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The music is free, where’s the audience?
Tuesday night, a small community of Lipscomb students gathered outside the front of Johnson Hall to listen to live music performed by fellow students. The crowd, consisting mainly of friends of the performers, came out to show their support. Scattered along the sidewalk and grass, everyone found a place to sit and gave their full attention to the people performing. Despite advertising efforts through Have You Herd emails and flyers around campus, it seems that not many students were aware of the concert. The show consisted of three performers, each playing a variety of songs from originals to covers. The first performer of the night, junior Courtney Stevens, says “it…
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Freshman music group recalls origins, Well performance
The Jack French Trio talks meeting each other, forming a band, growing together, performing at The Well and more.
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Smile restores horror category
Warning: This film is R-rated and is not appropriate for all ages. Viewer discretion is advised. October is upon us, which means that spooky season is finally here! Smile, the debut feature film from director Parker Fill, will leave its audience with a feeling of dread as they sleep in their bed. When this film began showing trailers in movie theaters, I was unsure what to expect. Then, Paramount Pictures hired actors to attend sporting events and smile in a terrifying way, which started to raise my interest even more. Would the film be another lackadaisical attempt to satisfy a thirst for horror in October? Or did this film have…
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Stepping into indie pop
Junior Amber Sawyer drops debut song September 30th Located in the heart of music city, it is not surprising that Lipscomb is home to many talented and aspiring musicians. Amber Sawyer brings the perfect blend of pop influences and catchy lyrics with her debut single, “Goin’ Out of the World.” “…kinda like you’re in a car, windows rolled down type of song.” Hailing from Arizona, Amber is a songwriting major at Lipscomb who got her start in music at an early age. From piano lessons to joining a worship band in high school, Amber has always had an ear for music. “I found Lipscomb through a college fair at my…
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The Well reduced to standing room only
A newly formed band of Lipscomb freshmen took the Black River Stage by storm last Wednesday. Reducing the inside of The Well to standing room only, friends from Lipscomb and a host of others packed out the coffeeshop. The young band, known as The Jack French Trio, kept the energy high the entire night. The band rounded out their first performance together feeling “beyond cloud nine,” as later said by Jack French, the group’s leader. It was an incredible performance to witness, and despite one or two minor hiccups in the set, the band received a standing ovation and a call for an encore. The following videos allow for two…
