Alums strike chord with VC through musical performance
When most alums picture coming back to visit Vassar, it probably isn’t performing on a stage in front of an audience of current students. For Alex Goldberg ’11 and Dan…
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Sketch comedy blends with sounds of No-ViCE bands
This past weekend, the Mug held a dual-genre event for audiences to laugh and jam out, in that order. No-ViCE and Special Events collaborated to host comedians and musical guests…
Band name not indicative of bright future
The famed language cognoscente of early 20th century America H.L. Mencken described certain words as “intrinsically musical, in clang-tint and rhythm,” presenting “cellar door” as a particularly melic phrase (The…
Basement no more for VC band
Most jam sessions rarely make it out of a basement. But for the members of Vishnu Basement, time spent riffing and jamming amounted to something larger than any of them…
Punk band explores transgender realities
The latest album from punk band Against Me! immediately announces itself as something unlike most American popular music with its title: Transgender Dysphoria Blues. It’s a title that grabs your…
Genre-defying DaFunq? draws on eclectic backgrounds
For lovers of groove and funk, a new student band is here to get you dancing. At 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 25, DaFunq? will be having their second official…
Rubblebucket promises dance-inducing performance
For music fanatics, ViCE Jazz has organized a special treat for tomorrow night: a concert by the high-energy, indie-dance band Rubblebucket. ViCE Jazz Committee Member Toby Sola ’14 promises that…