Joseph Williams talks about music, life during Toto's 40th trip around the sun
(10/30/18 4:00am)
Some people spend their entire lives trying to escape the shadow of their parents.
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Some people spend their entire lives trying to escape the shadow of their parents.
(From left to right) Joseph Williams, frontman and vocalist; David Paich, keyboardist; Steve Porcaro, keyboardist; Steve Lukather, guitarist, decided to reunite in 2010 after a hiatus to play several concerts to benefit former bassist of the band, Mike Porcaro, who died in 2015 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
We walked into the theater to celebrate my friend’s birthday, dragging our expectations along the carpet. In spite of our pessimistic outlook walking in, Sony’s “Venom” managed to leave us laughing and engaged, setting aside a less-than-coherent plot.
The Shippensburg University Department of Music and Theatre Arts presented “Yonderspeak,” a short play festival which featured four different plays.
Audience members controlled an improv comedy show starring Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood last Saturday night at the H. Ric. Luhrs Performing Center.
Colin Mochrie (left) and Brad Sherwood invited many members of the audience onto the Luhrs stage to help them generate content and act out skits.
Tick. Tick. Tick.
The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center announced last Wednesday, Oct. 3, that the performance of George Thorogood and The Destroyers “Rock Party Tour,” scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. is cancelled.
Chris Daughtry made his big debut on Season 5 of “American Idol” in 2006, soon after his band, Daughtry, released its first album of the same name. The band’s work quickly found its way to the top of the Billboard 200.
Shippensburg University brought to life the poetry of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s (PASSHE)’s best students and professionals in two-day sessions of the English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU) on Oct. 4-6.
Daughtry has been performing for over a decade, and its fan base has kept them going. “That’s the key ingredient to keeping a band together. That’s the gasoline, and without it you can’t run,” said frontman Chris Daughtry.
Chris Daughtry has challenged himself in other creative ways over the years. He drew the cover of a Batman comic, which was a lifelong dream of his.
James Najarian, an English professor at Boston College, had the conference room chuckling at his poem “Goat Song” and the whimsical habits of his family’s pet goats.
John Denver managed to connect with fans on Friday night at the H. Ric Luhrs Performance Arts Center, two decades after his death.
If you are a fan of short musicals with a meaningful message, Act V Theatre Co.’s production of “21 Chump Street” was the perfect musical to see at Memorial Auditorium last week.
Before Jordana Wagner, a senior art and design major, enrolled at Shippensburg University three-and-a-half years ago, she was passionate about art — she took every art class her high school offered — but was not sure who she was as an artist.
Left to right: Stephanie Rodriguez, Justin Persicketti, Tyler Rock, Francesca Forti and Sophia Jones rehearsed for only three weeks in preparation for the 15-minute musical.
Jordana Wagner, a senior art and design major at SU, is drawn to ceramics because it challenges her to take on the arduous task of creating larger pieces with her bare hands. It has also taught her that making mistakes while creating art should be viewed objectively, as it emits a sense of raw originality.
On Friday night members of the Shippensburg community were invited to a hidden gem located inside the Thought Lot: Whiskers Vintage and Vinyl clothing and music store.