On Oct. 9, the rich sound of big band jazz accompanied by the steps of swing dancers filled the Esch Huvris room for another celebration of Jazz at Rik’s Café. Crowds of smiling students filed in to participate, instruments and swing shoes in hand. Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies José Encarnacion…
WLFM hosts first show in new house
On Monday, Oct. 14, the California based pop-rock band Joyce Manor performed a 45-minute set in the WLFM House. Opening for them was rapper BRAVEPrince, also known as senior Wasonu “Frog” Allen, who hails from Atlanta, Georgia. Even though the show took place on a Monday night, there was an excellent turn out — the…
Visiting artist speaks on his past and art’s future
Salvador Jiménez-Flores introduced a captive audience to “An Imaginary World of Rascuache-Futurism” on Oct. 11, in the Wriston Auditorium. Looking back at his childhood, Jiménez-Flores never expected that he would become an artist. All he knew was that he wanted to be like his dad; he also knew that he was into horses and soccer,…
Lawrence choirs give first performance of term
On Friday Oct. 11, the Lawrence University choirs had their fall preview concert at the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. All four choirs had an impressive line up considering the amount of time they have had to prepare. Along with Viking Chorale, Cantala and the Concert Choir, the new Bass Clef Ensemble performed for this concert. All…
A Pair of Nifties
When I read a review of a movie, it is not because I loved the movie. It is not because I felt ambivalent toward the movie. The only reason I would click on that article is if the movie was an absolute bomb. I see a show like “Dougal” or “The Force Awakens” or “Moose…
Photo Feature: DuoKlavitarre
Photo by Taylor Blackson. Jolanta Ziemska (piano) and Maciej Ziemski (guitar) have been performing together for fifteen years and hail from Poland, but currently live and work in Bremen, Germany. As one of the events dedicated to the Heritage month, this concert was organized and sponsored by the Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin and…
Comedian entertains on Blue and White Weekend
Mandal, a comedian from Atlanta, Ga., visited Lawrence last weekend intent on making his audience laugh, and he left that goal achieved. On Friday, Oct. 4, in the Warch Campus Center Cinema, a crowd gathered to see him. Among the events of Blue and White Weekend, some of which were canceled due to poor weather,…
Brooklyn Rider returns to Lawrence
On Friday, Oct. 4, the string quartet Brooklyn Rider came to Memorial Chapel as Lawrence’s first guests in the 2019-2020 Performing Arts Series. The group includes Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen on violin, Nicholas Cords on viola and Michael Nicolas on cello. Their performance “Healing Modes” was based on the healing quality of music. The…
Album review: Charli
As an artist who kicked off her career at age 14 performing at illegal warehouse raves, Charli XCX is known for churning out futuristic avant-pop bangers. Though often underappreciated, she has had a foundational influence on pop music both through songs she’s written for herself and those she’s written for other artists including Gwen Stefani,…
Netflix review: I Think You Should Leave
Netflix recently ordered a second season of the obscure sketch comedy show, “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.” The series, starring Robinson (“Saturday Night Live,” “Detroiters”) and directed by Alice Mathias and Akiva Schaffer, falls under a certain category of surreal humor that has been gaining popularity in the last few years with…