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Spoon Market hosts College bands and performers
Ashley Ferguson Sports Editor Overlooking Liberty Street, the Excelsior Room’s romantic glass bulb string lights and lofty minimalist décor add class to musical acts whose well-developed sounds already far surpass the aesthetic of twinkle lights in a dingy college basement. Last Friday, the event hall above Spoon Market in downtown Wooster hosted four College of…
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Student rapper MoonManFlo releases new EP “High Chair”
Robert Dinkins Viewpoints Editor Derrick Florence ’18, better known as MoonManFlo, released his anticipated EP, “High Chair,” on Feb. 4 of this year. After creating music for roughly a decade, including releasing his first song on MySpace, MoonManFlo is ready to approach an even wider audience with his sound. Encompassing only six tracks over 16…
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Artful Dodge presents spoken word poet Nate Marshall
Channler Twyman Contributing Writer “praise the dive into the gut of a friend; the dousing / of my hand in his ribs. praise the softness of skin, / the way it always gives.” In his poem, “praise” spoken word poet Nate Marshall shows appreciation for all the things in his life that have helped shape…
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Mount Eerie
Insular and misanthropic though they may be, most depressing albums are ear comfortfood. They’re ultimately trying to entertain you just as much as they’re trying to make you cry. Mount Eerie’s “Now Only,” though, isn’t one of these albums. Phil Elverum, the sole mastermind behind the project, takes you on an anguishing 40-plus minute journey…
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Student groups co-host Women in Arts poetry and music event
Nicklaus Wilcher Contributing Writer “That just took my spirit.” Meonyez Goodwin ’18’s words echoed the mood of the room, cutting through the rapturous applause for Korri Palmer ’20 and Donte Claybrooks ’18‘s belted rendition of Daniel Caesar and Kali Uchis’ “Get You.” I felt the same — once Claybrooks and Palmer hit that falsetto chorus,…
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Ebert Art Center redesigned and renamed, simply, “Bert”
Jolly St. Nick AWOL F&B Editor In commemoration of the minimalist art movement of the 1960s, the Ebert Art Center has been renamed to simply Bert. “Wooster is a place of syllabic excess,” claimed Kitty Zurko, Bert’s curator. “Take ‘Severance Hall,’ or ‘Longbrake Student Wellness Center’ — these names taste of frivolous gunk. My mouth…
