Tagged - music

“She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She” by Chelsea Wolfe: gloomy atmospherics and gothic shadows – but not too inaccessible

Chelsea Wolfe is a name I was familiar with before listening to her newest album, “She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She,” due to her adjacency to the metal scene. She is technically not a metal artist, although she has collaborated with notable metal acts like Converge and included a bit of a […]

Etta Marcus’ “The Death Of Summer & Other Promises” left me indifferent

Etta Marcus’ debut album, “The Death of Summer & Other Promises,” drew me in by the title and cover, which is a girl luxuriating in flowers in black and white. I had not heard of Etta Marcus before I saw her featured on the Instagram story of Matt Maltese, singer-songwriter of “As The World Caves […]

Accomplished ethnomusicologist Dr. Kofi Agawu lectures on African Art Music at Eastman

Agawu’s lecture centered on African Art Music, a thriving genre across Africa that includes compositions hailing from the Western tradition. Read More

Eastman on the River Campus: Music event of the season

The music runs through the floorboards – not ordinary house party music, but sax and trumpet-led jazz, as expected from Eastman’s prodigies. Read More

Sophomore Joey Stempien starts small with his big band

Every Thursday of this semester, you can hunt down sophomore Joey Stempien and his friends at the East Avenue restaurant (and well-known college student sustenance staple) Stromboli’s. Read More

Hearing bells? UR not crazy — it’s the carillon!

Each year, 12 students take part in a class where they learn how to play the Hopeman Memorial carillon located at the very top of Rush Rhees Library. Read More

The Beatles release their final song, bringing the 1960s into 2023 

Though it marks the official end of the Beatles’ career, it also marks the start of a new age of appreciation and love for their genius and timeless music. Read More

Boygenius’ third EP brings their discography full-circle

The EP's lyric videos contain photos of them chaotically dancing on stage, cuddling up to each other while belting out their songs. Read More

“An Evening with Renée Elise Goldsberry”: A shining Mel Weekend performance

Before we start, let me make a disclaimer: I am not a musical person.  I have taken up three different instruments in my life and yet currently know how to play none of them. I have no musical expertise besides the remnants of the music theory my piano teacher taught me ages ago and what […]

underscores: a warm welcome to the world of “Wallsocket”

Wallsocket’s locals find themselves dissecting the dauntingly resonant transition to adulthood in song after song. Read More