Modern violinist Andrew Bird released his tenth studio album “Hands of Glory” on Oct. 30 as a musical companion to his last collection, “Break it Yourself.” This album highlights Bird’s creativity as an artist; incorporating a variety of genres, but always highlighting the violin in different ways. Because Bird was trained in the Suzuki method of violin, in which one is trained completely by ear, he possesses the freedom and creativity with the interest to bring the violin into the spectrum of modern rock. Bird produced this album with minimal...

Our very own Schneebeck stage was graced with talented performers for a rousing evening of off-the-script comedy two Saturdays ago, on Sept. 22. Three members of the prestigious Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) comedy troupe provided a much-appreciated weekend break in which the lofty thinking Puget Sound students could engage, standing by their troupe motto: Don’t Think. UCB is an improvisational comedy troupe based in New York City and Los Angeles, producing such established comedians as Amy Poehler, Jack McBrayer, Ed Helms, Bobby Moynihan and many more. The group has theaters...

What are you up to this month? Or maybe next month? Not sure, huh? Well, want to do something fun and exciting out in the Seattle-Tacoma area? That’s what I thought. Here are a few music-inspired ideas for the wonderful, musical place in which we live. When was the last time you got all dressed up, had some hors d’oeuvres and enjoyed a sultry and classy evening of jazz? Probably not recently enough. If you want to correct this, look into seeing the wonderful Mr. Kurt Elling at Dimitrou’s Jazz...

The evening of Sept. 9, Kristian Mattson of Dalarna, Sweden visited the stage of The Moore theatre in Seattle and assumed his persona as The Tallest Man on Earth. The Tallest Man on Earth is a one-man blues and folk performer independently writing and producing his own music. His concern for the preservation of the connection between the vocal and guitar lines in his music come through in the intimacy and honesty of his work. His recent performance in Seattle began with a beautiful opening from a Philadelphia-rooted folk artist,...