When once asked about training budding jazz players, legendary pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington once said, “The most important thing I look for when looking for a musician is if they know how to...
Finding love in the age of fast romance He said:You have three minutes to fall for her. Okay, go.With unabashed simplicity and rose petals, Kent State hosted its first speed dating of the year, presumably...
Take Bruce Springsteen and Layne Staley, the lead singer from Alice in Chains, mesh them together, and out comes gritty rock band Harmonic Minors.Or so they claim.“I guess it’s almost blasphemous to...
BeMyDD, Kent’s newest way to get home after a night out could be worth the higher price. But can students trust the drivers? As college students, we will all spend a stint at the bars in downtown Kent...
The undisputed patriarch of Kent’s comedy scene, Anthony Savatt, is rarely ever without a crowd. Every Sunday night, the 34-year-old comedian finds his way into a seven-minute set at EuroGyro along...
During a recent Acid Cats performance at the Stone Tavern, the five-piece closed its hour-long set with a vibrant version of “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Justin Tibbs, donning aviators, tilted...
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?Not being stalked by a blood-thirsty, murderous turkey should be on that list.“ThanksKilling,” a comedy-horror cult film directed by Jordan Downey, will...
Sway, meaning “to dance” or “to rule” is what seems to best define the Akron five-piece formerly known as The Ranks. It’s also something the band’s bass player can be seen doing mid-set, when...
It used to be called a “little black book,” in which guys or girls stored potential sexual or romantic beaus, dreading any current partners ever finding out. The idea of collecting potential could-bes...
Reggae music, born in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica during the 1960s, has always been a music of the people. From its Marley-born Rastafarian roots to its evolution into ska and seeping into punk rock,...
There’s no hiding it — Erika Taylor loves kids. In addition to attending Kent State for human development and family studies, she interns at the Portage Learning Centers, where she works as an aide...
A Google search for the phrase “Bad Luck Brian” brings up pages of photos of a red-haired 15-year-old boy with straight cut bangs, sporting a red-and-blue striped sweater vest. His pink face is pockmarked...
