Page 13 Arts & Entertainment Young the Giant Circus Ole!
Week of September 5, 2011
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Green Giant’s
younger brother By Eddie Taylor Music Spotlight
T h o s e first few days off were great, weren’t they? Despite the hurricane, fallen trees on nearly every street in my neighborhood, no power, and still no Internet or cable…oh the humanity! Ok so I guess being in class is better than staring at my darkened living room wall like a zombie from boredom. The honeymoon is over and classes have begun and so has the crippling debt of text books and in my case $300 in supplies for TV Production courses. Anyway this is a music column, why don’t we get to the actual music part shall we? So the Young the Giant…this band is good, and here’s why (poetic, I know right?) Young the Giant is an alternative rock group who has just recently broke into the national scene getting airtime on some of the area’s biggest true to rock stations such as 95.5 WBRU. The band’s breakout single, “My Body,” received an abundant amount of airtime and was even used in several commercials, but most recently the band’s single, “Cough Syrup,” both off their debut album Young the Giant, has brought the band back onto the airwaves. The band has gone to most recently headline the Austin, Texas’ South by Southwest music festival and tour with acts such as New Politics, Neon Trees, and Incubus. Young the Giant is slated to play as Incubus’ opener in their Sept. 9 concert at the Comcast Center. The band’s sound can be described as nothing short of spectacular. The band walks the line between a mellow
more laid back sound such as Death Cab for Cutie and a more upbeat tone such as Irish rockers Two Door Cinema Club. Young the Giant doesn’t break any new ground, but their relaxing melodies will leave you upbeat and wanting more. The band at times goes for a more energetic sound that leaves you wishing you could dance while listening to your ear buds walking down the quad, but I don’t recommend that of course. The group’s more laid back music would be great for a bike ride or just relaxing on your sofa or lying in the grass between classes. The band makes a great blending between energetic and more melodic, so even listening to an album at length won’t leave you feeling that the band is jumping around the cover all the bases. I had the opportunity to see these guys over the summer when they played Waterplace Park in Providence as part of WBRU’s free summer concert series. I went with a friend but when we saw that it was a total, “tween fest,” we decided to take off. Later, I gave the band a listen. I was kicking myself wishing I decided to put up with the annoying spectators, since this band is one of the better alternative acts to make it big in the past year. So there you have it, Young the Giant is a great listen, plain and simple. The band has a clean sound that is appealing to anyone who considers themselves a fan of alternative rock, and definitely worth a few clicks to check out online. The band even puts out a decent cover of Adele’s, “Rolling in the Deep,” which can be found on YouTube. I just heard we have another hurricane eyeing the East coast, that’s it I’m buying a generator.
The one man circus to Rhode Island College
ByTimothy Horden A&E Staff Writer
With the start of the new semester, the stress of schoolwork seems to pile on top of you with an everincreasing speed. Some may wonder how to cope with the stress and well the answer lies no further than an event in the RIC Programming Welcome Week, Wed. Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. If you’re not busy, get yourself to the Gaige Hall Auditorium for an aweinspiring performance by Michael DuBois. For years, DuBois traveled the country stopping in at over 300 colleges to perform his one-man-circus act. The
act includes but is not limited to magic, juggling, comedy, and other circus shenanigans. What makes this such an interesting experience would be that each show is tailored to the specific venue, and the crowd, so the shows are unique. The shows boast to touch upon everyone’s fancy with such a vast amount of talents. RIC Programming will once again out-do themselves and put on a great night out to kick off Fall 2011. The event is free for all to attend so there really is no excuse not to go. As college students, we are also looking to acquire free things and well RIC Programming covered that
too! For those who attend the event, you’ll receive a free light up champagne glass. If you do get thirsty, there will be plenty of free sparkling cider to drink. What could be better than watching a free show with free cider? If you have any questions about the show or any event coming up in the near future, contact RIC Programming at (401) 456-8045 or email them at ricprogramming@ live.com. So if you are free on Sept. 7, come on down to Gaige for a unique experience and some free stuff. Until next time, good luck with classes and welcome back to RIC.
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Michael DuBois, the one man circus.