Totally Fabulous Drag Show 2013 crowns winner
By Marabia Courtne...
February 23, 2013 - 2:40pm
Drag kings and queens took the stage in Goldstein Auditorium on Friday night, offering up the best of Syracuse University drag culture.

The Syracuse University Pride Union held the 11th annual Totally Fabulous Drag Show Finals on Friday in Goldstein Auditorium, which allowed students to dress in drag and celebrate drag culture.

The show started off with a bang as former contestant of RuPaul’s Drag Race and host Drag Queen Shangela performed an rousing rendition of Beyoncé’s 2013 Super Bowl Halftime show.

“It was fierce,” said sophomore Dijja Tamen. “The beginning was the closest I’ll ever get to a Beyoncé concert”.

DJ Pauly D gets SU crowd fist-pumping
By Allie Caren
February 22, 2013 - 4:15am
The MTV "Jersey Shore" star, supported by Chicago rapper Rockie Fresh, played a DJ set in Goldstein Auditorium Thursday night.

Rockie Fresh and MTV star DJ Pauly D’s dance party distracted students from the snowfall outside Thursday night at Goldstein Auditorium in Schine Student Center.

The event, sponsored by student programming board University Union, began an hour and 15 minutes behind schedule, as Rockie Fresh faced inclement weather on his way to Syracuse.

The first eager group of students in line were friends Molly Quinn, a music industry senior; April Woltersdorf, a music education junior; and Hannah Smith, an illustration...

Oscar poll and predictions: Lincoln will win most major categories
By Stephanie Eliza...
February 21, 2013 - 5:50pm
Staff writer Stephanie Diehl lists her picks for the major categories at this year's Academy Awards.

With the Academy Awards on Sunday, the film industry is abuzz with guesses about who will take home the coveted trophies. Here are some NewsHouse staff predictions for the night's biggest categories:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Amy Adams: The Master

Sally Field: Lincoln

Anne Hathaway: Les Miserables

Helen Hunt: The Sessions

DJ Tiësto delivers techno beats to nearly-sold-out crowd at the OnCenter
By Angie Toribio
February 20, 2013 - 7:15pm
The world's biggest DJ showcased his skills at the OnCenter on Tuesday night, supported by fellows DJs Quintino and DJ Tommy Trash.

The line wrapped around the building and stretched down Montgomery Street Tuesday evening outside the OnCenter. Inside, the convention center began to fill with a crowd dressed in neon colors, wacky hats, colorful beads and plastic sunglasses.

The Club Life College Invasion tour headlined by DJ Tiësto had arrived, bringing with it over four hours of vibrating electronic house music, strobe lights and pyrotechnics.

14 things you can learn about Aaron Carter through social media
By Melanie Deziel
February 19, 2013 - 3:25pm
His posters may not have graced your walls in 10+ years, but the "I Want Candy" singer has been busy. Catch up before he comes to Syracuse next weekend.

Aaron Carter is coming to The Westcott on February 24 as part of his “The After Party” tour, and what better way to prepare for the show than by brushing up on your AC facts?

Q&A with singer Aaron Carter: The After Party stops in Syracuse
By Megan Paolone
February 18, 2013 - 9:46pm
After seven years off the road, Mr. Aaron's Party himself is officially back in business.

Aaron Carter is back, without adult supervision.

The 25-year-old singer known for hits like "Aaron's Party" and "How I Beat Shaq" will embark on his After Party Tour later this week after a nearly seven-year hiatus, and he's stopping at Syracuse's Westcott Theater on Sunday Feb. 24. It's possible he was shirtless the entire time, but Carter spoke to The NewsHouse recently about getting back on the road, dealing with female fans and his pet...

The Elevated Underground offers big sound in a small space on the Westside
By Dee Lockett
February 17, 2013 - 6:00pm
The trio behind this up-and-coming Syracuse venue hope to promote and showcase lesser-represented genres in the local music scene.

To get inside The Elevated Underground, you must first climb up over 20 steps toward a bright blue door, then duck down once you’re in. Next door to a park on the corner of West Onondaga Street and South Geddes Street in a quiet residential area on the Westside lies Syracuse’s best-kept music secret.

“You wouldn’t know it now, but it used to be a horror scene down here,” Dusten Blake, 25, owner of The Elevated Underground, said.

WHY? and Astronautalis impress Rochester crowd with nimble lyrics, hip-hop beats
By Jillian D'Onfro
February 11, 2013 - 5:58pm
Review: Alt hip-hop band WHY? played a show at Rochester's Water Street Music Hall Sunday night, supported by Astronautalis and Dream Tiger.

The promise of two alternative hip-hop acts fronted by intelligent, skinny-white-dude rappers brought a crowd of young hipsters to the Water Street Music Hall in Rochester Sunday night.

WHY? and Astronautalis, with opener Dream Tiger, didn’t disappoint on the fourth show of their two month tour, bringing all the witty lyrics, interesting beats, and weird dance moves that the audience could want.

SU choreographer uses diverse personal influences to inspire his teaching methods
By Lara Sorokanich
February 4, 2013 - 1:51am
Anthony Salatino's creative journey of dance, choreography, and directing help him bring love and support into the classroom.

Anthony Salatino is not an introvert. With a confident dancer’s walk and enthusiastic teaching methods, he is a performer to the very core. But the Syracuse University choreographer, director, and teacher wasn’t always so open.

Walk The Moon fills the Schine Underground with color
By Alyssa McKinley
December 5, 2012 - 11:35pm
Review: On Wednesday night, the Cincinnati-based indie-rockers played to an ecstatic audience in an environment much more intimate than the ones they've grown used to.

If the guys of Walk the Moon live life the way they play music, they are probably surrounded by dancing at all times.

The indie-rock band took to the Schine Underground for University Union’s second Bandersnatch Music Series show of the fall semester in an event Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. Even during the band’s slower songs it was impossible for audience members to stand still. There’s no wondering why the chorus of Walk the Moon’s crowd pleaser "Lisa Baby" boasts “my baby is a dancing queen.”