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Updated August 28, 2008 4:51 AM
Founding member and singer Colin Ross used to be the face of Hit the Lights. But when Ross left the group, the band found itself with an identity crisis on the horizon.
Updated August 27, 2008 4:59 AM
Tonight, the sounds of rock 'n' roll will replace the crack of the bat when Augustana takes the stage at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for what will be the first-ever outdoor concert at Penn State's baseball stadium.
Penn State student Bianca Peart said she doesn't have much time to catch her favorite TV shows. Warner Brothers (WB), however, seems to have found a solution to her television dilemma.
Updated August 26, 2008 4:51 AM
Fans of The Morning Light will get to see the burgeoning music troupe kick off the fall concert season at SoZo's, 256 E. Beaver Ave, at 7:30 tonight.
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Leo Albanese (grad - aerospace engineering) enjoys the nice weather behind the Hammond building before heading to class.
Updated August 25, 2008 4:50 AM
Wheatus is a band with something to prove, and the road to redemption runs through State College.
Updated August 13, 2008 12:55 AM
Giant Pandas and the people who love them will descend upon Zeno's Pub tomorrow night.
Updated August 11, 2008 12:55 AM
If you think the problem with action movies is that there aren't enough drugs and the heroes are too fit and good-looking, Pineapple Express may be the movie for you.
Updated August 8, 2008 6:58 PM
Tickets are now on sale for the Tour of Gymnastic Superstars which will be Updated 6:58 PM
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A torch for the 2008 Office Olympics burns in front of the Pattee Library yesterday. The event, organized by the College of Liberal Arts, allowed Penn State staff to enjoy a day of outside games.
Updated August 4, 2008 12:55 AM
Tussey Mountain will feel more like the shore tonight than a ski resort.
Updated August 1, 2008 12:53 AM
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After 2005's short-lived Iraq War drama Over There, HBO continues its trend of high-quality mini-series with this summer's Generation Kill.
Updated July 30, 2008 12:55 AM
A well-placed and wise-as-always quote from George W. Bush kicks off Step Brothers, Will Ferrell's latest movie about mediocre American men.
Updated July 25, 2008 12:53 AM
Miley Cyrus hasn't broken any barriers on her new album -- but the Disney-created pop star still retains a certain voice that is all her own.
Sophie doesn't care if her mother has slept with hundreds of men -- she's only interested in one: her father.
Updated July 23, 2008 12:55 AM
Brewery hosts People's Choice artist
Updated July 18, 2008 12:55 AM
Penn State graduate and newly crowned Miss Virginia Tara Wheeler says she's anything but typical.
Updated July 14, 2008 12:55 AM
Walking down the street in downtown Athens, Ga., Elf Power lead singer Andrew Rieger was inspired by what he saw. Etched into the sidewalk were the words that would eventually become the name of his band -- Elf Power.
Attendees of tonight's concert at Schlow Centre Region Library will be offered a little bit more than music.
Updated July 11, 2008 12:53 AM
There's an Earth void of life. No plants or animals, just piles of garbage, empty highways and buildings covered in a layer of brown dirt.
Updated July 9, 2008 12:53 AM
From the ring-back tones of "Don't Worry Baby" on guitarist Chris Sheehan's phone to the band's signature three-part harmonies, it is evident The Beach Boys have made an impression on indie-rock group Johnny Action Figure.
Updated May 2, 2008 12:42 AM
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Comedy sequels are a risky proposition.
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Anyone who is keeping track of the best albums of 2008 would be smart to set aside some room for Santogold.
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Like its unusual and loquacious title, Tim and Eric: Awesome Show, Great Job!, a live-action sketch comedy show on Cartoon Network's [adult swim], doesn't play by the rules.
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"Accessible" is not a word too often associated with Animal Collective.
Updated May 1, 2008 12:59 AM
The Blue Man Group's show at the Bryce Jordan Center last night was heavy on percussion, strobe lights and rock 'n' roll clichés.
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The Blue Man Group rocks out with drum sticks on PVC tubes at one point during last night's performance at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Updated April 29, 2008 12:50 AM
Singer-songwriter James McMurtry began his career in 1989 after a Grammy Award-winning rock singer, John Mellencamp, hired his father to write a screenplay.
One might think that a band from Austria would be influenced by the sounds of Austrian natives Mozart or Joseph Haydn.
Updated April 28, 2008 12:51 AM
A year’s work of student filmmaking culminated before an enthusiastic sold-out audience Saturday night at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave.
Silver and gold coins attached to brightly colored outfits jingled as members of the Belly Dance Club shimmied their hips to the beat of an Egyptian pop song.
With finals approaching, attending tonight’s performance by the Penn State Concert Band can be a good way to relax, conductor Gregory Drane said.
Sayvinyl’s drummer Ryan Flach once called State College home, as did two of his bandmates.
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