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Music Issue Staff Picks 2017

11 April 2017

Peep what we’ve been listening to this past year on Spotify with the playlist: Music Issue Staff Picks 2017

Former lacrosse player and husband make music: ’This is what we were born to do’

11 April 2017 Evan Easterling

Former lacrosse player Jean Baylor and her husband Marcus released their album in February.

Student on gap year finds encouragement to release album

11 April 2017 Megan Platt

Nina de Vitry is currently on a gap year and launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund distribution costs for an album.

Soft Idiot releases album online, on cassette tapes

11 April 2017 Ian Walker

The band, which is comprised of four students, released “stillborn” last month.

Music therapy expanding with fieldwork, classes

11 April 2017 Patrick Bilow

There will be two new music therapy courses offered in the next school year.

Sculpture class focuses on ‘what sound is’ through artmaking

11 April 2017 Madison Hall

Art students include music in their work with sound sculptures.

Social media platforms help hip-hop artists in the Internet age

11 April 2017 Henry Savage

Two student artists navigate the hip-hop scene using online platforms.

Live in Philly: Penn punk frat hosts 39th annual day-long DIY show

11 April 2017 Allie Valero

The University of Pennsylvania chapter of Pi Lambda Phi, also known as Pilam, has a fraternity house that doubles as a house show venue on Spruce Street near 40th. The organization hosted its 39th annual

“Rock Night” at the Underground

11 April 2017 Nick Seagreaves

Freely Magazine hosted a free music showcase, themed “Rock Night” at the Underground in the Student Center on Friday. HASS, a heavy rock band made up of Temple students, was one of the performers.

For Diamond Marching Band, performance ‘has a purpose’

05 April 2016 Lian Parsons

The marching band plays during multiple sports teams’ home games.