn
The Booth Brothers, an award-winning Southern Gospel group made up of members Ronnie Booth Jr., Michael Booth, and Paul Lancaster, will perform at the Gospel Barn outside of Hillsdale at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Scott Wiley, who owns and operates the Gospel Barn with family and volunteers, said he first heard of the Booth Brothers at a...
Practice makes poets: Alumna returns to teach poetry workshop
Last fall, poet and Hillsdale alumna Kjerstin Kauffman came as a visiting writer to share her poetry with students. Now, she’s teaching them how to write it. Every Monday, Kauffman ’08 drives from Valparaiso, Indiana to teach a three hour seminar. In addition to learning directly from her, students in the class write poetry every week, review each other’s work,...
