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Eusexua: FKA Twigs Fuses Party Music With Art-Pop
The queer pop scene may have recently had a Brat summer, but with FKA Twigs new album, a Eusexua winter is upon us. The album starts off with a killer title track that transports the listener straight into the best sci-fi film ever made, crafting a serene and intimate soundscape…
Vocal Jazz Summit
On January 30th, Avenue Jazz and Soundcheck went to Valley to compete at the Vocal Jazz Summit, their very first competition of 2025. Unlike show choir competitions, jazz choirs are not given a trophy or rating on how they did. But, they are critiqued by a judge on ways they…
Perverts: Ethel Cain Goes Ambient.
Ethel Cain’s latest EP may sound a bit different than her breakout album Preacher’s Daughter, but Perverts just might surpass its predecessor.
Waukee at Disney’s Imagination Campus
Over the course of Winter Break, the Waukee Warrior Regiment took a trip to Orlando to perform in the Walt Disney World Imagination Campus. From December – through January – the band spent their days either marching in the parades at Magic Kingdom and Universal Studios, while also having breaks…
Tyler The Creator Breaks The Streak With CHROMAKOPIA
After breaking his pattern of releasing albums every other year, Tyler The Creator returned with his new album, CHROMAKOPIA, on October 28. The album dropped after the teaser on October 16, featuring a glimpse of the first track, “St. Chroma,” featuring Daniel Caesar. In the days leading up to the…
The Other Side
The Waukee vocal music program has always been held to a standard of high excellence, which directly correlates to the success of its show choir. This year’s Millennium is composed of 53 singers and dancers. The show begins with a mashup of “The Other Side” by Justin Paul and “Cross…
Waukee’s Festival of Peace
On December 6th at 7pm, the Waukee Choirs are joining together and performing a joint concert, called Festival of Peace. This lasts for 1 hour and a half, including a 15-minute intermission. Each choir performs four mass pieces with the other choirs and an additional two songs by themselves. Tickets…
Songs of a Lost World: The Cure’s Comeback Album Sounds Like They Never Left
After a subpar jaunt into alternative rock and a sixteen year hiatus, The Cure’s final album proves the wait was worth it.
Show Choir Pre-Competition Season
The Waukee High Schools Show choir ensembles, Spirit and Millenium have been off to a great start. In the heat of pre-competition season, the groups are working extra hard to prepare their show for their first audience in November. Each member of an ensemble has put in an extreme amount…
The First Performance of Ragnarok
An inside look at the production by the marching band.