B.R.M.C. shows its dark side
After seeing Black Rebel Motorcycle Club last summer, I was not only impressed with its dedication to fans (taking numerous song requests throughout the night), but with its mega-packed two hour set list as well. That tour brought B.R.M.C. – in light of the politically-charged album “Baby 81” – back to the rock roots it had strayed from during 2005’s folksy “Howl.
Alum Jason Arce’s ‘Simplicity’ anything but
Saxophonist and jazz studies alum Jason Arce brings this year to quite a successful close. Whether playing alongside Weezer at Madison Square Garden or relishing in his position as a grad student and soon-to-be adjunct faculty at New York University, the burgeoning bandleader has created a stir in the VCU jazz community.
StOp Dis aWFULness
Ahhh, the week after Thanksgiving-that time when everybody is either hitting the gym to apologize for punishing their body for four days or vowing to start working out sometime before Christmas.
The holidays are a time for reflection and to look at oneself deeply.
Proposition 8 connects to Virginia
The election season is over and while many were focused on the presidential contest, other issues were at stake. California’s Proposition 8 overturned same-sex marriages that had been declared legal in May.
In light of Virginia’s marriage amendment that passed in 2006, David Ryder, chair of Gay Pride Virginia, says the methods California activists use to fight Proposition 8 will help set the groundwork to overturn Virginia’s laws.
Students talk about Black Friday
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has become the traditional starting point for the retail Christmas season. Shoppers, on the look out for the best sales, are known to arrive early and wait in line for hours.
For many shoppers, Black Friday is a day-long event in which they go to as many stores as possible and search for the best deals of the shopping season.