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Column: What's really on your plate?

By Nona Tepper · Thursday, Nov. 3,2011 8:23 p.m.

Farmers are to pesticides as Taco Bell is to beef. Industrial farmers are now barely a whisper of our once kindly, overall-wearing neighbors, and the Taco Bell “beef” product is now only 35 percent meat.

Column: A Visit to Veneto

By Brea Johnson · Thursday, Nov. 3,2011 8:22 p.m.

Bloomington’s proximity to Indianapolis, St. Louis, Chicago and other large Midwestern cities makes it a great place to start a road trip. While I’m not sure how safe it is for me to drive a car in Italy, I do know trains are a convenient for weekend getaways. (Don’t think I was above talking in a British accent before being silenced by my colleagues. Harry Potter anyone?)

Cold War Kids makes plans to return

By Amelia Chong · Thursday, Nov. 3,2011 8:21 p.m.

Each time Cold War Kids’ bassist Matt Maust came to the edge of the stage, Ivy Tech junior Dan Jones and his friends thrust their palms forward — face up — and shouted at him.

One-man band performs improvised music

By Carmen Huff · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:13 p.m.

Starting in 2000 with his first gig in Bloomington, musician Denis Taaffe has recorded and produced 161 albums.

City seeks musicians for summer music series

By Hannah Crane · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:11 p.m.

For more than 25 years, the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department has coordinated the Summer Performing Arts Series to showcase local talent. The department will continue the tradition for summer 2012 and is seeking musicians and bands to participate in the summer series, which will take place May through September in city parks.

Q&A with War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel

By Steven Arroyo · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 9:23 p.m.

The War on Drugs have released four records since being on Bloomington’s Secretly Canadian label for the past four years.Tonight, the Philadelphia foursome will take the stage at The Bishop with fellow East Coasters Purling Hiss and Carter Tanton. Frontman Adam Granduciel recently spoke with the IDS about the positive reception of “Slave Ambient,” and the evolution of their sound and “Law and Order.”

Latin American Music Center celebrates 50 years

By Hannah Gallagher · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 9:20 p.m.

IU’s campus has been home to Latin American music for 50 years and has one of the largest collections of this genre of music in the country. From Oct. 19 to 23, members of the Latin American Music Center and Latin American music community worldwide came to IU to celebrate the anniversary.

Students connect through Jewish singing contest

By Sally Bae · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 9:17 p.m.

The competition, similar to “American Idol,” brings 30 Jewish singers to Israel to compete and train with popular Israeli musicians. While abroad in Israel last year, Eitan Kantor’s talent brought him to the finals of “Hallelujah,” an international singing contest.

Band is more than a hobby

By Celia Grundman · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 9:13 p.m.

At 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Bishop, the Adultery Brothers will perform with Indianapolis-based Great Future. Admission is $4.

1 month of sustainable fashion: week 1

By Keiara Carr and Jake Wright · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 12 a.m.

For the month of November, two Indiana Daily Student reporters will each be limited to wearing only six items of clothing as they take part in the Six Items or Less experiment.

Impersonal expression

By Taylor Smith · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2011 10:25 p.m.

During weekend nights, Aldrich is the one who changes, like a chameleon turning from forest green to candy-apple red. Aldrich, known as Miss Montana Melons, is a drag queen performer at Uncle Elizabeth’s Nightclub on West Third Street in Bloomington.

Cold War Kids kickoff string of shows

By Steven Arroyo · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2011 8:48 p.m.

Cold War Kids will perform at 8 p.m. today at The Bluebird Nightclub. Tickets are $16. Today’s concert is the first of three consecutive Spirit of ’68 shows this week, preceding “The War on Drugs” at The Bishop on Thursday and Dr. Dog at The Bluebird on Friday.

VIDA performs plays in spanish

By Rebeca Garcia Gil · Monday, Oct. 31,2011 10:52 p.m.

The theater group VIDA chose its name not only because the letters stand for vision, identity, drama and art, but also because the word “vida” is also Spanish for life, and that is an important message the members of this group want to share.

The Venue to host 'The Art of Pilates'

By Derrick Naylor · Monday, Oct. 31,2011 10:45 p.m.

Students interested in learning about the art of Pilates — a physical exercise based on strength, endurance and flexibility — will have the opportunity today. Melissa Nobel, professional Pilates instructor and head instructor at Bodycenter Bloomington, will be teaching a free Pilates class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Venue Fine Art and Gifts.

Focus on Fashion

By Samantha Kirby · Monday, Oct. 31,2011 10:43 p.m.

Now that October is gone, winter is coming. The next few months are going to be full of biting winds, red noses, lumpy jackets and serious debates on the merits of skipping class because of the cold. No one really likes to be cold. It makes you shiver, chafes at the skin and is just uncomfortable. People should start preparing their closets before the weather gets nasty. Unlike other seasons, it is more difficult to combat the cold by altering clothes you already have.

Avicii tops off Halloween Homecoming weekend at Pic-a-Chic Farms

By Kelsey Collisi · Sunday, Oct. 30,2011 10:30 p.m.

The headlining act landed in Bloomington on Saturday just before 4 p.m. and was gone by 10 p.m.

Grand Marshall Todd Rundgren exemplifies 'Rocktoberfest' at parade

By Nicole Montella · Sunday, Oct. 30,2011 9:12 p.m.

Blaring fire trucks and glowing floats cruised down Third Street and Indiana Avenue on Friday as the 53rd annual Homecoming parade delivered the spirit of IU. Musician and record producer Todd Rundgren served as grand marshal.

Halloween screening of 'Psycho'

By Brian Welk · Sunday, Oct. 30,2011 9:10 p.m.

Today at 7 p.m., the IU Cinema is honoring Halloween with a special screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 horror classic “Psycho.”

Local bands 'dress up' for Halloween to jam at Max's Place

By Eric Cunningham · Sunday, Oct. 30,2011 9:09 p.m.

On Friday night, Max’s Place featured bands Shaggy Wonda and Ladymoon. Shaggy Wonda played the Pulp Fiction soundtrack for its second set, and each band member wore a black suit with a black tie, mimicking Samuel Jackson and John Travolta’s characters from the movie.

Booker T. welcomed back for Homecoming Weekend

By Barb Anguiano · Sunday, Oct. 30,2011 9:08 p.m.

Booker T. Jones has long been graduated from IU, but appreciation and admiration for the award-winning musician is still high on the IU campus. The sound of applause echoed from alumni to current students to professors who showed up Friday night to watch the legendary Jones perform at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

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