TIMARA Faculty Recital review: Jessen x Stine
by Levi Dayan Editor-In-Chief image taken from Eli Stine's video "through a fragile traverse" [originally published February 2021] The...
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- May 4
Goddessmen and $quib at the 'Sco
by Anna Holshouser-Belden Staff writer art by Eva Sturm-Gross [originally published February 2022] After a long Winter Term/Omicron...
- May 4
BabyTron — Megatron Review
by Raghav Raj Staff Writer [originally published February 2022] Despite the constant, half-hearted insistence that there’s a bright...
- May 4
Review of Angel in Realtime by Gang of Youths
by Jonah Covell [originally published February 2022] To say Dave Le’Aupepe and indie rock quintet Gang of Youths have been through a lot...
- May 4
Album Review: Hell on Church Street
by Wyatt Camery Features Editor art by Eva Sturm-Gross I have only recently become a Punch Brothers fan. This is in part due to my...
- Apr 14
REVIVING THE “EVER-EVOLVING” STUDIO B
by Anna Holshouser-Belden (with help from Nico Moreta) Staff Writer [originally published November 2021] If there’s one student...
- Apr 14
Eternals - Lifeless or Sentimental Work of MCU
by Ana Nguyen [originally published October 2021] At the Apollo, I purchased tickets for Eternals with little anticipation, after having...
- Apr 14
My Favorite Albums of the Year
by Levi Dayan [originally published November 2021] In the past few years, and especially the past couple, opening any year-end...
- Apr 14
Aaron Dilloway and Stephan Haluska Bring Deep Listening and Free Form Freakout to the Birenbaum
by Levi Dayan Editor-in-Chief art by Saffron Forsberg [originally published November 2021] This past Saturday saw Aaron Dilloway and...
- Apr 12
10 Stand-Out Working Visual Artists of 2021
by Saffron Forsberg Arts + Culture Editor art by Keith Jackson [originally published November 2021] Before the prevailing self-indulgent...
- Apr 12
19 Years After Their Last Studio Album& 40 Years After “Tainted Love,” Soft Cell Returns
by Teagan Hughes Staff Writer art by Michael Hastings [originally published November 2021] As a rule, you usually expect one-hit wonders...
- Apr 12
“No Crying”: On Language, Wes Anderson, and the Unrelenting Humanity of The French Dispatch
by Raghav Raj Staff Writer art by Olive [originally published November 2021] Oftentimes—at least within peculiar circles of those who...
- Apr 12
The Two Dunes, and Why I Choose the Beautiful Disaster
by Fionna Farrell Staff Writer art by Molly Chapin [originally published November 2021] Google Dune (2021) and Dune (1984) and you will...
- Apr 11
Galen Tipton Talks Pop Accessibility, Accidental Virality, and Collaborative Magic
by Saffron Forsberg Arts + Culture Editor [originally published October 2021] Galen Tipton makes pop music—well, sort of. Her music is...
- Apr 11
The NBA Turns 75
by Wyatt Camery Features Editor [originally published October 2021] Since this year marks the 75th NBA Season, we here at the Grape...
- Apr 11
Lana Del Ray: Blue Bannisters Review
by Emma Kang Staff Writer [originally published October 2021] Lana Del Rey is excellent at wallowing. She’s good at capturing a wrong...
- Apr 10
The Nostalgia Crisis: Why the business of the past is killing the art of the future
by Levi Dayan Editor-in-Chief Sun Ra, still from the 1980 Robert Mugge documentary A Joyful Noise [originally published October 2021] One...
- Apr 10
The Eyes of Tammy Faye: A Biblical Disappointment
by Levi Dayan Editor-in-Chief art by Eva Sturm-Gross [originally published October 2021] Warning: contains descriptions of sexual assault...
- Apr 10
Crocs, Prairie Dresses, and "Wife-Pleasers": What are Obies Wearing This Summer?
by Daisy Vollen [originally published August 2021] As the summer semester comes to an end, we are reflecting on campus culture over the...
- Apr 9
Picks from the WOBC Vault with (½ of) Journey Beyond the Khatru
By Teagan Hughes Staff Writer [originally published August 2021] On August 6th, I met Tempest Baum in the WOBC vault and asked them to...