Band to go to DMI contest this weekend

By Annie Wen Staff Writer This week the CHS band will be heading out to Duncanville for the annual Duncanville Marching Invitational. This contest is held every year and 20 area bands are chosen to compete based on their past record of success. The CHS band has had a great marching season so far, winning 7 awards at the Mesquite Marching Festival and earning a First Division at the UIL contest. The DMI contest is the second most important contest of the season, the most important being the Bands of America contest that will be taking place next weekend. The band will be competing against long-time rivals Marcus HS and LD Bell HS at both…

Oak Fest falls back into old patterns

Mary Whitfill Features Editor The annual Coppell Oak Fest will return on October 15 at Andy Brown Community Park East. The festival is full of food, family games, local community stands and activities such as bounce houses and inflatable slides. Free family activities include miniature train rides, face painting, live performances by The Maiden Texas and Down Town Fever and remote control car racing. There will also be show performances by The Side Street Circus and Professor Brainus. Local clubs and organizations also hope to recruit members as they set up informational booths just across from the waiting family activities. Food such as BBQ sandwiches, kettle corn, lemonade and other fair foods are avaliable, but…

Coechella, south by southwest preview

Michael Pankonien Staff Writer Roaring crowds, sweat, blasting amps, more sweat. These are the most immediate sensations of any music festival. Fighting for a place in line, people stretched out as far as the eye can see, high-ticket prices and let’s not even mention hotel rate; why would anyone go through this? Because that’s where the bands are; to give you a brief look at this year’s festivals, we are going to look at the two of the best festivals across the country: Coechella in Indio, Calif., and South by Southwest in Austin. Coechella: April 15 – 17 Tickets: SOLD OUT ($647 – $10,000 on Stubhub.com) Bad news: passes for this festival are already sold…

Oak Fest

by Ashley Attanucci Web Manager This year the City of Coppell is hosting another Oak Fest at Andy Brown East on Saturday, October 17.(next to the Aquatic and Recreation Center). Autumn festivities are set to begin at 5 ‘o clock and include hot air balloon rides, a laser light show at nightfall, live music by Emerald City and food. This community event will have plenty to entertain kids and parents, from crafts, a rock wall, bounce houses, , clowns, face painting and balloon artists to foods like funnel cakes, corn on the cob, BBQ sandwhiches, turkey legs and more.

Behind the Scenes: DFW Dragon Boat Festival

Story by Daphne Chen Video by Jacob Harpel and Kyle Kirby Photo Gallery by Daphne Chen On Sunday, May 16, Irving residents may have heard the sound of beating drums, the smell of fresh pad thai and the cheers of Dallas residents watching dragon boat teams race across Lake Carolyn in Las Colinas. Behind the scenes of the fourth annual DFW Dragon Boat Festival, however, were performers and volunteers who often had been there since early in the morning, making sure the event went smoothly. The event kicked off early in the morning with several musical and cultural performances, such as Emily Lo of Plano Shepton High School, who not only played on the 21-string Chinese…

Austin City Limits lineup announced

The 2010 Austin City Limits festival lineup has been announced with some promising artists on the list. The festival this year will feature headliners such as The Eagles, Phish, The Flaming Lips, Muse and the Strokes. Other smaller artists include The Xx, Manchester Orchestra and The Temper Trap. The event takes place in Austin on the 46 acres of land at Zilker Park. One day pass tickets are for sale for $85 each or a VIP pass for $850. For more information on the festival, check out the ACL site.

Coppell’s first ever Bounce!

Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer Looking for some fun? Mark your calendar for Bounce! at Wagon Wheel Park on Saturday, May 15th. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., you, your siblings, friends and neighbors can enjoy a day filled with bouncy… ness. Inflatable slides, balloon animals, bungee trampolines, bounce houses of all sorts -anything that you connotate with the term “bounce” will be there. This is the City of Coppell’s first ever Bounce! event. Admission is free and everyone is invited. Bring your own packed lunch and blanket for a sunny picnic at the Park while enjoying live entertainment (& face painting, too). Nobody, not even us high schoolers, are too old to bounce (c’mon, who…

Coachella festivities wrapped up Sunday night

After what was sure to be an amazing weekend full of great music, the Coachella festival wrapped up Sunday night. Some of the artists closing the festival were Thom Yorke, Julian Casablancas, Phoenix, Florence + The Machine and the Gorillaz who released their new album, Plastic Beach, a little over a month ago. Saturday had band Muse taking the stage as the big act and Friday of the festival featured artists like LCD Soundsystem and Jay-Z who was joined on stage by super mega star wife, Beyonce, for a cover of the chorus of the song, “Forever Young” which is also the title of a song off Jay-Z’s most recent album, The Blueprint 3.

Oh the parties…

By Wren Culp Staff Writer Last night I went to downtown Dallas, and went clubbing. That’s right, I went to the top floor of a hotel, which was an old attic that they transformed into a “party pad” in 48 hours, and partied it up with a bunch of older people. And don’t worry I only drank 7-Up. If you are a little confused by the statement above, don’t worry. I will explain everything. I am attending the International Dallas Film Festival which is being held April 8th-18. As a member of the press, I was invited to a “pre-party”. And let me tell you something, my expectations were totally different than what I got….

Lollapalooza lineup announced

The 2010 lineup for Lollapalooza was announced today and I’m almost as excited as I was when the Coachella lineup was announced. The only reason why my excitement for this surpasses Coachella is for a very distinct reason… The Strokes are going to be there. It has been 4 very long years since they put out an album, and have been working on a follow up since early February with the album scheduled for a September release. The last time Strokes played together as a band was in 2006 and have been scheduled to headline other festivals this year. Back to Lolla though, other big name artists will be headlining as well such as Lady…