New students had their first opportunity to experience the performing arts on Eastfield’s campus on Nov. 1 and 2. The performance was held by the Drama and Dance Departments in Building F. The audience...
Ending up as a country singer often involves a bit of redirection. George Strait served in the Army, attained the rank of corporal and graduated from Texas State before his career took off. Merle Haggard...
Eastfield Theatre hit the ground running with their latest performance, “Squirrel Girl Goes To College.” Some actors tripped along the way, but that’s all part of the fun.
When the theatre department...
Seventeen years ago today, Chevelle released their fourth album, “Vena Sera.” The title translates in Latin roughly to “vein liquids.” The album consisted of new material and revisited demos and...
Despite being reduced to the lesser half of R&B, the blues set the groundwork for much of the music that preceded it. The genre also has a rich history thanks to the cool cats who created it.
Howlin’...
On the first of February, actor Carl Weathers passed away. While he started as a fairly successful athlete, people worldwide likely remember him for his performance on the big screen.
Weathers participated...
Some might be scared away by the abrasive nature of Machine Girl, but the ugly sludge of music genres is what makes their tunes so beautiful. Since the project’s debut in 2012, Matt Stephenson and Sean...
Burn your wicked garden down
On Sept. 29, 1992, rock bands Alice In Chains and Stone Temple Pilots blew apart the music scene with their most successful albums. AIC released their second album,...
Latin horror is often underappreciated or unknown by American audiences despite being far superior by my metric. I mainly attribute this to Latin horror’s tendency to focus on tension and artistry...
SEAN STROUD, Life and Arts Editor
• October 25, 2023
Looking back through the history of Latin music, it’s hard to find someone more instrumental in the development and progression of mambo than “El Rey,” Tito Puente.
Throughout his career, the...
Hispanic Heritage Month is dedicated to the influences and effects that Latin American culture has had upon the growth of American society. It is celebrated from Sept. 17 to Oct. 15, and was originally...
Poliziotteschi, or ‘Eurocrime’, is a forgotten genre of films that was popularized in the 1970s. With their popularity coinciding with a time of great social and political turmoil in Italy, the films...
