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Chance the Rapper

REVIEW: Chance the Rapper’s “Coloring Book” lives up to its name

By Cynthea Corfah May 16, 2016

Rank: 5 out of 5 Chance The Rapper released his much anticipated third mixtape, “Coloring Book” Thursday. It was similar to the musical genius heard in Kanye West’s “The Life of...

Sorry Ghost

Local punk rock group Sorry Ghost to perform at The Spanish Moon

By Dillon Lowe May 13, 2016

Every bit as passionate as they are noisy, Baton Rouge-based punk rock collective Sorry Ghost stays true to its 90s-era pop-punk influences, right down to the eccentric, and often unpredictable, live performances. Assembled...

Rapper Drake watches the action between the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA first-round playoff basketball series, Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

REVIEW: Drake delivers an enjoyable album, but doesn’t live up to the hype with “VIEWS”

By Josh Thornton May 7, 2016

Rank: 3/5 After years of buildup, Toronto rapper Drake, finally released his much anticipated album “VIEWS”. His fourth studio album follows up his release of two No. 1 albums, Grammy nominations...

Courtesy Sheryl G. Spann

Professor leaves behind legacy in the music program, to be remembered in tribute gala

By Kayla Randall- The Daily Reveille April 27, 2016

The first thing University professor of voice Robert Grayson ever said to his former student Loraine Sims was, “Hello, I’m Robert Grayson, and you’re not.” Coming from being the...

Psychology Professor, Greg Gormanous, helped organize the Little Walter Music Festival in Alexandria, on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at LSU.

LSU professor organizes Alexandria blues festival, Little Walter tribute

By Lauren Heffker April 27, 2016

After decades of following blues musicians around the world and helping found a music festival of his own, one could say psychology professor Greg Gormanous is a part of blues history. The Little Walter...

G-Eazy performs on April 26, 2016 at the Baton Rouge River Center.

REVIEW: G-Eazy’s River Center tour date feels like a hometown show

By Meg Ryan- The Daily Reveille April 27, 2016

Rapper G-Eazy doesn’t let you forget he’s from California’s Bay Area, but performing at the Baton Rouge River Center for his “When it’s Dark Out Tour,” he felt right...

Courtesy of Parkwood, Columbia

REVIEW: Beyoncé outdoes herself with ‘Lemonade’

By Kayla Randall- The Daily Reveille April 25, 2016

Rank: 5/5 He better call Becky with the good hair. As I, Rachel Roy and most of the world try to recover from that line, we are still in awe of the greatness that was Beyoncé’s HBO visual album...

ASAP Worldwide, Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records

REVIEW: A$AP Ferg’s second studio effort fails to prosper

By Dillon Lowe- The Daily Reveille April 25, 2016

Rank: 3/5 The Hood Pope is back with more of his sometimes goofy, sometimes gangster persona. The sound which enticed listeners on “Trap Lord” is back, but this new project feels like A$AP...

Courtesy of Comedy Central 

REVIEW: Season four of ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ is a disgrace

By Allie Cobb- The Daily Reveille April 25, 2016

Rank: 0/5 Amy Schumer may be the next big thing, but that doesn’t excuse her disgusting, off-color humor. Season four of her show, “Inside Amy Schumer,” premiered on Comedy Central April...

Alexis Marceaux of Sweet Crude performs Friday, April 22, 2016 at Gasa Gasa in New Orleans.

REVIEW: Sweet Crude puts on intimate show at Gasa Gasa

By Lauren Heffker April 25, 2016

New Orleans’ best-kept secret won’t be that way for much longer. Indie rock band Sweet Crude performed at the city’s Gasa Gasa to a full crowd on April 22. The band’s larger than...

Courtesy of Candlebox

Candlebox to perform at Varsity Theatre Thursday

By Dillon Lowe- The Daily Reveille April 25, 2016

Seattle grunge band Candlebox, most known for its 1993 hits “Far Behind” and “You,” will be rocking the stage of Varsity Theatre on Thursday. The show will be one of the last stops...

Food vendors sell alligator po-boys Friday, April 22, 2016 during the first day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Jazz Fest offers attendees classic New Orleans food

By Lauren Heffker- The Daily Reveille April 25, 2016

Many of the food vendors at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have been doling out food for decades, distributing their homemade, family recipe food to devoted customers. Jazz Fest would not...