Hurricane Productions presents: U-topia
Hurricane Productions’ latest feat involves turning the Green into a utopia on Friday. The organization is hosting U-topia as its spring concert. It features two live shows, plenty of food and entertainment for a memorable night. Alternative rock band Surfer Blood and the experimental hip-hoppers of The Cool Kids are gracing the Green with their...
Shootings, tragedies destroy faith in humanity
Good riddance to 2012, the year that made us afraid to go to school and the movies. Freaks like Adam Lanza and James Holmes really make me ashamed to be of the same species. I wish terrible things on them, and yet even if they were to be carried into the sky by the winged...
Walk Off the Earth talks overnight success
Last January, Walk Off the Earth’s five members dressed in black and performed a brilliant cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” They uploaded a video of their performance to YouTube, and it went viral. With the video now at more than 137 million views, Walk Off the Earth has remained in the...
Brother Ali speaks the truth, impacts all who listen
The blue, luminescent glow of the Culture Room illuminates every shade of skin as the underground hip-hop fans of Florida anxiously wait for Brother Ali to take the stage. Homeboy Sandman, DJ Sosa and The Reminders have joined the Minneapolis-based rapper on his “Mourning in America, Dreaming in Color” tour, adrenalizing the crowd with rhymes...
Political author talks religious oppression, media bias
In a sea of misleading news stories and faulty perceptions, Mark Juergensmeyer stands out with a raw, sincere voice. He will share his refreshing insight on the weighty topics that flood today’s media, along with an outline of his new book, “Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State,” on Thursday at the Newman Alumni...
Kurt Baker’s “Rockin’ for a Living” doesn’t impress
In the first ten seconds of singer/songwriter Kurt Baker’s new album, “Rockin’ for a Living,” the deep strumming of a guitar slowly builds up and intensifies as we lean forward in our seats hoping we’ve stumbled upon revived rock ‘n’ roll. Twelve seconds in, all hope is lost. Baker’s voice comes in goofy and gung-ho,...
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