By all accounts, Matt Berninger is a happy man. He’s married with a daughter, and between all the interviews and Reddit AMAs leading up to the album release, The National seems to be content. Read More »
Category Archives: Commentary
Beats, dancing, crowd surfing and chaos at ‘No Big Deal’ concert
The giant room that once hosted Jack Johnson, Sugar Ray, Steve Miller Band, Incubus and Bob Dylan reopened on Thursday night with a series of alternative bands and artists like Cal Poly has never seen. Read More »
Music and movies: a match made in … Hollywood?
“The Great Gatsby,” as interpreted by the always-subtle and understated Baz Luhrmann, presents the whirlwind of Roaring '20s opulence. Read More »
Anjelah Johnson leans on popular bits at PAC show
It might not be hard to be funny in a three-minute YouTube clip, but an hour-long comedy set is an entirely different story — as Anjelah Johnson, the "prittay" nail salon comedian, demonstrated at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Friday. Read More »
‘Gatsby’ trailers and soundtrack dazzle, but will the film?
The New York lights glitter in the night. In West Egg, a mansion is filled with crowds adorned in opulent '20s garments. Guests dance and converse on every confetti-blanketed surface. Fireworks boom above their heads as restlessness envelopes the air. Read More »
Top five slam poets who have visited Cal Poly
Aryn Sanderson asanderson@mustangdaily.net I asked George Watsky to my high school prom. I like to think he just never got... Read More »
Underground scene’s new odd couple drops uneven debut
Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson aren’t likely to show up on the same Pandora station. Read More »
After the dust settles: a firsthand account of Coachella Weekend One
J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com At the end, the faces of festival-goers were caked with explosions of dirt and green paint as... Read More »
Postal Service concert takes audience to great heights
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net “It’s so weird to say this, but we are The Postal Service.” After saying that statement, Ben... Read More »
Baseball heaven: sports writer reflects on attending spring training
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Lemonade, lemonade like Grandma made! That’s the distinctive jingle of Derek Moore, perhaps the most boisterous and... Read More »
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