One lazy day last August, I found myself on the Northern coast of Denmark with one of my Danish friends. She wanted to go swimming in the sea. It was sunny and technically “summer,” but in Denmark summer can sometimes be around 60 degrees. My Floridian, warm-blooded self was not that enthused about getting into […]
Hailing from the wast coast in Portland, Oregon, James Randolph Fouty is the man behind the one-man-show that is Sleeping Horses. Fouty has been passionate about music his entire life and is so devoted to the art that he took a custodial job at his former high school just so he could be allowed […]
Death By Piano is a new darkwave project from Greywolf and Kalen Lister. They are set to release their debut five-song EP Countdown on March 30. It includes the duo’s reinvention of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” as well four original compositions. “DBP is an incredibly collaborative project, not only between Greywolf and I, but also […]
At my dorm, there is always one themed party per semester. The theme always changes and is always a surprise. The party is thrown by the new group of students who moved in at the start of the semester. In the semester I moved in, we chose the theme “Animal Farm,” playing on George Orwell’s […]
Annika Schmarsel was raised in Geelong, Australia, where she played guitar in soul-bands, moved to Melbourne where she began making beats, and now is based in Brunswick where she creates music under the persona of Alice Ivy. Her recent release, I’m Dreaming, is a chronicle of the first two years of that persona. I’m […]
As a Floridian, I do not know that much about Wisconsin. My general impression of it is that people are nice there, it can get very cold, and they have nice cheddar cheese. And probably nice dairy in general. Initially, I didn’t consider their music scene. But Milwaukee, especially, has built a scene with […]
Typically the best year to go on an exchange is the third year of undergrad, as it’s far enough into the degree that you have electives free to take and far enough away from graduation so that grades and credits can be transferred in time. Because of research opportunities, I ended up needing to spend […]
Denmark’s Haven Festival will be back this year in Copenhagen from August 10 to 11. The experimental festival that is equal parts a beer festival, food festival, and music festival had its inaugural year last year and was full of ups and downs — but mainly ups. Haven Festival Crosses Disciplines Those downs included the incessant […]
