Fermata Nowhere Starts its Seventh Year
“I would say that my rehearsal techniques fit somewhere between ‘1950s Texas high school football coach’ and ‘Marine drill sergeant passing a kidney stone,’” said choir director Timothy Pearson when asked about the intensity of Talawanda’s own pop a cappella group, Fermata Nowhere. The group got its start during the 2009-2010 school year when Pearson […]
Review: Chvrches’ “Every Open Eye”
As a brief confession, this review was in work in progress for four days before the date of this publication. Normally, I can crank out a review within maybe a day, depending on how long it takes me to listen to the album a few times. Why did this one take so long, then? […]
THS Baseball Left With No Coach
All three coaches from the THS varsity baseball team “saw more opportunities at Lakota West,” athletic director, Wes Cole said. According to Cole, at the beginning of September, head varsity coach for THS, Greg Leurck, chose to leave because Lakota West was a more convenient commute for him and his family. Noah Zipko, the assistant […]
Local Real Estate Agent New Girls Soccer Coach
Missy Friede, four year division one coach, is now coaching the Talawanda Lady Braves varsity soccer team. Friede said she loves coaching and getting to know the girls. Learning their personalities, expectations, strengths, weaknesses and their game mentality is part of the job she says. There are many challenges in “communicating efficiently with players […]
Images from “Phantom of the Soap Opera”
Talawanda’s Drama Club put on their Fall play this past weekend, Phantom of the Soap Opera. The play, written by Craig Sodaro, a take on The Phantom of the Opera, focuses on a mysterious phantom living below a soap opera television studio who wreaks havoc on the cast and crew in order to find love with the […]
Review: Beirut’s “No No No”
Beirut, arguably one of the most instrumentally bold bands in recent years, have returned after a four-year break since their last album, dropping a collection of songs that sway more towards the realm of piano-pop than the grandiose Balkan-influenced folk that garnered them acclaim earlier in their career (see: 2007’s The Flying Club Cup). While […]
Alabama Shakes in Indianapolis
Alabama Shakes performed at the Farm Bureau Lawn at White River State Park in Indianapolis Tuesday evening with opener Father John Misty as part of the WTTS (92.3 FM) “Rock on the River” series. The venue is a perfect setting for summer concerts, featuring the Indianapolis cityscape in as a backdrop and the natural beauty […]
Setting Stone Launches New Site
Setting Stone Liberal Arts Magazine has launched a new website to feature student writing and artwork, as well as images from their popular Coffee House event. While the site is in its infancy, Setting Stone advisor Clare Squance said the group hopes it will bring more attention to the magazine and student work. “Setting Stone has […]
