Jesse Christen
Concert Choir opens Spring Music Festival with April 4 Concert
It’s springtime. Soon the grass will be green and the trees will have leaves. Hopefully life will be as wonderful as the mildly warm weather. It’s no wonder that the music department is having their 2004 Spring Festival of Music; what a perfect time to share the good vibrations of spring with the beautiful gift of music.
A Mighty Fine Disc From a Mighty Talented Dude
What can I say about Doug Sahm that hasn’t already been said? Not much, other that he has a new CD of two of his finest “best of” collection. Titled He’s About a Groover, An Essential Collection from the Texas Tornado, the name pretty much sums up the CD. The two-disc collection features the best of Sahm’s early rock ‘n’ roll work with groups like the Markays, Pharaohs, Dell-Kings and his own solo monikers on disc one.
This DVD Should Come With Earplugs
Ouch, my ears hurt! And it’s a DVD’s fault. That’s how it’s supposed to be with Iggy and the Stooges. Original Stooges Iggy Pop, brothers Ron and Scott Ashton and bassist extrodinaire Mike Watt kick out a sound that hasn’t changed one bit in the 30-plus years since they last played together.
New Art Exhibit on Campus
The South Dakota Art Museum is hosting Lloyd Menard and his Printmaking Alumni, a printmaking exhibition starting March 24. “I have always been extremely impressed with the quality of work of students from this part of the United States,” says Menard, a 33-year veteran printmaking professor at the University of South Dakota.
Killer Lady Jazz Guitarist
Can’t make up your mind on what type of music you like? Well, jazz-guitarist/vocalist /songwriter Joyce Cooling can’t either. Her large record collection includes music ranging from Ornette Colman to James Brown to Aerosmith. “I like R&B; I like folk; I like heavy metal and headbanger stuff; I like punk; I like rap,” she says.
UFO: Metal just won’t quit
Some people don’t know when to quit. Imagine being a 50-plus-year-old hard rocker still playing loud music and wearing leather pants in a group that’s missing its most famous member. Sounds like something out of a Spinal Tap movie, huh. UFO is still at it.
Senior Exhibits on Display
The Ritz Gallery in Grove Hall is featuring senior exhibits for four students this week. Anna Binger, James Grar, Adam Robinson and Dave Neimic all will have works displayed. The exhibit is titled Kerblam and will run through Friday. The showing includes prints and extensions.
Two Big Names Grace the Area With Their Presence
For all you music fans, there are a couple of major concerts within driving distance of Brookings coming up. The pop princess with a love for vintage Americana, Jewel, and gravel-voiced ragtime star, Leon Redbone, both will be performing at the in Sioux Falls in the near future.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Please Welcome the Rolling Stones
This DVD came out a short while back and caused a good amount of controversy. You see, this disk, Four Flicks, by the Rolling Stones caused boycotts of all Stones albums at record stores across the nation; it was limited to sale only at Best Buy stores.
DMZ: Back in Print
What’s so great about an album that’s 26-years-old and that no one ever bought in the first place? It’s good. DMZ was Boston’s answer to the New York Dolls. They’re credited with starting an exciting new music scene in Boston in the late ’70s. They produced a couple of notable music figures.
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