Amplified Observations: Athens forms a musical experience unmatched by pre-college life
By Luke Furman | Sep. 12, 2016Columnist Luke Furman reveals how entrenched music is into the culture of Ohio University and the town of Athens.
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Scotty McCreery and Jana Kramer performed for a crowd of country music fans in MemAud
By Georgia Davis | Sep. 9, 2016The American Idol winner, along with Jana Kramer, performed in MemAud on Thursday night.
Soulja Boy is coming to Ohio University in October
By Hannah Wintucky | Sep. 8, 2016Soulja Boy will be performing at RiverFest Oct. 1.
Hum returns to The Union for sold-out show
By LynAnne Vucovich | Sep. 7, 2016'90s rock band Hum will return to Athens with their space-rock and shoegaze sound.
‘American Idol’ winner to perform in MemAud for second time
By Georgia Davis | Sep. 6, 2016Scotty McCreery will return to OU to perform old and new songs along with Jana Kramer.
Yonatan Gat to communicate 'organic,' 'improvised' sounds with The D-Rays and Slackluster at The Union
By Luke Furman | Sep. 5, 2016Israeli-born punk rocker-at-heart Yonatan Gat will play at The Union on Wednesday with his trio. The three improvise much of their live performances with guitar fuzz and developed musical senses.
Amplified Observations: Long songs need structural, conceptual support
By Luke Furman | Sep. 5, 2016Columnist Luke Furman details the successes and failures that befall songs more than seven minutes in this week’s Amplified Observations.
On a High Note: Arctic Monkey’s Alex Turner and The Rascal’s Miles Kane are a match made in rock n’ roll heaven
By Halle Weber | Sep. 1, 2016British supergroup, The Last Shadow Puppets, return after an eight-year hiatus with “Everything You’ve Come To Expect.”
Bloodhype, an OU alumna, will headline show at The Union
By LynAnne Vucovich | Sep. 1, 2016Multiple bands will be playing at The Union, including OU alumni.
Thoughtbeat to host 'Superawesome Free Dance Night' at Casa Nueva on Friday
By Georgia Davis | Aug. 31, 2016Though Casa Nueva’s dance night lacks a theme, people are still encouraged to come and dance for little to no price.
DJ Barticus to host a millennial dance party at The Union
By Bharbi Hazarika | Aug. 30, 2016The DJ Barticus Y2K Millennium Dance Party will feature hits from the late '90s and early 2000s.
Amplified Observations: Making an acoustic guitar sound psychedelic is hard, but some artists make it look easy
By Luke Furman | Aug. 29, 2016Columnist Luke Furman takes a look at all of the musicians who ditched effects pedals for trippy lyrics and rippling hollow-body strings.
Ohio Trombone Quartet aims to show ‘flexibility’ of instrument in Glidden recital
By Luke Furman | Aug. 28, 2016The newly-formed Ohio Trombone Quartet will play its first-ever recital Wednesday August 31 at 8 p.m. in Glidden Hall. The group is made up of four professional musicians with three tenor trombones and one bass trombone.
