Music – The University News

LANY brings “Malibu Nights” to the Pageant

April 19, 2019

Since 2014, LANY has risen from humble beginnings on Soundcloud to an international indie pop sensation. They've toured with the likes of Ellie Goulding and Troye Sivan, played at Lollapalooza in 2018 and sold out their first stadium show in the Philippines within 24 hours. LANY consists of ...

St. Louis Tunes Take You Around Town

Mikhail Faulconer, Staff Writer

April 10, 2019

BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups, located at 700 S Broadway between Soulard and downtown, hosted the blues portion of the St. Louis Sound Project’s inaugural festival Thursday, March 28. St. Louis Sound, which began on March 23 and ended March 30, featured five nights of local artists from various genr...

SLSO Hosts Energetic Student Night

Mikhail Faulconer, Staff Writer

April 10, 2019

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra hosted an electric Student Night Saturday, March 30, which featured returning guest violinist Karen Gomyo and Czech conductor Jakub Hruša of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. For a mere $10, students could listen to Bela Bartok’s “The Miraculous Mandarin,” Tchaiko...

Catfish and the Bottlemen, Simplicity at its Finest

Madisyn Siebert, Arts Associate Editor

March 20, 2019

With a name like The Catfish and the Bottlemen, the band does more than just spark curiosity, it is becoming a staple for indie rock. The band made a promising return to the Pageant on March 13, and truly brought the unique sound it is known for. The Pageant closed off the balcony and moved...

Grandson Refuses to Apologize for Sold-Out Show

Madisyn Siebert, Arts Associate Editor

March 20, 2019

A Sunday night is never an ideal night for a concert, but grandson sold out the Firebird, and the whole venue huddled in front of the stage waiting for the singer and his band to take the stage for his No Apologies tour. The overture started as a slowed down, almost creepy, version of the “Na...

Panes by LOOPRAT

Mary Adcock, Staff Writer

March 20, 2019

Again & Again by LOOPRAT, Mary Adcock: Hello, this is Mary Adcock, a reporter at St. Louis University. We are at Off Broadway today in South City, St. Louis. It’s February 15 and the band LOOPRAT is playing tonight. Their music is rooted in the styles of jazz, hip-hop, funk, soul and...

An Ethereal Experience through Hozier’s “Wasteland, Baby!”

Cassie Travers, Contributor

March 6, 2019

If there was anyone who could pull off both the look and the sound of an ancient, god-like being from the forest, it would be Andrew Hozier-Byrne. Hozier, the stage name that he uses for his work, finally returned to the music scene with an album that features his well-loved earthy sound, as well as a few,...

Sucker for the Jonas Brothers’ Reunion

Savanah Seyer, Staff Writer

March 4, 2019

On Thursday, the world woke to news that the Jonas Brothers were reuniting and releasing new music. For fans like myself, it had been a long and arduous wait. Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas, brothers from New Jersey, had dominated the pop world a decade ago. Formed in the early 2000s, the band was a ...