Photo courtesy to Next Step Dance Facebook page BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Did you know there are over 52 types of dance? At Next Step Dance Studio you have a chance to learn one of them every third Monday of the month this Fall. The class is limited to ten people or five couples over 18 years old. Every month features a different type of Ballroom Latin dance that you can […]
Photo courtesy to Normal Theatre Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Theatre reopened for in-person showings this month. A New York artist paints art to be a coping device during a pandemic. From Oct. 1-4 the Manhattan short film festival was shown in the reopening of the Normal Theatre. Upon reopening, the theater will operate at a reduced capacity of 50 guests. Tickets can be purchased in-person at the box […]
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Women have come a long way since the early decades that created gender roles and sexist expectations for women. In most businesses, men used to conquer the field. Fortunately, the strong will of women has changed this and is continuing to do so today. As March is dedicated to celebrating these empowering women, it is an appropriate time to honor women closer to home in the community. One woman who has been a voice for the Bloomington-Normal community for a long time is WJBC News Director Katherine […]
By: Logan Flesch Danny Brown is an outsider in hip-hop. Though he has had a critically successful career dating back to his 2011 break-out project, The Hybrid, he has rarely seen commercial success. His highest charting album to date is 2013’s Old, which peaked at 18 and only held a position on the Billboard 200 for two weeks. It’s not like Danny has intentionally distanced himself from popular hip-hop artists; […]
By: Bri Bradley Death Cab for Cutie is a band familiar to most. This alternative rock band was formed in Washington around the late 90’s. With 9 studio albums and 5 EP’s this band has been cranking out music since they came onto the scene and don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. They have been nominated for 8 Grammy’s and 4 MTV Video Music Awards. Their newest release […]
By Sydney Davis This summer was full of new album and song releases, and possibly one of the most anticipated was Taylor Swift’s album Lover. Released on August 23, 2019, the album marks Swift’s seventh studio album and her largest track list ever with 18 tracks in all. Swift has been in the game for over a decade now, using her emotions and relationships as a key component to […]
By Sydney Davis Back in July of this year, Alessia Cara announced the release of This Summer EP and said she would release a new single "every couple of weeks" leading up to the release of the EP. The first single, “Ready” was released on July 22, the second single, "Rooting for You", was released on August 9, the third single, "OKAY OKAY", was released on August 23, and the […]
By: Dani Burgrabe Put your headphones on, turn up Blink-182’s newest album, Nine, and rock your heart out! Eight albums later but the band never seems to get old. This pop punk group dominated the charts with songs like “All the Small Things” and “What’s My Age Again” back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but their songs haven’t caught much of my attention since Tom DeLonge left […]
