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…
Category: Entertainment
Reviewing animated shorts of the Ashland Independent Film Festival
It has been a week full of film watching for Ashland as the Tenth Annual Ashland Film Festival kicked off this last Thursday. There have been many great pictures to be seen, yet so little time – and for us…
Poetry Festival coming to campus
A poetry festival featuring former Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Fusao Inada and other musicians, authors, and poets will be held at Southern Oregon University next Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. “It’s a collaborative project,” said Inada. “It’s a showcase for…
New shows in Marion Ady Building
Three new gallery shows opened in the Marion Ady Art Building this week, each featuring art by a Southern Oregon University student. These three installments each present unique themes, media, and imagery, and are currently up for viewing. Jennifer Birdsall…
Author performs in Meese Room
Famed lyricist, author, and photographer Eric Alan made an appearance in the Meese Room of Southern Oregon University’s library Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m., presenting an array of his thematic songs as well as signing copies of his publications.…
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…
Exploring the limits of “Limitless”
What would you do if you could use 100 percent of your brain? Help people in need, save lives, gamble, become the president, play the stock market? You would probably need that 100 percent to even fathom what you would…
Trails are calling after the onset of spring
Spring is rearing its pretty head, and its time to get outside free of wool hats and long sleeves. Dust off the hiking boots and go for a stroll. Lithia Park and the network of trails that stem off it…