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(10/02/13 8:32pm)
As the ‘80s hit “Maniac” played in Brody Hall, bystanders were caught off guard as members of the MSU Dance Club and Wharton Center Student Marketing Organization broke out in a “Flashdance” rendition.
(09/22/13 7:42pm)
Lansing’s Old Town was immersed in the mournful crooning of harmonicas, the sweet plucking of guitars, and the thunderous beat of drums this past weekend during the annual BluesFest.
(09/20/13 1:53am)
Troy Bolton, played by Zac Efron in the popular Disney Channel movie “High School Musical,” was every young girl’s crush a few years back. However, it seems Efron has gone from his high of singing and dancing to another addiction that isn’t as easy to shake.
(09/19/13 10:20pm)
Many see Greg Robertson on Grand River Avenue during the week strumming his guitar and singing a folk song. But few stop to ask who the man behind the guitar is.
(09/16/13 2:03am)
Country boys and girls from Lansing and beyond gathered to hear melodic, sweat-drenched and Michigan-made musicians Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys on Sept. 14 at The Loft.
(09/11/13 11:30pm)
The release of Arcade Fire’s highly interactive video for their new single “Reflektor” is the latest stunning in a series of music videos changing the way we interact with media.
(09/09/13 10:36pm)
Between her provocative VMA performance and explicit music video “We Can’t Stop,” Miley Cyrus is the star of negative headlines and seems to be going off the edge when it comes to her career.
(09/04/13 12:50am)
The Fairchild Theatre, once home to music concerts and choral performances, now is filled with a very different production that involves the pounding of hammers, the shrill whir of buzz saws and the low-pitched yells of construction workers.
(09/02/13 11:31pm)
It’s been over a week since singers Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke made a scandalizing splash into a pool of controversy at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, and the media buzz on the topic has not slowed down since.
(08/12/13 1:32am)
For many, the thought of folk music creates a perception of melodic vocal riffs, banjos and tambourines — but MSU Museum acting director Lora Helou said folk is so much more than that.
(07/11/13 3:51am)
Amidst the Common Ground Music Festival excitement this week, MSU Community Music School Rock Camp has assembled eight talented teenaged bands that will be “rocking out” among the big names in music at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing on Saturday.
(07/08/13 4:00am)
When the Common Ground Music Festival began in downtown Lansing, it originally focused on classic rock, but as the festival progresses into its 14th year, it now headlines some of the nation’s brightest stars along with upcoming local and regional talent.
(06/13/13 1:33am)
For East Lansing resident Irene Blanchard, music is “an expression of a happy heart.”
(06/10/13 10:26pm)
A cacophony of drums, synthesizers and auto-tuned voices echoed throughout corridors of the MSU Community Music School, 4930 S. Hagadorn Road, as youngsters of all ages came together for the Eric “RicStar” Winter Music Therapy Camp. As the programs enters its 11th year, Cindy Edgerton, the camp’s director, said the program has experienced exceptional growth, from 46 campers in 2003 to an all-time high of 124 participants this year.
(06/06/13 9:50pm)
Six years after their last album, The Queens of the Stone Age clawed their way out of some crack in the earth, picked up their instruments and became the epicenter of an earthquake.
(05/16/13 12:18am)
Editor’s Note: Views expressed in guest columns and letters to the editor reflect the views of the author, not the views of The State News.
(04/26/13 1:17am)
This semester, the features desk featured scores of people and dozens of events. Here are the top three events and people profiled, as well as summer events to look forward to.
(04/19/13 3:34am)
It all started with a lone ukulele. When his band members went their separate ways post-graduation in 2009, MSU alumnus Dylan Rogers longed to stay in Lansing, where he grew up.
(04/19/13 2:08am)
For “Latin IS America” Festival co-director Ricardo Lorenz, the event was organized to celebrate the long-standing culture and relationship between the United States and Latin America.
(04/15/13 3:20am)
A flood of sundresses and cowboy boots made their way to the Breslin Center from all directions, dressed in anticipation for a concert that sold out twice.