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Artist of the Week Quincy Ponvert ’23 on Community in Music

On a sunny April afternoon, I sat down with Quincy Ponvert ’23 to interview them for Artist of the Week. This article has been a long time coming — Quincy is a pillar of the campus art scene, but they are notoriously

April 6, 2023

Arts

Morgan Freeman on the Track!!: How Metro Boomin’s “Heroes & Villains” Complicates the Superhero Archetype Through Trap Music

I was 0.25 miles away from the finish line. One lap around the track. A 400. I had already pushed my body through 12.85 miles of running, and this was my final effort. My legs burning from the seemingly never ending hill

March 30, 2023

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Artist of the Week Yosué Gonzalez ’24 on Shakespeare, Orion, and Color

I met Yosué Gonzalez ‘24 in Modern Political Thought with Professor Arlen. I announced to the class that I was looking for third and fourth-year students to interview when Yosué mentioned that they are a musician and had released a new single

March 2, 2023

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Drexel at Olde Club

Last week, Drexel bands Hotel Breakfast, Simply Sedated, Slow Burning Daydream, and The Jette Planes performed at Olde Club. Photos shot on a Nikon d7000.

February 16, 2023

Arts·Highlights

Access to the Arts at Swarthmore: A New Perspective from a Semester Abroad

If you’ve paid any attention to your Swarthmore Gmail account in recent weeks, you’ll have doubtlessly received numerous emails from the theatre, dance, and music departments advertising the plethora of shows happening before the end of the semester. You might have also

December 1, 2022

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Artist of the Week Gabriel Straus ʼ23 on the Cohesiveness of Singing

When I met Gabriel Straus ʼ23, I felt a little undressed when I compared my jeans and boots to his collared shirt and sweater. He’d had a fellowship interview that morning, he told me. As a senior, Gabriel is considering what life

December 1, 2022

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Yahritza Y Su Esencia: TikTok’s Must-listen Viral Heartbreak Band

Lamenting to an accompaniment of an acoustic bass and a twelve-string guitar, lead singer Yahritza from the band Yahritza Y Su Esencia beautifully croons the lyrics to their hit single “Soy El Único.” Qué triste es amar a otra persona (How sad

October 27, 2022

Arts·Highlights

Artist of the Week Mirabai Smoot ʼ23: the Connectivity of Music

When the first notes of a concert ring out and the audience quiets, a musician hovers in a state of nervousness and excitement. Months of practice, however, must come before the figurative curtain can rise. One of the first things Mirabai Smoot

October 20, 2022

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The Revival of Olde Club Brings Live Music Back to Swarthmore

After a long drought, live music returns to campus this fall. With the restoration of Olde Club, a space historically used as a concert venue, Swarthmore hosted two local indie rock bands, Best Bear and Humilitarian, on Saturday, Oct. 1. For the

October 6, 2022

Arts

Bryn Mawr’s Algorithmic Theater Blends Performance and Tech

I attended the last scheduled performance of Bryn Mawr’s Performing Arts Series “Yesterday Tomorrow,” an hour-long show that was part of their “Algorithmic Theater,” in which algorithms produce a unique show every night. It was Friday night, Sept. 17, 2022, and I

September 29, 2022

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Artist of the Week Quincy Ponvert ’23 on Community in Music

Morgan Freeman on the Track!!: How Metro Boomin’s “Heroes & Villains” Complicates the Superhero Archetype Through Trap Music

Artist of the Week Yosué Gonzalez ’24 on Shakespeare, Orion, and Color

Drexel at Olde Club

Access to the Arts at Swarthmore: A New Perspective from a Semester Abroad

Artist of the Week Gabriel Straus ʼ23 on the Cohesiveness of Singing

Yahritza Y Su Esencia: TikTok’s Must-listen Viral Heartbreak Band

Artist of the Week Mirabai Smoot ʼ23: the Connectivity of Music

The Revival of Olde Club Brings Live Music Back to Swarthmore

Bryn Mawr’s Algorithmic Theater Blends Performance and Tech

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