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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble performs ‘Sound from the Bench,’ blends corporate personhood with music

February 13, 2023

A single note set the tone as Galvin Recital Hall’s dim lights illuminated the stretched image of a puppet on screen. Singers wearing black breathed, “Don’t sound obvious” as percussionist Ron...

A person boogies in front of a wave of pink and yellow hearts.

Liner Notes: Denver to Wonder: Romantic oldies to carry you through the winter

February 12, 2023

The road trip from my childhood home in Boston to my grandparents’ place in New Jersey is a familiar one. These expeditions were a tradition during the first 11 years of my life –– not because of...

Photo looks down on the six members of Muse etc. standing in a line holding their respective instruments.

Q&A: Muse etc. talks jam sessions, breaking onto the scene

February 10, 2023

Muse etc. is new on the Northwestern music scene, but don’t count the group out. Formed last fall, the six-man, all-freshman pop-influenced jazz band is ready to leave its footprint on campus.  Band...

The four members of the band Måneskin cut from the album cover lie on their backs with blue and red lines extending outward from them.

Liner Notes: America is missing sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll: Måneskin delivers on ‘RUSH!’

January 31, 2023

In the age of simperingly sweet pop hits from the same few artists who seem to have taken permanent residence in the Billboard Hot 100 (love you, Taylor Swift, but I am staring pointedly at you), the United...

Four men with instruments against a black curtain background.

Sapphire Man brings punk rock to the Evanston music scene

January 23, 2023

Sapphire Man, a quartet composed of undergraduate students, started off as a piecemeal endeavor and currently continues influencing the local punk rock and house show scene. The band is an eclectic...

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