After making it big, artists are known for breaking out of the town that fostered them on their journeys to success. Marcy Marxer, who used to work in the catalog department at Elderly Instruments, 1100 N.
Toward the middle of last semester my roommates and I made a conscious decision. We decided, against our lazy nature, to disconnect the cable.
Ever watched a movie, then dreamed of being the characters in real life, standing in front of the mirror acting out key scenes and cheesy lines?
Depending on the outcome of an experimental Saturday night show, East Lansing could see another music venue added to its list of entertainment options.
ThursdayAaron Holland: Acoustic guitarist. 8 p.m., Jimmy's Pub, 3139 E. Grand River Ave.
Female rap artist Eve has dropped out of the Ja Rule U.S. Tour, including a stop in East Lansing scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Jeff Daniels is a Hollywood rarity. With nearly 50 films on his résumé, including two director's credits, the veteran actor has managed to maintain his career despite the industry's short attention span. "It's great to have been around for a long time, because in Hollywood, careers are very short.
Going against the grain has been key to the growth of Chicago-based jam band Umphrey's McGee. Relying heavily on bootlegging - highly debated and frowned upon by the corporate music industry - for its musical distribution, Umphrey's often finds itself defying critics and the odds, playing to sold-out crowds in towns where the band has never before stepped foot. After a packed performance in Lansing last year, Umphrey's McGee is making its second appearance in a more familiar place. "Our show in Lansing was fantastic last time," keyboardist and vocalist Joel Cummins said.
Back in the day, during what is referred to as the "Before Time," the most diverse a coffee shop got was regular or decaf. Now, in the age of ginseng, enhancement pills, Slurpees and the health conscious - things are beginning to evolve. These days, the diversity has increased a little, creating three types of caffeine-seekers who, remarkably, all can be found sitting together on any given day at any given coffee shop. Where do you fall in? The Anti-coffees No coffee, no way, no how. Christophir Jentoft remembers his shock when he found he had a paper due in a matter of hours for one of his classes - a paper he hadn't yet started. Out of stress and the necessity to stay awake, the anthropology graduate student decided to try caffeine pills along with a few cups of coffee. "Once in my undergraduate years I tried one of the types of pills and it made me violently ill," he said.
Audiences around the world have praised "The Phantom of the Opera" as a glamorous, chilling, romantic play with an acclaimed musical score and seven Tony Awards to its credit.
Clubs The MSU Aikido Club will be meeting from 6:45-8 p.m. on Jan. 30 in the IM Sports-West Judo Room.
A full house sat attentively as it was hit by the first dark-humored joke of the play.The theatergoers, seated in the classy blue auditorium of the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, didn't exactly know what they were getting into when they purchased their tickets for "Dearly Departed."Presented by the Lansing Civic Players, "Dearly Departed" was written by David Botrell and Jessie Jones and directed by Linda Granger.
With only $600 in their budget, members of East Lansing's the giveaway didn't have much to work with in the production of their new EP "wake up." The album's seven tracks could see the giveaway get a foot in the door much the same way as bands such as Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers have done - with a low-budget album and a local following. Financed with the help of family members and recorded in just a few takes or less, "wake up" is a creative statement with plenty of raw feeling. A floating melody of four gentle keyboard notes, an obvious acoustic guitar and just the right touch of drums lead into the EP's first song, "Undeveloped." The vocals on the track interlink with the flow of the music, especially in the chorus, but aren't always as strong with the backing music of the verse.
Who said the space program is dead? The musically-inspired portion, at least, is very much alive. Local space cadets The Fuzz hunker down for the release of their second full-length album, "Noise Destroyers." Opening with a spacey yet creepily-appealing introduction, the voiceless track "The Largest Number" would fit perfectly into any "Lost in Space" episode.
On Jan. 7, Nintendo announced the most advanced and successful hand-held video game system in the world just got a little better. Being unable to see which direction Mario was going in a dimly-lit room will soon be a thing of the past, as the redesigned Game Boy Advance SP launches March 23 with some bright new technology. The device looks beautiful - and better yet, it's only $99.95, five cents cheaper than the original Game Boy Advance when it launched June 11, 2001.
Country killer Clint Black releases a compilation of his best material with "Super Hits" on RCA today.
First take a cup of recycled plot line. Then add a dash of talented actors slumming in roles that are not to par.
Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., is a tiny, smoky tavern you'd normally stumble upon somewhere out West in the middle of nowhere.
If you're a fan of perky, catchy lyrics and bands with an energetic stage presence, then the 19Wheels show at Rick's American Cafe this Saturday could be the gig for you.
"Adaptation.," the latest collaboration from directorSpike Jonze and writer Charlie Kaufman of "Being John Malkovich," extended its release to the Lansing area last week.