Nigel Telman

Across the country, over two hundred people logged onto Facebook to experience an evening of intimate indie music. The occasion: the virtual resurrection of the Postcrypt Coffeehouse.

Although Columbia students can no longer hear their floormates blasting music after quiet hours have begun, our community has not stopped creating music from the various places it calls home. To highlight the exciting variety of music being created on and off Columbia’s campus, Spectator introduces the Community Playlist, a monthly roundup of new music by Columbia undergraduates handpicked by Spectator’s music reporters. Check back every month to hear what’s caught our ear!

Tap dancers speak their own secret language—and they speak with their feet.

The West End Lounge, a bar and performance venue that has been a fixture of the Upper West Side since 1997, is known for its constant rotation of live entertainment ranging from concerts to drag shows. Over its 23 years of operation, it has warmly welcomed an enigmatic mix of performing talents, student musicians, and local patrons.

After a tumultuous journey over the concert’s cost and location that led to one of the most popular and anticipated headliners Bacchanal has seen in recent years, the concert has officially been canceled due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

Besides the general theme of space travel, one may be hard-pressed to say what, if anything, Star Trek and NASA have in common. However, by the close of the Athena Film Festival, the connection between the two was clear: Uhura—freedom.

Alexandra Waterbury, GS ’21, brought forward allegations of sexual harassment against New York City Ballet dancer Amar Ramasar in September 2018. Despite the ongoing court battle, Ramasar was cast in Broadway’s edgy revival of “West Side Story” as Bernardo, one of the central roles. On Thursday night, dozens of protesters gathered on the sidewalk in front of Broadway Theatre before the opening performance to protest his casting.

In deciding to move Columbia’s undergraduate spring concert to an off-campus venue, the Bacchanal committee cited the need to reserve funds for hiring the headlining artists. In response, students voiced concerns over the decision’s threat to Bacchanal’s culture as Columbia’s only community-wide undergraduate event.

The Strand, a historic East Village bookstore, is set to open its second storefront location, this one on the Upper West Side, according to a statement by owners released on Wednesday.

For years, Bacchanal has drawn thousands of students to the center of campus, filling the lawns and College Walk with a rare, lively energy. The annual spring concert has become a hallmark of community on a campus that often struggles to cultivate it.