Category: A&E – Music

The Music World Mourns the Loss of Avicii

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 […]

Kerry Torpey

DAMN.: Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize

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 […]

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New York’s Favorite Summer Concert Returns

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 […]

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Boston Venues Give Music Fans Variety

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 […]

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Lorde of All Lords

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 […]

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Donald Trump, Music, and Blade Runner

Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff   One might argue that entertainment in the United States of America is a complicated construct that can be boiled down to two things: music and film. However, to actor and musician Jared Leto, American society worships six pillars of culture. These six focal points of every American thought, Tweet, […]

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The Week(e)nd Has Only Just Begun…

Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff To the happiness of fans all over the world, contemporary R&B singer The Weeknd recently released a new EP titled My Dear Melancholy,. Comprised of six songs, this production comes just under two years since his last album, Starboy, and just before that, 2015’s Beauty Behind the Madness. Both projects […]

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For the Love of Music: An Interview with Schola Cantorum’s Student Director

Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff   Any Providence College student who attends Mass at St. Dominic’s Chapel is familiar with the choirs whose voices flood the room with sweet melodies. Recently, I sat down with Gabrielle Manion ’18, the student director of Schola Cantorum, to talk about her experience.  Sara Conway (SC): I know that […]

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The Dropkick Murphy’s Continue to Dominate St. Patrick’s Day

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff New England is known for its many citizens of Irish heritage and the celebration surrounding. Saint Patrick’s Day is the one day each year Irish people get to flaunt their love for their beloved culture. Many Providence College students are a  part of this Gaelic group, and they leave […]

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Bobby Tarantino is Back and Better than Ever: Logic Releases New Mixtape Bobby Tarantino II

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Michigan native Sir Robert Bryson Hall, who is more commonly known as Logic, released a mixtape entitled Bobby Tarantino II on March 9. The set comes shortly after the release of singles “44 More” and “Everyday” which includes a feature with Marshmello. The mixtape is also a follow-up to […]

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