Oct. 07, 2003 Online Since 1996 Vol 78 No. 12
The Appalachian | Entertainment
- Album Reviews -
 by Kevin DeLury
Senior Staff Writer
   Wow, here’s a blast from the past. The last time I heard of the Boo Yaa T.R.I.B.E., they we’re collaborating with Faith No More for a song on the monumental “Judgment Night” soundtrack.
    That was in 1993, so for the past 10 years, these six Samoan rappers have not even been so much as a blip on the radar.
    So what’s new with the Boo Yaa T.R.I.B.E. on “West Kostra Nostra?” Not a single thing.
    Listening to this album is like opening a time capsule of 90s rap, when real gangstas still roamed the earth, and kids in suburbia were still fascinated by them.
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Sunday’s Well: Preserves traditional Celtic music by Dusty Teng
Staff Writer
   Observing Sunday’s Well practice at the pub of Old Jailhouse Restaurant last Thursday night was like being transported to Ireland.
The Celtic ensemble performed crisp, energetic reels and jigs inspired by traditional Irish music heard in the pubs of Ireland.
Faculty and students of Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music formed Sunday’s Well, named after an Irish street where the County Cork School of Music is located, after a study abroad trip to Ireland.
“The focus of the trip was to hear and listen to as much music as possible,” Scott Meister, professor of music at Appalachian said.
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NPR commentator tickles funnybone Wednesday by Stephanie Marshall
Staff Writer
   Laughter will be the only thing heard from Farthing Auditorium tomorrow evening as Office of Cultural Affairs begins this year’s 2003-2004 Performing Arts Series with National Public Radio humorist and commentator David Sedaris.
“[Sedaris has] played at college campuses around the state. He has a great reputation and we’re delighted to have him,” Director of OCA H. Perry Mixter said Friday.
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