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School of Music to present week of holiday music

By Joey Groner November 26, 2012

The University School of Music is hosting a variety of concerts this week, which began with Monday night’s presentation, High Voltage, a production of the Experimental Music and Digital Media program. ...

Joshua Cartmill, associate clinic specialist at the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hostpital, plays November 14 at Phil Brady's Bar and Grill on Government Street. He is one of many University faculty members who are musicians on the side.

Alumni, staff balance careers, passion for the arts

By David Jones November 26, 2012

Joshua Cartmill spends his mornings caring for the University’s wounded horses and cattle, but his nighttime endeavors entreat a much wilder crowd. The equine physiology alumnus works as a veterinary...

MC Hammer performs during ìGangnam Styleî at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

2012 a surreal year for hip-hop fans

By Joey Groner November 19, 2012

The most surprising part of Sunday night’s American Music Awards wasn’t Ke$ha’s obnoxious, opulent performance or Justin Bieber thanking his “haters” during an acceptance...

Alumni band gains notoriety with Warped Tour, B.o.B

By Joshua Naquin November 8, 2012

Though he graduated from the University with an architecture degree in 2009, Billy Hargrove and his band, Super Water Sympathy, are busy constructing synth-pop ballads rather than buildings. Billy Hargrove...

Campus Crusaders

By Kate Mabry, staff writer November 8, 2012

For those in search of a knight in shining armor, look no farther than Tureaud Hall. Ordo Procintus, a medieval fighting group founded in 1994, frequently gains the attention of curious passersby while...

Kellar Williams to play the Varsity Theatre tonight

By Kaci Yoder November 8, 2012

One man, a guitar and a loop pedal. After years away from the Bayou State, Keller Williams has returned to Louisiana to take the stage at the Varsity Theatre tonight. The one-man band from Virginia remembers...

On the Record: Sleigh Bells

By Austen Krantz, staff writer November 5, 2012

Noise rock duo Sleigh Bells nearly cracked the walls of the Varsity in April 2011 with explosive guitar blasts and ground-rattling beats. The pair has since released “Reign of Terror” —...

Frontman Alex Ebert serenades a fan in the crowd.

On the Record: Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros

By Kaitlyn Mercer, staff writer November 4, 2012

The bluegrass and folk stylings of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros set this band apart among a sea of hipster similarity.The band’s 2012 album “Here” propelled this 12-person harmony...

Trivial Pursuit

Students, professors test knowledge at local trivia nights for fun, prizes

By Kevin Thibodeaux, staff writer November 4, 2012

Name the Three Musketeers. What is the capital of Finland? Approximately when was the Colosseum built? For local trivia buffs, those are the types of questions that come up each week at any of Baton...

Taylor Cox, mass communication senior and Student Government president, jamming out to some tunes on his iPod.

What’s on Taylor Cox’s iPod?

By Austen Krantz, staff writer November 4, 2012

Between school and Student Government responsibilities, Taylor Cox often finds himself listening to music to spur him through days of class and meetings. “If I’m having a rough day where...

Arleigh Kincheloe, known by her stage name Sister Sparrow, serenades the crowd at Voodoo Fest in New Orleans on October 27, 2012.

Q&A with Sister Sparrow

By Kaci Yoder November 1, 2012

Saturday afternoon I got the chance to meet up with Arleigh Kincheloe, a.k.a. Sister Sparrow of Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds. The rambling, rock-and-soul nine-piece outfit came a long way from Brooklyn...

Why? performs at the Spanish Moon

WHY? performs Halloween night at Spanish Moon

By Taylor Schoen October 31, 2012

As far as music genres go, indie rock and hip-hop are on far ends of the spectrum, but the band WHY? is able to fuse the two unique styles of music. The one-of-a-kind group took to the stage Wednesday...