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Jazz Fest Day 2 recap

By Josh Naquin
Entertainment Writer
April 29, 2012

The second day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival provided a platform for artists to introduce new music and celebrate well-established classics. Cee Lo Green drew a crowd of several thousand...

Bon Iver plays on the Gentilly Stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Friday, April 27, 2012. (AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Chris Granger)

Jazz Fest Day 1 recap

By Austen Krantz
Entertainment Writer
April 28, 2012

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicked off its first day with big acts to span all generations. The Lafayette based GIVERS energized the audience with an enthusiastically animated performance...

LSU Theater Mainstage finishes season with dance concert

By Taylor Balkom
Entertainment Writer
April 27, 2012

Jazz, hip-hop, ballet and modern dancing are all coming together this weekend to form LSU Theater's final Mainstage performance of the semester: the 13th annual LSU Dance Concert. The show features several...

 

RevRanks: Jack White, “Blunderbuss”

By Josh Naquin
Entertainment Writer
April 26, 2012

The creative direction behind The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather has finally been distilled into a single, satisfying elixir with Jack White's first solo album, "Blunderbuss." The genius...

 

New Orleans festival to host new and old icons

By Austen Krantz
Entertainment Writer
April 26, 2012

Friday marks the first taste of the signature platter of music and culture that comes with this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The festival will take place at the Fair Grounds Race Course...

RevRanks: The Wanted, “The Wanted” EP

By David Jones
Entertainment Writer
April 26, 2012

The UK music invasion continues as British boy band The Wanted unveil their American debut, an eponymous collection that merges content from its first two releases across the pond. A little more mature...

Student plays college jock, partner to detective in Web series

By Raylea Barrow
Entertainment Writer
April 26, 2012

Interdisciplinary studies junior Zack Payne stars in the second episode of the Web series

RevRanks: “Chimpanzee”

By Taylor Balkom
Entertainment Writer
April 26, 2012

Much like "March of the Penguins," "Chimpanzee" follows the story of a cartload of chimps, focusing on the adorable baby Oscar. There's no denying this movie is cute - watching these primates climb trees,...

LSU Theatre’s ‘Spelling Bee’ full of laughs

By Joey Groner
Entertainment Writer
April 26, 2012

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of LSU Theatre's newest feature, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," is that it accomplishes something rare - it not only presents a musical constructed around...

RevRanks: “Prototype 2”

By Joey Groner
Entertainment Writer
April 26, 2012

When the first trailers for "Prototype 2" were released, audiences were convinced they were in for a relatable, emotional story about the main character, James Heller, using his superpowers to exact revenge...

 

‘Art, Fashion & Soul’ shows local art

By David Jones
Entertainment Writer
April 26, 2012

Local art enthusiasts looking for a night of art-infused revelry can look no further than Art Fashion & Soul. Downtown nightclub 600 Main transforms each Thursday into a home for Red Stick artists,...

RevRanks: The Dandy Warhols, “This Machine”

By Morgan Searles
Entertainment Editor
April 26, 2012

Over the course of eight studio albums, the career of Portland indie-rockers The Dandy Warhols' has been marked by equal parts successful, catchy tracks and disappointingly mediocre fops. The band's latest...