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Behind the scenes: Students find voice, issue by issue

For most publications, getting on the radar is the first step.  For Little Red Book, that first step is a constant process. “A lot of people still think we’re new,” said Sarah Wormser, editor in chief. “And we’re not.” Little Red Book relies on its homegrown feel. Not only is it a fashion magazine — [...]

‘Very positive’ bands take outdoor stage

Modern Skirts has “been around for a while,” said JoJo Glidewell, guitarist, pianist and vocalist for the band. But just because the band isn’t new to town doesn’t mean it can’t still pack a surprise. This time, it might just pull out something new. The Skirts has been working on recording songs for a new [...]

Artist blends imaginative song with Indian music

David Trasoff is a little different. He is a musician, but his instrument is not the ubiquitous guitar or piano or even banjo. It’s the sarod. Trasoff has studied the traditional Indian instrument since 1973 under one of the most highly regarded players of his time: Ali Akbar Khan. His interest in the genre of [...]

Politics power one-man band

The name Werewyatt invokes the question: where is Wyatt? And the answer is: everywhere. Wyatt Strother, the sole member under the moniker Werewyatt, is also a member of a few other bands — Werewolves, in which he plays banjo and sings, and Titans of Filth and El Hollin, in which he plays drums in both. [...]

“The Underworld,” put on by the troupes of Dancefx

Dancefx is exploring the creepy. The local dance studio’s show, entitled “The Underworld,” portrays life below the sea — and also life in darker corners of the earth. “The theme is underwater,” said dancer Annie Weaver, a second-year Graphic Design and Advertising major from Roanoke, Va, “but it’s also what goes on in the shadows [...]

Shakespeare goes pop in new lecture

William Shakespeare has not been left for dead yet. Art has brought his influence back to life. Sujata Iyengar, associate professor of English, will give a lecture sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and the Georgia Museum of Art about a series of book covers of Shakespeare works published in the late [...]

REVIEW: John Legend shares life advice, songs with students

The best motivation is through inspiration — and John Legend knows how to do it, as he showed at his sold-out appearance at the Tate Grand Hall last night. A serious lecture from a musician is not the usual. We don’t normally like to take scholastic advice from artists. But while most musicians seem to [...]

Dance students ready ‘mix of working styles’ for spring concert

The Spring Dance Concert is new and old. The new: this is only the second annual dance concert put on by the dance department. The old: the routines choreographers and dancers have been going through to prepare for the show since last fall. Pieces in the repertory-style concert have been choreographed specially for the show [...]

‘Sellouts’ starts dialogue over Latino stereotypes

“The Sellouts” is a play within a message. A part of the Sellout Project, the half-hour, one-act play will focus on Latino awareness issues. Through satire, the play aims to start conversations about the treatment of Latinos. “The play pretty much shows all the common stereotypes of Latinos,” said Susana Baker, the play’s director and [...]

Listen Up! — ‘There Is A Bomb in Gilead’

Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires surprise, but not in the way one might think. It’s not the band’s style or genre or sound alone that takes the listener unexpectedly; it’s the whole package. The band’s debut album, “There Is A Bomb in Gilead” has a genuine feel to it — it’s good Southern [...]

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