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Take a Stand and CARE: Bystander Intervention Competition

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer February 22, 2012

Stories are heard every day about injustices committed throughout the world. Many of these injustices are committed by human against fellow human.  It's easy to think "I'm just one person and I can't...

Mario Bencastro: From Painting to Writing in El Salvador

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer February 22, 2012

"I really wasn't trying to be a writer. I was supposed to be a painter. I was a student of geometry really and I wanted to reflect geometry, reducing all the elements of reality," said Salvadorian author...

REVIEW: Dr. Dog’s New Release Gets Lost in the Void

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer February 22, 2012

The psychedelic rockers of Dr. Dog have done it again… and again and again. The band is consistently accused of putting out the same bright harmonies and head-bopping melodies that satisfy at first,...

Third Eye Blind Wows Fans at The Brooklyn Arts Center

Shea Lenkaitis | Staff Writer February 14, 2012

 

Third Eye Blind played at The Brooklyn Arts Center in Downtown Wilmington on Tuesday, Feb. 7 as a part of the mini tour they are doing in between working on their new album, which will be released this spring. US Royalty opened for them, and both bands put on a great show.

 

At noon the day of the concert, Third Eye Blind tweeted and posted on the home page of their website, "Another sold out show in Wilmington, NC tonight. But word on the street is they might open up some more tickets." Brooklyn Arts Center is a small venue for a concert, but a sold out show is always something to be proud of, proving that they still have a loyal fan base.

 

Katrina Whittier, a UNCW student and a big fan of the band, said, "Third Eye Blind is so nostalgic of the ‘90s and my childhood. It's impossible not to love them."

 

Third Eye Blind has been around since the mid ‘90s and has recorded four albums, all of which gained popularity among teenagers and young adults.

 

The band originated in San Francisco, California, and Stephan Jenkins is still the lead singer who much of their success can be attributed to due to his powerful voice and ability to write hit songs. Their debut album, entitled Third Eye Blind, is still their biggest seller, but loyal fans have followed them since then, and they continue to make new music.

 

Walking up to the Brooklyn Arts Center, there is a line that wraps around the building and goes all the way down the street. Once they open the doors, the line slowly moves into the venue. The Brooklyn Arts Center is a very interesting place for a concert, seeing that it was previously a church and is now used for both rock concerts and intimate weddings.

 

The venue's website describes it as having "soaring, 50-foot cathedral ceilings, original brick and plaster walls, stained glass windows displayed as extraordinary, 122-year-old artwork, and an exceptional balcony overlooking the expansive Sanctuary." Summing up the elegance and originality of the building, this emphasizes the importance of the history here and gives more insight to the atmosphere of the concert.

 

US Royalty gave a powerful performance, but most people in the crowd did not seem to know the band or their music. People filed in late, bought t-shirts in the back, got drinks, and waited anxiously in front of the stage for the headliner to start playing.

 

US Royalty is a relatively new band, and they just released their first album, MIRRORS, last January, so touring with this well known band was a great way for them to get their music out there and attract followers. They have a strong rock ‘n roll presence, and according to the bio on their website, "There is no reason not to leave it all on the stage every night as a testimony to the music that moves them."

 

There was a long wait between the two acts, as the crew moved things around on the stage and prepared for the next show, but when Third Eye Blind came out, everyone was ready for them. The crowd was so alive, and everyone was jumping around, dancing, and singing along with every song they knew.

 

At the concert, the songs that everyone got most excited for and everyone in the crowd seemed to know were, "Semi-Charmed Life," "Never Let You Go," "Graduate," and "Jumper." Fans were disappointed that they did not sing two of their most popular songs, "Deep Inside of You" and "How's It Going to Be," but there was so much energy put into their set list that it was not too much of a let down.

 

During all of their most popular songs, girls got onto guys' shoulders, people attempted crowd surfing, and mosh pits began to form, but nothing was too out of control. One girl jumped onto the stage, but she was immediately taken away by security.

 

The production of the show was not over the top. There was a light show the entire time, with changing colors and patterns to fit the moods of the songs, but that was it. There were no videos playing in the background, elaborate props, wardrobe changes, or theatrical productions like there are at many concerts. It was simply a band playing for their fans, and that is all musicians and fans alike ever really want.  

 

According to Whittier the best part of the concert was, "catching one of the glow sticks that the lead singer, Stephan Jenkins, threw and when "Semi-Charmed Life" came on. I have never seen an audience at a concert light up as much as everyone did when they started playing it."

 

Overall, Third Eye Blind was great, and the entire concert was a fun experience for crazy fans or for people who were simply out to have a good time. 

REVIEW: ‘The Vow’ is not ‘The Notebook’

Lauren Clairmont | Staff Writer February 14, 2012

 If you are looking for the quintessential Valentine's date movie, you might be better off staying in and re-watching "The Notebook," but if you are willing to pay to see the reality and bittersweet challenges...

Italian dining takes root at Osteria Ciccheti’s

Juliane Bullard | Lifestyles Editor February 14, 2012

 

Osteria Cicchetti's main dining room displays relics that are from another time. The rustic natural wood tabletops coupled with cherry wood dining booths transport one to an era when wine was sipped from brass goblets. Rusted mirrors broken up in framed cherry wood, to match the booths, skirt the walls at mid-waist. Wine sits behind steel cages and decorating the corners of the restaurant sit stocks of wheat bunched in cream-colored ceramic urns that are as tall as a toddler reaching for the cookie jar. Columns that look like remnants of the Coliseum itself divide the room. However, the ornate columns, which look like they have been dipped in coffee to appear older than they are, are a stark contrast to the feeling in the room: comfortable informality.

           

With bare bulbs dangling from exposed pipes and two votive candles at every table, Osteria Cicchetti's makes dining at the local tavern an intimate experience. A table of UNCW professors sit in the corner, a couple whose gray hair peeks out the temples of their heads sit closely nuzzled in another, and a family with several squeaky and boisterous young children in the back room make Osteria Cicchetti's a place for all ages.

           

Within minutes a waiter fills glasses from a tall pitcher of water that is left on the table. Brought straight in the baker's pan is Italian bread still lightly dusted with flour. While the slightly scorched pan suggests warm, doughy bread just taken out of the oven, it is cold and doesn't taste authentic. However, the buttery and crispy flat bread that breaks with a sharp snap makes up for the lack-luster loafs of traditional Italian bread.  Hearty, filling and bottomless, it's not exactly what you want before courses where diets and portion control is not a priority.

           

While the endless pans of bread are dangerous for calorie counters, the cold plate is a must have appetizer. Any combination of spreads, bruschette, cicchetti, cheese, and meat is available but the soft and sharp fontina cheese is the highlight of the options. It complements the meat options and can be easily paired with the bread for a mini sandwich before the main course.

           

While the menu is full of traditional Italian meals, many of which are not commonly known, the staff is able to accurately describe and recommend entrées anyone would enjoy.

For picky eaters, the spaghetti cicchetti puts a slight spin on the traditional spaghetti and meatballs with the addition of semi-spicy Italian sausage and parmesan cheese stuffed meatballs. While the dish could have used more meat and less pasta, the overall effect of a hearty dish was achieved with lots of room for leftovers.

           

However, the most sumptuous entrée available is the rigate melanzane which boasts the most flavorful eggplant even a carnivore would drool at. The light, salty and squishy eggplant is mixed throughout the dish so that a taste of it is taken in every bite. The complexity of flavors between the eggplant and the mozzarella sprinkled over pasta shells was a delicious spin to a vegetarian meal.

           

Osteria Cicchetti's brings back menu items that seem to originate from the old country. The variety of cold plate options, portions the size of your head, and everything made fresh from local producers whenever possible, is just the beginning to what makes Osteria Cicchetti's a place to frequent again and again. Osteria Cicchetti's is Italian dining done right. 

Forever Young: Senior Citizens and Students Dance the Night Away at Young at Heart Social

Chloe Miller | Staff Writer February 14, 2012

 The polka; the rumba; Tennessee waltz and bunny hop: the dance styles of a different generation. Over 100 seniors and 200 student volunteers danced the night away to such tunes at UNCW's 18th annual...

Delta Tau Delta holds 5k for Fallen Brother

Jordan Wilkins | Staff Writer February 8, 2012

On Saturday, Feb. 5, 40 runners joined the brothers of UNCW's Delta Tau Delta fraternity to remember a fallen brother and participate in a 5k run and walk. Among its participants were Zeta Tau alumni,...

Alumni Showing Off Their Post-Graduate Film Work

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer February 8, 2012

The night of the 2012 UNCW Alumni Film Series, presented by Lumina Theater, started out slowly, with only a small crowd scattered throughout the movie-theater seats. The films, however, were not at all...

REVIEW: Lana Del Rey’s “Born to Die” makes critics hope it does die

Birdie Loeffler | Staff Writer February 8, 2012

Ever since Lana Del Rey's song "Video Games" hit the internet last summer and propelled her into the spotlight, her second full-length album, "Born to Die," has been highly anticipated. However, the album...

Feast DownEast: where local food meets university demand

Lauren Clairmont | Staff Writer February 8, 2012

Today, 12 percent of UNCW's total food cost is dedicated to buying local, an initiative that in the not so distant past was not heavily pursued on UNCW's campus, but with new grassroots organization Feast...

“Importance of Being Earnest” brings the rom-com to UNCW this Valentines Day

Chloe Miller | Staff Writer February 8, 2012

One hundred seventeen years ago, on Valentine's Day 1895, the delightful, elegant and extremely humorous performance of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" entranced audiences for the first...

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