With homecoming approaching, student organizations are gearing up for the much-anticipated 2014 Pigskin Revue.
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Yes, it’s true. A very big-ticket Rolling Stones book is being published just in time for the holidays. Taschen is publishing a $5,000 collectors’ edition and a selection of $10,000 art editions of “Rolling Stones,” which officially goes on sale in December.
After about a two year closure, the Waco Hippodrome will soon be back in action, theater officials said at a press conference at The Creative Arts Studio and Theatre Friday.
The Waco Hippodrome Grand Opening Celebration will take place over six days from Nov. 14 to Nov. 19, and will feature events that cater to diverse audiences. Tickets for the grand opening will be available Monday, and can be purchased from the box office at 254 296-9000.
The punk trio Green Day, the short-lived British band The Smiths, “Lean on Me” singer Bill Withers and Sting are among the first-time nominees for enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A play about the Columbine High School massacre written from the perspective of the two teen shooters will make its world premiere in New York next month, penned by a playwright who was nine at the time of the killings and calls it “a watershed moment.”
Classical music is an art form that has endured through time and incites emotion in listeners across the globe.
Authorities in southern England were embarrassed but defensive Thursday after telling workers to destroy a mural they later realized was created by the internationally famous graffiti artist Banksy.
With a brand new album released and a new lead vocalist, Flyleaf is bringing something different to Common Grounds tonight.
Baylor School of Music’s 38th annual Lyceum Series will begin this fall and will offer the Waco and Baylor communities a greater insight into the world of music.
After surviving three rounds of eliminations and out-singing 230 other contestants, Colfax, Wash., sophomore Lindsay Webber won a $10,000 scholarship from the FMC: Stand & Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest.
This evening, six of Baylor University’s vocal ensembles will present their annual choral concert for Family Weekend.
U2’s invasion of iTunes libraries with the group’s new album “Songs of Innocence” may not have put the Irish band back on top of the sales chart, but that doesn’t mean the impact of last week’s stunt can’t be seen.
When Janet Jones was laid off from her job as a financial assistant two years ago and hit rock bottom, inspiration struck.
A ginger-haired, scruffy and increasingly tattooed “misfit” from Britain, Ed Sheeran plays guitar, beatboxes and, occasionally, fiddles. He also writes and winsomely sings hip-hop-inflected folk confessionals that enthrall young’uns – and their parents, too.
Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, died Thursday. She was 81.
Could action-packed TV fare make you fat? That’s the implication of a new study that found people snacked more watching fast-paced television than viewing a more leisurely paced talk show.
Waco’s nightlife just got a little bit brighter, thanks to a new nightclub located at 520 Austin Avenue.
Known for its upbeat rhythms and brass instruments, Tejano music has long been a staple of Texan culture. Popular among Hispanic communities, the art form reflecting the fusion of Mexican and American cultures will be celebrated in Waco at the Pre-Labor Day Tejano Explosion Concert.
Music fans and coffee lovers, rejoice – the first live show of the semester at Common Grounds will headline Ohio band House of Heroes and feature Chiefly Palomino. The show is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, and tickets may be purchased online or at the coffee shop for $5 each.
American Idol winner and mulit-platinum singer Phillip Phillips will perform at the inaugural event of McLane Stadium which the Baylor Bears will now call home.
Being a student in the department of theater arts isn’t all about costumes and roleplay. Theater students face the same dilemmas other undergraduates face such as high unemployment rates, low salaries and a lack of job security.
In Kenya, less than half the female population obtains anything beyond primary education. One group on campus is working to change this fact through a language that can be heard around the world.
In Baylor Theatre’s newest sold-out play, “The Arabian Nights,” Flower Mound junior Chynna Walker acts as the storytelling Scheherezade, Walker’s first leading role at Baylor. Each day, King Shahryar marries a new girl, and each night, King Shahryar kills his new wife.
Caratinga, Brazil, senior Humberto Araujo talks excitedly about his passion for music. Long black hair falls around his face, and his brown eyes are reached by his smile as he remembers his childhood in Brazil.
AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson has told a British newspaper that rumors of the band’s impending breakup are only that.
Artists have their own stories of struggles and overcoming obstacles to achieve greatness. For one Baylor student, it wasn’t just hours of practice. His hardships came in a different form: no car, no ID and no home.
The bright colors that come with spring will bring out ColorBox, band that includes three Baylor faculty and staff members, at Farm Day.
After a six-year hiatus, three Baylor faculty and staff have reunited to begin making music again.
“A few years older but less mature,” band member Brett Christenson, lecturer in the marketing department, said.
After a leap, jump and plié, the Baylor Dance Company has danced its way to high awards at the American Collegiate Championship competition.
