Author Archives: Evan Barber
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Makes Post-Rock Relevant Again
9 out of 10 Godspeed You! Black Emperor is not the sort of band most people would cue up into their headphones for the walk to the next class. Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, the nine-man post-rock band has been …
Holiday Opera ‘Christmas Around the World’ to Perform in Fayetteville
It’s easy enough to put on the average Christmas concert. All of the melodies are already written and freely available in the public domain for any tone-deaf, bathroom-mirror Christmas rockstar to print off. A performance that features movements from classical …
New Holiday Music Releases Infuse Fun into Christmas Standards
Christmas is just around the corner, and on the off chance that NSYNC’s emblematic “Home for Christmas” album just isn’t doing it for you anymore (a long shot, I know), a handful of artists are releasing some notable Christmas music …
Muggle Quidditch in Gully Park
Holding a broomstick between his legs, a chaser stampedes deliriously up the field toward the quaffle; a bludger whizzes just past his head as he ducks, almost knocking the glasses from his face. With a burst of speed, he barely …
Celebrity Musicians on the Campaign Trail
The amount of campaigning power that a celebrity endorsement can yield should never be underestimated. As Governor Romney and President Obama moved into the final stages of their election campaigns, several popular and not-so-popular-anymore musicians performed in support of their …
Sigh Once More: Review of Mumford and Sons’ Babel
7 out of 10 It seems strange to start an album with the line, “’Cause I know that time has numbered my days,” but that’s exactly how Mumford & Sons start their newest album, “Babel.” That word “’cause” has …
In the Wake of Kony 2012
The campus chapter of Invisible Children will screen the organization’s newest film, “MOVE,” in Giffels Auditorium Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. This is the first film release from Invisible Children since part two of the massively controversial film, “Kony …
Life In Color at the AMP
On Thursday, Oct. 18, Life in Color (formerly Dayglow), the “world’s largest paint party,” will be at the Arkansas Music Pavilion as part of their 2012: The E.N.D. (Electronic Never Dies) tour. Starting as a college tradition in Florida back …
Harvest Music Festival
Kicking off Fall Break, from Oct. 11 to 13, the Yonder Mountain String Band is curating its annual Harvest Music Festival near Ozark, Ark. The festival, like the Wakarusa Music Festival in June, takes place at Mulberry Mountain. As with …
Imagine Dragons Debut Album A Little Less Indie, A Little More Pop
4 out of 10 When you hear the name Imagine Dragons, and then see the mythical-looking cover for their new album “Night Visions” — which shows a boy standing alone on tall pedestals under an overcast sky — you …
The Silver Screen and Tom Green Fayetteville Floods with Culture
With two individual arts festivals, several comedians and speakers, an art exhibition and a handful of concerts, this weekend promises to be an exciting one. For the third year in a row, the Seedling Film Association will be hosting its …
Blues, Rock and a Whole Lot In Between
The Bikes, Blues and BBQ motorcycle rally rolled into Fayetteville Sept. 26, bringing with it a whole host of blues, rock and country musicians guaranteed to get your mojo on. The rally brings together a handful of bands to play …
Artists Collaborate to Make Eccentric Album
10 out of 10 Every once in a while in the music industry, something so wonderful happens that music fans could never have imagined it on their own. “Love This Giant,” the new collaborative album between St. Vincent’s …
Avett Brothers’ “Carpenter” Crafts Folksy Feel
7 out of 10 The Avett Brothers are a band from Concord, N.C., contemporary in their autumn porch-rock aesthetic with bands like Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers. The Avetts are set to release their seventh studio album “The …
A Review of “Centipede Hz” by Animal Collective
9 out of 10 In 2009, Animal Collective released “Merriweather Post Pavilion,” which many listeners considered to be one of the landmark American albums of the century. Alex Tatusian of Stereogum.com writes, “Following up a masterpiece like ‘Merriweather …
