Tag: Music

A jazz band performs on stage under blue lighting at Loeb Playhouse, featuring the Emmet Cohen Trio with a pianist, upright bassist, vocalist, saxophonist, drummer, and one additional standing musician surrounded by microphones and instruments.

Live from Loeb Playhouse: Emmet Cohen Trio and the Live From Emmet’s Place All-Stars

Live From Emmet’s Place All-Stars joined the Emmet Cohen Trio for an incredible night of jazz.

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Hand to Hand Squonk Opera

Hand to Hand

Rigged like a sailing ship and sized like houses, two giant puppet hands propel this outdoor spectacle alongside a performance of propulsive progressive rock in Hand to Hand by post-industrialists Squonk Opera.

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Two young men with beards, known as The Brother Brothers, stand side by side in front of a brick wall, looking directly at the camera. The black-and-white image has a candid feel, as if captured during an interview or while answering questions.

10 Questions with The Brother Brothers

By Kristen Day - Marketing Intern Making up the two halves of The Brother Brothers are fiddle player Adam Moss and cellist David Moss. Their harmonious folk sound has traveled across the world on street corners, music festival stages, and...
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Two men with beards and curly hair, resembling the Brother Brothers folk music duo, stand side by side against a black background. The black-and-white photo uses dramatic lighting as they look directly at the camera.

6 Folksy Facts About The Brother Brothers

By Kristen Day - Marketing Intern Who said you can't mix work and family? For brothers Adam and David Moss, their musical partnership has resulted in the folk ensemble, The Brother Brothers. Their unique and harmonious stripped folk sound is...
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A woman with short brown hair in a white dress holds a cello while standing in a sunflower field, evoking fearless facts from Neyla Pekarek's biography. Sunflowers surround her, some facing down and some upright as she gazes to her left.

5 Fearless Facts About Neyla Pekarek

By Kristen Day The old American southwest is filled with stories of heroism, bravery, and suspense. But how many of those stories do you know about women? Cellist and vocalist, Neyla Pekarek sought to settle the score in her latest...
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A women-empowering scene: a person in a patterned dress stands outdoors between two red curtains, greenery and trees in the background. Yellow flowers bloom on the left, evoking the spirit of Neyla Pekarek from The Lumineers.

Neyla Pekarek on Leaving the Lumineers and Her ‘Women-Empowering’ Solo Debut

“I feel really liberated to be releasing my own record and my own music,” says cellist and singer Neyla Pekarek, who, in October, announced her departure from folk band the Lumineers. Now signed to S-Curve Records as a solo artist, her debut album...
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Weekly Culture

Culture of the Week 11.4.19

“You Ain’t The Problem” by Michael Kiwanuka This song is featured from Michael Kiwanuka’s new album titled KIWANUKA.  The album is his third since 2012.  You can hear his musical influences loud and clear through his blues-folk sound; those influences include everyone...
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A woman with long wavy hair sits on a couch by a window at night, reminiscent of Margo Price’s thoughtful moments. She wears a sleeveless top, one arm resting on the couch, as a car is visible outside. The black and white image suggests an intimate Convos Q&A setting.

Convos Q&A with Margo Price

By Kristen Day Purdue Convocations is elated to kick off our 2019-2020 season with country songstress, Margo Price this Thursday in Loeb Playhouse! By now, you've definitely seen the posters, bought your tickets, and read up on the rising star....
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Seven people stand side by side outdoors against a greenish sky, all wearing dark jackets, with neutral or serious expressions, facing the camera—capturing the cool energy found in Novalima songs and their signature dance music style.

7 Novalima Songs to Keep You Dancing All Week

By Kristen Day Have you ever been to Peru? What about a dancefloor? Thanks to the eight-member Afro-Peruvian folk ensemble, Novalima, we're headed to both! Novalima is an eclectic mix of ancient indigenous inspiration, Afro-Latino soul, danceable rhythm, and percussive...
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Four men sit at an outdoor café table in Los Angeles, smiling and talking while holding white cups. Surrounded by green plants and mural art, they chat about songs and the productive week ahead for the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

5 Songs by Los Angeles Guitar Quartet for a Productive Week

We’ve all been there... It’s Wednesday at noon and your week is dragging on. You start scrolling through Spotify for something new and can’t find the right thing to get you going again. Sounds like you are in need of...
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A group of eight people, including one woman, stand smiling together indoors against a rustic brick wall, wearing casual clothing and posing for the camera—capturing the spirit of Novalima and Peru’s blend of old and new sounds.

Novalima Mixes Old and New Sounds From Peru

Few would have thought that the ancestral, gritty sounds of Afro-Peruvian music, made from a cajón (wooden box) and the rattle of a donkey jawbone, would become a modern sensation. But it has, thanks to the creative sounds of Novalima,...
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A young woman with long brown hair and brown eyes looks at the camera with a slight smile. She is outdoors, the softly blurred urban background offering subtle reasons to see her passion for classical music shine through.

7 Reasons to See Camille Thomas

By Kristen Day If you hear classical music and don't get excited, we're here to expand your horizons. There are a million reasons to see cellist, Camille Thomas at Purdue in October, but we'll just give you seven. Her program...
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