Archive for October 23rd, 2011
Grammy-nominated singer Janelle Monáe paid a visit to the University of Maine campus on Thursday, but the atmosphere surrounding the day was … odd.
Student Entertainment recruited Monáe to perform a concert at the Collins Center for …
A group of local hardcore bands got together and gave performances on Oct. 21 in downtown Orono.
Attendants enjoyed performances by local bands Hell Carver, Lions in the Sky, Study of Wumbo, Victorian Halls, Deliver Us and …
Guest artist and professional violinist Solomia Soroka entertained a moderate-sized crowd Saturday evening in Minsky Recital Hall. Accompanied by Noreen Silver on cello and Phillip Silver on piano, Soroka opened up the ears of the University …
In the late ’80s, U2 was one of the bands that defined music, as their 1987 blockbuster album “The Joshua Tree” became one of the most highly-regarded records of the decade and ultimately rock history.
The album …
Ever since the infamous “Blair Witch Project” from the late ’90s, audiences have been obsessed with the first-person, visceral feel of a shaky camera in a fearful hand. From night-vision sequences to unexpected events all caught …
In late September, French electro house duo Justice released a new song called “Audio, Video, Disco,” the second single off the upcoming album of the same name.
As fans of the band have come to expect, the …
The Maine Campus is putting together a list of the top 25 albums of 2011 and we need your help.
If you’ve been mentally ranking the year’s best releases and want to share them with the world, …
Thursday night’s Janelle Monáe concert at the Collins Center for the Arts showcased just how well its show-stopping lead could handle herself on the high wire. The primary problem: Only 800 or so were there to …
In the spirit of the University of Maine’s celebration of Coming Out Week and Equality Maine’s initiative to put same-sex marriage on the 2012 ballot, today’s column will commence with a personal anecdote.
I’m gay.
I neither wear …
Barack Obama saved the American auto industry and it was no easy task.
Faced with certain bankruptcy, President Obama and Democrats in Congress fought tooth-and-nail to give a new life to the American auto industry and its …
Bangor Daily News