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Ethiopian energy inspires album, performance
Seth Bernard and May Erlewine were surprised by the beauty and diversity of southern Ethiopia — a region they expected to be bare and vast.
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MSU alumnus to perform in Lansing Symphony’s MasterWorks series
After traveling throughout the country to perform with opera companies such as the Santa Fe Opera and the Florida Grand Opera, MSU alumnus Benjamin Clements is returning to East Lansing for a performance.
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Weekend roundup: Nov 4-6
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
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Mich. band to perform for local CD release
Joe Hertler first started performing music because of a girl. When this crush suggested he perform at an open mike night, Hertler decided to give it a shot.
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Bear Hands makes positive impression with local show
When I learned Bear Hands, a band whose music has been featured on TV shows such as MTV’s “Skins” and HBO’s “Entourage,” would be performing in Lansing, I had high expectations for the performance.
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Students party with paint at DayGlow
DayGlow East Lansing was the highlight of Kayla Borkowski’s weekend.
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‘Bachelor’ star to play concert
To many, MSU alumni and former Spartan quarterback Bob Guiney is known as one of the faces of ABC’s “The Bachelor.” But to those who know him best, he also is the musician who started his career in East Lansing on the stage of Rick’s American Café, 224 Abbot Road.
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Weekend roundup: Oct. 21-23
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
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Blues band looks to release ‘Joy’
When Bill Malone was offered a position in Root Doctor, a Lansing-based blues band, he jumped at the opportunity. “I came to Lansing, and Root Doctor was ‘the name,’” he said.
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Weekly concert at The Loft highlights artists creating
Jerome White wants to hold more than the typical concert. With Over the Edge Saturdays, a weekly alternative artistic event held at The Loft, 414 E.
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Mac Miller plays to entire audience with MSU performance
For 19-year-old rap artist Mac Miller, no matter where his fans were sitting in the Auditorium during his Friday night performance, he still could see every one of them.
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Rapper Mac Miller to perform on campus
When marketing freshman Eric Weinbaum spotted a Residence Halls Association, or RHA, flyer on a table in Holmes Hall cafeteria advertising Mac Miller was coming to East Lansing, he knew his dreams had come true.
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Local dance group makes waves, practices 5Rhythms
For Kimberly Forte, dance always has been an essential part of her life.
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Mich. bluegrass band to celebrate album release
Members of Kalamazoo band Greensky Bluegrass hoped to make it big one day — and after performing for fans all over the country, they feel they have.
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Local musicians to play at E.L. art space
Local artists Kyle Nelson Pentecost, an indie-folk performer, and Tania Hayward, a singer/songwriter, will perform Thursday at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., along with Nathan Alan and The Saw Had Eyes That Sea.
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Thousands enjoy music, food at Lansing’s BluesFest
Blues music, food and thousands of people filled the streets of Lansing’s Old Town this weekend for the 18th annual Old Town BluesFest.
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Lansing DJs hold electronic music event
Glow sticks in hand, Andrea Nelsen made her way to the dance floor Saturday to enjoy a night of electronic music and dancing.
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Local hip-hop showcase to bring diverse performance to city
MSU alumni Tyrell Slappey and Marcus Edwards were tired of hearing the same repetitive songs on the radio in their days on campus. When the pair began creating their own hip-hop beats three years ago in their Hubbard Hall dorm room, they knew it was the start of something big. After graduating from MSU, Slappey and Edwards became part of a group of eight hip-hop artists called High Royalty.
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DJ collective to host electronic music concert
LEAK Back to School Party, presented by The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, will take place this weekend.
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Book showcases MSU’s legendary music man
Author Rita Comstock hopes to highlight an MSU legend — the university’s “original music man” — with the release of her new book tomorrow.