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Think back, Dartmouth, to a time not at all long ago when the indie-rock-electro-pop-jungle-surf duo MGMT was supposed to play a concert in Fuel -- three weeks ago tomorrow, Saturday April 12.
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Think back, Dartmouth, to a time not at all long ago when the indie-rock-electro-pop-jungle-surf duo MGMT was supposed to play a concert in Fuel -- three weeks ago tomorrow, Saturday April 12.
It is often said that a first impression is one of the most important factors in the formation of opinions about a person or a thing. If that's really the case, then Dartmouth definitely has the right idea with the Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trips.
By Dylan Hume
Then there's its message. The Big Apple Circus not only puts on a show, but maintains strong ties to the communities for which it performs. The Circus is as much about helping as it is entertaining. From programs for the underprivileged and sick children in hospitals to specialized shows for the visually and hearing impaired, the not-for-profit performing arts venue becomes a bright spot in the lives of thousands of people.
I cannot put my finger on it, but here are two things that I do know for sure: Pink Martini plays a wonderful selection of songs that few people born after 1980 have ever heard.And if Sunday night's performance in the Hopkins Center's Spaulding Auditorium was any indication, they play these songs well and with sensibilities almost too refined for their repertoire.
It is generally accepted by most who play video games that those that are adapted from movies are usually not very good. In recent years most, if not all, major blockbusters have had some kind of affiliated game released.
Artistic comics are all well and good, but sometimes comic fans need to turn to the two major mainstream publishers, Marvel and DC, to remind them what drew them to comics in the first place. However, thanks to frequent shake-ups, today's comics, even established titles like "The Amazing Spider-Man", may be nearly unrecognizable to fans who read them in their youth.
I went into "Grindhouse" expecting nothing. Honestly. I've become less and less inclined in my college days to get out and see movies as they hit theaters, what with Jones Media Center right down the street and the Hop playing most of the big hits on the cheap. But when I do manage to make it to the local cinematheque, I almost always have some preconceived notion of what the movie I'm seeing is going to be about. There are the previews, which almost always misrepresent the movie they're promoting, and then there are the reviews, which are almost always written by pompous ex-film majors (no offense, film majors, I'm just saying). Between all that and what your friends tell you, it's damn near impossible to form independent opinions about a movie before, or even after, you see it.
Neil Kandler '09, a member of Programming Board who has worked on organizing the concert series, was pleased with the number of people in attendance and the enthusiasm of the crowd at last week's show, which featured Tom Sartori, a self-described singer-songwriter, and his band. The three-time winner of the Buffalo Music Awards Top Performer honor, Sartori is getting ready to push his music nationally after years of packing smaller venues in the Northeast.
This Saturday, Jan. 13, the Hopkins Center will host eminent jazz pianist McCoy Tyner and his trio for what should prove to be a night of engaging and entertaining modern jazz.
The Roots, the innovative Philadelphia-based hip-hop group known for their intelligent grooves and lyrics, played in Leede Arena last night as the Programming Board's major concert of the Fall term. There were a large number of Dartmouth students in attendance, likely the result of a veritable dirth of live professional hip-hop performances in the Upper Valley.
"Guero" was a hit, as were many of his albums to date. His new LP, "The Information," is also proving to be a success, but is it as successful musically as his other albums have been?
Composing a substantial work of music based on a significant work of poetry is not something that is normally offered in most departments here at Dartmouth, either in the music or English departments. That is why Patrick Handler '07, composer and musician, decided to pursue this goal by becoming one of this year's Senior Fellows.
If you've been paying attention to the underground hip-hop scene in recent years, then you have probably heard of Lupe Fiasco. A young Chicago MC who started with a small radio show and now has his own record company, Fiasco has long been on the verge of enormous mainstream success.
This past Friday, Brazilian guitarist/singer/songwriter Joao Bosco and Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba visited the Hopkins Center, giving Dartmouth a rare night of Brazilian music and providing a wonderful concert for the public.
Hailing from Boston, the band has three members who all answer to their respective stage names: Liz Enthusiast (the vocalist/fashion plate), The Duke of Pannekoeken (programming) and The Other Sean T. Drinkwater (synthesizers and vocoder).
The concert given by Schneider and the members of her orchestra on Saturday was, quite simply, wonderful. I would hate to use just one word to describe the music of Maria Schneider, but if I were forced to, I would probably use the word "lush." Schneider's compositions use both simple motives and complex countermelodies to create a moving, living piece of music that is astounding in its aural clarity and beauty.