Arts & Entertainment

Friday, October 27. This date marks the most recent appearance of the Burlington band Gang of Thieves down over at the old Java Barn. Now I’d like to start this Java column off by stating an undeniable truth of our universe; Gang of Thieves…

Nazis have been the bad guys across television, film, and literature since the Second World War, and video games are no different. Machine Games’s “Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus,” published by Bethesda Softworks, is a direct sequel to…

If you’ve been missing some serious sonic beats this semester, prepare to witness Great Blue on November 2 at Java. This band, hailing from Wilmington, Connecticut, has just released their newest self-titled album, with the help of the Emmy…

Halloween season is officially upon us, and one way to celebrate is indulging in the myriad of Halloween-themed films available to us. In addition to the classic horror films and the new ones that are released every year, some lighter fare…

Java, you god damn jungle. The jungle of this Saturday contained more than the usual animalistic audience and feral fraternal families. No, this weekend the Java Jungle was visited by the notorious Hayley Jane and the primates who play…

You are in a packed stadium full of eager girls waiting to see their favorite ginger pop star. The tensions build as the crowds grow louder, and you just stand there imagining what it will be like to finally see him in person. Ed Sheeran.…

I’ve always debated whether the music industry needs censorship. We deserve a music industry that unites us all, acknowledges each of our experiences, and provides fodder for the difficult conversations we need to have: if not, at least an…

“One, two, three, four, one…” Kesha softly speaks into the mic, opening “Bastards” on her new album “Rainbow.” She takes a breath and a soft, gentle guitar starts strumming. Wait…this is Kesha, right? Right! “Rainbow” explores a…