Last week I talked about the Java Jam and the bands that played there, but this week I will be reviewing the debut album of Boots and the Cobblers, who played the event. I even managed to talk with the…
Category: Music
Battle of the hip-hop nation is a success
The Battle of the Hip-Hop Nation 2011, was held at Southern Oregon University’s Britt Ballroom on Saturday, and proved to be off the charts. Put together by Southern Oregon’s Latino Student Union and the Black Student Union, it was a…
Music News (4/11-4/17)
Thanks to the amount of outstanding work from my excellent writers last week, and limited space to work with, my Music News column from last week was bumped. But, it can always be found online at siskiyou.sou.edu, whether I print…
Java Jam shows off local talent
Java Jam is an open-mic event held every Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in the Elmo’s section of Southern Oregon University’s Stevenson Union. The Jam showcases local SOU talent, featuring slam poetry, improv acting, short scenes, and, of course, music.…
Music news: 4/4-4/10
John Mellencamp to work with Stephen King on musical That’s right, campers, Mr. Small-Town himself will be working with prolific creator of the macabre on “Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,” which has been in the works for over a decade…
The top 10 epic songs to be epic to
I spend a lot of my time choreographing intense combat sequences in my head. It’s just something to keep my overactive imagination busy while people are trying to hold my attention with conversation or whatever. Ever since I was introduced…
This week in music: higher education from the music geek
All right stop, collaborate and listen, the Geek is back with a brand new invention. Something grabs ahold of me tightly, flow like a harpoon daily and nightly. Will it ever stop? Yo, I hope so… just wanted to say…
Music news
Well I hope you all had a productive and exciting spring break. As for myself, I accomplished absolutely nothing except catching up on sleep and reading. It’s been a while since the last music news column, so I’ll try to…
Group with local roots nominated for hip-hop award
The Oregon band Eastern Sunz, a hip-hop group with two members local to Ashland, Oregon, has been officially nominated for an Independent Music Award for Hip-Hop Album of the year. In case you haven’t heard of them, Eastern Sunz is…
Crash Kings and their mastery of keyboards
I have to admit that Crash Kings surprised me. I don’t typically listen to anything softer than double bass drums being thundered deep into my eardrums, but I do have my exceptions. Cage The Elephant, The Raconteurs, and Modest Mouse…