There is a black composition notebook in a locked drawer in Catherine’s father’s study and located within its pages is a secret she has been…
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Dream-pop Minnesotan Vansire gave the grooviest performance to the crowd at Songbyrd on Aug. 18. Vansire has been releasing music on Bandcamp since 2015 but…
There is something deliciously sweet about Jakob Ogawa’s voice, and from the moment he and his band stepped onto Songbyrd’s stage on August 10, the…
San Cisco is the epitome of indie pop, bursting with down-to-earth charisma from every member, amongst their glittery hooks and mundane-to-magical lyrics. The foursome arrived…
Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre presents “Legally Blonde: The Musical,” a performance inspired by the famous film, which was based on an Amanda Brown novel. Instead…
The Retriever sent two of its resident theatre critics to see William Finn and James Lapine’s “Falsettos” at the Kennedy Center on Thursday. Here is…
Depicted: Taylor Rice, guitarist and vocalist, brought boundless energy to the 9:30 Club stage. Photo taken by Anjali DasSarma.
Dawn Ursula performing as Jacqueline Marie Butler. Photo by Teresa Castracane Photography.
The Happy Fits band members (left to right) Luke Davis, Calvin Langman, and Ross Monteith. Photo taken by Madasyn Andrews.
Lead singer of The Drums, Jonny Pierce. Photo by Nicholas Moore.
After ten years of collaborating their talents, alternative rock band, Wallows, has finally released their first album titled, “Nothing Happens.” The band is made up…
Here’s to the kids who have panic attacks between classes To the babies who laugh lightly unaware of the years of intentional, planned…
Teen romcoms aren’t really designed to earn critical accolades, and this film can reassure you of that. Netflix’s newly released film, “The Perfect Date,” exhibits…
Jennifer Egan can always be expected to impress her readers with her dazzling prose. Renowned for her creative experimentation with genre and form, Egan won…
Graduate Student Bryan O’Neill’s exhibit, “Violent Ends,“ may at first seem like a mash-up of Dr. Seuss and “Survivor Man”; however, upon closer examination, the…
What comes to mind about being 13 years old? Some people may remember their very first year of high school, or maybe even the first…













