Category: Previews

What do you get when you put together drums and voice? You call that a duo. It can be enjoyed in many settings such as jazz. To do it well, it requires two skilled musicians, who listen to each other closely. What if you removed one person from the equation and got to pay the… Continue reading Ruby Laks 54 Below Preview →

When the idea of legacy and impact comes up, people often have a self-serving mindset and only see that as something to help their own personal journey. Fourth year Natalie Gamiño sees this completely differently. As she wraps up her time at Oberlin, she is putting on a fashion show as her capstone in Communications… Continue reading “Raices” Oberlin’s First Latin-American Fashion Show →

Max Simas is set to perform his senior recital on jazz drums on April 18th. On a cloudy Wednesday we found 30 minutes to sit down in the jazz building — a space that you don't often leave all day once you enter — to reflect on the process of putting together a program. A… Continue reading Max Simas Senior Recital Preview →

https://videopress.com/v/fz27YhL7?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true This Friday, April 17th at 5:00 pm, fourth-year Bix Weissberg is putting on Bixfest, one of the most ambitious student-run musical events in recent Oberlin memory. “Bixfest is an apocalyptic union of musicians from across the Obie-sphere. They're united for one common purpose: to celebrate ME.”  On a breezy Monday afternoon, I sat down… Continue reading Preview: Bixfest Showcases Oberlin’s Bizarre Musical Diversity →

Oberlin’s Coverband Showcase is well-known as one of the most exciting events on campus. Each semester, groups audition for the opportunity to play four songs by a well-known artist in front of what sometimes appears to be the entire student body. Only about eight bands are chosen out of dozens of applicants. While the group’s… Continue reading The Inner Workings of an Oberlin Coverband →

Jeremiah Ince is preparing for his third show at Oberlin, to take place at The ‘Sco on April 10 at 10 pm. The show coincides with the release of his new album, I’m Not Good at These Things, the result of three years of work.  Featuring DJ Carrots, guitars, drums, bass, and vocalists, the show… Continue reading Jeremiah Ince at The ‘Sco →

Vocalists Evelyn Walker and Maya Levanon are in their last semester of Oberlin and with the journey coming to an end, they are putting on a recital that is a culmination of all they have learned. On April 11 at 4pm they will take the stage at the Cat in the Cream to put on… Continue reading Why Wouldn’t I? – Evelyn and Maya Recital Preview →

Ebun Lawore wants to make the student music scene at Oberlin less competitive and more chill. The 20-year-old singer-songwriter and guitarist has had plenty of performance experience, but she’s relatively new to playing her own music in a live setting. Putting yourself out there isn’t an easy feat at the musical pressure cooker that is… Continue reading Concert Preview: Eboon’s Full-band Debut at the Cat →

Oberlin’s Kendra Colton, Associate Professor of Voice, will be retiring at the end of this semester, after one final concert with her chamber voice class on Friday, May 9th at 6pm in Stull Recital Hall. Included on the program will be the world premiere of third-year Max Lang’s They Shut Me Up in Prose for… Continue reading Max Lang’s Final Collaboration With Professor Kendra Colton →