Archives - Julia Sklar

Fourth annual ArtAwake brings Alliance Building to life

For the past four years, a team of UR students has annually restored life to an abandoned building in the city of Rochester for a day by filling it with art, music, food and people — an event the group appropriately calls ArtAwake.

Ramblers’ final concert of the year brings down the house

The Midnight Ramblers put on their last show of the year to a fully packed, excited audience.

Mela celebrates a quarter century exhibiting Indian talent

[caption id="attachment_15015" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="ROC the Raas performs during Mela, a night that paid homage to the diversity of Indian…

New run of ‘U.S. of Tara’

To say that “United States of Tara” is the best dark comedy show on air right now would be an understatment.

UR students’ debut album is lackluster effort

Unfortunately "From the Woodword" falls short of anything resembling professionalism, and does very little to entice listeners.

Second impressions: a kinder look at UR

[caption id="attachment_14564" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Courtesy of http://www.rochester.edu"][/caption] Though the quintessential college student’s spring break is spent going wild in Cancún,…

CT Recommends Magic Man

Magic Man's music is a paradox: simultaneously easy to listen to and deeply complex.

Bhangra not sari they competed

It isn’t entirely surprising to learn that this past weekend UR Bhangra took their skills to the next level by traveling to Vancouver for a competition called Josh Bhangre Da (JBD).

‘The King of Limbs’ is a short, varied release

This is the eighth album release by band with an almost cultish following and a sound that is highly prone to criticism and controversy.

Fowl play: getting to know UR crows

Ever notice why the UR campus is plagued with a murder of crows? Read on to find out why.