By EMILY PENNA COLUMNIST Kicking off a whirlwind of a weekend, Japhy Ryder returned to Java Friday night. When the show started at ten, there was snow pouring down on St. Lawrence. The Java Barn was separated from campus by a thick layer of snow that had been accumulating all day long. Much of the [...]
By Emily Penna Columnist Clad in an array of colored jumpsuits, Turkuaz made their Java debut this past Thursday. As they were loading in, I couldn’t imagine how the 9 piece band would fit on our little stage. The Brooklyn based band consisted of Dave Brandwein [composer/producer/guitar/ vocals], Taylor Shell [composer/bass], Craig Brodhead [guitar], Michelangelo [...]
By CHRIS MELVILLE To save space, I’m cutting my usual rambling, lengthy, irrelevant introductory paragraph. How about that? The Impossible (2012) The Plot: Maria (Naomi Watts) and Henry (Ewan McGregor) are on vacation in Thailand with their three sons, Lucas (Tom Holland), Thomas (Samuel Joslin), and Simon (Oaklee Pendergast). And then a tsunami hits. The [...]
By RICHARD BOHAN A&E EDITOR Beysus Christ, aka Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, rocked the Superdome last Sunday, absolving us from various sins, such as not buying her previous album 4, and listening to bad blue grass music (I’m looking at you, Java). Oh, there was some football game too. Speaking of the Beyoncébowl, I’d like to [...]
By RICHARD BOHAN A&E EDITOR Swedish brother-sister duo The Knife has never been an easy band to get into. One of their most popular singles, “Pass This On”, has Karin Dreijer Andersson sing in the most deadpan voice, “I’m in love with your brother.” It’s backed by a jarring minimalist production with so much steel [...]
By EMILY PENNA COLUMNIST Java kicked off the semester this past Friday with HiGHER ORGANiX. The band hailing from Great Barrington, Mass. consists of Jules Jenssen on drums and electronics, Clayton Squire on guitar, and Brian Ross on bass guitar, however, if you hadn’t seen the three on stage you could have sworn there was [...]
By JAMES MELVILLE Did you enjoy the intimate poignancy of last week’s review? No. It made me sad and uncomfortable. Well, you’re in luck. I’m just reviewing The Avengers this week. Also a little drunk. Woo bonus issue! The Avengers (2012): The Plot: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes—and for some reason Black Widow and Hawkeye—have to fight [...]
By NICK SIRIANNO Never before have I felt the ease of life roll over the Adirondack earth as smoothly as it has for the past four years. St. Lawrence is like no place on earth, nothing compares, nothing. When I graduate, I’ll become a part of an alumni network that at any given moment will [...]
By WILL STANDISH This week, rock connoisseur Will Standish ‘14 brings you his pick for the perfect album to start off a summer even more bodacious than the last. It’s the end of another semester, you’ve survived your final exams, packed your bags, and as you kick back and prepare for what promises to be [...]
By JAMES MELVILLE Well, James, I guess this is it. What do you mean, disembodied voice? It’s the last issue of the semester, and you’re graduating. You won’t be writing for the paper anymore. I might never see you again. Technically, it’s the second to last issue. I’m just treating it like the finale, since [...]
