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On his new musical project, Aubrey “Drake” Graham, the artist who has merged the sound of hip-hop and pop music over the past several years, now adds additional new musical elements to the mix.
Up and coming EDM artist Shaun Frank spun an eclectic mix at D.C. nightclub Soundcheck on Nov. 11. The Canadian DJ, singer and producer showed his wide range of influences, including electro, house, hip-hop and pop. Frank demonstrated his ability to remix various genres of music and kept the energy on the dance floor high all through his set.
Chance The Rapper begins his third official mixtape, “Coloring Book,” right where he left listeners with his 2013 breakthrough release, “Acid Rap.”
Just one month into her final season at AU, senior women’s basketball forward Michelle Holmes suffered a season-ending ACL tear in December 2015.
Lauren Crisler, a finance major and junior forward on the AU women’s basketball team, is having a breakthrough season both as a student and as an athlete.
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On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the AU women’s basketball team suffered its second straight single-digit loss when they fell to Lehigh University. The Patriot League foe distinguished themselves early on with superior three-point shooting preventing an Eagle comeback.
On a chilly fall day at Reeves Field, AU and Bucknell women’s soccer jockeyed for position both in the field and in the Patriot League standings, but the Bison prevailed 1-0.
On a cold, rainy Saturday afternoon at Reeves Field, the AU men’s soccer team proved unable to win their first Patriot League match of the 2015 season and, to the disappointment of a crowd of largely AU supporters, snap its three-game winless streak.
Brendan Principato and Jesse Paller, two AU students who record as the indie rock group Boon, have a lot to be excited about.
The Underachievers and Flatbush Zombies sparked frenzy throughout a full-capacity crowd at the Fillmore Silver Spring on Nov. 28. The Flatbush, New York-based stoner rap groups maintained strong stage presence while performing hit-filled hour-long sets.
“John Wick” is a shoot ‘em up with style, filled with action and moments of self-referential levity.
David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” is a taut thriller about the deception of love. This twisted tale is oversexed and bold, well-acted and intelligently-written to boot.
The third edition of the Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival, presented by the online magazine and event promoters Brightest Young Things, will be serving up laughs from Oct. 1-5 at seven venues throughout D.C.
Paolo Nutini’s infectious pop, rock and soul grooves got a sold-out crowd at the Lincoln Theater on their feet for his entire set on Sept. 17.
Can over a half-billion dollars in box office receipts be wrong? In the case of the newest addition to “The Expendables” franchise, the answer is an unmistakable “Yes.” “The Expendables 3” is clumsily shot, poorly written and unabashedly tacky. The film franchise’s change to a PG-13 rating takes the life out of the action scenes, subtracting from the exuberant brutality of the previous films.
Director Anton Corbijn’s homage to the spy genre, “A Most Wanted Man,” features an excellent performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman. Although the film moves too slowly and is dialogue-heavy, it keeps the classic style in which the plot is defined by words instead of action.
Nestled in between a Subway and Mattress Warehouse store on Wisconsin Avenue, just a half block from Tenley Circle, Masala Art provides a gourmet Indian dining experience in a comfortable, relaxing atmosphere.
WVAU is slated to launch the latest development for the campus radio station: a ‘zine’ focused on supplementing album and concert reviews published online.
This profile is the first in a biweekly series of spotlights on some of the city’s most interesting restaurants.
