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Mellencamp launches tour with 2 IU Auditorium shows

By Bennett Fuson · Friday, Oct. 29,2010 12:32 a.m.

John Mellencamp, the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and longtime Bloomington resident, will perform Friday and Saturday.

University Players to perform a business adaptation of Julius Caesar

By Taylor Smith · Thursday, Oct. 28,2010 11:36 p.m.

After many late nights of rehearsals and hours spent memorizing lines in iambic pentameter, 13 actors in tailored business suits are ready to take the stage ... if you can call it a stage.

‘Rocky Horror’ invites viewers to play along

By Rachel Trees · Thursday, Oct. 28,2010 11:35 p.m.

Cardinal Stage Company and the Buskirk-Chumley Theater are allowing fans of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” to participate in the “Time Warp” for the sixth year.

Rundgren lectures about Beatles

By Barb Anguiano · Thursday, Oct. 28,2010 11:33 p.m.

Lecturing during Professor Glenn Gass’ Music of the Beatles class, Rundgren spoke about the effects of the Beatles as pop icons, influencing the lives of the baby boom generation in everything from hair styles to religion.

Guided By Voices to perform at The Bluebird Nightclub

By Andrew Crowley · Thursday, Oct. 28,2010 11:31 p.m.

The 90s classic lineup of Guided By Voices has made Bloomington one of its stops in the reunion tour.

The Bishop concert to "Rot the Night Away"

By Corinne Lambert · Thursday, Oct. 28,2010 10:48 p.m.

The gritty rock band Dreamers of the Ghetto will be headlining this Halloween thriller while other local artists are collaborating to form cover bands of Nirvana, Suicide, The Misfits and The Wipers.

Dennis James gives sound to silence at IU Auditorium

By Bennett Fuson · Thursday, Oct. 28,2010 1:12 a.m.

Dennis James, the acclaimed organist and silent film revivalist, made his annual Halloween visit to Bloomington on Wednesday to a small but wildly enthusiastic (and eccentrically costumed) crowd.

The best songs are sad songs

By Dan Alten · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 10:49 p.m.

The song is about the fact that when you are happy, you can’t write a worthwhile song because when you are content, there isn’t much to sing about. Clavin is essentially saying the only good songs are sad songs. This is a view I carry as well.

Organ performers to play spooky music

By Samuel Tallman · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 10:47 p.m.

Students and faculty from the Jacobs School of Music are joining the Halloween spirit as they prepare to play spooky organ music Friday.

Rockstar Rundgren to lecture on ‘The Beatles Effect’

By Barb Anguiano · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 9:20 p.m.

Todd Rundgren, who has toured with Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band and has worked with the other three former Beatles in the studio in the past, will be talking about the Fab Four during his lecture today.

"The Wiz" character Q&A

By Rachel Trees · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 12:19 a.m.

“The Wiz” is opening Thursday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The IDS spoke to sophomore Allie Hillmann, who plays the role of Addaperle, the good witch of the north.

Union Board presents 'The Wiz'

Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 12:15 a.m.

After eight months of preparation and nearly 160 auditions, 34 people will take the Buskirk-Chumley Theater stage as the cast of “The Wiz” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Dennis James returns to IU Auditorium stage

By Bennett Fuson · Tuesday, Oct. 26,2010 9:40 p.m.

Dennis James’ annual Halloween organ performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. today.

Healthy savings

By Lily Miller · Tuesday, Oct. 26,2010 9:38 p.m.

Columnist Lily Miller addresses how much money is spent on food and how to save some of that money.

Singer-songwriters to perform free concert

By Corinne Lambert · Tuesday, Oct. 26,2010 9:35 p.m.

Freshmen Anderson and Ray will be joining three other artists at 6 p.m. for the showcase presented by Union Board.

Meryl Streep, Jane Pauley to spend an evening at IU in November

By Taylor Smith · Tuesday, Oct. 26,2010 12:24 a.m.

The IU Auditorium will feature “An Evening of Conversation with Jane Pauley and Meryl Streep at Indiana University” on Nov. 12. The event is free and open to the public.

Designer brings sustainability to couture

By Casey Engelman · Monday, Oct. 25,2010 10:27 p.m.

The current IU College of Arts and Sciences’ Themester 2010 “sustain•ability: Thriving on a Small Planet” was highlighted with an unlikely partner on Monday — fashion. Natalie Chanin, creator and designer of the couture line Alabama Chanin, gave a lecture in the Whittenberger Auditorium.

COLUMN: KFC takes dire derriere measures

By Keiara Carr · Monday, Oct. 25,2010 10:18 p.m.

As a new way to advertise the chicken patty “buns” with an arterial blood clot sandwiched in between, KFC began recruiting women on campuses across the nation to wear sweatpants with “Double Down” printed on them.

Grateful Dead brought back to life at Bluebird

By Corinne Lambert · Monday, Oct. 25,2010 10:15 p.m.

For die-hard fans of any musical group, the term “tribute band” usually stirs a mix of feelings. A genre of their own, tribute acts tend to consist of iconic wannabes dressed up in period garb attempting to strum out classics in and oftentimes subpar manner. In a field where many have jammed and failed, one band has managed to surpass the stereotypes surrounding tribute bands.

SoFA exhibit teaches artists, attendees to live sustainably

By Caitlin Peterkin · Sunday, Oct. 24,2010 8:25 p.m.

Leah Gauthier’s exhibit “Tending a Difficult Hope” opened at 7 p.m. Friday at the School of Fine Arts Gallery with a reception. The exhibit, which will be on display until Nov. 19, encompasses growing, cooking, preserving and eating organic food.

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