By Analiese Grohalski
Western Herald

Western Michigan University will be one of the 32 American colleges fighting for laughs when the Stand-Up Comedy Club competes in the third-annual Rooftop Comedy National College Comedy Competition (NCCC).

By Emilie E. Tole
Western Herald

This Friday, The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre and the Senior Class Reader’s Theatre will present to the community “Twelve Angry Men.”

By Brian Diefenbach
Western Herald

Well kids, it’s been real.

By Alyssa Herter
Western Herald

If you’ve ever attended a Western Michigan University School of Music, Gold Company, Compendium, or other area jazzy-type concert, you’ve most likely witnessed the drum-slaying talents of Ryan Andrews.

By Garret Schuelke
Western Herald

On April 21 I visited the Kalamazoo Indoor Flea and Farmers Market in the Kalamazoo County Expo Center.

The last time I was at the Center was to cover the MODA fashion show.

Big change of atmosphere, that’s for sure.

By Heather Ewer
Western Herald

A Western Michigan University graduate creative writing student won an award for comic playwriting and had the opportunity to attend a national theatre festival in Washington, D.C. last Monday.

By Katie White
Western Herald

Kalamazoo’s music scene is booming and one website is attempting to aid the cause.

Kalamazoo NOISE! is a new website devoted to local music hailing from everywhere in Kalamazoo, from Vine Neighborhood basements to Papa Pete’s gigs.

By Sebastian Fryer
Arts Editor 

A few weeks ago, in my column titled “In defense of TV,” I made reference to HBO failing to be the big premium cable powerhouse it was once was.

I’ve found that after this weekend, I’m eating my own words.

By Alyssa Herter
Western Herald

I thought I’d go a different route this week and rather than presenting you with a single interview, share a few of my favorite quotes from some of my favorite artists.

I hope you enjoy these little bites of insight from the people who sing to my soul.

By Christopher Campbell

Western Herald

Western Michigan University students will have the opportunity to see a trio of trios on campus. A free recital will be held today at 8:15 p.m. in the Dalton Center Recital Hall.

By Heather Ewer
Western Herald

Singer-songwriter Shannon Curfman entertained Paul Solomon’s Direct Encounter with the Arts Class last Wednesday. She played her acoustic guitar, which was glittered with bright stickers, and belted out “Malted Milk,” the first song she ever learned.

By Jonathan Chong
Western Herald

This week’s restaurant of choice might not be near our college campus, but it certainly serves up a fresh selection of raw seafood at a pretty affordable price.

By Garret Schuelke
Western Herald

This Saturday, record stores around the world will be participating in an annual event known as Record Store Day.

By Garret Schuelke
Western Herald

Continuing her musical efforts around venues in Kalamazoo and Portage, jazz vocalist Taylor O’Donnell and her backing group will once again perform at The Union on Saturday, April 17.

By Alyssa Herter
Western Herald

You may not have heard of Vince Dynamic yet, or maybe you think it’s already a thing of the past, but musician Chris Tanner has been quietly working away on a few big new things for his project. Tanner, a Bay City, Mich. native and former Kalamazoo dweller, started Vince Dynamic six years ago, and has taken the band through several incarnations.

By Emilie Tole
Western Herald

This weekend, Farmers Alley Theatre will be premiering Stephen Karam’s “Speech & Debate.” It is one of the top 10 plays of the year, according to Entertainment Weekly.

By Christopher Campbell
Western Herald

You start out in Venice, the city of water entrances, waterbuses, and oily sun. From there you move up the rugged Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. The air smells like wet rock and the homes have wooden doors and red-tiled roofs.
From there you zip to Greece, Crete, Turkey,  and Cyprus. You see the burning  orange tips of the pyramids of Giza and the Acropolis, whose pillars are the color of dry elephant bones.

By Sebastian Fryer
Arts Editor

I wonder what Paris Hilton is up to right now. Actually, you know what? I can look and see for myself. Just let me check Twitter.

By Brian Diefenbach
Western Herald

We Americans have short attention spans. I get that. I’m guilty of it myself, more often than not.

By Jonathan Chong
Western Herald

The Strutt, just outside of downtown Kalamazoo, is known widely for its great band performances, jam sessions, and just for being a great place to hang out. But has anyone really said something about the great selection of food they serve daily?

By Heather Ewer
Western Herald

Gospel music will ring throughout Shaw Theatre when Western Michigan University theatre  students present “Tambourines to Glory,” opening Thursday, April 8.

By Sebastian Fryer
Arts Editor

This Saturday the United States will see the release of Apple’s newest electronic device: the iPad. The device, a tablet that will allow readers to view books, magazines and many Web sites, promises to be the next big thing in the industry.

By Analiese Grohalski
Western Herald

The first Friday of every month, art galleries, museums, and businesses of downtown Kalamazoo work together to bring art to the public.

By Brian Diefenbach
Western Herald

Normally, I don’t write reviews for the games I play, but I’m making an exception in the case of “Perfect Dark” for the Xbox Live Arcade.

By Alyssa Herter
Western Herald

By Katie White
Western Herald

Get out your floral, your bold prints, and your chambray because spring has finally sprung.

It is time to brighten up our wardrobes and let some sunshine in with the fashion world’s latest trends.

By Ken Slocum
Western Herald

This Friday, local artists will display their works of art – which will then promptly be eaten.

By Christopher Campbell
Western Herald

The art had been organized so each piece could be seen clearly. Kate Teale  entered the room.

She looked at everything and took her time. She found it easiest to go around and remove work in one pass, then another, and another, until she’d condensed what was there to what seemed like the strongest work. There were 120 in all.

By Kelsey Joachim
Western Herald

Breathe Owl Breathe, the eclectic Michigan trio, will be playing at The Strutt on April 1.