Local pop-punk band Hyperbole is ripping it up at The Landshark, 101 E. Grand River Ave., at midnight Friday. The five-piece band just released “Boy Meets Wonder” in September and is touring across Michigan for the next two months. Guitarist Jacob Jon Bender said fans of bands like Blink-182, New Found Glory and Saves The Day should give the band a listen.
Counting Crows will perform at the Auditorium on Nov. 23 and presale tickets go on sale at noon today. The show time has not yet been released. The band has released four highly-acclaimed studio albums - three of which went platinum - and is renowned for its live performances. The only way to get tickets today is to go to the band’s Web site and register.
Friday Club Paradise, 224 S. Washington Square in Lansing, will host round two of Battle of the Bands.
During the summer of 1999, I had a chance to check out a free Ozomatli show. The venue for the Spanish hip-hop group’s show couldn’t have been any cooler: San Francisco’s Amoeba Records, the largest independent music shop on the West Coast. After returning from the show, I started listening to Ozomatli’s self-titled album and noticed something right away that hadn’t been at the show. That something was the attention-grabbing, haunting voice of rapper Chali2na, who appeared as a special guest on numerous tracks. That album remains a favorite of mine, largely because of the distinct vocals and lyrical talent of Chali2na. And with Jurassic 5’s newest album, “Power in Numbers,” the effect is very much the same.
t’s not unusual for broadcast journalism freshman Kyleen Krstich to walk down Grand River Avenue and have total strangers smile and introduce themselves. “It’s weird sometimes,” said Krstich, who is Miss Michigan Teen USA 2002.
by Shawn Wozniak The State News Pittsburgh natives Rusted Root played to a near sell-out crowd at Breslin Center on Monday night.
I haven’t been this excited in awhile. Not since seeing Slash’s band open for AC/DC have I anticipated a concert more.
Events: • The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students presents the “Fire” tour featuring Magdalen Hsu-Li, acclaimed music artist, poet and educator, who will be performing at 9 p.m.
There’s just something special about a musician who takes 10 years to release a new album. It’s undeniable proof Peter Gabriel just wants things done right. His 12th solo album, “Up,” is crammed with soaring melodies, shimmering drums exploding into nostalgic dreams and rich tapestries of high-tech ambiance blended with Gabriel’s breathy voice. At times, it’s hard to distinguish whether Gabriel transforms into the electronic tinkering of Nine Inch Nails or appeals more to fans of the eclectic atmospheres of Beck and Moby - it’s simply that good. But be warned: This album’s title is devious of its content.
This game was originally designed as a Nintendo 64 game, but eventually switched formats to the more powerful GameCube.
Lansing - Todd Heywood found artistic inspiration at the most inconvenient of times - in the middle of the night. Waking from a dream, he sat at his computer and churned out “Moral Obligations,” a play about the murder of Matthew Shepard two years before in 1998.
The rock on Farm Lane was surrounded by the shiny colors of Volkswagen cars from noon to 5 p.m. Monday, as students ogled and indulged in free events.The Volkswagen Music Ed.
Lansing - Old Town just couldn’t seem to get rid of the blues this weekend. Even a heavy downpour of rain and frigid temperatures didn’t keep the small, nostalgic block from sharing the blues with 12 local, regional and national bands. “The clouds have parted to have some fun tonight,” Jan James said as she belted out her soulful, bluesy rock on the first night of BluesFest. “We rode the storm in from Chicago,” she said.
Teen heartthrobs and aspiring young rappers Bow Wow and Mario are performing at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Breslin Center. The Bow Wow Live Tour is a nine-city tour that begins Oct.
Lansing - A brutal onslaught of noise ripped through the Temple Club on Friday night. With stained-glass windows, chandeliers, pews everywhere and a bar on each floor, the old converted church, 500 E.
It isn’t often that I get to review films that have been released in this country more than a year ago.
The Old Town BluesFest 2002 begins today, showcasing local, regional and national artists amid Lansing’s historic commercial district on the corner of East Grand River Avenue and Turner Street. The two-day event is the ninth annual Old Town fall festival, but the first-ever BluesFest.
Hannibal Lecter is at it again. But when he isn’t killing, he is helping others like the humanitarian he is. So how can one more film be adapted around his life?
For the new swing generation, there’s no better time to catch classic ’40s hits than Saturday at the Wharton Center. Bud Forrest’s “In the Mood” is a big band musical revue that includes legendary hits by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman played by the String of Pearls Orchestra. Even though many of these songs came out more than 50 years ago, they are still popular today. “Something about jazz music just really moves me, makes me want to dance,” said mechanical engineering senior Jason Neisz.
This best bet is for all you hard rock and alterna-metal lovers out there. The Temple Club, 500 E.