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Student protesters gathered in the lobby of Mary Graydon Center on March 20 to respond to recent incidents of racism, including racist posts on Yik Yak and the the violent arrest of University of Virginia student Martese Johnson.
EI email leak timeline on Dipity.
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After a short absence, the weekly Audiophile is back. Each week, WVAU DJs will review five albums.
Bill Burr has a lot on his mind. Known for constantly updating his stand-up material and his recurring role on AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” Burr also runs a weekly podcast and is currently on tour. Burr will be at DAR Constitution Hall tonight.
The Rocky Horror Show isn’t known as a particularly serious play, but perhaps the most impressive thing about the Department of Performing Arts production is that all of the actors could keep a straight face. It’s not an easy feat in a 90-minute show of cheap jokes whose cheapness makes them great and absurd sex scenes that make the movie look Puritan by comparison.
For his second Gap Dream album “Shine Your Light,” Gabe Fulvimar left his native Cleveland for Los Angeles, where he lived and recorded at the Burger Records headquarters. Known for his blissed-out psychedelic pop, Fulvimar turned more to synthesizers for his next album, which is set to release on Nov. 12.
As co-creator co-writer, and co-director of “The Chappelle’s Show”, Neal Brennan was nominated for three Primetime Emmys and created one of the most popular shows in the history of Comedy Central. Brennan’s credits also include brief stints writing for the Nickelodeon shows “All That” and “Keenan and Kel,” directing the movie “The Goods” and working behind the scenes on numerous movies and shows.
On paper, the Coathangers show at Comet Ping Pong was all over the place, but in practice it made a weird kind of sense.
Atlanta punk queens The Coathangers have had a busy summer since returning from their second European tour. In between writing material for their new album, preparing the last of their four-part split 7-inch series on Suicide Squeeze Records and touring on the East Coast, Julia Kugel aka Crook Kid Coathanger took time to open up about what she’s working on and the story behind the band’s latest single “Derek’s Song.”
Although many legendary bands started on college campuses, it can still be hard for college bands to find gigs.
The alternative rockers of OK Go will bring their power pop sounds to the Tavern on April 27 in the last Student Union Board concert of the semester.
It's 2013, but if you've been listening to new music, you might not know it.
The amphitheater will get a little more amped on Saturday when eight contestants compete in a DJ Battle sponsored by Second District Records. The free event starts at 4 p.m. on March 23.
If you've been to the National Gallery, chances are you've seen Jackson Pollock's "Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)," a giant piece that exemplifies his revolutionary style. Currently on loan to the Phillips Collection, this famous painting takes on a whole new meaning as part of the new abstract expressionism exhibit "Angels, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet," on display until May 12.
Many little monsters on the East Coast were left speechless this week when Lady Gaga announced she would be canceling the rest of her Born This Way Ball tour.
Being a pop queen isn’t easy. Popular opinion says there can only be one at any given time, and the rest are dismissed as imitators. Every now and then, however, one of these dismissed imitators is able to carve out a distinct niche and become queen of their own domain.
Pop is so much more than a genre of music. It’s a measure of the times and, whether we like it or not, it’s the soundtrack of our lives. Pop music, arguably more than anything else, reflects the thoughts, tastes and realities of our time. Pop life is about embracing this music, good and bad, and discovering what it means to be alive right now.
Peter Jackson has returned to Middle Earth in the first part of “The Hobbit” trilogy. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” brings “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy fans back to a simpler time in the Shire for this epic prequel.
Living in a big city can be expensive. But it doesn’t have to be. Every week there’s somebody willing to feed, entertain, occupy, educate or annoy you, for free. Fine Art for Free rounds up the best free arts events in the coming week to help you stretch that paycheck just a little bit further.
