Music
ASL CLUB
ASL Club raises awareness with a cappella
The arcs of a cappella singers in Morey Hall last Thursday had a temporary addition — who sang not with words but with signs. The Midnight Ramblers and Vocal Point were joined by the American Sign Language Club for a performance as part of Deaf Awareness Week. The week, led by the latter club, was filled […]
A Cappella
Vocal Point performs an ‘Incredible Show’case
With all the excitement surrounding the future release of “Incredibles 2” (and the forever appreciation for the meme the original movie spawned), it is only fitting that the all-female acappella group Vocal Point adopted it as the inviting and enticing theme for its spring showcase. The performance featured outstanding arrangements, solos, and tributes — like […]
Dandelion Day
Tinashe to perform for Dandelion Day 2018
Tinashe, the alternative R&B singer, is headlining Dandelion Day next Friday. The Student Programming Board revealed the artist on Friday afternoon. “Bringing Tinashe to campus means a lot to me, a graduating senior, who has never seen a stand-alone woman headline a show at our school,” Morgan Mackay, the group’s president, told the Campus Times. […]
A Cappella
YellowJackets make Disney magic in Spring Show
With a theme like “Disney,” you might have expected the YellowJackets spring show this past Saturday to be a little kitschy or ridiculous. It was anything but. A combination of pop songs, old favorites, and Disney classics came together in a night that was truly magical. The theme wasn’t reserved only for the songs. The […]
Midnight Ramblers
Midnight Ramblers celebrate ’20 Years of Rambling’
The Midnight Ramblers celebrated the 20th anniversary of the group in their spring show “20 Years of Rambling” this past Saturday. Over 50 alumni returned to campus for the event and proved that the raw talent and love for rambling has stayed strong since the beginning of the Rambler revolution. Hung outside and throughout the […]
Africa Week
Passion stays strong through Africa Week and Afrikanza
Students gushed with enthusiasm at crowded Feldman Ballroom tables last Saturday for Afrikanza, the culminating event of Africa Week, organized by the Pan African Students’ Association. “Afrikanza is an event that is used to reinforce cultural diversity in the University environment among PASA members,” said sophomore Kaps Chalwe, the group’s vice president. The theme of […]
Blackbird Babes
Blackbird Babes give feminism a new voice
With the sudden hiatus and potential disband of the all-female pop group Fifth Harmony, America is looking for another group to communicate narratives of female camaraderie and excellence. Blackbird Babes, a UR-spawned group, while musically more attune to the pop-rock sisterhood of HAIM than bubblegum of Harmony, definitely brought the focus of womanhood to the […]
A Cappella
Trebellious and the Midnight Ramblers compete at ICCA semifinals
UR a cappella groups Trebellious and the Midnight Ramblers competed at the 2018 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Centra Semifinal on Saturday, March 24, where the Ramblers’ senior Keegan Cavanaugh Stricker picked up an “Outstanding Vocal Percussion” award. SUNY Potsdam’s Potsdam Pitches got first place at Buffalo Center for the Arts, in an event […]
Rock Repertory Ensemble
Rock Repertory Ensemble jams through history
The Rock Repertory Ensemble’s show started informally enough — just an introduction by the group’s director, Chris Meeker, a round of applause for the technical staff on the lights and audio, and the first group came out to perform. But nobody could accuse the Rock Repertory Ensemble of being unserious — from the first song […]
Eastman
OSSIA New Music presents new composers
Many would argue that attending a contemporary music concert is a different experience than going to see a Beethoven symphony or a Mozart opera. Even for a musician, these concerts are always a new surprise. (Literally, the music is new.) Works often go far beyond what typical “classical music” is like, using dissonance, strange rhythms, […]
