by: Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Co-Editor On Friday, September 7, music added another name to an already lengthy list of unfortunate deaths. Mac Miller, who was only 26-years-old, was found dead of a suspected overdose in his Studio City home. The unexpected news came just a month after the artist released Swimming, his latest album. […]
by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff International superstar and soul singer Aretha Franklin has died at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The “Respect” singer rose to prominence in the 1960s as a symbol of civil rights and has left behind a musical career that spans decades. Entertainment Weekly explains that […]
by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Emeritus The Providence College Pep Band is part of Friartown’s heart and soul. I got a chance to talk to three of the seniors—Kasey Cardin ’18, Sam Mahoney ’18, and Kyle Van Dzura ’18—about their memories with the “best band in the land.” Ryan Cox: What motivated you to […]
by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Over the weekend, Post Malone released his latest album, Beerbongs & Bentleys. Austin Richard Post (Post Malone), first gained major recognition in August 2015 with the release of his debut single, “White Iverson.” Immediately following, he landed a record deal with Republic Records. Ever since, he has been on […]
by Abigail Czerniecki ’19 A&E Co-Editor As Providence College students come down from their spring concert hype, students are now reflecting and comparing Galantis’ performance to that of previous sprong concert performers. Over the course of the last five years spring concert, Board of Programmers (BOP), has welcomed performers such as Krewella, Panic! at the Disco, […]
by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff It was April 30, 2012, six years before Galantis’ spring concert performance when EDM DJ, Avicii also performed at Providence College. Both Swedish performers and both DJs, it was a remarkable coincidence that both artists came to Providence for the same April occasion. However, 2018 resulted in a tragedy […]
by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff The Pulitzer Prize, which was first awarded in 1917, is granted for outstanding work in journalism, literature, music composition, and other related fields. This year, Kendrick Lamar received the music award, established in 1943, for his album DAMN. This is quite an accomplishment for Lamar, who is the first […]
by Julia Vaccarella ’21 A&E Staff With Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicking off this year’s spring music festivals, the beginning of music festival season is upon us. Governors Ball, first launched in 2011, is returning yet again. This year it will be held June 1-3 at the same location as last year, Randall’s […]
by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Temperatures remain close to freezing but the date screams spring. With the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival behind us, we search for similar experiences closer to home. While the weather makes outdoor music-watching uncomfortable, if not impossible, the city of Boston hosts a wide variety […]
Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff Grammy winning singer-songwriter and New Zealand native Lorde made her way into Connecticut on April 7 on the North America leg of her Melodrama World Tour. Playing over 70 shows in Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia, and South America, this is the second world tour for Lorde. Anyone who is […]