Local, Live, and Loud: October 19-November 1Friday, October 21 Current Swell, Aiden Knight, Jon Middleton McPherson Playhouse, 8 pm, $21.75 Homegrown Canadiana/alt-rock outfit Current Swell are at the McPherson Playhouse with the very talented Aiden Knight. All-ages goodness. Friday, October 21 Vince Vaccaro Sugar, 8 pm, $12 The much-celebrated Canadian rocker Vince Vaccaro plays Victoria, still repping his new album that […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: October 5, 2011 issue65daysofstatic We Were Exploding Anyway (Hassle) 4/5 Do not drive while listening to this electronic post-rock Brit band: you will speed and/or attempt to pull off dangerous driving maneuvers. 65daysofstatic’s album starts off slow and simple but quickly builds to a mastered delivery of their chaotic yet smoothly orchestrated sound. The album highlight is “Come […] Continue Reading |
PostSecret finds the positive side of having secretsIt started out as a community art project in Washington, DC, seven years ago. Four New York Times bestselling books, a successful blog site, and half a million anonymous secrets later, PostSecret is now putting the power of secret-sharing and moderating into the hands of the user with the new PostSecret app. But despite all […] Continue Reading |
Sin City goes back to the ’30s for second seasonAnyone who saw the live improvised comedy show Sin City last season and is expecting the same visual experience this time around is going to be surprised, to say the least. The show, now in its second season, is tackling a whole new era with this season, according to director/producer Ian Ferguson. They were living […] Continue Reading |
Urban farming breaking groundIn the wake of the recent Occupy Wall Street protests, it’s hard to deny the effect the recent economic crisis has had on people in North America. Communities are looking for ways to cope and recover, and the people of Detroit have turned to urban farming. “I think people just got fed up,” says Mark […] Continue Reading |
