Patrick Wall
Muse and Silversun Pickups to Visit Mason
|Expect a hard-rocking crowd and two harder rocking bands when Muse and Silversun Pickups take the stage at the Patriot Center on Monday. Hailing from across the pond in England, Muse is enjoying some of the greatest success of its career.
SafetySuit Rocks Dewberry: Up-and-Coming Act Visits Mason for Homecoming Week
|As the clock struck 8 p.m., students walked nervously into Dewberry Hall, illuminated only by the neon green and purple lights. As students shuffled in, they looked around for friends, hoping to find a familiar face in the growing crowd. Before long, a sizable crowd formed around the stage constructed at the far end of the hall.
Despite the Snowy Conditions, The Upright Citizens Yuk It Up
|The Harman Center for the Arts offered a respite from the snow for those in search of great comedy. The touring improvisational comedy troupe The Upright Citizens Brigade performed Saturday to an audience eager to laugh.
The largely twenty-something crowd piled into the Harmon’s forum, a simplistic yet chic room in the Shakespearian playhouse’s basement. Audience members sipped drinks and quietly chatted amongst themselves, waiting for the show to begin.
The Upright Citizens Brigade Visits the District Improv Troupe to Perform this Weekend
|The Daily Show has been employing their alumni for years. So has Saturday Night Live. No, it’s not a university – it’s the improv comedy troupe known as The Upright Citizens Brigade.
The troupe will be performing four shows over two days at the Harman Center for the Arts this Friday and Saturday.
The “Brigade” formed in 1990 by a group of comedians from Chicago including SNL’s Matt Besser and Horatio Sanz. After nearly ten years in Chicago, the group moved to New York City where they performed and gave lessons on improvisational comedy.
A New Low in Diet Disorders
|By all accounts, Kathleen MacDonald was a normal kid. She was a little thin, but she was a runner—it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. Despite this, MacDonald says she was dying. Growing up, her mother taught her that thin was the way to be. So at age 12, she stopped eating lunch, a habit she’d keep for 16 years.
As she got older, MacDonald’s illness brought her to the brink of death. To disguise it, she started drinking heavily. Her condition cost her friends, jobs, and even an education—she was kicked out of college three times.
Changing the Textbook Biz: Website Offers Affordable Alternative to Expensive School Books
|By Patrick Wall, Style Editor
It has bankrupted some. For others, it has forced them into jobs working long hours. No, it’s not Wall Street. In fact, to some, it might be even worse.
Textbooks.
Of all the routines students go through at the beginning of each new term, book buying is easily the most dreaded. Parents groan as they empty their bank accounts and students lament having to carry what often feels like a bag full of bricks to class each day.
Two Days, Two Stars Bob Dylan and Rob Thomas Highlight Week at the Patriot Center
|By Patrick Wall, Style Editor
The coming week is one filled with musical superstars. Matchbox 20 frontman Rob Thomas takes the Patriot Center stage with OneRepublic on Nov. 10, followed by the incomparable Bob Dylan the day after.
Isolated Incident: Dane Cook to Visit the Patriot Center
|By Patrick Wall, Style Editor
It’s been nearly two years, but he’s back. On Nov. 6, outspoken comedian and actor Dane Cook will bring his antics back to the Patriot Center with his ISolated INcident Global Thermo Comedy Tour.
Known for his outrageous observational humor, Cook has proven to be a smash hit among college students.
Starting his career in Los Angeles, Cook appeared on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend in 1998. Since then, he has released five comedy albums and has toured successfully for each.