It’s no secret that I’m fascinated by the mechanisms of nostalgia and the concept of musical legacy. So when American rock band The Academy Is… (TAI) announced “Almost There,” their fourth studio album—a follow-up eighteen years removed from 2008’s “Fast Times at Barrington High,” I knew I wanted to cover it.

From April 9-11, the Theatre Program presented their two New Works performances: Doe!, written by Sarah Luczak ‘26 and directed by Rowen Fisher ‘26, and Burial of Hyacinth, written by Viktor Nicole ‘26 and directed by Madeleine Bohn ‘27.

On Feb. 28, pop star Conan Gray performed at UBS Arena on Long Island, a venue with a 19,000 capacity.

From Thursday, Feb. 26 to Saturday, Feb. 28, this year’s Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) Theatre Spring Musical was unveiled and performed in the Suzanne Werner Wright Theatre.

Whether it was taking a break from work or hanging out with friends, the “Hold and Release” exhibition was a must-see.

I can’t stop thinking about Max Bemis.

It was the evening of Oct. 13, 2025 in the Bessie Schonberg Theatre. Parents and students alike waited in anticipation to watch their friends and family have a moment in the spotlight. At 7:36 p.m., the theatre filled with the sound of the intercom introducing the first fall Open Performance for the dance department. After a land acknowledgement, the lights dimmed, the theatre became pitch black and the show began. 

Early in 2025, one man went increasingly viral across social media for his controversial and yet enticing content. Andrew Fox gained attention as he began posting his concepts and demo tracks for an original musical entitled “Slam Frank.”

 On Nov. 15, the musical theatre ensemble presented the second of three runs of “Hello, Dolly!” The musical follows the matchmaker Dolly Levi, played by Anabel Richardson ‘27, as she tries to find a wife for Horace Vandergelder, played by Clayton Miller ‘26. 

Phoenix staff photographer Angel Alatriste ‘27 photographed SLC Music Festival’s first rock festival of the year, Lucid. The show was in the Cannon Theater on Oct. 4 with performances by student music groups Rena and the Angels, Claude Candid, Lucky Number, Icarus Bod and Luminol.

On Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 the rock band Geese performed a show in Banker’s Anchor, a public park in Brooklyn. This show was put on to celebrate the release of their third album Getting Killed. What was most notable about this show though, other than the incredible performance and hundreds of dedicated fans crowded in the streets and rooftops, was the show’s cost. Not a single fan had to pay for a ticket. 

The 2025 Woodstock Film Festival will run Oct. 15 to 19 in Woodstock, New York. Among a slate of feature-length narrative films, documentaries and shorts programming is a selection of Film School Shorts.

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Lorde sold out Madison Square Garden, marking it one of the biggest shows of her career. The Ultrasound Tour features songs from her new album “Virgin”, as well as other fan favorites from her entire musical career. The show's openers were the indie artists Chanel Beads and The Japanese House, setting a dynamic atmosphere in anticipation of Lorde's set.

I knew the world of Young Adult literature with an intimacy that most people don’t even know about their own parents. But then in 2020, BookTok appeared, and everything about this world that I had loved for so long changed. 

Rowsell, decked in the stunning chartreuse leotard pictured on the new album’s cover, commanded the stage with the flare and playfulness of a natural performer. She took on remarkably different affects throughout the set, from a golden-age Broadway prima donna to a (comically barefoot) dictator, marching around stage with a megaphone for the hard vocals of “Yuk Foo” and “Play the Greatest Hits.” For other songs, like “Just Two Girls” and “The Sofa,” the atmosphere became more intimate, her carefree gracefulness bringing to mind how one might dance alone in their bathroom while getting ready to go out.

For most of Sarah Lawrence, Friday night plans don’t involve hanging out in the art building for two and a half hours. However, on Feb. 7th, 2025, Heimbold was buzzing with excitement and bodies as Erda, a student-run art exhibit curated by senior Olivia Harrison, commenced.