Tonight, the Indie pop angst-babies of the band Cults will be playing at Pearl Street. Band members Brian Oblivion (guitar, vocals, percussion) and Madeline Follin (vocals) began making music together while at The New School in Manhattan in 2010. Only two years later they’ve since completed a live five-piece band and released their self-titled album.

This Sunday Alternative rockers, the All American Rejects (AAR) will perform in Northampton, MA at the Pearl Street Night Club. Together since 1999 the group has spawned tons of hit singles like “Swing, Swing” (2003), “Dirty Little Secret” (2005) and “Gives You Hell” (2008).

American electropop band Passion Pit will be performing April 16 at the Pearl Street Nightclubin Northampton, MA. The Cambridge-based group was formed in 2007 and is best known for their 2008 EP “Sleepyhead”, which was used in several media campaigns and advertisements. Their current tour is in anticipation of their upcoming album anticipation of their newest album.

This weekend, the populations of two nations will come together to mourn those lost in two of the most atrocious conflicts of the 20th century. On April 6, 20 years ago, the first shots were fired that marked the beginning of the Bosnian war and the Siege of Sarajevo. Meanwhile on April 6 1994, President Habyarimana was killed when his plane was shot down over Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in preparations for landing.

U.S. Department of State’s Special Representation to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith’s recent visit to campus triggered my thoughts on the United States’ engagement with Muslim communities worldwide. Particularly in the wake of 9/11, it has been increasingly more difficult for many to distinguish between Islam as a religion and Islamism as a political ideology.

Each year, Mount Holyoke’s African and Caribbean Student’s Association (MHACASA) hosts African Caribbean Day in celebration of their culture and heritage. The proceeds gained from the sale of dinner and show tickets go to a charity voted for by the members of the group.

Have recent, not to mention extremely controversial, events led us to question whether there are limits to freedom of speech? At the Parwan Detention Facility, near the Bagram military base in Afghanistan, five American service members and one Afghan-American linguist have been accused of burning copies of the Koran – Islam’s holy book

Although this winter hasn’t been especially treacherous– I think we are all ready for some serious spring fashion. Break out the lighter coats and cheerful colors, ladies, because black and gray are so last month. “But,” you will inevitably retort, “It was 26 degrees yesterday.” Yes, but it’s 40 today! We can dress with spring-like freshness without risking that pesky end-of-winter cold – it’s all about transition wear.

How often does one come across a narrative in film that is driven by a simple pair of sneakers? Children of Heaven is an atypical kids story which offers an insight into a strand of Iranian life, through a pair of shoes.

Two western journalists were some of the 74 civilians killed in Homs, Syria this past Wednesday amidst an ongoing struggle between the government forces of president Bashar al-Assad and the civilian opposition. Marie Colvin, an American working for The Times of London, as well as French freelance photo journalist Rémi Ochlik, were killed in a secret media center located in the neighborhood of Baba Amr.