Today, North Carolina-bred four piece Mipso announces 2021 U.S. tour dates, with over 35 live shows now on-sale. These performances mark Mipso s first live shows since the release of their self-titled sixth album and Rounder Records debut in October 2020. Mipso s full list of current tour dates is listed below, with additional info and tickets available at www.mipsomusic.com.
Also today, Mipso releases the official video for the closing track from their new album. Mipso s Libby Rodenbough explains of the song, Wallpaper is about prioritizing your worries. I wrote it about someone I know who I think loses more sleep over presentation than substance. Joseph Terrell adds, We thought Wallpaper was a perfect last song statement. We created a beautiful little world of our own with this record, which we love, but Wallpaper is like a party favor at the end don t forget about climate change! Watch Mipso s Wallpaper video HERE.
Jacob Sharp of Yorktown Heights named to Dean s List at RIT Written by Rochester Institute of Technology
Jacob Sharp of Yorktown Heights was named to the Dean s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2020 Fall Semester.
Sharp is in the electrical engineering program.
Undergraduate students are eligible for Dean s List if their GPA is greater than or equal to 3.40 for nine credits of traditionally graded coursework; they do not have any grades of Incomplete, NE, D, or F; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.
Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers. Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 18,600 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S. The university is internationally recognized and ranked for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liber
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Spawned from the ongoing renaissance currently enriching and expanding the traditional vocabularies of old time and bluegrass music, Chapel Hill-based maverick string band Mipso put time-honored tools to work on new terrai.
more »n, with evocative, intoxicating results on their new release Old Time Reverie. Years of constant touring have tightened their attack, lending a new degree of authority and cohesion to their sound. When Mipsos 2013 debut, Dark Holler Pop, rose to #8 on Billboard s Bluegrass charts, the success surprised a lot of people including the band themselves. Well, we didn t think so many people would embrace it, laughs mandolin player Jacob Sharp, and we definitely didnt know we were a bluegrass band. Two years on, Old Time Reverie produced by Mandolin Oranges Andrew Marlin at Chapel Hills Rubber Room reflects the quartets continued musical and personal growth with their gripping and mature sophomore release. Its songs encompass and attempt to rec
“This is their best album,” Jurman said. “It is absolutely fantastic. It is one of the best albums that came out last year. It is clearly their best album of their career.”
2020: Year in Review
Sgt. Mitch Corley recently introduced the department’s newest K9 to the community.
By LEANN COCHRAN
Staff Writer
As we look back over the past year, it could be said that no one expected what 2020 handed us. January 2020 seems almost a distant memory of when life was easier. Masks were not required to enter a grocery store or restaurant, New Year’s Eve parties were held without hesitation, and Times Square was full of people anxiously awaiting the start of a brand new year.
2020 was full of twists and turns, but we as a community have learned to handle those curves with ease. We were forced to slow down. More home-cooked family meals were shared in 2020. Students began Summer break a few months early. Those individuals who were able stepped up to help high-risk neighbors, family, and friends by shopping and delivering groceries and necessities right to their doorsteps.