The music of Trekkies
On June 2, over 100 anxious Star Trek fans piled into Kitchener’s Centre in the Square for an exciting musical performance, as the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony wooed the crowed...
Up Close and Personal With Justin Rutledge and the Beauties
Justin Rutledge rocked out June 1 at Starlight to promote his brand new album The Early Widows Before Rutledge took to the stage, Toronto band the Beauties got things started...
Quartetfest showcases musicians from the Laurier community
From May 28 to June 5, Wilfrid Laurier University’s faculty of music hosted Quartetfest2010 in celebration of composer Robert Schumann’s 200th birthday Quartetfest is an...
In Review: TSOL
TSOL Artist: Shad Black Box Recordings Released: May 25, 2010 8/10 In a recent conversation among current and former staff, the word “travesty” was used to describe the...
Local artist remembered
On May 22, the Laurier Association for Lifelong Learning (LALL) held its 13th annual anniversary lecture This year’s lecture featured Laurier film professor Paul Tiessen, and...
Redefining construction: Art in flux
Toronto-based multi-media artist, Michael Capobianco attempts to merge the real and the illusionary in his installation entitled This Site is Under Construction Displayed at the...
North by Northeast expands
Running from June 14-20, this summer marks the 16th year that North by Northeast (NXNE) has taken place Managing director and co-founder of NXNE Andy McLean, alongside fellow...
Arts bites: May 19, 2010
Christina Aguilera releases hot mess of a song, video Trying to stay relevant and rip off every edgy artist in the past 30 years, Christina Aguilera released her new flop single...
In review: Summer releases
Together The New Pornographers Label: Matador Release Date: May 4 Listen to: “Your Hands (Together)”, “Daughters of Sorrow” 7/10 Together opens strong with “Moves”...
Live preview of Stars’ new album
As frontwoman Amy Millan pointed out, it takes a lot of trust for an audience to buy a ticket to see a band play songs that they’ve never heard before That’s exactly what...