Tag: musicians

Local musician George Barber shares his love of music

| April 6, 2011 | 76 Comments

KSC guitar player first picked up his instrument at the age of 13 Tom MacLennan Equinox Staff   The Equinox spoke to George Barber, leader of local band the Lake and the Lion, and a Resident Assistant for many KSC students.   The Equinox: Did you always play guitar?   Barber: I first really got [...]

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Emerging local band Northern Sea Robin shows promise

| April 6, 2011 | 44 Comments

Aaron Mitta Equinox Staff   Back in the 1960s people used to ask, “The Beatles or The Stones?” in an effort to categorize musical interest. What this did was force people to pick sides, confine themselves to the image of which group would represent them and abbreviate their interest in an art that’s multi-faceted by [...]

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One KSC guitarist creating a ‘revolution’ in local band

One KSC guitarist creating a ‘revolution’ in local band

| March 30, 2011 | 142 Comments

Tom MacLennan Equinox Staff   I sat down with Morgan Little, guitarist of the local band “The Mild Revolution.” MacLennan: Were you always drawn to folk music? Morgan Little: I started playing the guitar around age 10. My father always played us songs on his guitar and sang with us so it was just expected [...]

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Successful musicians turned actors

Successful musicians turned actors

| March 30, 2011 | 155 Comments

Whitney Cyr AE Editor   I won’t say it was the worst two hours of my life, but what I saw in “Burlesque” this past weekend can’t be unseen, and it is a tragedy. Starring Cher and one of the worst uses of a musician-turned-actor, Christina Aguilera, the film was horrible on more than one [...]

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Latin group Mango Blue is red hot

Latin group Mango Blue is red hot

| March 30, 2011 | 58 Comments

Tom MacLennan Equinox Staff   Afro-Cuban musical powerhouse Mango Blue showed the fruits of their labor this past Wednesday night at the Redfern Arts Center’s Main Theatre. With members hailing from all over the Latin world and the United States, Mango Blue has the ability to draw upon a variety of contemporary and classical influences. [...]

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