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Those Darlins and Diane Coffee | Review – Photos
The Indie Scene in Carbondale Words and Photos by: Matthew McGuire Carbondale, Ill - Over the past several months, the world has been ignited by the indie sounds of Those Darlins. Major music publications have been covering this up-and-coming band, and we are honored to have covered one of their performances with Diane Coffee at the Hangar 9 this past Friday. Han Ma & the Camaros, a Nashville-based group, opened the show around 9 p.m.Their show was low key, and a good way to start the night off. Diane Coffee performed after Han Ma & the Camaros. Both opening bands
Desire to Learn | Google Survey
Connect, Submit, Enlighten The following survey is setup to create a better understanding on multimedia in education for one of the graduate level courses I am taking at Southern Illinois University. For those familiar with D2L, also known as Desire to Learn, please feel free to submit answers to the survey. The research question that I pose with this survey digs into the distinction between learning content with plain text, and watching a video of the content online. Please submit your feedback below. Google Survey on Multimedia in Education Loading...
SIUC Weekend Workshop | Harrisburg 2013
Sunrise to Sunset: A Weekend in Harrisburg [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_2277.CR2_.jpg' attachment='12963' attachment_size='full' align='left' styling='' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' animation='no-animation'][/av_image] The Mass Communication and Media Arts Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been able to produce a Weekend Workshop to highlight cities in Southern Illinois with a published book covering different cities in the region. This year the workshop features artists including: ・Scott Allen: Regional Directory of Communication for the US Department of Labor ・Derek Anderson: Freelancer photojournalist based out of Raleigh, NC. ・Dominic Bracco II: Co-found of Prime Collective , and freelancer based
Widespread Panic Reconnects with Carbondale
Widespread Panic Takes the Shryock Auditorium Widespread Panic Athens-based, Widespread Panic returns to Carbondale, Illinois on October 1. The band had originally booked the SIUC Arena, but has recently decided to pack the house at the Shryock Auditorium instead. This will be the third time the band has played at SIUC since 2000. The band has a history with Carbondale, Illinois and their live music archives. Widespread Panic decided to release and feature Carbondale in their first live record with their own audio production team. Over the past 13 years the population in Southern Illinois has declined, but
LouFest Music Festival | Entertainment Guide
2013 LouFest Music Festival Returns to Forest Park LouFest Music Festival is returning to Forest Park for their third year celebration. This year they have moved to a three stage layout. In 2012, they had three stages, but one was setup for kids. It will be interesting to see how the festival organizers have switched it up this year. We have news on the event, the schedule and more on the 3rd Annual LouFest Music Festival. GoSTL is giving away two tickets to the event. Fore more information check out the link with the GoSTL Web Link LouFest Music Festival
91.1 FM WDBX | Monday, August 4
Gypsy Nation Gets Revenge WDBX 91.1 FM Radio has been a major cornerstone for the Carbondale music scene for close to 20 years. If you not familiar with community radio, and you have been looking for new forms of entertainment, then turn to 91.1 locally, and link up to the stream with the WDBX Website Link. Talk Radio Debate on Fracking in Southern Illinois Each show on WDBX holds it own style and unique characteristics and attributes. The station has talk radio that provides hours of information and shared enlightenment on topics like Fracking in Southern Illinois and areas across
All Good Music Festival | Top 5 Breakthrough Acts
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WDBX 91.1 FM | Summer Block Carnival 2013
Summer Heats up with Volunteers at WDBX WDBX 91.1 FM Radio for Southern Illinois staff and volunteer team setup a Summer Block Carnival with only two months of preparation time. The event shut down a block of downtown Carbondale, Ill to showcase up and coming talent, carnival games and entertainment for the whole family on Saturday, July 13 from 12-9 p.m. Dave Armstrong, station manager, Genie Schropp and Matthew Decker, WDBX DJs helped organize and plan the event. A beautiful group of vendors joined the downtown block party with the cast and crew at WDBX. The radio station wanted to
Summer Set Music Festival: Preview Coverage
Cast Down the Apple River with Big Gigantic & Friends The Summer Set Music Festival in Somerset, Wisconsin is coming up this August 9-11, and we have the scoop on all the happenings at the event. This article will feature performing artists, audio tracks, late night info, scenes of the Apple River and much more. Get ready to coast down the river in style this summer. The festival started last year in 2012 with a gigantic boom on 160 acres. There is a capacity of 32,500-40,000 guests, and a wide selection of VIP camping spots available. This year they have
Summer Camp Music Festival Review | Sunday
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The Indie Scene in Carbondale Words and Photos by: Matthew McGuire Carbondale,
Connect, Submit, Enlighten The following survey is setup to create a better
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Widespread Panic Takes the Shryock Auditorium Widespread Panic Athens-based, Widespread
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Gypsy Nation Gets Revenge WDBX 91.1 FM Radio has been a major
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Summer Heats up with Volunteers at WDBX WDBX 91.1 FM Radio for
Cast Down the Apple River with Big Gigantic & Friends The Summer
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