National Music Museum brings artists to Vermillion
There isn’t a lot of space in the National Music Museum, as each square inch is filled with fascinations of all sizes. If you look hard enough, you can find lutes that date back to well before the Revolutionary War, Johnny Cash’s personal guitar and a huge assortment of weird instruments nobody plays anymore. The […]
USD brass to perform
This year’s schedule has presented some unusual challenges for the USD Brass Ensemble. The band has only been practicing since the end of winter break and they only practice two times a week for one hour. But even as they race against time at the University of South Dakota, the sounds of the brass band […]
Mystic Scotland brought to life
All of the audience members get quiet and bagpipes go silent as the lights go down. The theater seats are packed with students, children, townsfolk and a surplus of bald old men, with big white beards. The red curtains of the Wayne S. Knutson Theatre open to light of the Scottish Highlands, both green and […]
REVIEW: Gibson returns in dark, political film
Mel Gibson embraces the dark side of the criminal underground in his movie “Get the Gringo.” The film is an R-rated, action/crime movie set in the seedy side of Tijuana. The film was written, produced and acted in by Gibson. It marks the directorial debut of Adrian Grunberg, who has previously been an assistant director […]
REVIEW: Todd Margaret uses subtle humor
Sometimes, the best thing for an overworked college student to do is to take a night off, relax and watch some TV. Yet, some students, like myself, don’t have the luxury of cable and its endless hours of quality programming. Fortunately, there is something much better – and cheaper – than television. It is the […]
USD grad brings winged creatures to life with paintings
There is a small room tucked away in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts that very few non-art students know about. Gallery 110 is a sparse room, with only a long office table in the center, surrounded by chairs. Students go there to study and admire the art hanging on the walls all […]
REVIEW: “Expendables 2” aware of limits
Is there any better way to end a summer than with a movie about muscles, guns, explosions, knifes, round house kicks, more guns and bigger explosions? “Expendables 2” touts the largest assembly of explosive testosterone seen since, well, the last “Expendables.” It stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Dolph […]
REVIEW: “The Campaign” fails to deliver real comedy
Every once and awhile, a movie is released that perfectly captures the attitudes of the times, and forces the audience to re-examine the socio-political culture in which they live. “The Campaign” is not that kind of movie. But, that’s alright, because this movie doesn’t take itself too seriously. It’s a modern comedy; complete with baby […]