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Conan Gray soaking in the love from his fans in Cincinnati.

Conan Gray takes center stage at The Andrew Brady Icon Center

Misti Hopper, Copy Editor March 24, 2022

Conan Gray has taken the world by storm since he started his successful YouTube channel in 2013. Eventually, he found a more than dedicated fanbase and began his music career with his first song “Idle...

E The Profit and Tanner Moeves began working together in 2020, creating music videos and kickstarting E The Profit’s career in music.

E The Profit: Northern Kentucky rapper making noise in the local hip-hop scene

Killian Baarlaer, Reporter March 24, 2022

  Elijah Jouett – a 23-year-old hip hop artist from Northern Kentucky who goes by E The Profit– has lofty goals for his music career. Like many young people raised in the Northern Kentucky...

Zeal & Ardor Album Review: An alternate history spin on gospel blues metal

Zeal & Ardor Album Review: An alternate history spin on gospel blues metal

Mildred Nguyen, News Editor March 5, 2022

Manuel Gagneux did it again. Zeal & Ardor, Gagneux’s wrathful brainchild that combines the musicality of African American field gospels with the distorted electric guitar and demonic screeching...

Remi Wolf and her band are smiling as they watch fans sing along.

From downhill skier to pop artist, Remi Wolf redefines her sound with her debut album, Juno

Zayne Isom, Assistant Photo Editor February 20, 2022

Remi Wolf, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Palo Alto, California did not always have a  music career on her radar. At a young age, Remi learned to ski and started attending downhill skiing competitions...

OVATION was lively and energetic on Saturday as the Wombats and Clubhouse performed.

Viewpoints: The Wombats light up the OVATION stage with Clubhouse

Misti Hopper and Zayne Isom January 31, 2022

PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION is back to entertain NKU students with The Wombats. This new venue is a place students must go for any kind of concert they seek. With the last concert being an American...

Umphreys McGee performed at the PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION in Newport on Thursday.

Viewpoints: New OVATION music venue is a must-visit for NKU students

Misti Hopper and Zayne Isom January 28, 2022

There’s a new music venue in Northern Kentucky and every college student that enjoys music should visit. Umphrey’s McGee took the stage at PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION on Thursday night. This...

2020 Editor Albums of the Year

2020 Editor Albums of the Year

Northerner Staff December 11, 2020

This year was long. This year was unprecedented and unforeseen. Music wasn't only a companion for us this year, it allowed us to fantasize about going outside or dancing in our cars or soundtracks for...

Gita Srinivasan sits on a park bench in front of a lake with her cello. Shes wearing a red sweater with dark dress pants.

‘They see you as the blueprint’: student on being a teacher, mentor through cello lessons

Rachel Smith, News Editor October 27, 2020

The best reward a musician can receive is the establishment of a lineage, according to Gita Srinivasan.  Not a lineage in the biological sense, of course. In classical music, lineages describe how...

Kaitlin Minniefield sits on a chair in front of an NKU sign. Shes wearing a white shirt with black dress pants. Her hands are crossed on her lap.

2020 hasn’t stopped these students

Northerner Staff October 27, 2020

Now that the semester is in full swing, we wanted to highlight students who are making the most of their classes, organizations or hobbies during a pandemic.  Many students’ summers and semesters...

Four dancers rehearse in a parking garage.

How does SOTA operate during a pandemic?

Alyssa Weber, Arts & Life Editor September 23, 2020

NKU’s School of the Arts (SOTA) has decided to utilize digital media as an alternative method to typical live performances, open art galleries and music/vocal lessons in order to ensure a safe, socially...

REVIEW: Phoebe Bridgers Releases ‘Punisher’

REVIEW: Phoebe Bridgers Releases ‘Punisher’

Noelle Horn, News Editor June 19, 2020

“I’m not pushing the record until things go back to ‘normal’ because I don’t think they should. Here it is a little early. Abolish the police. Hope you like it,” is how indie rock artist Phoebe...

Students painting The Red Horses with chalk.

SOTA Showcase brings the arts outdoors

Corinne Byrne, Assistant Arts & Life Editor October 21, 2019
The air is warm and the sun is shining—perfect weather for an outdoor concert at Loch Norse that draws students and community members alike to campus on a Saturday afternoon. Black, yellow and white balloons line the sidewalk, along with chalk art, leading visitors from a do-it-yourself screen printing station to the live performances of Broadway songs, musical theatre previews, jazz ensembles and rhythm and blues groups.
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