Sam Lachow is seen outside spending time with friends. It is the weekend before the Wale concert, and he has one rehearsal to prepare. While some may find opening before a well-known rapper to be intimidating, Lachow is excited for this once in a lifetime opportunity. “When I found out […]
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Most people are busy working a few jobs in the current economic climate. This is especially true for recently graduated college students. For one SUNY New Paltz alumni, busyness is an afterthought. Lara Hope is more concerned with entertaining, while also helping people along the way. Lara Hope, 25, a […]
By next year, he may be remembered as the guy who got to stare down Megan Fox’s shirt in Judd Apatow’s upcoming movie This is 40. But, for the Arts Writing class he visited at SUNY New Paltz March 6, Graham Parker will be known as the eccentric British rocker […]
Have you ever wished you could enjoy your coffee break while listening to live music right here on campus? Students got the chance to hear some smooth sounds from award-winning and rising musical artist Libbie Schrader on Feb 28th. Schrader came to New Paltz to perform songs off of her […]
While most students picked up pencils and paper for their final Fall 2011 exams, Professor Lisa Phillip’s Digital Storytelling class picked up video cameras instead. Their goal: take on personal challenges and compellingly document their very real experiences in video. Here are some of their final projects about their personal […]
In New Paltz’s Southside Terrace, three musicians cram into a smoky and cluttered bedroom. The space is dark, except for the light coming from a shadeless lamp being blocked by a mammoth upright bass. Pieces of a drum kit are cluttered in a corner of the room with other musical […]
The open space of Cafeteria in New Paltz on Main Street is dim and warmly lit. The mellow atmosphere of the space is enhanced by a young man slowly dancing in front of the Cafeteria audience to a backing-track. It’s Monday which means it’s Open Mic Night at Cafeteria. Sign […]
I asked my good buddy, Dean Engle, who co-runs the cassette record label Responsible Records, based in New Paltz, for some upcoming local releases. He turned me onto Breakfast in Fur, a five-piece ambient bedroom-pop band that is on the rise in the New Paltz scene, and who are gearing up to […]
Slashroot, a coffee house and music venue located on Main Street, has become a platform for local bands to perform. Concert goers, young and old, go to listen to live music, and can also use Slashroot’s computer technology station and web development center. This audio story was created by Brenna […]
Doors were set to open at 9 p.m., so I arrived promptly at 8 p.m. to get a decent parking spot and front row seat. The venue itself was small and did not serve alcohol, something The Questionable Authorities were not accustomed to. The Questionable Authorities is a punk rock […]
Music was everywhere at the Woodstock Film Festival this year, and the sound was change. Among the five films featuring music, one of them made sure its message was heard loud and clear. Sounds Like a Revolution, directed by Canadian documentary filmmakers Summer Love and Jane Michener, focuses on protest […]
Due to the acoustic friendly environment, many musicians such as “Weird Al” Yankovic and Vinnie Martucci record music in their bathrooms. Up until now, that may have been the best option for SUNY New Paltz music students looking to record. In an effort to provide students with an opportunity to […]
Ghost Mall really hates Slothbear, according to keyboardist Alex Letourneau. Self-proclaimed “summer drummer” Brian Deodat said much of the same about the other group in so many (more explicit) words, as did the “number one roadies,” unofficial band photographers and others passing through the narrow walls of 3A Church St., […]
The improvisational music of Miles Davis reverberates off the walls in the college dorm room of Vince Tampio and Mike Kadnar. These two SUNY New Paltz music students make up half of the jazz band Quatrane. Jazz flows emotionally through the instruments of these musicians and transforms into notes for […]
From the world of possibilities offered by Web 2.0, the one that fascinates me the most is giving the power to the people. Anyone can be someone. The most valuable medium is right at your fingertips, and it’s just as accessible to be a producer. Unlike the television and radio […]
New Paltz Cultural Collective member Sophia Wortzel brings her brand of acoustic folk to Rebel TV in a music video filmed by Julie Florio, Kim Plummer, Danielle Quitoni and Chanel Arias. Stop Motion by Julie Florio. Edited by Julie Florio. Executive Producer Gregg Bray. © 2009 SUNY New Paltz
When asked to describe local band Daha’s sound, co-founder and keyboardist of the band Phil Kadet needs only one word: relentless. Check out the band and their tunes in an interview with Kadet as he shares his experience jamming with Daha. Listen to “Daha’s Keyboardist Dishes” Here
