Category: Arts & Entertainment

Fall Choir Concert

by: Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff On Sunday, November 3, the Providence College Department of Music presented “An Hour of Choral Music,” conducted by Fr. Vincent Ferrer Bagan, O.P., and accompanied by Michael Kregler on the piano. The hour-long concert in the Ryan Concert Hall of the Smith Center for the Arts, filled with traditional […]

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Looking Forward to the 2019 AMAs

Taylor Swift Slated to Dominate the Ceremony by: Anne DeLello ’20 and Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Thanksgiving is not the only thing to look forward to in November, as the American Music Awards are also quickly approaching. On Nov. 24, both performers and nominees will attend the awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los […]

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Crashing Weddings and Making Memes

James Lee x Kevin Woo Release “Falling” Music Video by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor Some songs tell of great romances. Others pine for those loves that slipped through their fingers. James Lee and Kevin Woo’s recent collaboration, “Falling,” which was released digitally on Aug. 2, speaks of that lost love. However, the premiere of […]

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Tame Impala Announces New Album

Recently Released Singles Promise Psychedelic Dance Party by: Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On Oct. 25, Tame Impala announced their fourth studio album on their website and social media. Entitled The Slow Rush, it is their first album since their seminal work Currents was released back in 2015.  Tame Impala fans have reason to rejoice […]

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PC Debuts Witty Comedy Something Rotten!

Broadway Play Gets Its Northeast Collegiate Premiere by: Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff Something Rotten! is something special. Providence College’s Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film has been granted the privilege and honor of giving the show its northeastern regional collegiate premiere this past weekend.  The production offers something for everyone, from casual theatregoers to […]

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Active Minds’ Semicolon Project

by: Jennifer Villeda ’20 A&E Staff  There are moments when you are walking around campus in a sea of students and listening to their conversations or too loud music, but feel completely alone and isolated. Your vision and mind do not connect at that moment, but rather, you are swept away in a current of […]

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JESUS IS KING: Kanye Experiments With Gospel

Rapper Undertakes Massive Genre Transformation by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Kanye West has returned to music once again with the debut of his ninth studio album, entitled Jesus Is King. After previously teasing a separate project, entitled  Yandhi, the record was released after multiple delays dating back to over one year ago. As the […]

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Modern Music Promotion: How Songs Go Viral

Exploring the Impact of Social Media on Song Popularity by: Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff In today’s society, everything we do is driven by social media in some way. Similarly, social media has had an enormous impact on the music industry when it comes to the promotion of songs and the way that artists interact […]

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From the Archives: Red Hearse Album Reflection

Learning About Love and Collaboration in Music by: Peter Keough ’20 A&E Co-Editor In today’s music industry, collaborations are often saddled with large expectations and surrounded by excitement. Whether fans are waiting for the next DJ Khaled-produced album of star-saturated hits or enjoying Ed Sheeran’s newest album No.6 Collaborations Project, the coming together of artists […]

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Late Night Madness: A Slam Dunk

John Legend Steals Show With Smooth Popular Tunes by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Thousands of Providence College students decked out in black and white packed the buses and made their way to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center this past Saturday, October 5 for Late Night Madness, PC’s celebration of the beginning of the 2019-2020 seasons […]

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