By Bailey Neal The Center for Contemporary Arts is encouraging ArtWalk visitors to "Think Pink" this month in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The "theme" for the Oct. 8 ArtWalk is actually ChalkWalk, an annual theme, but most vendors will be highlighting breast cancer awareness. The Center is doing its part as well, with art exhibits ... [Read More…]
Popular alumni group returns to Abilene for show
By Joel Dallas My favorite way to judge a live performance is to observe the interaction between the performers and the crowd. The Hunters and Gatherers, a band of ACU alums based out of Austin, brought in a formidable crowd at Abilene's The Hideaway recently. They lived up to their reputation for putting on a rollicking show, charging the air in ... [Read More…]
‘Aim and Ignite’ provides fun. tunes for Format fans
By David McMichael A fan of The Format? If you're a well-adjusted person who enjoys the good things in life - e.g., puppies, pancakes, bubble wrap - you should be. Take a second to look them up on YouTube if you don't already have some of their music. fun. is The Format's Nate Ruess' new musical odyssey - yes, the lowercase "f" and period are ... [Read More…]
Students get a license to jam
By Casey Oliver ACU musicians are gearing up for the annual ACU JamFest, organized by the Homecoming Steering Committee. The committee will hear bands and solo acts during open auditions in the Living Room of the Campus Center from 7-9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. JamFest has been an avenue in past years for students to showcase their music, get ... [Read More…]
Rocketboys to release ‘Ghosts’
By Paul Knettel Everyone loves a free concert, especially when it features one of the most well-known and successful bands to come out of ACU in the past few years. The Rocketboys - formerly known as Homer Hiccolm and the Rocketboys - will be playing a free concert during Summit next week. The Rocketboys are made up of five ACU alums - Daniel ... [Read More…]
Abilene’s Last Picture Show
There's nothing like spending an evening curled up with a blanket under the open sky at the drive-in movie theatre. At least, there is nothing else like it in Abilene. The Town and Country Twin Drive-In Movie Theatre, located on Vogel Street and Mockingbird Lane, is the only one of its kind left in Abilene and one of only 385 drive-in theatres ... [Read More…]
‘Extension’ exes launch new band
By Paul Knettel The driving blues-rock sound of Crossroads reverberated throughout a house on Campus Court on Monday in a nearly perfect rendition of Cream's powerhouse original. The band, a group of ACU students, is new to the Abilene scene - really new. The group started practicing together just last week. The as-yet unnamed band consists of ... [Read More…]
Studio brings opera to Abilene
By Brooke Braddock The opera event, "Catch a Rising Star," brought a taste of big-city entertainment to Abilene at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday night. The show, featuring young performers from the Houston Grand Opera Studio, was a compilation of well-known opera scenes and a benefit for Young Audiences of Abilene. "The concert was geared to ... [Read More…]
Words in Windows, Blinded by Bears to perform at Monks
By Rebecca Hamilton Monks Coffee Shop will present its first show of the semester Friday with a performance by local bands, Words in Windows and Blinded by Bears. The Red Airplanes will also make an appearance. Words in Windows and Blinded by Bears have performed at Monks in the past, but this will be The Red Airplanes' first time in Abilene, a ... [Read More…]
Tarantino film a ‘pleasant’ surprise
By Tara Elzey One comes to expect many things of a "traditional" Tarantino film. For example, it seems guaranteed there will be many gruesome and eye-covering bash scenes, crisscrossing plot lines, several characters played by the usual actors - Samuel L. Jackson has a nifty voice over - new catch-phrases and a Quentin cameo - which is, ... [Read More…]
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