FEATURE PHOTO: The ‘Broom Dance’ at the Civil War Ball
Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter
June 16, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Through the lens
Dancers at the Lincoln Log Cabin Civil War Ball mix and mingle during the Broom Dance on June 15. The Broom Dance requires participants to find a new partner whenever the band stops playing. The dance is arranged so that there is one less woman than men on the dance floor. The man who is left without...
Great songs, playlists make a summer more enjoyable
Jessica Stewart, Columnist
June 16, 2019
Filed under Columns
Whether people are going on road trips or having cookouts in the backyard, great playlists can add so much more vibrancy and life to their experiences. My preferred summer vibe is driving at sunset with the windows down and the air dry (like the desert). My favorite bands create that exact vib...
FEATURE PHOTO: Roc’s Old-Time Jam
Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
June 9, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Through the lens
Jerry Ellis (right), an acoustic guitar player from Charleston, plays old-time tunes from "Dear Old Illinois" with Jim Jand (middle), a banjo player from Tolono, and Jerry Myers (left), a fiddle player from Mattoon, at Roc's Blackfront Tavern & Grill Sunday afternoon. The three players were playing...
Local musicians to perform old-time music at Roc’s
Logan Raschke, Editor-in-Chief
June 6, 2019
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People can gather at Roc’s Blackfront Tavern & Grill Sunday afternoon to listen to old-time tunes from local musicians while giving back to the Charleston community. Gaye Harrison, organizer for Roc’s Old Time Jam and fiddler for the band Motherlode, said local musicians will play traditional...
FEATURE PHOTO: Janoma performs at SweetTea’z
Raine Zhu, Photographer
June 6, 2019
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Nora Gannaway, 13, puts the microphone back on its stand after singing a song at SweeTea'z Thursday evening. Gannaway is a singer from the local band Janoma, which is made up of young teens.
A musical dream comes back to life
Karena Ozier, Columnist
April 15, 2019
This weekend, I found myself agreeing to do something that I wouldn’t have imagined that I would have agreed to. I used to play the piano in my free time throughout middle school and high school. I never got to learn more than a few songs because with my schedule becoming increasingly busier, I...
Saturday Night Live percussionist to perform, lecture on African music
Logan Raschke, News Editor
April 8, 2019
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Valerie Naranjo, percussionist for Saturday Night Live, will perform and lecture about African music exploration and women’s studies Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., Naranjo will join the West Percussion Trio, which includes percussion professor Jamie Ryan, for a recital and lectur...
Band of 7 siblings to perform alternative-folk music
Logan Raschke, News Editor
April 3, 2019
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The Dvorak Concert Hall will be full of indie-alternative-folk music as The Hunts band performs for the Eastern and Charleston community Thursday night. Dan Crews, interim director of programming, publicity and promotions at the Doudna Fine Arts Center, said The Hunts is a 7-sibling musical group tha...
Celebration honors Asian heritage
Brysen Carr, Contributing Writer
April 1, 2019
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The celebration of Asian Heritage Month kicked off Monday with Asian music, Asian cuisine and lots of educational conversation at the Doudna Concourse. Members of the Eastern community gathered around tables bearing classic Asian food, such as sushi, spring rolls, crab rangoons, dumplings and coconu...
Music reflects astronomers’ contributions
Melissa Jabek, Contributing Writer
March 27, 2019
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Eastern’s brass quintet blasted the audience away with “Celestial Suite,” a piece featuring five individual movements, in conjunction with Booth Library’s exhibit “On the Shoulders of Giants: The Moon and Beyond.” There were five movements in the piece composed by James Stephenson; ea...
‘Celestial Suite’ to connect sacred music, astronomy
Staff Report
March 26, 2019
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A program is being held to showcase the relationship between astronomy and sacred music in Booth Library. The event will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Booth Library Atrium. Celestial Suite is a musical piece in five movements representing astronomers and physicists, including Copernicus, Galileo,...
Lovelytheband will perform at Eastern’s spring concert
Dara McGee, Contributing Writer
March 26, 2019
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Students and staff alike waited patiently inside the University Ballroom to hear that lovelytheband will be performing at Eastern Illinois University’s annual spring concert at the end of the semester. Eastern’s University Board hosted the Big Reveal, unveiling who will be on stage in the month...
