The University Orchestra is made up of a variety of students, including those still in high school, undergraduates and graduate students and is open to string, woodwind, brass and percussion players.
Nearly two weeks after a successful Icona Pop concert, the Undergraduate Student Government will host two more artists—rapper Lupe Fiasco and DJ 3 LAU—at this year’s “Back to the Brook” concert.
Icona Pop was the headliner for Reverb’s Campus Consciousness Tour that came to Stony Brook on Tuesday Oct. 21. Along with the Swedish pop duo was the band Five Knives and the artist Lowell.
If I am not a gullible fool, and you are not a gullible fool, then why don’t rumors die out as quickly as they should? Stony Brook University is a hub of conversation where the line between “rumors” and “news” is so blurred that people will seem to believe anything upon hearsay. Perhaps, one of the most pressing rumors I have heard so far are the ones revolving around who will perform at this year’s Brookfest.
This semester, the Student Activities Board aims to follow the success of last spring’s concert—which featured rapper Ludacris and band Grouplove—with a bigger and better experience.
The College Music Journal is a free five-day concert featuring rising artists for free. This year’s CMJ festival runs from Tuesday, Oct. 15 to Saturday, Oct. 19 hosting 932 artists.
On Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, thousands of Stony Brook University students picked up The Statesman and found an article titled, “Mac Miller concert: a reflection on our generation?” It’s curious that the article’s author, Tejen Shah, should propose his title as a question because he doesn't leave room for any conversation.
The Sandy Hook Benefit Concert not only paid tribute to the lives that were lost and impacted by the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. through song, dance and green ribbons, but it also emphasized the meaning of community and even featured a brief lesson on active shooters.
Undergraduate Student Government eased the transition from beaches to books last week with its very first Back to the Brook concert on the Staller Steps featuring popular ska band Reel Big Fish.
Date of show: Tuesday, November 19, 1968
Top song of 1968: “Down on Me”
It was her electrifying performance in 1968 that was long awaited at Stony Brook University, she was fronting the group, Big Brother and The Holding Company and later went on to grace the stage live at Woodstock, in 1969.
