The Gossip infuse bluesy, soulful vocals with punk rock, creating a sound better than most in the genre. The band is composed of two lesbians and a straight man and loves spreading its gay-friendly vibe while touring, said lead vocalist Beth Ditto.
All three members of The Like have a musical parent - Both Charlotte Froom and Z. Berg's dads are producers for major labels and Tennessee Thomas' dad was a drummer in Elvis Costello's Attractions. The girls' lineage might automatically sway some from giving them a listen.
Editor's note: State News reporters Lauren Phillips and Kris Turner set out to review an Armenian restaurant, House of Kabobs, 1825 E.
Four punk bands and four country/twang bands playing together might appear a little odd, but to Aaron Bales it seemed like a perfect combination. Bales created a catchy name, Punks vs.
Music 1. Friday: Punks vs 'Pokes, 8 p.m. at The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave., in Lansing.
Victor Van Dort didn't know what he was getting into when he placed a wedding ring on a twig in a graveyard and accidentally proposed to a dead woman.
Josh Spearow rode his bike to Mac's Bar from Haslett on Tuesday afternoon to secure his place as number one in line for the Cursive - a.k.a.
You might get quite an eyeful at Riverwalk Theatre's production of "The Ritz." Among the costume choices for the mostly gay characters, one "gentleman" was styled in chaps and a thong. Rear views are not the only scandalous things in the play.
With the summer release of Iggy Pop's "A Million in Prizes: The Anthology," and the re-released, remastered album "The Stooges," just recently in stores Aug.
From Dairy Queen manager to "America's Next Top Model" might not seem like a stroll down the catwalk.
It's a beautiful thing when you can't stop laughing about a play well after the curtain has closed. "King O' the Moon," performed by BoarsHead Theatre, hit the mark that distinguishes truly great theater from the ordinary. The play is set in July 1969 and the Pazinski children, who are growing into adults, are feeling national and international events in their own lives - the first man on the moon, the Vietnam War and changing moral standards. "King O' the Moon" is the follow-up play to "Over The Tavern," which was performed by the theater last September and again in May.
D. Harlan Wilson puts his own twist on surrealism when writing novels. Using a blend of satire, dark fiction and dream-like environments, Wilson literally creates worlds of his own. Wilson, a visiting assistant professor of English, started out writing poetry but made the switch to fiction writing at age 25, after beginning his master's degree in English at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.
The atmosphere was full of laughter and camaraderie as the new and returning members of the MSU Kiddie Lit Club entered the room.
The State News presents five things going on in the world of pop culture that just might make your life a little bit better. 1.
Maybe it's the grace and beauty that attracts people. Or perhaps the sexy rhythms get them going.
Who really cares about cigarette smoking in the movies anyway? Well, I guess I care because I'm writing this column.
Meet Cuddles the rabbit, Giggles the chipmunk, Lumpy the moose and Petunia the skunk. They're cute.
There are few heartbreaks more thoroughly chronicled in the annals of popular music than the painful breakup.
Somewhere in the bowels of the Metro concert hall in the heart of Wrigleyville on the North side of Chicago, Coheed and Cambria's lead singer and guitarist Claudio Sanchez emerges from a backstage hangout, the laughter of his bandmates echoing behind him.
Would it really be blues without trouble brewing all around? Because when it comes to the blues, either your mate isn't treating you right or the weather treats you like a chump.