Break out your grass skirt: It’s time for a “Rockin’ Acca Luau.”The Accafellas, an eight-man a cappella group, puts on its fall concert at 8 tonight in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre.
Friday Knee Deep Shag performs with Nectar and Slow Drag at the State Theatre, 404 S.
DETROIT - At St. Andrews Hall, emo kids got a chance to test out new communication and musical products while grooving to the mellow tunes of John Lennon-like guitarist Elliot Smith and the futuristic sounds of rock band Grandaddy.Sponsored by Rolling Stone Live, the already high-tech audience members, most of whom clipped pagers and cell phones to their clothes, entered two raffle contests, hoping for a chance to win a Philips Electronics MP3 player or the new Motorola/Skytel pager.
LANSING - Upon arrival at MSU, most freshmen are overwhelmed by campus and East Lansing. The trek from south campus to Grand River Avenue can seem exhausting.
It has all the makings of a box office bomb: an inexperienced, first-time director; expectations of a fatal run because of the flop of other classic television show remakes and nasty rumors about on-set tensions circulating for months before its release.
Frank Maynard doesn’t look at the recent Ben Folds Five breakup as a tragedy, but more as an opportunity for each member to shine.“From what I understand, they decided they had done their course of what they wanted to do as a trio,” the Novi resident said.
LANSING - Though Ani DiFranco will perform at MSU’s largest on-campus venue next week, she wasn’t always so famous.Ten years ago, she toured the country in her own car, selling her self-produced album as she went.Independent stores, not corporate chains, helped DiFranco get out her music - and its messages.Lansing’s Goldenrod Distribution, 1310 Turner St., was one of these stores.
The MSU Department of Theatre puts on “Evita” at 7:30 p.m. today at the Fairchild Theatre in the Auditorium.The Broadway musical chronicles the life of the once impoverished Eva Duarte as she becomes Eva Peron, the politically involved first lady of Argentina.
Jack Kristan’s mark of good musicians is how well they perform live. He said that’s why he is such a huge fan of Ben Harper. “I’m looking forward to seeing a really good act,” the finance senior said.
U2 All That You Can’t Leave Behind (Interscope Records) After 20 years, U2 still knows how to please its fans.
Blue Meanies the post wave (MCA Records) The latest effort by the Chicago-based Blue Meanies is a perfect example of a major label having a negative impact on the quality of the band.
Aiming to educate viewers on cinematic images of Native Americans, the fifth annual Native American Film Series will show the first film of its fall series at 7 tonight in room B102 of Wells Hall. Vincent Ward’s “Map of the Human Heart” was chosen as the first screening of the series because of the variety of issues it covers.
Superdrag In the Valley of Dying Stars (Arena Rock Recordings) Too many bands in the music industry try to sound different by adding various effects to their albums with a result that is generally negative.
“Bamboozled”: Now playing at a theater not so near you. Spike Lee’s controversial new film, which screened two weeks ago on campus, isn’t showing anywhere in or around East Lansing.
In the spirit of the classic whodunit, “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” uses a zany cast and cleverly contrived plot that leaves you wondering until the last scene. Although similar to “Clue,” and “Murder By Death,” this farce, the first MSU student production of the year, is just as funny, if not funnier, than the two. The play, directed by English senior Michael Scott Hunter, takes place in an old mansion in Chappaqua, N.Y.
To put it in a plain and simple statement, “Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2,” the follow-up to one of the most profitable films ever made, is a disappointment that overshadows even the worst of film sequels. The movie - despite the innovation of its predecessor - is not scary, even though it tried to be; is not funny, even though it wanted to be; and definitely is not a good enough film to live up to all the hype surrounding it, even though many have waited for the witch to come back. This so-called return of the Blair Witch is more than a disappointment; it’s a travesty that unfortunately brings up the question “Why?” Why did the executive producers, Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, the two men behind the curtain of the first film, allow this movie to be made?
Dressing up for Halloween may seem a little immature, but no matter who you are, the Lansing Civic Players Costume Shop will bring out the kid in you. Carrying nearly 10,000 authentic-looking costumes, the costume shop, located above the Lansing Civic Players Guild, 2300 E.
A School of Music concert tonight doesn’t feature instruments or musicians. Instead, a computer and speakers will take the stage. The electronic music concert starts at 8 p.m.
Don’t let the eerie music, dimmed lights, dripping candles and Halloween statuettes scare you too much. Lansing resident Robert “Rock” Hudson isn’t trying to scare anyone; he’s just having fun. Hudson’s apartment houses more than 1,200 miniature Halloween statues that he has been collecting for seven years.
Campus is peppered with leaves, sweaters, fleeces and jackets. Students and professors complain about the cold but admire the brightly colored maples, oaks and flowers that make up MSU’s fall environment.Meanwhile, Wesley Richards is sweating in a light blue T-shirt and jeans while watering a monochromatic habitat of dark green plants and trees.But the horticulture freshman is in the middle of campus.Richards is working Thursday in the Rainforest room of the Botany Greenhouse behind Marshall Hall.“The first thing we do when we come in the morning is open the vents,” he says.