Arts & Events

Bloom - Beach House (May 15) Beach House’s aptly-titled fourth studio album progresses like an algae bloom over deep water, one that washes over you and gets in your eyes and ears and mouth. Bloom takes it slow, allowing the dreamy synth, electro-drones and deliberately plodding guitar to sink in, accentuated by vocalist Victoria Legrand’s breathy, commanding alto. Individual tracks on this album are less like linear stories than they are like portraits of emotions, most commonly bittersweet wistfulness grounded in the sighs of jaded youth. This is a sentiment...

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,...

Sept. 12, in Puget Sound’s Collins Memorial Library, Associate Anthropology Professor Andrew Gardner and his wife, photographer Kristin Giordano, gave a presentation titled “Skyscrapers and Shadows: Labor and Migration in Doha, Qatar.” In the presentation the couple told a story of economic disparities in the Qatar capital of Doha through photographs—specifically photographs of migrant laborers, many of which hold up signs proclaiming their monthly salaries. The first worker stoically held a sign with the salary “$164.” Few others went over that number. Giordano began by showing two pictures: the one...

A long time ago, before many a Logger had even applied to college, a band called Radiohead graced the state of Washington with a visit during their In Rainbows tour. On April 9, almost four years later, the band came back to Washington, this time performing in Seattle proper for the first time in their career (other performances were in nearby Auburn). The concert opened with a band called Other Lives who sounded something like Mumford and Sons attempting to cover OK Computer—not bad, but nothing extremely exciting. The audience...

On Wednesday, 19 graduating art majors hosted their fellow colleagues to an opening reception in Kittredge Gallery for this year’s Senior Art Show, exhibiting pieces that culminated their artistic careers at Puget Sound. The reception included the announcements of various student awards and which piece was chosen for display in Collins next year. The artists showed their pieces via 2D and 3D mediums—five of them exhibited sculptures whereas the remaining 14 exhibited their work through print, paint, mixed media or digital media. According to Jenny Katz, one of the show’s...

So often in the musical community, one must grapple with the constant question that looms over new indie music; is this good music because it sounds cool or is this good music because it’s genuinely creative? One genre that brings to mind that concern is the fascinating spawn of the New Wave/New Romanticism movement. Every few years, indie rock becomes saturated with synth-pop heavy music (remember 2008)? That bass-filled, electronic, Brit rock sound has infiltrated Brooklyn’s trendy music scene and the result is Bear in Heaven’s third LP, I Love...

It’s the end of the year-- what better way to celebrate than with cake? But when you just want a slice of celebratory cake after having finished your final paper, you probably don’t want to go to the trouble of baking a whole cake, especially if you aren’t celebrating with a huge party. Well, look no further for a single-serving recipe, because this is about to make your cake-eating life exceedingly easier. This recipe is a single-serving cake in a mug and only requires a few ingredients that everyone should...

Two very darling soft-spoken musical artists occupied the Paramount stage in Seattle on April 9. Andrew Bird and Laura Marling delighted the crowd with their sets, with Marling opening for Bird. All audience members felt the anticipation of the concert as they waited for it to commence. When the house lights dimmed and the stage lights came up, gasps and enthusiastic applause emerged from the crowd. British folk artist Laura Marling timidly sauntered on stage and uttered a quaint hello to the crowd before beginning her songs. Marling’s rich and...