Waka In the Whee

The sounds of Waka Flocka Flame yelling “POW, POW, POW, POW, POW!” could be heard as you walked around the concourse of the Ramsey Regional Activity Center to find your seat for the concert. Western Carolina University’s Campus Activities and Residential Living invited rapper, Waka Flocka Flame, to perform on Jan. 14. The Ramsey Center was […]

Marvel’s Jessica Jones is a must watch

Stop. Yeah, you read that right right. You should be watching Jessica Jones instead of reading this spoiler free review so you know what you’re getting into. Still here? Well let me tell you, Jessica Jones will surprise you and even shock you. It will not be the easiest to watch. This show doesn’t follow […]

Show Review: Laura Marling @ The Orange Peel

“So what kind of music does she play?” asked one of my concert companions as she cut a chunk off of her free-range chicken tender. The three of us decided to catch up over a true Asheville classic –Farm Burger—before making the trek over a few blocks to the Orange Peel. I find myself in […]

The one-man show Mercy Killers coming to WCU

Michael Milligan will perform his one-man show Mercy Killers on WCU campus at 7:30 pm, Thursday, Nov. 12, in in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. The play is a story of Joe, a beloved husband, who finds himself fighting the U.S. healthcare system while his wife is dying of cancer. The […]

Show Review: Mountain Faith @ WCU

One word was bouncing around my head during the Mountain Faith concert on Thursday night: precious. With the harmonies of biscuits-and-gravy angels, and lyrics as pure as a Saturday drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Mountain Faith is everything and more you could hope for in a small-town band. Sam McMahan is the patriarch of […]

WCU students walk the runway for breast cancer awareness

  The Evolution Modeling Troupe (EVO) and National Pan-Hellenic Council at Western Carolina University (WCU) “ripped the runway” on Thursday night, Oct. 29, in the University Center Grand Room to raise money for breast cancer research. Fierce music, lights, dancing, and modeling came together  in honor of breast cancer awareness month at WCU. EVO collaborated with […]