No, they didn't literally maul the crowd. But they sure did play some solid tunes! Last night, Minus The Bear played to a sold out crowd in State Theatre, offering shelter to people who wanted to go to a concert last night but didn't like Puddle of Mudd for whatever reason.
Want to hear about Minus The Bear? Or maybe you're more interested in their openers, Phantogram and Maps and Atlases. Perhaps you're just curious about the picture to the left. In any event, read on for the full story.
The nice folks at Activision were kind enough to send us a copy of DJ Hero for the Xbox 360 to review. Having devoted hours upon hours to Guitar Hero and Rock Band over the past few years, I jumped at the chance to see what the latest had to offer.
DJ Hero's interface is similar to that of Guitar Hero (which isn't surprising, since it's published by Activision, the company that currently owns the Guitar Hero franchise). The menus all have a slick, graffiti-looking aesthetic, and it's easy enough to navigate through the menus to select songs. The core of the game has you, the player, rising the ranks of the DJ culture by performing at various venues. You can also play as Grandmaster Flash, Daft Punk, DJ Jazzy Jeff, the late DJ AM, and a handful of others.
The local State College music group Audio Imagery‘s name might sound more like a music producing software than a band, but they’re certainly cooking up something. They have set up an ominous website, complete with a ticking clock counting down to the release of their new song “Find Tomorrow”. Whoop de damn do, right? Bands […]
State College Music Spotlight is a new feature at Onward State where we find local artists in the State College area and share them with the community. If you are a musician in the State College area or a recent Penn State grad and would like to be considered for being featured in the next […]
State College Music Spotlight is a new feature at Onward State where we find local artists in the State College area and share them with the community. TJ Cornwall is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and a recent Penn State grad. You may remember him as a performer in last semester’s Movin’ On Battle of the Bands or […]
In 2009, international admits to graduate schools have declined, a first in five years, according to a Businessweek article published earlier this week. Though the report found a 4% increase in international applications, the total number of international applications received this year is still below 2003 application levels at many of the 253 schools that […]