By Shelby Powell ~ Recently released on DVD, Contraband stars Mark Wahlberg as a hardscrabble, former smuggler who is forced to go on one last run to ensure the safety of his family. Contraband also stars Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, and Ben Foster. The film is nowhere near as awful as one might expect. Wahlberg…

By Claire DeRoin~ The Morningside College Lyric Theatre Ensemble presented a program of selections from Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim on Wednesday, April 18, in the Levitt Art Gallery in the Eppley building. The gallery provided an intimate environment for the performance, and a reception afterward included slices of pie that Kate Saulsbury, a director…

By Tasha Drey – Are you looking for a bit of silly entertainment as the semester comes to and end? Morningside College Theater will be presenting the children’s musical Rumpelstiltskin Saturday April 21 at 7 pm and Sunday April 22 at 2 pm. This charming fairytale tells the story of Rumpelstiltskin, an unusual little man, who helps…

By Sean Roberts ~ Trans Siberian Orchestra, or TSO as they’re known, rolled through Sioux Falls April 16 as part of their “Beethoven’s Last Night 2012 Tour.”  This tour is a smaller, more toned down version of their traditional, large arena, Christmas tours. The Sioux Falls arena, with a capacity of no larger than 2,200…

By Sean Roberts ~ When one thinks of the indie music scene in the Midwest, they often think of Omaha as being the central hub for concerts.  This may be true for most bands, but the quintessential indie band Death Cab for Cutie has seemed to overlook this. Luckily for indie fans, Death Cab came…