This Halloween some students literally found themselves going to the Underworld through Skidmore's production of "Eurydice," written by Sarah Ruhl. During its run, "Eurydice" created a positive buzz around campus and became the perfect complement to this spooky time of year.
With high-quality soundboard recordings of concerts floating around the internet, it is difficult to justify plunking down cash for "official concert releases," especially for a band as high-profile as R.E.M. The only band that gave Massachusetts new wavers Michael Stipe, Peter Puck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry real competition in their '80s heyday in terms of commercial success was U2.
Steven Spielberg? Marty Scorsese? Francis Ford Coppola? Ha! Robert Altman was better then all of them. The overbearing drunkard from mid-western America was a force of a director during the '70s: "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" ('71), "The Long Goodbye" ('73), "Thieves Like Us" ('74) and "Nashville" ('75).
One of the music industry's most celebrated jam bands, moe., performed an extraordinary Halloween concert at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany last Saturday night. moe. played two sets and a lengthy encore packed with funny, spooky and classic songs, as demanded by the fans.
Sloth, gluttony and pride will be among the main themes addressed in the upcoming performance of Cabaret Troupe's musical revue, "The Seven Deadly Sins." Through songs, dance and color, Cabaret Troupe provides its own interpretation of "The Seven Deadly Sins.