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From Skidmore News Arts & Entertainment Section, by the Editorial Staff ... Musicians to perform for Haiti In the wake of the catastrophic 7.0 M earthquake that has devastated Haiti, the Skidmore Community has endeavored to raise money for the island nation's hundreds of thousands of injured, starving and homeless people. As part of this monumental effort, a plethora of Skidmore musicians are set to perform at a "Harmony for Haiti" concert in Ladd Concert Hall, the newly opened Zankel Music Center on Thursday, Feb. 11, from 8-10 p.m. Performers will include a capella groups The Accents, The Bandersnatchers, Drastic Measures, Dynamics and Soneteers as well as student-faculty bands that wowed audiences at "Beatlemore Skidmania" last semester, including the Rust Brothers. Admission will be $5 for Skidmore Students and $10 for community members. Proceeds will go to Save the Children and Partners in Health. Additional donations will also be welcomed. To participate in the conversation about the upcoming "Harmony for Haiti" concert or confirm your attendance, check out the Facebook group SkidCare Haiti. Massive Attack - "Heligoland" - Feb. 8 Critics' reaction to Bristol-based trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack's upcoming album, "Heligoland" is, well, mediocre. BBC Music describes "Heliogland" as "rich, textured and seductive." However, the general consensus is that Massive Attack has delivered a good, if not particularly groundbreaking album. According to "Slant Magazine," the boys - sorry, middle aged men - from Bristol "[reach] to rapidly into the bag of trademarked Massive Attack tricks." Nevertheless, fans should be happy to get their hands on the duo's first non-soundtrack LP of new material since 2003's "100th Window," which is reported to be remarkably consistent, not to mention packed with guest artists such as Blur's Damon Albarn, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adibimpe, Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval, to name a few. |