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Bright Eyes: 'The People's Key'

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

Conor Oberst has already made more folk-rock masterpieces than most guys with guitars riding the coffee shop circuit could ever dream of. But don't expect another one here. America's favorite Midwestern Hippie-boy obviously isn't very interested in hushed acoustic ballads this time around.

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Loretta Lynn

By The Observer · Monday, Feb. 7, 2011

This Valentine's weekend Loretta Lynn brings a bit of country music to South Bend. After touring through Kansas City and Des Moines on the Friday and Saturday, Lynn performs this Sunday at the Morris Performing Arts Center before continuing her tour to New England, the South and the West throughout the spring.

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The Roommate bores her victims to death

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011

We open on an idyllic college campus, with Sara, a wide-eyed, fresh-off-the-farm college freshman who looks like she's in her 30s ("Friday Night Light's" alum Minka Kelly, who is in fact, 30). She has all the hopes and dreams we remember from our own first day — the perfect setting for stuff to get really scary, really fast. Except it doesn't.

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Fashion by Felicia

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011

Growing up in Florence, Italy, I remember being spellbound by color. I am sure that my fellow students who have jaunted abroad to this fair Renaissance city can completely empathize with my predicament.

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How bad songs become beloved: Greil Marcus to visit ND

By The Observer · Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011

Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" is a bad song — or so thinks veteran rock critic and author Greil Marcus, who will give a lecture Monday on the subject of beloved bad songs from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in the Annenberg Auditorium at the Snite Museum of Art.

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Super Bowl Sunday "Culture Tantrum"

By The Observer · Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011

This weekend is the Super Bowl. You know this. I know this. Everyone in the English speaking areas of North America knows this. And, let's face it, it's getting about as much press coverage as Egypt right now. Because, you know, the impending geographical riots between those who pack and those who steel is far more relevant to our lives than the truly violent riots going on in one of America's most important allies in the Middle East. Not that I'm passing judgment at all, because if the world operated according to my wants and needs, we would spend all national news focusing on the halftime show, not the quarterbacks.

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ARTgenda: February

By The Observer · Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011

Looking for something to do off Notre Dame's campus this weekend? This Friday, venture out into downtown South Bend for the city's monthly event, First Friday. All year long, on the first Friday of every month, many of South Bend's art galleries, businesses and restaurants stay open late to showcase art exhibitions and live performances. Various restaurants and stores also have menu and shopping specials.

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Stars blend warmth and style at Sundance

By The Observer · Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011

Winter is perhaps one of the most difficult times of the year to display one's sense of style. The bitter cold can force South Bend inhabitants into a fashion rut, but one way to combat this season's lack of sartorial appeal is to seek inspiration from stars at Sundance Film Festival. Celebrities most often seen sauntering down the streets of Los Angeles in dresses and light jackets are forced to bundle up for the Park City, Utah, weather.

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Avett Brothers

By The Observer · Monday, Jan. 31, 2011

For the folk of heart, dreams came true this weekend when the North Carolinian band the Avett Brothers graced South Bend with a performance. The Avett Brothers landed at the Morris Performing Arts Center on the last leg of their January tour this Saturday and were met with enthusiasm, appreciation and an abundance of plaid.

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Cold War Kids

By The Observer · Monday, Jan. 31, 2011

For its first album in about two and a half years, Cold War Kids selected Jacquire King to sit behind the boards as its producer. This choice should tell a little bit about the direction in which the band is presumably headed. King's most recent successes have been the pair of Kings of Leon albums "Only by the Night" and "Come Around Sundown," both of which sported a well-burnished studio sheen complete with "arena-ready" hooks that skyrocketed Kings of Leon into superstardom.

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Wanderlust: Introduction to Chicago

By The Observer · Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011

Sometimes when I'm in one place for too long, I get a little restless. The world starts to feel like a stalled elevator, and I get a bit claustrophobic. No matter how much I love Notre Dame, sometimes I just need to get away. I know that South Bend's limitless array of exciting weekend activities is undeniable, but really, there are only so many busy, snowy and endlessly gray days I can handle in a row. Also, I get bored of eating at the dining hall.

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Iron and Wine returns with a new sound

By The Observer · Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011

"Kiss Each Other Clean" is the fourth studio album by folk rock craftsman Sam Beam, the creative force behind Iron & Wine. After releasing a pair of albums and a few EPs that consisted largely of Beam's acoustic strumming and hushed melodies, he teamed up with numerous other musicians for the politically charged "The Shepherd's Dog," released in 2007.

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Avett Brothers on the Road to Success

By The Observer · Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011

With smooth North Carolinian accents that melt in your ear like apple butter on a biscuit, it's hard not to fall in love with the Avett Brothers at first sound. Watch their charming interviews and you're toast. This band means business and is out to win the hearts of folk lovers all around.

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Hollywood's Disease

By The Observer · Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011

Have you ever walked out of a movie theater and thought to yourself, "Was that a sequel? Because I'm pretty sure that I've seen (insert actor's name here) playing the same character before."

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Snoop D. O. Double G.

By The Observer · Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011

Snoop Dogg certainly kept the Fever crowd waiting Wednesday night, but as soon as he took the stage shortly before 11, the packed house forgave him his tardiness. The generation-spanning rapper, and vocal USC fan, stepped into the limelight wearing an extra-large No. 3 Notre Dame football jersey with a large diamond necklace, and for the next 50 minutes few of the 1,200 in attendance had a care in the world.

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Ride the Divide Makes the Grade

By The Observer · Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011

"Ride the Divide" chronicles the story of three mountain bikers pedaling their way from Banff, Canada, to the Mexican border. The documentary film, directed by Hunter Weeks and Mike Dion, recently won "Best Adventure Film" at the 2010 Vail Film Festival in Colorado.

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