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Profile of Haley Dahl.

ACL

ACL 2022: Sloppy Jane’s Haley Dahl Paints with her Personal Palette

By Ashley Farnie Assistant Music Director My disappointment in ACL’s lineup this year was resolved with the announcement of Sloppy Jane’s set scheduled for Weekend 2. I was excited to see the band on a smaller stage after seeing the band perform at Mohawk in March and the Moody Amphitheatre in May supporting Phoebe Bridgers. The intimacy allotted by festival settings allows for casual viewings of lower-profile artists. At the […]

todayOctober 21, 2022

On the ground, there are multiple boxes of video games cases in an arranged circle. In the middle of the circle, there two’s controllers. The blue controller on the left if for the Xbox 360, while the white controller on the right is for the PS5.

Culture

Being a Completionist Gamer

By Amaya Lewis Web Content Contributor Those who play video games casually can enjoy the beauties of what the game offers, whether general exploration, side missions, or upgrades, before moving on to the next game. Casual gamers seem to have an internal threshold that, upon finishing the main quest and several side objectives afterward, can feel satisfied with what they accomplished. For a completionist gamer, however, max progression becomes something […]

todayOctober 21, 2022

Dana Margolin with red electric guitar under green lighting.

Concert Review

Concert Review: Porridge Radio with Sean Henry at Parish

By Ashley Farnie Assistant Music Director After my first listen to Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky, I knew I wanted to see the creative aesthetic album visually. Traveling from the U.K., Porridge Radio was accompanied by Sean Henry & The Valley Social Club of New York at Austin’s Parish. Sean Henry and band maintain a consistently indie rock sound of catchy rhyme schemes appealing to a young and […]

todayOctober 15, 2022

“BMI Austin Parks Foundation presents Austin City Limits Music Festival 2022. October 07-09, October 14-16.” Blue triangles and pink and orange circles decorate the graphic.

Concert Review

Coming Up: ACL Weekend 2 2022

By Ashley Farnie Assistant Music Director We are in the midst of ACL season here in central Texas! Many traveling to Austin will fall in love with our city and contribute to the city’s overcrowding and housing crisis. But let’s focus on the festival… This will be my second time attending ACL. I attended in 2019 and have since been to festivals of varying degrees, molding my opinion of the […]

todayOctober 15, 2022

The photo features an album cover with a red background and a white square outline in the middle. Inside the square outline is a photo of the band Dead Man’s Bones along with the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Children’s Choir dressed up in various costumes. The red text across the top says “Dead Man’s Bones,” and the bottom says “Featuring the Silverlake Children’s Conservatory of Music Children’s Choir” in white text.

Culture

The Frights and Sounds of Halloween Music

By Hannah Walls Web Content Assistant Amidst the fervent process of narrowing down costume ideas and deciding which spooky movies to watch leading up to Halloween, there is another vital piece of prep work to be done: curating the perfect playlist. Some people find Halloween to be a bit of an overrated holiday. It is overwhelmingly commercialized; every ad is themed around all things spooky, branded food items are released […]

todayOctober 14, 2022

Soccer

JMU Hands TXST First SBC Loss

By Jordan SalasSports Reporter The Texas State Bobcats (9-2-2, 3-1-1 Sun Belt) got handed their first conference loss against the James Madison University Dukes (8-2-3, 3-1-2 Sun Belt) Thursday night, in a battle between the Sun Belt Conference’s West and East division leaders. Texas State fans filled the stands for the first-ever matchup between the two programs who sit atop the Sun Belt Conference standings. Both teams came into the […]

todayOctober 7, 2022

Two women are shown. One is sitting while the other is standing. The woman that’s standing is smiling as she leans over the woman sitting down. The woman sitting down is frowning, clearly displeased by what the girl standing over her is saying.

Culture

Colorism-The Mixed Perspective

My First Experience with Colorism It was July of 2019 – the summer before I would leave for college. The little girl I befriended down the street had knocked on my door, asking if I could come out and meet her cousins. Outside waiting were six little boys between the ages of 7-13, along with an 11-year-old girl who seemed shy and quiet. Once the boys noticed me, however, they […]

todayOctober 5, 2022

Harry Styles singing sign of the times at the Moody Theater. He is on a black and white screen. Fans use their phone flashlights to light the arena.

Concert Review

My Night at Harry’s House

By Kylie Hogg Local Music Journalist On Tuesday, September 26th, 2022, I had the honor of spending the night at Harry’s House. For those of you who may be unaware, Harry Styles has been going on a residency tour for the past month and a half or so. He has taken over Madison Square Garden for fifteen nights (sold out and earned an honorary banner) and now resides at the […]

todayOctober 1, 2022

An assortment of Littlest Pet Shops.

Culture

Childhood Nostalgia: The Best Toys and Games From The Early 2000’s

By Camryn Cole Web Content Contributor As a 20-year-old college student, I often forget about the objects I was passionate about when I was a child. Nowadays, my life consists of work, school, TikTok and spending time with friends. Although some of these components were around when I was younger, I remember being obsessed with certain toys and forms of entertainment from my childhood. I haven’t experienced this kind of […]

todaySeptember 29, 2022

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