Culture Shock goes off without a hitch
Fifteen bands representing diverse musical genres from hip-hop to indie jazz invaded Dunn Meadow Saturday for the 23rd annual WIUX Culture Shock.
Fifteen bands representing diverse musical genres from hip-hop to indie jazz invaded Dunn Meadow Saturday for the 23rd annual WIUX Culture Shock.
After a year and a half in the making, organizers have announced the 2008-2009 season at the IU Auditorium.
The performance, titled “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),” featured the jazz ensembles of David Baker and Patrick Harbison.
Kaia presents: ‘Get Down, Rise Up!’ concert When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday Where: John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium More Information: Bloomington’s a cappella world music ensemble performs music from every hemisphere, political anthems and outrageous schmaltz. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and children ages 5 and under get in free. Purchase tickets online at bloomingtonarts.info.
This year’s Big Band Extravaganza is going to take some feeling.
Imagine “Easy Rider” on a budget. And the riders don’t die in the end.
Ildefonso, a 27-year old deaf man, had lived his entire life without words or any real way of communicating until Susan Schaller did something considered impossible to the academic community; she taught an adult his first language.
This week, I had the privilege of getting to sit down and read Henrik Ibsen’s play “Ghosts.” What I thought was going to be a lascivious romp about syphilis, adultery and the sinful life of artists left me somewhat disappointed.
Looking at Bernadette Pace from a distance on the high-flying trapeze, one might expect to see someone young and agile, as she swings with grace and ease high in the air. Still going strong into her 60s, Pace remains active with her group of aerial performers, the Bloomington High Flyers.
‘MFA II’ When: Noon to 4 p.m., today through April 19 Where: Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, SoFA Gallery
The newest show, “Alone in the Light ‘08,” will be performed by the Bloomington Playwrights Project’s Ensemble of Artists today, Friday and Saturday.
An ode to ketchup. An explanation of how “gangsta” Disney movies are. Political protests about Homeland Security and I-69. Audience members were treated to these and many other original poems Tuesday night at Union Board’s OUTSPOKEN Poetry Slam in the IMU Gallery.
Minus the Bear shook the walls of The Bluebird Nightclub on Tuesday night with a show promoting its new album, “Planet of Ice.”
Bloomington’s all-woman a capella world music ensemble, Kaia, will perform its biggest show of the year this weekend. “Get Down, Rise Up!” will be 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium.
A milestone birthday is coming up. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Monroe County Courthouse.
Bill Cosby’s path has taken him from pudding pops to hip-hop. The 70-year-old has recorded a hip-hop album set for release next month.
In image-conscious France, it may soon be a crime to glamorize the ultra-thin. A new French bill cracks down on Web sites that advise anorexics on how to starve – and could be used to hit fashion industry heavyweights, too.
Taylor Swift won video of the year and female video for her smash “Our Song” while newcomer Kellie Pickler took home three awards during Monday’s Country Music Television awards.
Union Board will prove poetry can come alive from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight at the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery near Starbucks with its OUTSPOKEN Poetry Slam.
IU student and rapper/poet Steve Gaskin, also known as “Stevie G,” performed a two-hour series of spoken-word pieces and songs to a packed room Sunday at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall for his unplugged show “So Far.”