The rise and fall of a Midwest Princess: Chappell Roan on setting ...
Chappell Roan’s rise to fame is one of the quickest I’ve seen in my 19 years of life. Less than a year ago, she sat down for an interview with Emerson’s Five Cent Sound. Since then, she has moved her tour to bigger venues, performed at Lollapalooza, and was set to perform at All Things Go Festival in Maryland before she dropped out the ...
Amor Towles: a glimpse into the life of an author
Oct 2, 2024 · The Berkeley Beacon. Amor Towles: a glimpse into the life of an author. Boston-born author Amor Towles knew he’d find his father on the same bench at Faneuil Hall before work every day: sipping a Starbucks latte and eating half of a pre-bought stale scone because “the scone was stale to begin with.”. Towles regaled the Emerson Colonial ...
Jewish community members hold memorial on Boston Common …
Oct 8, 2024 · Rian Nelson. Across from the Boylston St. station was a memorial for the over 1,000 Israeli people killed on Oct. 7 by Hamas. This date marks a year since the beginning of this most recent upheaval in violence in the Gaza strip, resulting in over 40,000 Palestinian deaths (Rian Nelson / Beacon Staff) Dozens of Jewish community members and ...
Letter: It’s time for Jay to go - berkeleybeacon.com
Oct 17, 2024 · Last month, the president of Brandeis University resigned following declining enrollment, mishandling of student protests, and a vote of no confidence by the faculty. We have the same ingredients at Emerson. Here are the milestones of President Jay Bernhardt’s tenure: A reputational black-eye from the disastrous handling of loud but peaceful protests last spring.
Michael Kiwanuka sings: a month before “Small Changes”
Michael Kiwanuka shared the Boston leg of his co-headline tour with Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard last Monday, performing songs from his eponymous Mercury Prize-winning collection “KIWANUKA” in anticipation of his fourth full-length album “Small Changes,” set to release on Nov. 15. Signed Brittany Howard Poster.
Meet the first-year students running for Class Council
Oct 7, 2024 · The Berkeley Beacon. Meet the first-year students running for Class Council. Gearing up for the official first-year Class Council elections on Monday, many candidates appeared at the Student Government Association’s Class Council debate to campaign. Executive Vice President Kayla Armbruster, who served as the moderator, began the debate by ...
Gracie Abrams knows our secret - berkeleybeacon.com
Oct 16, 2024 · The Berkeley Beacon. Gracie Abrams knows our secret. Gracie Abrams. (Danielle Bartholet / Assistant Living Arts Editor) White and purple lights blasted from the top of the stage at MGM Music Hall on Oct. 9 as rising pop star, Gracie Abrams, took the stage. Her visuals for the first song incorporated a mirrored video of the star’s lips ...
A vigil for Matthew Nelson, who self-immolated outside Boston …
Sep 27, 2024 · In February, Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force, self-immolated in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC. The act was live-streamed on Twitch. Attendees at Wednesdays vigil said Nelson, a U.S. veteran, was close friends with Bushnell, a Whitman native. View Comments (5)
The Blue Man Group become unlikely arbiters of AI, mass …
The Berkeley Beacon. The Blue Man Group become unlikely arbiters of AI, mass surveillance, and today’s internet age. The Blue Man group onstage during a performance at the Charles Playhouse in downtown Boston, where they have had a residency since 1995, on Oct. 17, 2024 (Nick Peace / For the Beacon). The mute men in blue have been performing ...
Brass music fills Davis Square during HONK! Festival
Oct 9, 2024 · Festival’s opening ceremonies on Saturday. Bands from across the country, including one from Brazil, flooded Davis Square last weekend for the 19th annual HONK! Festival, where brass music and activism combined to connect and unite the Greater Boston community. “From civil rights marches to environmental protests, music.