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Jennifer A. Salcido

Managing Arts Editor

The Unicorns take a whimsical tone to death

A horse of a different color, the Unicorns (Nicholas “Niel” Diamonds, Alden Ginger and of late, Jamie Tambour) are the perfect synthesis of pop music and My Little Pony. Their full-length debut album “Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?” was touted by many critics as one of

Shea reports to faculty on financial liabilities

Shea began his presentation after President Tom Gerety prefaced it with statements regarding the heart of the “health care benefit question.” Gerety brought up issues of sustainability. “Is this a sensible set of benefits such that we can sustain them?” he said. Gerety stressed the importance of having realistic and

Destinations: Video To Go

It was a fine relationship in the beginning. Though I spent my first few shifts wearing holes into my sneakers, checking in videos, digging through drop-boxes until my fingers started to bleed and carrying stacks upon stacks of new releases to be shelved in behemoth sections advertising the “guaranteed” presence

Function gives way to form in Verbinsky's 'Ring'

This second viewing was a fruitful one. A renewed sense of clarity coursing through my veins, I felt ready as I shuffled through the ice to my car. So now, I’m going to tell you a little something about Gore Verbinsky’s “The Ring.” Introduced to the viewing public

Sigur Rós gently drones on to perfect the art of noise

I’d usually tell you within the first few lines, in fact. But I’m a bit confused as to how to start, because this particular album doesn’t so much have a name. I speak, of course, however obliquely, of the new Sigur Rós album. Most easily identified by

A perfect fit: Mann charms at the Calvin

Delivering a highly visual (owing to complex, polka-dotted lighting schemes, interesting wardrobes and the visible facial expressions afforded by the intimacy of a small venue) and exceptionally witty performance in general, Mann’s tongue-in-cheek humor and dry vocal stylings (as expressive in their monotone as they are in their dynamically

'Halls' are full of what make us great

To be a writer, and more importantly, to be a good writer, you’ve got to love language. You have to breathe it, it has to be in your marrow and when that isn’t enough, you have to write daily reminders on your mirrors and your belongings and even