Concert-going is not an experience for the faint of heart, especially one involving a Boston-based Celtic punk band whose most famous songs involve bar room brawls and drunken sing-a-longs. As we emerged after the show was over, soaked in sweat and beer (tossed on us by a five foot nothing […]

Although I’ve been a Tegan and Sara fan for many years, I’ve never had the opportunity to witness them live. So when I attended their Feb. 25 show at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas, I was blown away by their stage presence and live performance. Tegan and Sara’s concerts are […]

With 27 songs, a live band, quick pace, audience participation and a larger-than-life cast, “Always…Patsy Cline” is a theatrical tribute to music legend Patsy Cline. Director Jim Anderson has taken on the impressive task of bringing these aspects together in a University Showcase performance, open to the public this month […]

Alkaline Trio’s latest album, This Addiction, is just that; an addiction. Since I consider myself a Trio fanatic, and purist, I was a bit nervous when the release date for their new album was announced. After all, the last two albums with new songs were overproduced, bubble-gum punk nonsense with […]

The psychological thriller Shutter Island, based on a novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane, employs a cleverly twisted plot to leave its audience enthralled in dark possibilities. The story is set in a post World War II era on a treacherous island off the coast of Massachusetts, home […]

Many people don’t know what they want to do with their lives, but theater major Micah Haynes hopes the curtain on his career doesn’t fall any time soon. Haynes said he started at a young age with University Interscholastic League competitions. His teachers noticed his talent and pushed him to […]

After huge success with the first Bioshock game, there was no way 2K could pass up making a sequel to one of the pioneering XBOX 360 games. Like its predecessor, Bioshock 2 is set in the underwater dystopian city of Rapture. Taking place almost a full decade after the events […]

Remakes of old horror movies usually have bite, but Joe Johnston’s rendition of The Wolfman lacks teeth. The film, set in 1890’s England, follows the path of Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) who is heading to England to attend his brother’s funeral. Upon his arrival he finds out from his […]

A good book is concise, organized in a well-written manner with an interesting plot and has characters readers can identify with and understand. With Her Fearful Symmetry, published and released in October 2009, Audrey Niffenegger accomplishes all these tasks and more. Niffenegger staked out her place as an author with […]

One of the most critically acclaimed shows of the last decade, “Lost” is now entering its sixth and final season. Fortunately for fans, it has the decency to give its longtime viewers the gratification they’ve been seeking for so long and then some as the series comes to a close. […]