Son Lux, KAINA perform a spirited set for Granfalloon Festival
Son Lux showcased their experimental sound June 9 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The show was part of the Granfalloon Festival celebrating Indiana author Kurt Vonnegut.
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Son Lux showcased their experimental sound June 9 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The show was part of the Granfalloon Festival celebrating Indiana author Kurt Vonnegut.
Ted Chiang took the stage on June 8 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater to discuss his own work and speak on modern issues of technology. Chiang was invited to Bloomington by the IU Arts and Humanities Council as part of the Granfalloon Festival, an annual event which celebrates literary author Kurt Vonnegut.
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IU’s annual Jazz Celebration took place at 7:30 p.m. April 29. The event consisted of a performance by the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, who played “The Gennett Suite,” a tribute to Gennett Records and the seminal recordings it produced.
Funny Times Magazine will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of their Bloomington editorial office with a comedy show featuring IU alumnus Ron Placone. The event will take place at 8 p.m. on June 28 at the Orbit Room.
St. Paul and the Broken Bones are part of a somewhat recent trend of music that combines sounds of folk, soul and funk. A peculiar sort of fusion, this sound has its roots in the American south — owing its existence and success to the unique combinations of cultures taking place in the music of that region.
Pianist Emanuel Ax will perform at 7:30 p.m. on April 25 at IU Auditorium. Ax will interpret the works of Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt, two of the most well known and prolific composers of the Classical and Romantic eras.
IU’s African American Dance Company presented its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. April 15 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Currently directed by Stafford C. Berry Jr., the ensemble has performed at IU since 1974, combining numerous traditions of Black dance.
Daniel Caesar may be best known for his feature on Justin Bieber’s “Peaches,” one of the most ubiquitous and inescapable pop hits of the past few years. This track doesn’t give an especially accurate representation of Caesar’s own music, though, which is typically more relaxed and groove based.
Several of IU’s student comedy groups came together April 7-8 in Ballantine Hall to present Funny 501 — an annual two-day festival that highlights the student comedy scene with groups specializing in stand-up, sketch and improv comedy.
It feels like something of a betrayal to admit that I don’t like boygenius very much, nor am I particularly fond of its constituent members: Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. I thought their eponymous EP was harmfully monotonous and I’d written off their sound on the same grounds that I had written off Bridgers’ solo work.
Another month, another exciting slate of performances at the IU Auditorium. April brings high-profile guest lectures, Bollywood dance and more Broadway magic.
A list of the greatest jazz singers of the 20th century would include names like Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday. A similar list for the 21st century so far would undoubtedly contain Cécile McLorin Salvant’s.
Most solo musical acts choose to be identified by their own name or a stage name. In either case, something indicating their solitude. More rarely though, we see a solo act taking on a more band-like name — Tame Impala comes to mind — leading listeners to believe there are multiple contributors.
According to astrology, a blood moon — the colloquial name for a total lunar eclipse — symbolizes change and new discovery within oneself. Venus, on the other hand, is the planet governing love and passion.
Damon Albarn has been around the block a time or two. Frontman of Britpop ensemble Blur and mastermind behind virtual band Gorillaz, his career has spanned over three decades and has included its fair share of stylistic experimentation.
This year’s IU Auditorium season has been an eclectic one, with a wide array of performances ranging from music to comedy to magic. The March lineup of events is heavily music-focused but still provides ample variation in genre and mode.
P!nk made her name in the 2000s. One of the pop titans of the time, she has had numerous Billboard-topping tracks and has won multiple awards, including three Grammys. For more than a decade, she sat atop the pop scene, being widely adored and practically inescapable.
Jazz at Lincoln Center brought their show, “Songs We Love,” to the IU Auditorium Feb. 20. A revival of the opener to JALC’s 2016 season, the show explores the early years of jazz music from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Following the 2017 release of Paramore’s “After Laughter,” the band took a hiatus. After having dominated the late 2000s and early 2010s pop-punk scene, its disbandment was abrupt and indefinite. Six years later, though, Paramore is back, having processed its young fame and channeling several years of learning into its newest work, “This Is Why.”