This past Friday, Jan. 22, senior Hung Phi Nguyen, performed his student piano recital in which he walked the line of technicity and pleasantness. Nguyen performed, not simply through his playing of the piano, but also through his body language and the flourishing of his hands. Though there was no vocal aspect of the…
Review: “Lovecraft Country”
The purpose of a pilot episode is to intrigue the viewer enough to make them watch more of the show. Unsurprisingly, due to the team that put it together, “Lovecraft Country” does this successfully. Directed by Cheryl Dunye and Yann Demange, both prominent Black directors known most notably for “The Watermelon Woman” (1996) and “’71”…
Movies, Movies, Movies
“Dick Johnson is Dead,” 2020, directed by Kirsten Johnson — 4/5 Stars Kirsten Johnson first made waves in the documentary filmmaking world with “Cameraperson” in 2016, a complex and moving collection of footage that posed questions about war, impermanence and trauma. For the past four years since, Johnson’s work was not present at film festivals…
EP Drop: Kitty Ray
Philadelphia-based artist, Kitty Ray, is a songwriter, vocalist, producer and owner of the record label Pretty Wavvy. Ray gained popularity in the internet DIY scene in the early 2010s and found her career accelerated by the Rolling Stone’s ranking of her song “Okay Cupid” at number 17 out of the 50 best songs of 2012.…
MLK Music for All Concert
In an effort to get more voices involved in the planning of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service at Lawrence, many of the events were proposed and executed by students here on campus. Throughout the day, students and community members were encouraged to register for events on disability policy and advocacy, abolition…
Artist Review: JJ Shubert
JJ Shurbet is a 19-year-old artist, born and raised in the South and currently based here in Appleton. They launched a YouTube channel in 2015 and gained a following after releasing an acoustic Lil Peep cover, subsequently gaining popularity on the platform for their creative takes on a diversity of covers. Shurbet began recording original…
Movies, Movies, Movies
“Wonder Woman 1984,” 2020, directed by Patty Jenkins – 2/5 Stars The first “Wonder Woman” film had its flaws, as most bombastic blockbusters do, but was a mostly enjoyable romp on par with other superhero flicks. The same cannot be said for “Wonder Woman 1984.” All superhero movies, to succeed within the genre, require a…
Review: HBO Max’s “Veneno”
So, this was the week of TV, movie and music roulette here in the A&E section. Most of the staff writers and columnists in the section did a sort of secret santa shuffle in which we recommended each other a piece of art or entertainment (hey, that’s the name of the section!), and then we’d…
Review: Adrianne Lenker’s songs
On Oct. 23, 2020, Indianapolis-born singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker released “songs.” Lenker is most known for her role in the band Big Thief, and her latest release provides the same emotional lyrics and high octave vocals that prove time and time again to be a relentless earworm. The album, “songs,” was born from a breakup and…
Student Spotlight: Luka Santin
Photo provided by Luka Santin Sophomore Luka Santin is a Lawrence student in the Bachelor of Arts in Music program, focusing on piano performance and psychology. While they have an extensive history of musical passion and participation throughout their secondary education, including choir, violin, cello and piano lessons, it was in their Fall Term at…