Well, what if that band played the gig without a setlist, only to build it by taking audience requests? That’s exactly how Wheatus, the band most known for their song “Teenage Dirtbag,” approaches every show. That’s also how the band will play their sold-out show next Tuesday, April 15, at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room.

Many colleges today have students who are social media influencers that are creating and participating in online culture, trends, and consumer behavior. WashU is no exception.

Every March, filmmakers, actors, critics, industry professionals, and most importantly, film lovers, flock to Austin, Texas, for 10 days to attend SXSW Film & TV Festival. This year’s festival (along with SXSW’s separate technology convention and music festival) took over the city during spring break (March 7-15), busying every street with a new adventure.

“Satisfaction” centers on the tense, unsteady relationship between Lola (Emma Laird) and Phillip (Fionn Whitehead), a married British couple working on a musical composition while staying on Antiparos, a beautifully chilling Greek island.

From the streets of New York City rich with cultural Latino heritage, to the vibrant barrios of Cali, Colombia, director Juan Carvajal explores the journey of a genre. His directorial debut, “La Salsa Vive,” chronicles salsa in its music and dance forms as it traveled across the Americas.

Willow Avalon is a rising artist whose on-stage charisma made people in the crowd yell, “Willow, I love you!” No, really, it happened multiple times. Avalon’s music oscillates between a blend of country, folk, and the kinds of tunes you’d be likely to hear in a saloon during a bar fight. Last year, she opened for Cage the Elephant on their “Neon Pill” tour.

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Vibrant colors, exciting acts, and lively music will soon light up the stage at Edison Theater this Friday (Jan. 31) and Saturday (Feb. 1) when students take center stage for the Lunar New Year Festival (LNYF), a yearly celebration of East Asian and Southeast Asian cultures.

I sat on a school bus with just a notebook, a pen, and $20 in my pocket for lunch, alongside roughly 25 other WashU students whom I had never met before. I had no idea where we were going, only that I was supposed to look “picture ready” (per the organizer’s instructions) and would be back on campus by 4pm I was being (voluntarily) kidnapped for the day!

Before BabyJake — also known as Jake Herring — sat down with Student Life, his band’s soundcheck reverberated throughout the building: loud drums, crunchy guitar riffs, and, of course, his textured vocals.