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“when sparks fly�
page tommy cassidy 5 buy the dozen page 8
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UGA Men’s Swim and Dive Harlem Shake If the Harlem Shake could not get any weirder, a swim team led by a Stormtrooper in a Speedo starts the dance routine under water. And no, I am not kidding.
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=QkNrSpqUr-E
Harlem Shake (original army edition) A seemingly serene squad of Norwegian soldiers shakes their stuff to the Harlem Shake.
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Aries 3/21 - 4/19 In order to save money for next month’s rent, walk to class every day this week and make that attempt at home-cooked meals you’ve been pondering. Taurus 4/20 – 5/20 It’s been a rough, stress-filled semester. Set aside time to hang out with your closest friends. You won’t remember what you got on that math test next year. Gemini 5/21 – 6/20 This week practice drinking water with every meal rather than beer, soda, juice … any alternative. Cancer 6/21 – 7/22 You’ve had some consecutive bad days. Esteem others by giving compliments to random people on campus and see if it puts a smile on your face. Leo 7/23 – 8/22 It’s times like these when you need to let your body get the rest it needs. Spring
break may have been a good time, but your liver, she’s a hurtin’. Virgo 8/23 – 9/22 Try something new. Make time for five minutes of yoga when you wake up and five minutes before you go to bed. Libra 9/23 – 10/22 You may have made it the entire winter without putting your snow tires on, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to put your winter coat away. Scorpio 10/23 – 11/21 Spring break really broke the bank. But is living off of PB&Js really all that bad? It’s protein and fruit. Sagittarius 11/22 - 12/21 Be spontaneous this week. When was
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the last time you took a late night trip to the bulk candy section at WinCo? Capricorn 12/22 - 1/19 You practiced procrastination throughout spring break. You’ve got two months left until summer, try practicing not procrastinating. Aquarius 1/20 – 2/18 The days are longer, the sun is warmer. Take a hike up Moscow Mountain this weekend. Pisces 2/19-3/20 That one professor scheduled a test immediately after break. You didn’t do so hot. But keep your head up, you still have an entire half of the semester left.
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harlem shake
watch?v=4hpEnLtqUDg
Harlem Shake Rambo the Cat Edition (original) It’s a universal constant of the Internet that everything is better with cats. So when a group of eerily similar cats groove to the Harlem Shake, it’s hilarious.
classroom setting. Bonus points to the guy in the grey sweatshirt in the front after the bass drops, whose strange dance move/ costume consists of reading a magazine.
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=BavYCwpOgLk
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=95vZ0-C1Kho
Harlem Shake Theta Chi and Kappa Alpha Theta
Harlem Shake Idaho Phi Delta Theta (fraternity edition)
Theta Chi and Kappa Alpha Theta severely outclasses Phi Delta Theta Idaho Alpha’s attempt at a Harlem Shake. Way more superheroes dancing crazily adds way more interest to the
University of Idaho’s Phi Delta Theta fraternity sets the Harlem Shake to a typical
music video.
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=R25_IETaKlw
Harlem Shake Washing Machine A washing machine is destroyed in order to dance the Harlem Shake. This video also serves as its own version of Mythbusters to demonstrate what happens when you throw a brick in a washing machine.
Maryland Students Flash Mob and Harlem Shake University of Maryland wins
the award for most participation in a Harlem Shake during the halftime of a men’s basketball game. For extra enjoyment, the video also features a flash mob dance routine.
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=G1qoZxWAsk8
The Harlem Shake Nintendo Version — Nintendo Harlem Shake Ft. Mario Mario and Luigi throw down the Harlem Shake Nintendo Style.
Aleya Ericson can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Dive into ‘Divergent’ You may have been the last one to jump on “The Hunger Games” bandwagon, but not to worry, emily vaartstra because there is a new dystopian rawr novel out that has the potential to be just as big as its popular predecessor. Divergent is the debut novel of a hit young adult science fiction trilogy by author Veronica Roth. The story is centered around a female protagonist named Beatrice “Tris” Prior who lives in a dystopian version of Chicago. In this futuristic society, which was created on the brink of apocalypse, there are five factions in which each uphold a single core value:
Abnegation “The Selfless” who believe normal society broke apart from greed, and vowed to live a life free of self-indulgence.
Erudite “The Intelligent” who believe the collapse happened out of ignorance, and are sworn to continuously pursue knowledge.
Candor “The Honest” who believe society failed from dishonesty, and promise to always tell the truth and speak their minds.
Amity “The Peaceful” who believe aggression led to the fall, and commit to living peacefully and compassionately.
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societal problems stemmed from cowardice, and pledge to always display courage and strength to benefit society. Each faction works together to make one smoothly functioning society, or so it would seem. An annual Choosing Ceremony is held for all members of the society who have turned 16 within the year, where after taking an aptitude test they decided which faction they will pledge their loyalty to for the rest of their life. This decision for Tris becomes difficult when her aptitude test results are inconclusive, labeling her a Divergent — a title she must keep secret from everyone. This thrilling book takes many twists and turns as Tris discovers a side of her she never knew existed. And, yes, there is romance. Roth’s elaborated characterization allows the reader to become invested in Tris and other key characters while giving detailed descriptions of the inner workings inside her faction. “Divergent” is an easy read, which at times makes for slower scenes, but it also gives the story a steady descriptive flow that is simple to follow. If you love “Divergent,” be sure to check out the second book of the trilogy, “Insurgent.” The third and final book is scheduled to come out Fall 2013. Red Wagon Entertainment is currently casting actors for the movie version of the novel, which is set to be released March 21, 2014. “The Descendents” star Shailene Woodley has been cast as Tris, Theo James as Four, Maggie Q as Tori, Zoe Kravitz as Christina. Kate Winslet and Aaron Eckhart are also on the cast list. Emily Vaarstra can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
emily vaartstra rawr Imagine biting into an explosion of fresh blackberries mixed with the sweetness of a thick golden brown cake. Southern cobblers are always a great way to finish off a meal, and they are a perfect comfort food for warming up the soul. The prep time for this recipe is so short. It only takes 5-10 minutes till the intoxicating aroma of sweet blackberries escapes emily vaartstra | crumbs from the oven and
fills the room. The best part? You can substitute the blackberries for your favorite cobbler fruit, and it becomes a personalized sweet treat.
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Caffeine and music scene With many beverage and entertainment options, Bucer’s Coffeehouse & Pub has something for everyone
much local talent there really is,” Greenfield said. “WSU and U of I are basically pipelines of talented musicians. I never run out of sources of musicians.” Musicians are required to audition before performing at aleya ericson Bucer’s by emailing or contactrawr ing Greenfield to schedule an audition time. Auditions consist There are not many places of playing five songs, completwhere you can buy tobacco, ing only the first chorus of the beer, coffee and a book on the song. All students are welcome Elements of Inductive Logic to audition. that has been inscribed in by a “I have made mistakes of student with a founletting people play tain pen in 1897. But, without auditionBucer’s Coffeehouse ing them early on. & Pub manages to It will hold your be that place. customers captive,” “The reason that Greenfield said. we call it a coffee I attended a pub is so that people Saturday night will know that we do performance by both. Otherwise, if it’s a two-man band just a coffee house composed of Rand they don’t think of it Walker, a psycholoas what this place is. gist, and Jon AnderWe have a commerson, a UI professor. cial kitchen, we roast The band managed all of our own coffee to enthrall the in house and there is crowd with vintage no one else in the refavorites such as gion that roasts their “Here Comes the own coffee in house,” Sun” by the Beatles Pat Greenfield, Owner and other lesser of Bucer’s said. known hits with When you first today’s crowds. This enter Bucer’s, the resulted in many wooden furniture rand walker tables playing music and bookcases are trivia in an attempt immediately reministo figure out songs cent of a stereotypiamong themselves or trying cal bar, like the one featured in music recognition apps. “How I Met Your Mother.” To “We love playing here,” Walkthe left of the entrance walker said. “It’s always a friendly way lies a piano. The piano is and warm atmosphere.” where live music is hosted at “It’s like playing in someone’s Bucer’s every Thursday, Friday living room,” Anderson said. and Saturday evening with no “It really is,” Walker said. cover charge for entrance. The “People will sing along and live music selection changes people are very faithful about weekly with a variety of styles coming here. So in about 45 including jazz, blues, classic rock minutes we will have our crowd and Celtic. Greenfield said when she first and they’re excellent at making you feel like what we are doing moved to Moscow she didn’t is special, and usually it ends up know a lot about jazz. She bebeing a pretty special night. We came involved with jazz music look forward to playing here.” when her daughter started to The musical performance compete in the Lionel Hampton also managed to avoid the pitJazz Festival. falls that face many restaurants “So then I started to find with live music — the music was out from going to that how
People will sing along and people are very faithful about coming here ... they’re excellent at making you feel like what we are doing is special, and usually it ends up being a pretty special night.
loud enough to enjoy but soft enough to allow patrons to have a normal conversation. Plus, unlike Phoebe in “Friends,” the band was talented enough to perform covers of classic songs. Further on into Bucer’s, you find rows of books lining the walls and the barista stand. At the barista stand you can order coffee, desserts, beer and even espresso mixed with beer (it may sound strange but my resident beer connoisseur assures me that the drink “Bucer’s Paradise” is quite good). Depending on the day, you may even find a barista conversing with a Bucer’s regular. “I have an emotional attachment to this place,” Kelly Crook, a Bucer’s regular said. “You used to be able to smoke cigars in the back room there and I met a group of friends that I still hang out with now.” Past the barista lie doors that lead to more private, quiet rooms. There, if you do not enjoy the boisterous buzz of the front you can enjoy some quiet time. Bucer’s has free Wifi and many patrons use the back rooms to work on laptops while enjoying a cup of coffee. The back rooms hold some of the interesting charm of Bucer’s. If you question the fact that Bucer’s brews their own coffee, you can enjoy your coffee by the roasting machine where they roasted the beans. The room that lays behind the roasting machine houses a collection of artwork created by Tyler Antkowiak, whose father worked for Marvel comics. The lineage of the artist is prominent in his subject matter, which includes Gandalf and JRR Tolkein, gives the room the feeling of being in a Nerd-vana. The odd charm of Bucer’s makes it a compelling place to hang out and visit. Many coffee shops such as Starbucks seem to be made to grab the coffee and go, but Bucer’s is structured to encourage you to stay and enjoy your purchases and even some art, music or books. Aleya Ericson can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Dave Hagelganz, on saxaphone, and drummer Joe Covill along with other members of the Dave Hagelganz Quintet perform at Bucer’s Coffeehouse & Pub. Many local bands come to perform at Bucer’s, and the Dave Hagelganz Quintet performed at the coffeehouse for their first time Thursday.
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Tri-Cities rapper Tommy Cassidy releases debut album it a million times, we’ve cried about it a million times. The verses themselves have taken On a rowdy St. Patrick’s Eve over two years to perfect them, the beats have taken inside a bar in Seattle, groups about the same time,” Cassidy of friends are bar hopping said. throughout the night, but Not to mention a split from in one bar a crowd waits in his producer and fellow rapper anticipation for a performer Bryson Foster midway through to take the stage — the beat the project that caused delays drops and Tommy Cassidy jumps on stage to start his set. but ultimately resulted in the solo album. The crowd inside Cassidy draws starts dancing upon inspiration while people on from his personal the street stop and life and fellow watch for a minute. regional rappers It all started for for past projects Cassidy the sumand this new solo mer after high album. school graduation. “My 2-year-old Sitting in his back son inspires the yard, him and a heck out of me. group of close I mean, I have friends had an idea to find a way to to start a multiprovide for him, media production and you do that company. That idea by making good would continue to music that people grow into Pacific can enjoy, and then Roots”productionmaking a living off company and of that is a blesswould result in tommy cassidy ing.” Cassidy’s first solo Cassidy looks album “American toward fellow Northwest rapMoonwalk” and multiple pers and the content they are collaborations with Tri-City producing like Raz Simone and artists. Sam Lechow, Nick Weaver and At the age of 20 Cassidy Macklemore. has already released his debut Cassidy said that a tour album with the help of Pacific would be the ultimate goal for Roots, a project two years in the making. Cassidy performed this album, along with possibly setting up more gig’s on at his sold out album release the Palouse. party in Tri-Cities on May 15 “We just want people to and then continued with his hear the music, just let them first Seattle show Saturday know who we are and get a evening at the Sunset Tavern. bigger buzz,” he said. The album has had its fair “From day one, there is share of challenges, from a lot of potential for Tommy production setbacks to building a recording studio, but has and Pacific Roots to grow and get really big. That’s why come out on the other side. we are all so committed to “This thing has gone the production company and through every stage, every Tommy’s music. Not to menemotion, we’ve laughed about
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This thing has gone through every stage, every emotion, we’ve laughed about it a million times, we’ve cried about it a million times.
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Tommy Cassidy, who recently released his debut album, performs in the Tri Cities.
tion the whole town that still supports him,” Justin Frick, the filmmaker for Tommy Cassidy, said. For more information about shows, or to listen to the full “American Moonwalk” album, visit tommycassidy.com. Ryan Tarinelli can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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feel they don’t have the opportunity to share their work. He said he is a secret writer as well. “I carry notebooks with me everywhere I go and I write things down. If it wasn’t for my radio show those things might not be shared with anybody,” Mulligan said. “You know we all write things for classes and they get shared in classes sometimes, but all too often they get stuffed in drawers, thrown in trash cans or more likely lost in computer desktops.” Mulligan’s favorite writers are Martin McDonagh and Edward Albee because they write stories that are thought provoking through the use of interesting characters and plots. He mentioned several plays they have written, like McDonagh’s “A Behanding in Spokane” which Mulligan saw on Broadway, where he actually met McDonagh. He said these writers influence his personal writing. “I think everyone is in college at a point where they are copying the masters, and I think that’s very important,” Mulligan said. “I think that’s very important in all of our
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people to put the story together. work. When you are writing your He has meetings almost every day, own stuff you need to know what it sometimes several in a day. He said is that inspires you — that gets your he has to be very flexblood pumping.” ible in his schedule and it Mulligan said he amounts to about 15 to 20 is currently reading hours of work a week. He Grimm’s Fairy Tales and has a portable microphone is enjoying their dark and his Mac to record segtone. ments for his show. Having “If you read them, his own equipment allows there is torture, there him to record anywhere, is people being lit on although if possible he fire. It would be unaclikes to record in the KUOI ceptable to tell these production room because stories to kids in our it is quiet. everyday lives,” MulWhen everything comes ligan said. “The reason together at 8:30 to 11 p.m. I look at them and say, on Tuesdays, his show is a “Wow, that is really well treat to tune into. Mulwritten,” is because it’s ligan does a live introducwritten with good will in tion — he has a confident mind. It’s written to tell on-air presence befitting a story and to explain paddy mulligan a trained actor — before gotheir thoughts. The ideas ing into the works he has that are darker, perhaps recorded for that evening’s program. considered unacceptable, are often the most interesting thoughts people After every segment he plays a song he feels echoes the piece’s mood have.” before introducing the next piece. Mulligan said the hardest part After 10 p.m. when the FCC allows about the show is meeting up with
I carry notebooks with me everywhere I go and I write things down. If it wasn't for my radio show those things might not be shared with anybody.
verbal obscenities to be broadcast, he sometimes plays stand-up from local comedians. The show is young. Mulligan plans on doing it until he graduates, and it has a lot of room to grow. He said he is trying to start a partnership with BookPeople of Moscow in order to create a stronger representation of the Moscow community with his show. He is also building an online presence with a Facebook page and even podcasts on iTunes. Both can be found by searching Two Pints In Storytelling. Mulligan said that anyone interested in sharing their work on the show should contact him either through email at mull5856@vandals. uidaho.edu, or through the Facebook page. He said he loves having authors read their own work, but if they aren’t comfortable doing so he has friends in the theatre department who can record it. “No matter what they’ve been told, everyone is a storyteller,” Mulligan said. Andrew Deskins can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
Two Pints In Storytelling KUOI DJ gives voice to local story tellers through free-form radio show
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addy Mulligan dreams of meeting a punk rock girl with sleeve tattoos who bakes. “I think that would be awesome,” Mulligan said. “But I think about random stuff like that too much.” Mulligan, a Theater Arts major, sees the world a little differently. He has a radio show on KUOI called Two Pints In Storytelling where he allows local storytellers to share their stories over the airwaves. “I’ve been obsessed, and religiously listened to shows like The Moth, This American Life, and Snap Judgement and a couple other storytelling shows,” Mulligan said. “And I was
like — you know — why don’t I do something like that, just open myself up to the writers in the community and say hey, let’s create a platform together where you can have your work presented in an informal setting.” He started by emailing professors who could put him in touch with storytellers in the community, whether they are English majors or not. “It’s not just literature, it is anybody’s organized stories that they want to share,” Mulligan said. At the end of Fall semester he switched out of the B.F.A. of Theatre Arts, which is focused very heavily on
acting, into the B.A. so he could focus more on his writing. “Coming into college I realized I wanted to do more, so I switched to the B.A. so I could try my hand at poetry and playwriting and then this radio show,” Mulligan said. “I always knew I wanted to be part of theater, but I decided my position in theater is that I want to help people have a theatrical experience. I want to challenge those who think that theatre is only on Broadway. I want to bring them an experience they’ve never had before.” Mulligan said many writers don’t ever share their work because they are told they aren’t writers, or they
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Left: Paddy Mulligan reads from his own work during Tusday night's show. Two Pints In Storytelling airs from 8:30 until 11 p.m. every Tuesday. Right: The University of Idaho makes some last minute changes to his poem for Two Pints In on Tuesday night. Mulligan also works with local artists and writers and features their work on his show.
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‘Buy’ the dozen New donut shop in downtown Moscow open mornings kaitlyn martin rawr
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Kris Wallace prepares freshly made donuts in her shop buy the dozen located on Sixth and Main Street in downtown Moscow. Her shop features mini donuts with a variety of different glazes and unique coatings such as lemon basil.
A donut shop has finally opened in Moscow. The perfect mix of timing, place, support and fun couldn’t be better for shop owner Kris Wallace. buy the dozen is a new, locally owned business that sells mini donuts with fun toppings that vary from day to day. Wallace started as a walk-on vendor selling her mini donuts at the farmers market on Saturday mornings. After seeing the popularity of her donuts, she expanded her location of sales to tables at community events, such as Hemp Fest, and during the holiday season at a table in the mall. After four years and the growing popularity of her mini donuts, Wallace caved to her customers’ requests and opened a shop. Although her shop is only open in the mornings, occasionally Wallace will open “late night” for special events, such as Moscow Mardi Gras. Wallace has been a stay-athome mom for the past ten years. “With four kids, it was like the right level of commitment — just Saturday mornings,” Wallace said. But Wallace found having a shop full-time to be easier than expected. All of her equipment could be left in one place and she wouldn’t have to shuttle back and forth to her home to make new batter. Due to her busy mornings in the shop, her husband is left with the responsibility of getting the kids ready and off to school before he goes to work as the associate athletic director of compliance and eligibility for the University of Idaho. With the help of her husband and mother, Wallace has been able to balance the new business and her family without
buy the dozen donuts Hours: Wed - Fri: 6:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Sat - Sun: 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Phone: (208) 301-4066 Address: 104 E. 6th St. buythedozendonuts.com
needing to employ anyone. “I get here at 4:30 a.m. and just turn on my machine and start making batter and make donuts. I close at 11 a.m. during the week because I have a kindergartener to pick-up at 11:30. So I go pick up my kindergartener, I go pick up my preschooler and then we’re home for the afternoon,” Wallace said. Wallace found the first couple of weeks to be the hardest part about starting a business. There was no book to tell her what to expect. But with the help of local business owners, she was able to figure it out. buy the dozen is located on Sixth Street behind John’s Alley Tavern across from Maialina Pizzeria Napoletana. Because Wallace doesn’t use any raw materials and all of her batter comes from a mix, her shop is not heavily regulated by the health department. Therefore, she does not have to have a lot of the required equipment. Looking to the future, Wallace is toying with the idea of expanding her menu to include donut sandwiches, requiring more equipment. buy the dozen is still a new business and has a long way to go. With the closest place to get a donut in Moscow (without going as far as Spokane or Coeur d’Alene) being a grocery store, buy the dozen has found a niche in a small town. “Without the support of my family, community and other business owners, it wouldn’t have been possible,” said Wallace. Kaitlyn Martin can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Life is a highway kaitlyn krasselt rawr For many artists, being on the road and touring can be draining and tiresome. But for Americana duo Miss Shevaughn and Yuma Wray, the road has become their home … literally. The pair will make their way to Moscow to play at 8 p.m. March 28 at John’s Alley Tavern. The duo started in Chicago where they were both working with other bands, but began to develop their own style and decided to try something new. “Pretty soon it became apparent to us that we were more serious about doing these songs with each other than we were about what we were doing with our bands,” Wray said. “This was going to be the opportunity for us to take it on the road.” The pair made a small tour on the east coast and realized they didn’t want to stop touring. They returned to Chicago to work for a year and save money, and in 2011 quit their jobs and hit the road for a year to play 125 shows across the country. “What we did in order to keep our costs low … is took the Honda Element we were driving and took the back seats out and built a loft,” Wray said. “We kept all of our equipment under the loft and we slept on top. That was so we didn’t have to worry about spending money on hotel rooms but basically in doing that we limited ourselves to only two seats, so only two people in the band.” Last year the duo upgraded to a larger band and added a
drummer, but still save money by sleeping in the van when possible. Shevaughn said people often asked the duo, who is also a couple, how they were able to spend so much time together in such a small space. “The year before we went on the road we were working so much to save money that we barely saw each other, so being on the road was actually really great in that way,” Shevaughn said. Wray said quitting their jobs actually brought the couple closer. “Most couples fight about money, but once we quit our jobs and went down to where we were barely making any money at all but saw each other all the time it was actually way easier for us,” Wray said. Although sleeping in a car may have been a money saver, the duo was more
subject to dealing with the elements. “We encountered a lot of weird weather that year,” Shevaughn said. “We were sleeping in a Wal-Mart parking lot and the whole car was shaking and I was like ‘wake up, wake up it’s a tornado!’” In the middle of the night, the pair escaped from their car and made it safely inside the Walmart. “We thought we were going to have to run into the front of the Walmart and watch our car get picked up by a tornado, but when we went into Walmart we actually met the most fantastic people,” Wray said. “And it wasn’t a tornado, it was just a really bad storm so that was good too.” Shevaughn said once they share with people that they are traveling musicians and sleep in their car, there is a
Traveling musical duo Miss Shevaughn and Yuma Ray will head to Moscow
sense of camaraderie and the walls of being strangers often fall away. “That’s something we try to bring into our live show,” Shevaughn said. The pair describes their sound as dynamic and fun. Shevaughn said they like to pull in elements of vintage music like folk and California rom the ‘60s and ‘70s and blend it with blues rock styles like that of Led Zeppelin. The pair also prefers to play original music rather than covers. “We’re not skilled enough guitar players to be able to pick out and play other peoples songs,” Wray said. “I’d say our material is probably 90 percent original material. There’s a couple covers that we know, but mostly we stick to our own stuff. We figure that way we won’t ever owe anyone too much money.” Once the pair decided to break off back in Chicago and hit the road for good, they needed
names to suit their lifestyle. Miss Shevaughn was easy, they said. Shevaughn was her middle name. But Yuma Wray was a little harder to come by. “We were driving back from California and on the way to Chicago there’s a stretch of highway in Colorado and there are three towns off of route 76 and their names are Akron, Yuma and Wray and I looked at a highway sign that had all three and thought Yuma Ray sounds like a good name,” Wray said. “So basically I got my name off of a highway sign.” Shevaughn said to get an idea of what their show is like, a live recording is available on the duo’s Bandcamp. Kaitlyn Krasselt can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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back for 32nd year ryan tarinelli rawr The Hartung Theater was bustling with a cast of crewmembers, dancers and musicians Monday evening — performers running in and out of dressing rooms, musicians off to the side practicing last-minute changes to music, soundboard members going through tricky show transitions. These were the final hectic days before Dancers, Drummers, Dreamers takes the stage for its 32nd year entertaining the University of Idaho and Moscow community. DDD features student-made choreography and original musical compositions all preformed by UI students in a collaborative event. DDD will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the Hartung Theater, with a matinee show at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The extensive preparation leading up to the annual performance is a large, stressful time commitment, but also really fun, said Carly Joerger, a dancer in DDD. “There are so many aspects that you don’t even see from the audience like all of the time the music majors have spent working on this,” she said “… and all the time that we dancers have spent on all the pieces.” Many music students at the Lionel Hampton School of Music take part in the annual show through playing but also composing almost all of the music in the show. “Any time young composers can get people to play their music that they have written themselves, it’s always a good learning experience,” said Jo
Asker, a bass player and UI composition major. This is the second time Asker has composed for DDD. “This year I have learned from all of those difficulties I had last year on how to make a piece that people can dance to,” he said. Jeff Chambers, a senior music education and composition major at UI has composed for DDD for the past five years. “It’s a very unique opportunity. I don’t know another university where you work with a real choreographer to combine your music with a dance piece. It teaches you how to be flexible and deal with so many factors,” he said. Many choreographers started early last semester with their dances and many musicians started making compositions last summer, Chambers said. After 32 years, DDD continues to help young artists gain experience in their chosen art form and put on an anticipated show for the Moscow community. This year will also be a celebration of the late Greg Halloran, who was the dance professor at UI and had a large part in DDD for the past 11 years. He died last fall. Joerger said audiences can look forward to a trip around the world and a creative show this year. This collaboration between the music department and the dance department is sure to keep going strong into the future. In years past the Hartung has been packed with sold out crowds and this year is not expected to be any different. Ryan Tarinelli can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Students participating in Dancers Drummers and Dreamers flash their arms during rehearsal March 19 in the Hartung Theater. DDD will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the Hartung.
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Events calendar
A week of arts, entertainment, cultural events Free admission, 8 p.m. Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Zero Dark Thirty Rated: R $6/adults, 4:30 and 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 24 Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Zero Dark Thirty Rated: R $6/adults, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Vandal Entertainment Les Miserables – SUB Ballroom Free admission, 8 p.m.
Friday, March 22 Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Zero Dark Thirty Rated: R $6/adults, 8 p.m. Maya is a CIA operative whose first experience is in the interrogation of prisoners following the Al Qaeda attacks against the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. For several years, she is single-minded in her pursuit of leads to uncover the whereabouts of Al Qaeda’s leader, Osama Bin Laden. Finally, in 2011, it appears that her work will pay off, and a U.S. Navy SEAL team is sent to kill or capture Bin Laden. But only Maya is confident Bin Laden is where she says he is. Vandal Entertainment Les Miserables – SUB Ballroom Free admission, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 23
Vandal Entertainment Les Miserables – SUB Ballroom
Monday, March 25 Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre John Wayne film fest: True Grit $4 for tickets, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 27 Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre UI Sapatq’ayn Cinema Presents: Native American Film Festival Free admission Established in 2003, Sapatq’ayn Cinema screens films written, directed and acted by Native Americans, with a focus on contemporary Native experience. The festival’s goals are to enrich our understanding of Native American artistry, culture and history, and to improve intercultural relationships. Vandal Entertainment The Impossible – SUB Ballroom Free admission, 7 p.m.
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