Edgefest concert a success

Corrina Taylor Staff  Writer The usual set up of a concert is having one, maybe two bands play in one night; however, a local radio station pushes that standard each year. For the past 21 years, 102.1 puts on a big concert, called Edgefest, where numerous bands gather for one day only – a considerable difference from just one or two bands. This year, Edgefest was held in Frisco at the Frisco Pizza Hut Park on April 30 and a total of 16 bands such as Flogging Molly, Neon Trees and Social Distortion gathered in the park this year to celebrate the 21st year of Edgefest. The field was open for the audiences to walk…

Arcade Fire to perform in Dallas

Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Didn’t make it to Coachella to see Arcade Fire perform? No worries, the Grammy-winning band will be in the Dallas area on Saturday, April 30 at the Gexa Energy Pavilion. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., with the indie rock band’s opening acts being Okkervil River and Schmillion. This will be only one of two Arcade Fire Texas appearances, the other being held in Houston on May 4. Tickets are selling quickly for this hotly-anticipated performance, so be sure to secure your’s online as soon as possible. Here’s a sample of Arcade Fire’s sound, off of their Grammy-winning album, The Suburbs. “Modern Man” by Arcade Fire:

Going goo goo for Gaga’s Monster Ball concert

Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Concert: Outrageous and skimpy costumes. Borderline pornographic dance moves. Smatterings of profanity. In other words? It was amazing. The performance on March 14 at the American Airlines Center was Gaga’s second time to perform the concert in Dallas, the first being only this last summer. Though most performers would crash from such a strenuous performance schedule, Gaga can sum up her motivation: at one point in the evening, Gaga fell to the floor, breathing hard, and said, “You know, guys…I’m kind of like Tinker Bell. I need applause to live.” As per Gaga’s style, the concert is not your traditional listen-to-me-play-a-few-songs-then-leave event. Instead, Gaga opts to add a…

Upcoming entertainment options

by Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Looking for something to do? Look no further: there are plenty of upcoming opportunites around the Coppell area to keep you (and your friends) busy and having fun. MOVIES Due Date: November 5 Megamind: November 5 Morning Glory: November 12 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1: November 19 Tangled: November 24 MUSIC Of Monteal: November 2, 7:00 p.m. at the Granada Theater Lady Antebellum: November 5, 7:30 p.m. at the Verizon Theatre All Time Low with Rocket to the Moon: November 15, 7:00 p.m. at the House of Blues Usher with Trey Songz: November 24, 7:30 p.m. at the American Airlines Center Selena Gomez: November 26, 6:30 p.m. at…

We Are Scientists stop by Dallas on tour

California based rock band, We Are Scientists, will be in Dallas tomorrow night for their concert at the Loft. Joining them will be bands The Twin Tigers and Rewards.  The show is one of the four Texas dates the group has scheduled, the three others taking place are in Austin on the 28, San Antonio on the 29 and Houston on the 30. Doors open at 7:30 and tickets for the show ,if bought in advance, are $12 and the ones at the door are $14.

Austin City Limits is here for the weekend

Forty six acres of park are lined with bands ranging from the Eagles to Flaming Lips. The weekend of October 6 through 8 marks a road trip for many to the capital of Texas for Austin City Limits 2010. Both the daily passes and three day package tickets were sold in a matter of months leaving no room for a spur of the moment decision. ACL is great for all ages, appealing to varieties of music tastes, hosting an “Austin Kiddie Limits” for kids to enjoy and including opportunities to help the environment. Beginning with Two Tons of Steel opening Friday morning to closing with The Eagles Sunday night, Austin City Limits is sure to…

Mixing up a typical church night

Story by Addy Buigas-Lopez, Staff Writer Video by Taylor Crumpton, KCBY  (coming soon) Garage style doors are thrown open, revealing an auditorium flooded with a sea of seats and a stage ready to host The Mix Band as hundreds of high school students pour into the Fellowship Church Apex, attempting to make their way to the front of the crowd. With the crowd cheering them on, The Mix Band takes center stage and readies themselves for this week’s night of music and worship. Fists pumping, hands clapping, bodies jumping, the group of teenagers sing along with the lyrics displayed on the big screen as members of the band, Daniel Goodenough, Kevin Bonnot, Isaac Esquibel, Bryson…

Dave Mathews Band takes place of homecoming dance for some students

By Abby Drake Staff Writer While some Coppell high school students went to the homecoming dance last Saturday night others rocked out at the Super pages.com Center at the Dave Matthews Band Concert. The concert was a spectacular show and the lights, effects and atmosphere flowed perfectly to the beats of the band’s exciting songs. The set list from the concert was full of Dave Matthews Band’s most famous and catchy songs such as; “Last Stop”, “Shake Me Like a Monkey”, “Corn Bread”, and a crowd favorite “You and Me.” The show was great and all of the fans were very pleased as you could tell by their wide smiles and dancing bodies in the…

Mind Numbing Concert Event

What was it that made the Green Day concert the fist pumping, heart stopping event of the summer? It could it have been anything between the ring leader of the show Billie Joe Armstrong and  the deafening sound of music mixed with the shouts of the crowd and the explosion of fireworks. There was never a dull moment with Armstrong onstage to use his magic as an entertainer to rally up the crowd throughout the show. The concert took place August 26th at the Super pages center in Dallas. Impatience was well seen on the faces of the fans in the pit as they waited for the set crew to ready the stage for Green…

Coppell bands to play opening chords of summer

Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor As the school year comes to a close, the sounds of summer are beginning to fill the air. One of these such sounds is that of Coppell’s student bands, Amber Open Skies and The Brighter, who will be hosting an end-of-year concert and CD release party on June 3. On top of the concert, Amber Open Skies will be releasing their debut album Songs for Sleeping, and The Brighter will be releasing their album Wo Won’t Let Go. The event will be held at Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack, and tickets are on pre-sale for $5 and will be avaiable at the door for $7. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the…