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(10/25/12 12:33am)
After 15 years of collaboration, Blink-182 has made the split from their record label, Interscope Records, a Universal Music Group company. Singer and guitarist for the band, Tom DeLonge, tweeted on Tuesday, saying “Freedom!! Blink as of today, is now an independent Artist!!!!!”
(10/23/12 11:24pm)
According to Flobots vocalist Stephen “Brer Rabbit” Brackett, he discovered his identity as a musician and social activist during a freestyle rap battle years ago.
(10/22/12 12:40am)
When Andrew Cook left post-hardcore band The Receiving End of Sirens to drum for A Rocket to the Moon, he left many in shock. The transition to the alternative pop-punk melodies of A Rocket to the Moon might have been unexpected to some, but Cook said he was happy about the change.
(10/19/12 1:17am)
The third annual East Lansing Dulcimer Festival will come to East Lansing at 8 p.m. Friday.
(10/18/12 12:25am)
While Melanie Helton, MSU’s Opera Theatre director, searched for an idea for the College of Music’s upcoming production, she stumbled across the music of Kurt Weill. Weill, a German composer, made both social and political statements with his music. From this, Helton came up with her idea for “Kurt Weill: 2012, But the days grow short.”
(10/16/12 12:19am)
With the ‘90s came the rise of boy bands — tween girls across the country had loyalty split between ‘N Sync and the Backstreet Boys.
(10/15/12 1:58am)
As music education senior Kim Wren stared out at an audience composed of many MSU Board of Trustees members Friday night, she reminded herself of something that helped calm her nerves: she was about to be one of the first students to perform in one of the premier performance halls in the state.
(10/05/12 12:36am)
In the wake of the first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, politics are on the forefront of many Spartans’ minds. To alleviate the tension, “The Capitol Steps,” a political comedy, had its debut at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Wharton Center.
(10/05/12 12:31am)
Mustard Plug will perform Sunday at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing.
(09/25/12 11:38pm)
As Daisy adjusted his tape-repaired glasses, he shared a realization about his life as a touring musician.
(09/19/12 11:19pm)
Sigur Ros, an Icelandic post-rock band, released their most recent album, “Valtari,” on May 29.
(09/16/12 11:50pm)
Former MSU student Grant Kwiecinski took control of his future when he decided to postpone his college education and focus on a music career. In his mind, Kwiecinski said, it was now or never.
“Things don’t just happen,” he said. “We make our own destiny.”
(09/14/12 12:39am)
When they came to MSU last fall, zoology sophomore Greg Ribble, biological science and secondary education sophomore Kyle Hutchinson and microbiology sophomore Adam Matynowski were strangers with different paths in mind.
(09/10/12 12:31am)
Nearly 35 years after its grand opening, the record store Flat, Black and Circular, or FBC, 541 E. Grand River Ave., remains a strong component in East Lansing.
(09/06/12 12:09am)
On Sept. 4 and 5, the Music Building began to fill with the clammy hands, heightened heartbeats and humming voices of prospective new members of State of Fifths, one of MSU’s coed a capella groups.
(09/05/12 12:30am)
To have the career they’ve always dreamed of, musicians must be able to express versatility, variety and originality, especially with today’s critical music industry and audience. Along the way, many artists face a moment where their niche material runs out of steam; a moment that forces them either to stop while they’re ahead and retire or redirect their focus.
(08/31/12 1:05am)
This Labor Day weekend, residents of the Lansing area will get the chance to experience dragons, country music and Arabic performances — all within miles of MSU.
The Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art, or MICA, will host the third annual Michigan Mosaic Music Festival in downtown Lansing.
The free show, started in 2010, is expected to be a mesh of all sorts of cultural performances.
The neighborhoodwide event will include activities embracing Asian, Arabic and African culture.
MICA volunteer and local musician Mike Skory said the festival is meant to help young people in the area experience other cultures and different sides of Lansing.
(08/29/12 1:28am)
For those who compulsively update their iTunes every few weeks, it’s a relief when their favorite bands release new music often. But when it comes to an album that you’ve waited years for, it makes the listening experience that much sweeter.
(08/06/12 4:03am)
Many East Lansing residents recognize Greg Robertson as one of downtown’s prominent street performers, but few know his history and how his life led him to his spot outside the Peanut Barrel Restaurant, where he regularly serenades shoppers.
(08/06/12 2:04am)
The streets of Lansing’s Old Town were packed this weekend as jazz enthusiasts gathered for a two-day celebration of music.