Category: Arts & Entertainment

Posted on: November 24, 2024 Posted by: Maria Trejo Comments: 0

Gracie Abrams’ talent shines with ‘The Secret of Us’

Photo from stereogum.com By Maria Trejo, Staff Writer Gracie Abrams launched her music career in 2020 with her first two EP’s Minor (2020) and This Is What It Feels Like (2021). After opening for Olivia Rodrigo for her SOUR Tour (2022) and Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour (2023), she gained recognition for her emotionally raw songwriting. She went on to release her first studio album Good Riddance (2023) while also embarking…

Posted on: October 28, 2024 Posted by: Tommy Paladin Comments: 0

Review: ‘Longlegs’ immerses audience in paranoia

Photo by @Neon By Tommy Paladin, Staff Writer This movie is honestly really scary, but I want to start this review by addressing “the scariest movie ever” discussion. It’s not. It’s the slow, lurking, indie horror where you don’t know what’s going to happen next. I think people are getting anxiety and that uncomfortable feeling confused with the traditional horror movie fright. This movie really managed to get under my…

Posted on: October 6, 2024 Posted by: Maria Trejo Comments: 0

   FPAC explodes with excitement over Doktor Kaboom!

Photo provided by Doktor Kaboom! By Maria Trejo, Staff Writer Doktor Kaboom took the stage on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. drawing an audience eager for a taste for science experiments. The line was long, and buzzing with excitement from children and family members. Doktor Kaboom introduced himself to the audience. He made some fun and light-hearted comments about himself such as being a “snappy dresser.” Throughout the whole…

Posted on: September 13, 2024 Posted by: Maria Trejo Comments: 0

Doktor Kaboom! to conduct scientific explosions at FPAC

Photo provided by Doktor Kaboom! By Maria Trejo, Staff Writer Doktor Kaboom takes the stage on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 pm with an educational tour of modern science using comedy as it combines theater and science all in one. Scheduled in the FPAC in the Dorothy Menker Theater, Doktor Kaboom! will make this an evening the audience won’t forget. It promises to be an exciting experience for not only…

Posted on: May 16, 2024 Posted by: Marcus Collins Comments: 0

Reflection on the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s passing

Photos of Kurt Cobain from Getty Images Friday, April 5, 2024, marked 30 years since the suicide of Kurt Cobain. The world of music and fans across the globe of Nirvana lost one of the most influential people of their generation. Kurt Cobain, lead singer and guitarist died in his home in Seattle, Washington. The cause of death was revealed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Three days later his…

Posted on: April 29, 2024 Posted by: Zuzanna Fudala Comments: 0

Battle of the Bands raises the U building roof after five years

Photo by Marcus Collins, Staff Photographer By Zuzana Fudala, Staff A & E Writer Friday,  April 19 saw the return of an event that has not been held since before COVID upended life as we know it. Tritones hosted Moraine’s  Battle of the Bands, something that this writer has looked forward to since I started to attend Moraine Valley. There have been plenty of events on campus that I’ve attended…

Posted on: March 24, 2024 Posted by: Waverly O'Malley Comments: 0

Japanese Percussion Group stuns at FPAC

Photo provided by Tao Drum By Waverly O’Malley, Staff Writer On Saturday, March 9, Moraine Valley welcomed the Drum Tao performance group to the Dorothy Menker Theater. Drum Tao is a Japanese percussion troupe specializing in taiko drums, a kind of traditional Japanese drums. The group utilizes not only percussion, but also the Japanese shinobue (flute), koto (harp), and syamisen (guitar), in their performances, adding a not insignificant amount of…

Posted on: March 24, 2024 Posted by: Noelle Chase Comments: 0

REVIEW: “The American Dream” conveys a tale for the non-dreaming

Photos courtesy of the MVCC Marketing Department By Noelle Chase, Staff Writer As a child growing up in America, I of course knew about the American Dream. Who hasn’t? In elementary school, I was taught about how great our country was and how it’s a place with one dream, The American Dream. But what was that dream? Still to this day, I don’t know, because as in the play “The…