April 2017 - Black Squirrel Entertainment
Black Squirrel Entertainment

Month: April 2017

Concert Review: Eskimeaux at Mahall’s Main Stage

By: Miles Purdy and Alice Leach Concert Review: Eskimeaux, The Village Bicycle, and Sonder Bombs at Mahall’s April 23rd, 2017 Rating:        Last Sunday night, Alice and Miles headed over to Cleveland to check out Eskimeaux at Mahall’s Main Stage. To their surprise, the show started right when it said it did on the Concert Review: Eskimeaux at Mahall’s Main Stage

BSR’s Acoustic Night: Review

Last Exit books is truly a tiny, Kent charm.  The low-lights cast a warm glow on the diverse mediums of artwork scattered on the walls, amidst rows and rows of books that people pick through to the erratic whirring of the espresso machine. Acoustic Night drew a quiet crowd, but people slowly filed into the BSR’s Acoustic Night: Review

9 Fictional Bands I Have Real Feelings About

I consider myself a lover of many bands. Typically, these bands have real members with real albums in the real world. Don’t get me wrong; these qualities are incredibly important when it comes to silly things like listening to songs or going to concerts. Sometimes I’ll catch myself watching something — be it a TV 9 Fictional Bands I Have Real Feelings About

Single Review: Fall Out Boy, ‘Young and Menace’

Title: Young and Menace Artist: Fall Out Boy Record Label: Island Records Release Date: April 27th, 2017 Rating:       In a tweet sent out Friday afternoon, Fall Out Boy told followers to “get lost in the chaos w/ “Young and Menace””, their first single for their upcoming album Mania, that’s set to drop Single Review: Fall Out Boy, ‘Young and Menace’

Album Review: Kitchen Dwellers, ‘Ghost In The Bottle’

Title: Ghost In The Bottle Artist: Kitchen Dwellers Record Label: Independent Release Date: April 21st, 2017 Rating: Friday, Kitchen Dwellers released their second studio album Ghost in the Bottle. This is the band’s first studio release since their self-titled album produced four years ago. The bluegrass fellas celebrated their 11-track album debut at Colorado’s Fox Album Review: Kitchen Dwellers, ‘Ghost In The Bottle’

Some Propaganda: Half an Animal, Flipcoin and Cold Keys at the Workshoppe

I don’t ordinarily review shows that happen at The Workshoppe for a couple reasons. One being that I book shows there, another being that my band plays and practices there, and a third that it’s my home away from home. I’m thoroughly conflicted and entangled, but the website was sorely lacking Workshoppe articles and I Some Propaganda: Half an Animal, Flipcoin and Cold Keys at the Workshoppe

2017 NFL Mock Draft

1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett DE / Texas A&M The Browns have obvious needs all over the board, but passing up on a freakish athlete like Garrett would be the wrong move. Garrett will be a Day One starter and fill the pass rush need for the Browns. 2. San Francisco 49ers: Solomon Thomas DE 2017 NFL Mock Draft

Show of the Week: Shut Up and Listen

Every week of programming we will be highlighting the Black Squirrel Radio Show of the Week This week’s show is Shut Up and Listen Shut Up and Listen airs every Tuesday from 4pm to 6pm. Host Emelia Sherin has been with BSR for two semesters discussing what’s happening at Kent state and the world with the Show of the Week: Shut Up and Listen

Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – ‘DAMN.’

Album: DAMN. Artist: Kendrick Lamar Label: Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope Release: April 14, 2017 Score:     There was never any second album, and that’s a good thing. The odyssey of DAMN., Kendrick Lamar’s fourth LP and the followup to 2015’s lauded To Pimp a Butterfly, began with the surprise drop of “The Heart Pt. 4” in late Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – ‘DAMN.’

Cheap Tracks: Patty Smyth, ‘Patty Smyth’

Title: Patty Smyth Artist: Patty Smyth Rating: No. Format: Cassette Place of Purchase: Last Exit Books Price: $0.50 Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. It’s another “Cheap Tracks,” wherein BSR web staff writes about music found for a dollar or less. BSR writer Evan Harms once said “ignorance is the basis for a great Cheap Tracks: Patty Smyth, ‘Patty Smyth’