Category: Music

PC’s Talented Adam Hanna Draws Crowd to the Alchemy

by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff Last Thursday, Providence College musician Adam Hanna ’18 sold out his live concert at The Alchemy. A massive crowd of more than 350 fans turned out for the singer-songwriter. The crowd was electric as they sang along and heard their fellow Friar perform their favorite hits as well as  […]

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Everett Open Stage Cultivates Creativity

by Alexis Jais ’18 A&E Staff The Open Stage series recently began at the Everett Company Stage & School in Downtown Providence. The school will hold Open Stage shows on the first Friday of each month until June of 2018. The Everett school hosts classes and performances of many different kinds, with a goal of […]

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Let’s Rant: Has Country Music Gone Too…Bro?

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff My motto for those who claim to be staunchly against country music is this: if you do not like country music, you just have not heard the right song yet. Country music is one of the most diverse genres of music, and that is a large part of its […]

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Georgia Band Hits Downtown Providence

by Abigail Czerniecki ’19 A&E Co-Editor This past Friday, The Georgia Flood, a homegrown all-male band from Atlanta, Georgia, took the stage at the Alchemy in downtown Providence. The band finished their tour in Providence, and it was surely a successful ending. Band members Lane Kelly (bass and background vocals), Gavin Deleshaw (guitar), Damian Navarro […]

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Demi Lovato Opens Up About Mental Health in New Documentary

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Fall has very quickly taken New England captive with its awkwardly cold temperatures, vibrant leaves, and flannel stereotypes. Even in the intangible world of music, artists have been putting out records suited for casual hangout sessions rather than mass parties in the open air.  However, with the return of […]

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Weezer’s New Album Pacific Daydream: Weezer Brings the Beach Back to Fall

by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Fall has very quickly taken New England captive with its awkwardly cold temperatures, vibrant leaves, and flannel stereotypes. Even in the intangible world of music, artists have been putting out records suited for casual hangout sessions rather than mass parties in the open air.  However, with the return of […]

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Ethan Gruska: Following in His Family’s Footsteps

by Kerry Torpey ’20 A&E Co-Editor As the son of three-time Emmy nominated composer Jay Gruska and the grandson of five time Oscar winning composer John Williams, you could say that music is in singer-songwriter Ethan Gruska’s blood. Gruska, and his sister Barbra found success with their band, The Belle Brigade, when they released their […]

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Taylor Swift Releases Witty New Song “Gorgeous”

by Abigail Czerniecki ’19 A&E Co-Editor Popped it, locked it, and dropped it is what Taylor Swift has done with her new single “Gorgeous,” which was released Thursday, October 20. Swift has now previewed three songs that will be on her new album Reputation, but these new tracks are no “Love Story” or “You Belong […]

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Miley Cyrus Returns to Her Country Roots

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff In Hannah Montana: The Movie, Miley Stewart gets shipped off to Tennessee in hopes of rediscovering her roots. As a homegrown farm girl, MileyCyrus’s character grapples with an identity crisis over whether she should keep or ditch the iconic blond wig that allows her to be a world-wide popstar. […]

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You Know Where She At, You Know Where She Be: Cardi B: Hit Single “Bodak Yellow”

by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff Female rapper and hip hop artist Cardi B is one to watch out for. Her hit song “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” has climbed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. She is now the fifth female rapper in history to be on top without a featured artist […]

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